Detached house for sale in York Road, St. Albans AL1

A detached period residence situated in this highly sought after residential location. Arranged over three floors, the house offers some delightful character features and benefits from off-street parking and extensive rear garden.
A welcoming entrance hall leads to the principal receptions to the front of the house, with full-height double doors opening to the sitting room, which features an ornate fireplace with gas fire. Beyond the hall is a study and kitchen/breakfast room with range of wall and base units. Doors from the study and breakfast room open into the conservatory overlooking the garden. A door leads from the kitchen to the utility room and workshop beyond. A guest wc completes the ground floor accommodation. On the first floor is the main bedroom with en-suite shower room, three further bedrooms and the family bathroom. An additional two bedrooms, shower room and storeroom are on the second floor.

Outside

To the front of the property is off-street parking with a well-tended shrub garden. The rear garden measures approximately 240’ and comprises an extensive lawn with a variety of mature trees and shrubs to the borders and rear. A terrace extends across the rear of the property. Set within 1/5 acre, the gardens offer privacy and seclusion.

Situation

The house is ideally located in the heart of the historical city of St Albans close to a comprehensive range of shopping, restaurants and leisure facilities. Locally there is an excellent selection of schooling. Within 0.4 miles is St Albans City Station, providing a fast-train service to London St Pancras International and Kings Cross with interconnecting Eurostar service direct to Brussels, Paris & Amsterdam and frequent direct trains to Luton and Gatwick airports. The M25 is available at junction 21A connecting to the national motorway network. The surrounding countryside provides for an abundance of leisure activities including walking, riding, numerous golf courses, leisure centres and many areas of historical interest.