A delightful family home with attractive gardens in a highly sought after conservation area of historic St. Albans• Porch• Entrance Hall• Drawing room• Sitting room• Reception room/office• Kitchen/dining room• Utility• Cloakroom• Five bedrooms• Two bathrooms• Garden• Summer House• Off-road parking• EPC rating EMileages St. Albans City mainline railway station 0.9 miles (London St. Pancras 19 minutes), M25 (Jct 21a) 4.5 miles, M1 (J8) 4.5 miles, London Heathrow airport 30 milesThe propertyLocated in a popular residential area to the north of the city, this stylishly extended Victorian property retains many original features and offers flexible family accommodation with easy access to the city's schools, shops and leisure facilities as well as mainline railway and motorway networks. A large porch with traditional stained glass door and windows leads into the entrance hall, linking all the ground floor accommodation. A spacious drawing room with high bay window to the front, a feature fireplace and stripped wooden floors, runs the length of the house with French windows further extending the living space out on to the rear terrace and into the garden. Two further reception rooms, one currently configured as an office with a feature tiled fireplace, provide flexible separate spaces for all the family. To the rear is a large open plan kitchen/dining room which is filled with natural light and provides ample space for formal and informal family dining. Fitted with a stylish bespoke Mark Wilkinson fitted kitchen, granite surfaces, a large family range cooker and patio doors opening out onto the rear terrace to further extend the space for al fresco dining and entertaining. A separate utility room and cloakroom complete the ground floor accommodation. Rising to the first floor the central landing accesses five double bedrooms and two bathrooms, providing flexibility to meet a wide range of family and guest needs.GeneralLocal Authority: City and District of St AlbansContact: +44 (0)1727 866100Services: Electricity, gas, mains water, mainsdrainageCouncil Tax: Band GTenure: FreeholdOutsideTo the front, behind the privacy of a mature hedge, the garden is laid to paving to provide off road parking. To the rear, the gardens have been attractively designed with a paved terrace bordered with mature shrubs and specimen plants, opening into a lawned area and a south facing summer house providing peaceful oases for relaxing in the afternoon sun.