Priory Close, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7DU | Property for sale | Savills
2,939 sq ft
Guide price £1,000,000(€1,209,135)

Priory CloseRoyston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7DU

  • Sold

Key features

  • Sold in May 2024
  • Private gated close
  • Good access to the train station
  • Fantastic at home working space
  • Woodland views from the gardens
  • Benefiting from no onward chain

Spacious five bedroom family home within a private gated close.

About this property

  • Priory Close is a highly appointed and generously proportioned detached family home which is tastefully presented throughout and set in beautifully presented landscaped grounds. The internal accommodation is arranged over two floors and comprises of an entrance hallway with a part vaulted ceiling, Kitchen/breakfast room that comprises of wall and floor units, integrated appliances which include a double oven, dishwasher and fridge/freezer. A formal dining room with Bi fold doors to the side garden, a generous lounge with three sets of Bi fold doors to the gardens that is all set around a feature fire place, family room, ground floor bedroom, guest cloak/shower room and utility/boot room. Whilst on the first floor there is a principal bedroom with a full En suite bathroom, three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. This impressive home also benefits from having a detached double garage which has a fantastic purpose built office which is ideal for at home working with phone lines and broadband, integral fridge, sink/drainer and hot tap for tea and coffee, garden views and a cloakroom, whilst further benefiting from its own separate entrance.

    The property is set at the end of a private gated road, along with just two other similar detached homes. A block paved driveway leads to the home with lawns either side and feature flower beds well stocked with perennial plants and mature shrubs and trees. There are gated side accesses and a portico over the front door with external lighting and power points.

    The rear garden benefits from a southerly aspect and has a large terrace with steps up to the lawn with retaining brick walls with feature beds stocked with perennial plants and shrubs to the rear of the garden there is a large decked area. The garden is secluded and backs onto protected well managed woodland. To the side of the house there is a another well-presented garden which the dining room and utility/boot room open onto which has a patio, feature beds with perennial plants/shrubs and lawn with pathways to the front and rear of the house. There is also a side door for the garage and the independent entrance for the office, to the rear of the garage is a store area and a garden shed, external lighting and a tap.

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I was taken aback by just how much flexible, living space this beautiful family offers and also to me the convenience of being in such easy reach of the town and station, is such a big draw.

Ben SmithProperty agent

Local information

  • Priory Close is situated at the edge of Royston town centre, which provides a good range of day-to-day shops together with schooling, recreational and leisure facilities. The Royston Leisure Centre offers a gym, indoor sports hall and swimming pool. Therfield Heath is a nature reserve that covers an area of 420 acres.
  • There are a wide variety of sporting clubs, a golf course and woodland footpaths, a popular spot for dog walkers. There are also an extensive range of facilities in the nearby historic city of Cambridge, approximately 13 miles away.
  • Royston is excellent for commuters with regular direct services to Cambridge from 14 minutes, and London's Kings Cross from 38 minutes via Stevenage, through the Thameslink stations, Gatwick airport and on to Brighton without a change of trains. For road commuters, there are good road links via the A505 and A10 to London, Stansted Airport, the A1 (M) and the M11 via the A505.
  • Independent schooling is available in nearby Cambridge including the renowned King's College and St John's College Schools, The Perse schools, and Letchworth with St Christopher's & St Francis.
  • All distances and times are approximate.

Additional information

  • EPC Rating: C
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: G