Shefford Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17

We are delighted to offer for sale this superbly presented 4-bedroom semi-detached house with a high specification of finish throughout. Conveniently located in this sought after village within easy reach of local amenities and public transport links.

This four-bedroom semi-detached property certainly has the wow factor and is a unique semi-detached property in the village. The current owners have spared no expense and have added a huge rear extension and a £72k bespoke German Liecht kitchen and dining room with Siemens appliances and a remodeled rear garden to relax in that includes a 6-seat state of the art hot tub.

The highly sought-after village of Clifton is a three times winner of the Bedfordshire Village of the Year award and is about 2 miles from the mainline railway station in Arlesey which has regular services to St Pancras in 38 minutes. The road links are superb with both the A1 and M1 being easily accessible. The village has fibre optic broadband cabling delivering high speed internet connections and the telephone exchange is capable of delivering 1Gb broadband.

Clifton boasts an 'outstanding' lower school, upper school and there is a bus for the Harpur Trust schools in Bedford. The surrounding areas are served by the middle school Robert Bloomfield Academy which has a Grade 1 (outstanding) Ofsted report, Samuel Whitbread Academy, Shefford Lower School, Shefford Nursery, BEST nursery and Acorn Preschool.

Other facilities include; convenience store/post office, two pubs, high class butchers,hairdressers, Indian restaurant, petrol station, recreation ground with community centre, church, church hall, cricket club, and a stunning duck pond in the heart of the village along with lots of beautiful countryside walks just minutes away.

There is a regular bus service to the nearby market town of Shefford (also within walking distance) that has everything you need for day-to-day living including a Morrison’s and Co-Op supermarket, library, post office, good range of independent shops and businesses, pubs, restaurants, cafes, and plenty of parks, open spaces and riverside walks.

A true family home of over 2200 sq.ft of space for a growing family

Bespoke handcrafted Electric Gate

36ft bespoke £72k German kitchen/diner with Siemens and Liebherr appliances

Air Conditioning – heat and cooling

Replacement doors and windows

Fitted bespoke blinds worth over £7k included

Replacement facias and guttering

24ft lounge with Gazco gas effect log burning stove

Separate study perfect for anyone wanting to work from home

Private mature south facing rear garden

Beautifully presented with modern stylish interior

NACOSS approved pet friendly alarm system

First floor balcony/terrace with views over the garden

Purpose built home gym in garden

6 seat hot tub with pergola and sound system

Home working available – fast internet (1Gb)

Large 12' x 8' shed with power and lighting

Potential for annexe with private side entrance

Planning permission in place for first floor side extension – not time limited

Loft room with professional plans available for full conversion

GROUND FLOOR

Entrance Porch
Double glazed doors with windows to front and side. Doors into:

Entrance Hall
Stairs rising to first floor accommodation. Milano Aruba Double Radiator. Engineered wood
effect flooring. Oak door into cloakroom, meter cupboard with economy 7 electric meter. Oak
door into lounge. Part glazed oak door into kitchen.

Lounge
24’ 6" x 11’ 6" (7.47m x 3.51m) Engineered wood effect flooring. Milano Aruba Double
Radiator. Gazco gas log effect burning stove with oak mantle over polished granite hearth. Hunter Douglas Powerview blinds Alexa/Google compatible included. Double part glazed oak doors leading to kitchen.

Kitchen
36’ 8” x 18’ 8” (11.17m x 5.69m) Air-Conditioned. Porcelain tiled floor. 3.4m lantern with self-cleaning anti-glare glass and adaptive LED mood lighting over and around the island.Stunning newly Fitted Leicht units by Vogue Kitchens housing; integrated Liebherr Freezer with ice maker, integrated Liebherr A+ 80 bottle Wine Cabinet with 2 temperature zones, integrated Liebherr Fridge, two Siemens A+ iQ700 Single Ovens, one a combi-steam oven and the other being combi-microwave from the award-winning Siemens Studioline range. Integrated drinks cabinet with porcelain worktop, drinks preparation drawer, gold smoked mirrors and light over.

Island workspace with porcelain worktop comprising: Siemens iQ700 90cm flex black glass. Induction hob, Siemens A+++ iQ700 60cm Fully Integrated Zeolith Dishwasher. Zen gold/brass double sink with gold Quooker boiling/filtered and carbonated water. Pull out bin cupboard with separate recycling and non-recycling waste.

Four powerful speakers connect to the central Sonos system (Three Sonos amps by separate negation) which is housed separately supplying music to the kitchen, patio and bathroom. Hive receiver/thermostat controller. Two Milano Aruba Double Radiators. Midea Remote/Wi-Fi Air Conditioning unit provides powerful cooling and heat.

Oak door into under stairs pantry. Part UPVC door leading to side passage and 5 leaf bi-folding doors opening onto garden and patio, remote control blinds on each door.

Covered Side Passage
Double glazed doors provide entry to both front and rear of property. Oak doors into office, shower room and office/bedroom 4. Matching porcelain flooring.

Study
10’ 6” x 8’ 7” (3.19m x 2.61m) Oak door from side passage. Recessed LED lighting. Wood flooring with ample power points and main internet connection. Oak door into utility room. Midea Remote/Wi-Fi Air Conditioning unit provides cooling and heat.

Utility Room
8’ 0” x 4’ 8” (2.43m x 1.43m) Oak door from office. Recessed LED lighting. Built in tall cupboard and wall units worktop over space for washing machine and tumble dryer. Space for additional fridge/freezer.

