Folly Fields, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, Hertfordshire

Property Details: • Type: Semi-Detached • Tenure: N/A • Floor Area: N/A

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Agent Information: • Address: 49 High Street, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2SJ

Full Description: 6 Folly Fields is a well-presented red brick semidetached double-fronted family home offeringflexible accommodation arranged over two light filled floors. The ground floor accommodationflows from a welcoming reception hall withwooden flooring and useful cloakroom and brieflycomprises a spacious wooden-floored drawingroom and a generous sitting room, both with frontaspect bay windows. A modern family home with three reception roomsand three bedrooms, featuring quality fixtures andfittings throughout. The property sits in a nothrough road in a highly-convenient semi-rurallocation on the outer fringes of Wheathampsteadand near to Harpenden, within easy reach of theamenities in each, including Harpenden station.The ground floor accommodation is completed by a large rear aspect kitchen/dining room with arange of contemporary wall and base unitsincluding a breakfast bar, complementaryworktops and modern integrated appliancesincluding a wine chiller. There is space for asizeable dining table, large bi-fold doors to the rearterrace and a useful neighbouring fitted utilityroom with a door also to the rear terrace. On the first floor the property provides a generousfront aspect principal bedroom with built-instorage, two further well-proportioned bedrooms,one with part-panelled walls, and a modern familybathroom.LocationThe property sits near to Folly Field, a 5.5 acrespace used as a playing field and featuring achildren’s play area. Set on the River Lea,Wheathampstead village offers comprehensiveamenities including independent shops, gastropubs, cafés, convenience stores, a church, librarychemist, GP surgery and primary school. Extensiveshopping, service and recreational amenities canalso be found in Harpenden, Welwyn Garden Cityand St. Albans. Harpenden mainline station (2.7miles) offers regular direct services to centralLondon in less than half an hour, and the A1(M)(Jct. 4, 5.4 miles) and M1 (Jct. 9, 6.3 miles)provide easy access to the M25 and motorwaynetwork.Wheathampstead offers St Helen’s CofE PrimarySchool and Beech Hyde Primary School andnursery. The area also offers a wide range of stateprimary and secondary schooling including TheGrove Infant and Nursery School, High BeechesPrimary School, St. Dominic Catholic PrimarySchool, Crabtree Infants’ and Junior Schools, Forsecondary school Katherine Warrington School isclose by whist in the area also there are Sir John Lawes School and St. George’sSchool (rated Outstanding by Ofsted) togetherwith a good selection of independent schoolsincluding Aldwickbury, St. Hilda’s, The King’s,Sherrardswood, St. Albans High School for Girlsand St. Albans.Having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached over a low-maintenance block-pavedforecourt providing private parking. The enclosedgarden to the rear is laid mainly to lawn borderedon two sides by a spacious wraparound pavedterrace, the whole ideal for entertaining and alfresco dining.DistancesWheathampstead 0.7 mileHarpenden and station 2.7 miles (LondonSt. Pancras International 24 minutes)Welwyn Garden City 5.8 milesSt. Albans 5.8 milesLondon Luton Airport 7.5 milesCentral London 29.4 milesLondon Heathrow Airport 37.8 milesNearby StationsHarpendenSt. AlbansWelwyn Garden CityKey LocationsWheathampstead Heritage TrailFarr BrewCrinkle Crankle Garden and Boules CourtDevil’s DykeThe Mill QuayThe Ayot GreenwayRectory MeadowWheathampstead Cricket ClubThe Reading RoomsWheathampstead Golf CourseHeartwood ForestNearby SchoolsSt. Helen’s CofE Primary SchoolKatherine Warington SchoolBeech Hyde Primary School and NurseryAldwickbury SchoolHigh Beeches Primary SchoolThe Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolSauncey Wood Primary SchoolThe Grove Junior SchoolCrabtree Infants’ SchoolCrabtree Junior SchoolKimpton Primary SchoolSir John Lawes SchoolSandridge SchoolManland Primary SchoolSt. George’s SchoolBrochuresWeb DetailsParticulars