High Street, Barkway, Royston, SG8

Located in a sought-after village, this handsome period home offers approaching 3,000 sq ft of accommodation, alongside a highly flexible annexe and a detached barn with utilities connected.

Draped in Virginia creeper, the attractive front façade transforms with the seasons, from lush summer green to rich bronzed crimson. Inside, a spacious entrance hall with adjoining cloakroom provides a welcoming first impression. The open-plan library/living room features a part-vaulted ceiling, original dividing beams, and a feature brick wall with a wood-burning stove, adding warmth and character.

The current owners have added a bespoke oak-framed garden room, creating a wonderful space to extend the seasons and enjoy views of the garden throughout the year. A dining room sits conveniently alongside the kitchen/breakfast room, making it ideal for entertaining and family life.

The flexible annexe space is currently arranged as an office, ground-floor bedroom, shower room, and utility area. It could easily be adapted to form a self-contained annexe if required, offering guests privacy or providing multi-generational living options.

Upstairs, the period charm continues across four well-proportioned bedrooms, two served by a large bathroom and shower and two by a shower and toilet.

Outside, the gardens feature a generous gravel driveway providing ample parking, along with an electric car charging point. Brick terraces, mature planting, pergolas, and neatly clipped shrubs create a peaceful outdoor sanctuary, while the large lawn is perfect for children to play or for further landscaping.

To the rear of the garden stands a detached barn, currently used as an office and workshop and storage space and benefiting from a shower and sauna. This versatile building lends itself to a wide range of potential uses, including a detached annexe, home office, or leisure space. The current owners have previously submitted a pre-application planning enquiry, which received a favourable response for conversion into a separate dwelling.

Seller Insight
Conveniently located in historic Barkway village, this elegant Georgian home has been lived in and loved by the same family for over thirty years. The family were looking for a spacious home, large enough for family life and with the added benefit of an annexe that would accommodate an elderly parent, whilst still being connected to the main house. The Oak House ticked all the boxes, and the owners describes the immediate welcoming atmosphere and charm the family experienced when they viewed the property.

Over the years each room has been enjoyed and appreciated, with all the spaces thoughtfully suited to both everyday living and entertaining. The living room and library combine to make a favourite space and have a definite wow factor, and the owners say first time visitors always exclaim: “Stunning!”. This is where you can relax by the glow of the wood burner or read and work contentedly in the library area.

The garden room provides a delightful link between the house and garden and is the perfect place for breakfast and a morning coffee with the garden as a pretty background and perhaps give guests a pre-dinner drink before moving through to the dining room. It is a home which can comfortably provide hospitality and the owners recall memorable parties, including an event when a marquee was installed in the garden and guests drifted happily between house and garden.

Externally, the garden is a real extension of the living space. There are charming areas to sit and relax either under the pergola, in the shade of an apple tree or enjoying al fresco meals around the twelve-seater table by the barn at the end of the garden. The barn is a substantial building and currently used as an office with sauna, shower facilities and a mezzanine sitting area, yet large enough for conversion into a separate dwelling.

The owners will miss the comfort, space and character of the much-loved home but the time has come to downsize and move nearer to family. The house is ready to welcome its next family and create a new chapter of memories.

Village Information
Barkway is a well-regarded and attractive village in North Hertfordshire, characterised by a variety of predominantly period homes set along charming village lanes. The village benefits from a strong sense of community and offers excellent local amenities such as the primary school with nursery provision and a playgroup held in the village hall, a sizeable playground and football pitches with a recently built community space making it particularly appealing to families.

Despite its rural setting, Barkway is well connected. The nearby towns of Royston (approximately 4.2 miles) and Buntingford (around 5.7 miles) provide a good range of shopping, leisure and educational facilities, while the larger market town of Bishop’s Stortford and Cambridge, between 16-18 miles away, offers more extensive amenities. Royston mainline railway station provides regular services to London King’s Cross, with additional rail connections to London Liverpool Street available from Audley End, Bishop’s Stortford and Ware. For road users, the A10 lies approximately 2 miles to the west, offering convenient links to the City and the M25 London Orbital Motorway and the A505 approximately 4 miles to the north connects west to the A1 and east to the M11.

Agents Notes
Tenure: Freehold
Year Built: Mid - late 18th Century
EPC: Exempt -Grade II Listed
Local Authority: North Hertfordshire
Council Tax Band: F

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