Shower Room
Oak door from side passage. Ceramic tiled floor. Recessed LED lighting. Heated towel rail. White three-piece suite comprising low level wc, pedestal mounted wash hand basin with mixer taps and double shower cubicle with 9Kw electric shower.

Bedroom 4
13’ 11” x 6’ 8” (4.25m x 2.03m) Oak door from side passage to additional reception room. Wood flooring with UPVC French doors leading out onto additional patio leading to rear garden. Recessed LED lighting.

FIRST FLOOR

Bedroom 1
11’ 3” x 10’ 8” (3.43m x 3.25m) Oak door from landing. Built in storage cupboard. Milano upright single radiator. Midea Remote/Wi-Fi Air Conditioning unit provides powerful cooling and heat. UPVC French doors with wing windows with bespoke fitted blinds leading onto the large south facing balcony.

Balcony
18’ 9” x 11’ 2” (5.71m x 3.40m) French doors from bedroom 1. Stainless steel and obscured glass balustrade surround, cedar cladding to rear wall, composite decking with floor and wall lighting, overlooking south facing garden.

Bedroom 2
11’ 5” x 10’ 8” (3.48m x 3.25m) Oak door from landing. Recessed LED lighting. UPVC double glazed window to front. Milano Aruba double radiator. Sharps fitted wardrobes with integral lighting and remote-control plinth lighting, further storage comprising 12 drawer chests of drawers. Midea Remote/Wi-Fi Air Conditioning unit provides cooling and heat. Hunter Douglas Powerview blinds Alexa/Google compatible with pebble control included.

Bedroom 3
8’ 5” x 7’ 3” (2.57m x 2.21m) UPVC double glazed window to rear. Milano Aruba double radiator.  Hunter Douglas Powerview blinds Alexa/Google compatible included.

Family Bathroom
Contemporary fitted white three-piece suite to include low level flush wc, wash hand basin with chrome FLOVA mixer taps and vanity unit, deep tapless bath with FLOVA side fill, concealed mixer taps and additional chrome shower head. There is a separate fully tiled shower cubicle with slimline FLOVA rain shower. Stereo speaker in ceiling. Obscure glazed UPVC window to side and rear. Heated towel rail. Floor to ceiling tiling with matching ceramic tiled floor.

Loft Room
11' 2" x 10' 2" (3.40m x 3.10m) 2 x Velux windows with bespoke blinds overlooking rear garden, boiler cupboard, ample under eaves storage with low level sliding doors, recessed lighting, numerous double sockets and TV point. Sliding door to large store room 12' 5" x 8' 10" (3.80m x 2.70m) with potential for a large en-suite subject to necessary building consents.

OUTSIDE

Gated Driveway
Lit entrance via electric bespoke electric gate to recently laid driveway using Marshall charcoal blocks with silver border. Wall with anthracite panels providing off road parking for several cars. Enclosed porch and canopy with LED lights under, incorporating secure storage with side and front access. Hypervolt 32A Electric Vehicle (EV) charging point colour matched to windows and doors. Outside tap, power (2 x double sockets) and light - Collingwood flood light, CCTV. Door leading to side passage providing access to rear garden.

Rear Garden
Access to garden via bi-folding doors from kitchen, side passage or patio doors from bedroom 4 you enter the 120’ x 40’ south facing mature rear garden with grey indian sandstone patio areas surrounded by a low-level wall and larger wall with up/down lights and decorative water feature with colour changing lights and planters. There is a cedar clad canopy above the bi- folding kitchen doors that provides additional lighting and two powerful outdoor speakers connecting to the Sonos amps and additional CCTV. Outside tap and double power socket. There are a variety of mature trees including apple and damson along with a number of topiary trees/bushes, dusk to dawn decorative lighting in the mature borders. The remainder of the garden is mainly laid to lawn with an Indian Sandstone paved path incorporating additional seating area leading to the gazebo covered hot tub, gym, shed and barn. Large 6-person Hot Tub with wooden gazebo over incorporating a Bluetooth 4 speaker sound system for connection to phone or similar, additional double power socket and decking to side BBQ area.

Outbuilding 1 

19’ 8” x 9’ 8” (5.99m x 2.94m) Wooden outbuilding currently used as a gym. Double glazed UPVC windows to front and side with UPVC French doors at the front and side of thebuilding. Boarded, insulated and plastered throughout with recessed LED lights and laminate
flooring. Electric fan heater with ample sockets and TV point. Protected by PIR connected to the main house alarm system. The external up and down lights provide additional light to compliment the topiary planting around the outside of the building. Could be used as a home office/business, subject to the necessary planning consents.

Outbuilding 2
12' x 8' shed has power and light and will remain, protected by PIR connected to main house alarm system.  

Agent Notes
The current owner has confirmed that the approved planning permission was granted on 5th February 2019 for a double storey side and front extension, single storey rear extension (completed October 2019), single storey rear canopy (completed October 2019).

It is understood that as the development has commenced, the side/front extension is granted in perpetuity. See the Central Bedfordshire planning portal for details/plans – CB/18/03851/FULL.

The owner has also had plans professionally drawn for a full loft conversion subject to necessary planning consents.

Council Tax Band – D (Central Bedfordshire Council - 23/24 £2,071.68)
EPC Rating – C
Virgin Media/BT Open Reach Broadband – 1000Mbps