Chamberlaines, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5

Raven House is a handsome detached property providing five bedrooms and comfortable, well-presented reception rooms, in a sought-after position in Kinsbourne Green on the edge of Harpenden. There are four flexible reception rooms on the ground floor, including the 22ft main sitting room with its wooden flooring, open fireplace and dual aspect, including French doors opening onto the rear garden.

The ground floor boasts a study, providing useful private space for home working, as well as a third reception room which is currently used as a home gym, but could be a snug, a family room or a dining room. At the rear of the ground floor, the large, social kitchen which welcomes plenty of natural light through its skylights and dual French doors, providing plenty of space for a dining table or a seating area. There is tiled flooring and recessed LED lighting, while the kitchen itself is fitted with shaker-style units to base and wall level, a butler sink, a central island and a range cooker, as well as space for all the necessary home appliances.

There are four double bedrooms on the first floor. These include a guest bedroom with its en suite shower room and three further bedrooms of similar proportions, two of which have built-in storage. The family bathroom is also located on the first floor, while the second floor provides the principal bedroom with dormer windows overlooking the rear garden, built-in cupboard storage and an en suite shower room with access to eaves storage space.

At the entrance to the property, five-bar wooden gates open onto the gravel driveway, which provides plenty of parking space for several vehicles, as well as access to the integrated garage for further parking or home storage. The front garden is lined by mature hedgerows and beds with various flowering perennials, with a central area of lawn, while at the rear, the garden provides further areas of lawn, bordered by tall hedgerows and with a wooded copse at the end of the plot, providing shade and a sense of peace and privacy. The garden also includes a large patio area across the back of the house, with steps leading to the heated outdoor swimming pool and its surrounding sun terrace.

Chamberlains is a leafy environment within the delightful Kinsbourne Green area of Harpenden. The characterful setting on the private Annables Estate (see for a brief history) neighbours individually designed houses on the significant plots which line the crescent. Set in Harpenden rural Annabels estate yet just 5 minutes drive to all amenities of M1 and Harpenden town and station and the picturesque Common is just minutes away. This is a location which combines the ambience of rural living with the convenience of being close to facilities and the excellent Wood End JMI and Roundwood Park secondary schools.

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