Location

Bullbeggars Lane is a semi-rural area on the edge of Berkhamsted, offering a quiet setting with easy access to the town's facilities. Berkhamsted town centre provides a wide range of amenities including supermarkets, independent shops, cafés, restaurants, and leisure facilities. The town also benefits from a cinema, gyms, and a well-regarded high street, all supporting day-to-day living.
The area is well known for access to open countryside and outdoor space. Nearby Ashridge Estate and surrounding Chiltern countryside offer extensive walking and cycling routes, while Canal-side walks along the Grand Union Canal are also easily accessible. Berkhamsted Common and local parks provide additional recreational space, making the location suitable for both town and outdoor lifestyles.
Transport Links:
Berkhamsted Station – approx. 0.4 miles (direct services to London Euston)
Hemel Hempstead Station – approx. 3.4 miles
M25 Junction 20 – approx. 7.1 miles
A41 – approx. 2.6 miles
M1 Junction 9 – approx. 8.5 miles
The area is served by a range of well-regarded primary and secondary schools, including Berkhamsted Primary School, Swing Gate Infant School, Thomas Coram Church of England School, Ashlyns School, Lockers Park School, and Berkhamsted School

Description

Oakwood House is an individual detached property built for the present owners in about 2019. The property is wonderfully situated just round the corner from The Green and Martins Pond in Potten End and occupies a plot of about 0.48 acres with views over the gardens and also paddocks next door. The house has the benefit of modern energy efficient building techniques including underfloor heating to both floors, powered by an air source heat pump and mechanical heat recovery and ventilation (MVHR).

A large bright entrance hall has a central staircase, double doors to the rear garden and guest cloakroom. A triple aspect drawing room with large fireplace in Bath stone by master stonemason Neil Gray and inset log burner also gives access to the garden through French doors. The sitting room is dual aspect and also has a second Neil Gray fireplace with log burner. To the rear there is a lovely kitchen dining room with additional seating area in an open plan sun room. The attractive kitchen is extensively fitted with shaker style painted wooden cabinets with island, integrated range oven, fridge and freezer, dishwasher, microwave and wine cooler. There are bi fold doors that open the dining area and sun room up to the patio and gardens, blending indoor and outdoor space on sunny days. A utility room offers more storage and a door to the garden and there is a dual aspect study tucked away off the dining area.

The first floor also has underfloor heating, a large bright landing and four double bedrooms. The dual aspect main bedroom has a Juliet balcony and French doors offering lovely views over the immaculate gardens. There are fitted wardrobes and an en suite bathroom with dual sinks, and both bath and shower cubicle. The second bedroom also has an en suite shower room and the family bathroom has both bath and shower cubicle.

Located in the garden there is a self contained annexe building. The annexe has a kitchenette and a shower room and could also offer scope for use as a gym, home office or games room.

Oakwood House is approached by a large gravel driveway affording extensive parking that leads to the oak framed cart barn/ garage bloc, offering secure parking and storage. There is a vehicular right of access over the first section to access a paddock next door, before you enter property through a five bar gate. The delightful gardens are landscaped and located on the south side of the house with large paved patio, neat flower and shrub beds and large screening hedging.

The property is served by two means of water supply, a mains supply that is subject to a lease of 80 years from 1991 and a private borehole. The property has also had a new domestic sewage treatment plant installed in the last 12 months.