Substantial Country Home In 1.65 Acre Plot - Widford, Herts
- Land size
- 1.65 acres
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Bathrooms
- 3
Description
**CHAIN FREE** An exceptional detached period country home which has been sympathetically extended and renovated to the highest quality offering the perfect blend of character features with practical and stylish modern spaces, set within substantial gardens and grounds of around 1.65 acres. The accommodation comprises a spacious entrance hall providing an airy feel, 4 reception rooms, utility, downstairs wc, along with a spacious modern family kitchen. On the first floor, there are 5 good size bedrooms, a family bathroom and 2 en-suites. In addition to the main house, there is a detached one bedroom self contained annexe and a double garage.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 1,142 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Widford School192 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 65
- Type
- Community school
- Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 93
- Type
- Community school
- St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 213
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- High Wych Church of England Primary School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 224
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Priors Wood Primary School3.2 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 231
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Leventhorpe3.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,463
- Type
- Academy converter
- Burnt Mill Academy3.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 959
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bmat Stem Academy4.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Pupils
- 240
- Type
- University technical college
- Presdales School4.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,167
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- The John Warner School4.3 milesOfsted: Inadequate
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 726
- Type
- Academy converter
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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Listing agent
Steven Oates, Hertford
70 Fore Street Hertford SG14 1BY
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