3 bed detached house for sale

Lymington Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1

A deceptively spacious, three/four bedroom traditional bay-fronted detached family home occupying a glorious double plot approaching one fifth of an acre close to the corner of this highly regarded turning on the outskirts of the Old Town.

The property is set back behind an impressive frontage including a grey block-paved double-width driveway leading to the part-converted double garage. The accommodation extends to the rear of the double garage to provide a most flexible and versatile arrangement of accommodation whilst the most generous walled rear garden has been meticulously maintained and includes a recently installed wooden summerhouse/garden studio. Further practical benefits include double-glazing, gas-fired central heating with a feature Neville Johnson oak staircase.

In full, the accommodation comprises a entrance porch, a wide welcoming reception hallway, a lounge with a feature brick-built inglenook fireplace with substantial oak Bessemer, a ground-floor bay fronted fourth bedroom, downstairs cloakroom/WC, a modern fitted kitchen, family/dining room, study, and the first-floor landing leading to three well-proportioned bedrooms with an en-suite shower room serving the master bedroom whilst the family bathroom completes the first floor accommodation.

Viewing is highly recommended to fully appreciate the size of the property and the most spacious private rear garden.

Location

Stevenage comprises both the New and Old Towns and is conveniently situated within easy access of the A1(M) offering easy access to London, the M25 and also to the North. Local road links provide access to adjacent towns including Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford. Stevenage is currently undergoing a £1 billion Regeneration Plan. The initial plan will include the development covering 14.5 acres of the town centre and introducing 11 new buildings including residential, leisure, community, commercial and retail facilities. The Historic High Street in the Old Town offers a good selection of shops, cafés/restaurants, public houses, a Library and two gp Surgeries. In addition, the area is well served by Lister Hospital and a good selection of local primary and secondary schools. The New Town currently provides a large pedestrianised shopping centre and retail parks together with the Gordon Craig Theatre, David Lloyd Health Club, the Leisure Park (truncated)

The Accommodation Comprises

Leaded-light double-glazed front door opening to:

Entrance Porch (2.42m x 1.16m)

Tiled ceramic flooring, radiator, coat hanging space, and a leaded-light double-glazed window to the front elevation. Part-glazed door to:

Reception Hallway (4m x 3.63m)

An impressive wide, welcoming reception hallway fitted with an impressive Neville Johnson oak staircase rising to the first floor with cupboard below. Continuation of the ceramic floor tiles and a radiator. Doors to:

Downstairs Cloakroom/WC

Fitted with a low-level WC and vanity handwash basin with cupboard below. Continuation of ceramic floor tiles, tiled splashbacks, radiator and a leaded-light double-glazed window to the front elevation.

Lounge (4.24m x 4.24m)

A most comfortable room featuring an impressive brick-built inglenook fireplace with a substantial oak bressummer and a gas-fired stove with a wood-burning coal effect fitted to a travertine tiled hearth. Stylish wooden flooring, radiator and a double-glazed French doors with side windows opening to the rear garden.

Ground-Floor Fourth Bedroom (3.48m x 2.84m)

Formerly the dining room of the property and could be used as an additional reception room if so required. Feature leaded-light double-glazed bay-window to the front elevation with plantation shutters and a radiator.

Kitchen (3.96m x 2.84m)

Fitted with a comprehensive range of oak base and eye-level units and drawers with leaded-light glazed cabinets finished with natural stone effect worksurfaces with a inset double Blanco sink unit with mixer tap. Continuation of ceramic floor tiles and tiled splashbacks. Space and plumbing for washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher and fridge/freezer and glazed drinks fridge.

Dining/Breakfast Room (3.96m x 2.84m)

This property extends behind the double garage to provide a most spacious additional reception room. Currently featuring a peninsula breakfast bar with a matching range of built-in oak cabinets and a substantial cream Rangemaster range oven. Continuation of the ceramic floor tiles, two radiators and ample space for a dining table. Double-glazed window to the rear elevation with a double-glazed composite stable door opening to the landscaped rear garden with a further uPVC personal door to the garage. Door to:

Study/Home Office (3.78m x 2.5m)

Radiator and a leaded-light double-glazed window to the front elevation.

First-Floor Landing

Airing cupboard housing hot water tank with laundry shelves and access to the boarded and insulated loft space. Doors to:

Bedroom One (4.06m x 3.96m)

A well-proportioned master bedroom with measurements excluding a built-in triple wardrobe with sliding mirrored doors, radiator and a leaded-light double-glazed window to the front elevation. Door to:

En-Suite Shower Room

A spacious en-suite shower room fitted with a low-level WC, vanity handwash basin set to a wide wooden effect vanity shelf with white cupboards below and to the side. A recessed shower cubicle with a dual valved rain shower. Natural stone fully tiled walls, wooden effect ceramic floor tiles, a traditional chrome towel radiator, downlighters and two opaque double-glazed windows to the front elevation.

Bedroom Two (3.2m x 2.6m)

A further double room with measurements excluding the door recess. Radiator and a double-glazed window to the rear elevation.

Bedroom Three (3.34m x 2.44m)

Wooden effect flooring, radiator and a double-glazed window to the rear elevation.

Family Bathroom (3.33m x 1.98m)

A spacious family bathroom comprising a modern white suite with a low-level WC, pedestal handwash basin and a panelled bath with shower over and a fitted shower screen. Attractive blue glazed fully tiled walls with contrasting wooden effect flooring, radiator and an opaque double-glazed window to the rear elevation.

Outside

The property is set back from the road behind an attractive grey block-paved driveway providing ample off-road parking with dwarf boundary walls, brick-built pillars and wrought iron railings.

Driveway

Providing independent parking for several vehicles with side gated access to the rear garden.

Integral Garage (3.7m x 2.92m)

A generous integral single garage with electric roller door with light and a boarded loft space which extends above the study to provide an excellent degree of additional storage with scope for further conversion if so required, subject to planning permission. UPVC personal door to dining/breakfast room.

Rear Garden

A particular highlight of the property is the most generous landscaped rear garden laid predominantly to lawn with raised beds and a number of attractive specimen trees. A raised limestone paved terrace provides an ideal entertaining space. The majority of the garden is surrounded by attractive boundary walls with wooden panelled fencing to the rear. Gated access to the front.

Summerhouse/Home Office

Installed in 2025, this impressive wooden summerhouse features sealed-unit double-glazed windows to the front and side elevations, together with sealed-unit double-glazed French doors to the front. Offering a variety of potential uses including a garden studio or home office.

Tenure, Council Tax And EPC

The Tenure of this Property is: Freehold
The Local Authority is: Stevenage
The Council Tax Band: E (£2,924 for 2026/2027)
The EPC Rating is: D

Viewing Information

Viewing is strictly by appointment only through Putterills of Hertfordshire, through whom all negotiations should be conducted.

Disclaimer

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Fixtures & Fittings

All items in the written text of these particulars are included in the sale. All others are expressly excluded regardless of inclusion in any photographs. Purchasers must satisfy themselves that any equipment included in the sale of the property is in satisfactory order.

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