Grade II-listed cottage in rural hamlet on sale for nearly £1 million

The four-bedroom property, located on Tatlers Lane went on the market on September 20 for £995,000.

The detached cottage, which has two bathrooms and three reception rooms, occupies a half-acre plot.

The property went on the market on September 20 (Image: Putterills) According to the estate agent, Putterills, the property has been "thoughtfully and sympathetically modernised whilst retaining an abundance of character and period features."

The cottage features a modern fitted kitchen and breakfast room, a cosy sitting room with a wood-burning stove, and an impressive dining room.

The principal bedroom includes a dressing room and an ensuite bathroom.

The property also has a utility room and a downstairs cloakroom.

The house is on the market with a guide price of £995,000 (Image: Putterills) The first-floor landing provides access to four bedrooms, three of which are generous double rooms.

The master bedroom has a dressing room and ensuite bathroom, and there is also a family shower room.

The property also includes sealed unit double glazing, oil-fired central heating, and ample off-road parking.

The open-fronted double oak carport and a further double garage are situated at the end of the garden.

The property has four bedrooms (Image: Putterills) The cottage features open fireplaces, exposed beams, original quarry floor tiling, and braced and latched panelled doors.

The accommodation includes an entrance porch opening to an entrance hallway, downstairs cloakroom, utility room, dining room, kitchen and breakfast room, the original hallway with a feature fireplace, a sitting room, and a snug or family room.

The first-floor landing leads to four bedrooms, with a dressing room and ensuite to the master bedroom and a family shower room.

The property features a covered entrance porch with decorative metal trellis panels and a stable door opening to an entrance hallway.

More photos of the property are available on Zoopla (Image: Putterills)

The utility room is fitted with a range of cream base and eye level units and drawers finished with wooden effect work surfaces.

The dining room provides ample space for a family-sized dining table, and the original hallway features a brick-built open fireplace with an oak Bessemer.

The sitting room is described as a comfortable room of excellent proportions, with an impressive brick-built fireplace with an inset wood-burning stove.

The snug is described as an attractive recess, ideal for a variety of potential uses.

The open-plan kitchen and breakfast room features a comprehensive range of traditional style cream-painted wooden base and eye-level units and drawers surrounding a substantial matching timber surfaced island.

The principal bedroom is described as a comfortable double room with a dual aspect, and the dressing room features built-in wardrobes on either side of the room.

The property also includes a gated expansive shingled driveway extending beyond the rear of the cottage, providing off-road parking for several vehicles.

The grounds are laid predominantly to attractive lawns interspersed with a number of mature specimen trees, including a magnolia tree and an impressive wisteria adorning the rear of the cottage.

The property also has a second detached double garage with bi-folding part-glazed doors situated beyond the rear of the garden, with a separate shingled driveway providing independent vehicular access and additional parking from Tatlers Lane.

The property is freehold and falls under the North Hertfordshire Council Tax Band F.