Fine and Country Lancaster
Address:
Fine & Country
19 Castle Hill
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1YN
Telephone:
01524 380560
7 Hatlex Drive, Hest Bank, Lancaster, LA2 6HA
Property Features
- Impressive, detached home
- Generous accommodation
- Light-filled and immaculately presented
- Offers a genuine turnkey opportunity
- Open-plan living kitchen
- Potential for up to five double bedrooms
- Been designed to be easy to manage
- Private gardens are generous
- Excellent private parking provision
- Ideally suited to family life or for couples seeking to embrace the space
Property Summary
Welcome to 7 Hatlex Drive, Hest Bank, Lancaster, LA2 6HA
Originally built in 1925 as a bungalow, this impressive, detached home has been comprehensively renovated and extended by the current owners following their purchase in 2021. Taken back to the shell during 2023/4 and rebuilt to exacting modern standards, the result is a striking contemporary home that successfully blends character with clean lines and high-quality fittings throughout.
Full Details
Light-filled and immaculately presented, the property offers a genuine turnkey opportunity and is ideally suited to family life or for couples seeking to embrace the space.
With design choices that give a subtle nod to the original period, the new house has been designed with an adaptable layout incorporating modern conveniences.
The generous accommodation provides bedrooms on both floors and options for a self-contained suite on both floors for either guests or dependent relatives. At its heart is an outstanding open-plan living kitchen, ideal for family life and entertaining, opening directly onto the terrace and garden for a great indoor/outdoor flow. Also on the ground floor are three good rooms, ideal as further double bedrooms but these would be equally suitable utilised as office, playroom or den. The first floor provides a luxurious principal suite with bathroom and walk in wardrobe enjoying views towards Morecambe Bay, alongside a further en-suite double bedroom and excellent storage. There’s potential for up to five double bedrooms, the choice is yours.
The private gardens are generous, established and well stocked with excellent private parking provision. Situated within the highly regarded residential neighbourhood of Hest Bank there are excellent transport links by road and rail and super walks from the door along the shoreline and canal path.
Vendor insight
This house has been the hub of our family life; it’s flexible and has adapted as we’ve needed it to, at one point we had four generations living under one roof. The layout allowed each generation to have independent space but all be together in the living kitchen.
It’s an ideal house for anyone that enjoys entertaining; there’s a great connection between the garden and the living kitchen, they work well together.
Location
Hest Bank is an ever popular and highly respected residential neighbourhood with leafy streets and an attractive, well maintained selection of sought after properties. It’s an accessible location whether travelling for business or pleasure as road and rail links are close at hand. Having an active local community there are shops and services (including a Post Office and pharmacy) within the village with Carnforth, Lancaster and Morecambe all readily accessible and offering a wider choice. The primary school is within walking distance and the area is within catchment for a choice of secondary schools including Lancaster’s prestigious grammar schools.
Hatlex Drive is close enough to the coast to make a daily walk, run or cycle along the shoreline or promenade convenient and it’s also well placed to access the nearby countryside of the undulating Lune Valley, the dramatic Forest of Bowland and the incomparable Lake District.
Vendor insight
We’ve found it to be a lovely quiet location, within easy distance of the shore and the canal path for exploring with the grandchildren and walking our dog. We’ve appreciated how quickly we can drive into Lancaster and be in the Lake District for days out.
Setting the scene
No.7 started life in 1925 as a humble bungalow, in 2021 the present owners purchased it and a few years later, transformed it with a comprehensive renovation and extension, taking the property back to its shell and rebuilding it to exact modern standards creating a striking contemporary home that effortlessly blends timeless character with clean lines and high-quality fittings. Light and airy in feel, the original part of the house benefits from ceilings of around nine feet high, enhancing the sense of space and volume. Immaculately presented, the property offers a genuine turnkey opportunity for incoming buyers.
Whilst the aesthetic is entirely of the moment, there are a few subtle nods to the original period property, for example, external feature stonework and the wide front porch, the restored feature fireplaces in two of the ground floor rooms, the period style ground floor radiators, entrance vestibule floor tiles, sections of tongue and groove panelling, the solid English Ash staircase balustrade and the engineered oak flooring. The modern light oak doors, media wall featuring an inset British Fires glass fronted electric fire, the electric ‘stove’ in the family room, a stunning stairwell light fitting and stylish square cut matt anthracite finish PVCu double glazing.
The house has been designed to be easy to manage, there’s electric underfloor heating in the kitchen area and all the bath and shower rooms and convenient lighting circuits in the sitting room, family room and main bedroom. Some of the Velux skylights are fitted with rain sensors (controllable via an App), glazing units incorporate integral blinds within several rooms, TV points are wired to every room, speakers are installed in the sitting room and the seating end of the kitchen (wired to the TV for surround sound and capable of connecting to your own streaming service) and a pressurized hot water supply to ensure maximum simultaneous use. Via an App NEST controls the zoned central heating and video doorbell and there is remote access to the external CCTV. Outside lighting is on sensors and the main seating area has speakers and power points.
All in all, these contribute to a house that’s easy to run and a pleasure to occupy.
Step inside
The accommodation is both generous and has been designed to offer maximum versatility, with bedrooms on the ground and first floors, allowing for flexible living arrangements. There is excellent potential to create an independent suite of rooms, ideal either for owners seeking a degree of separation or for guests wishing to enjoy privacy. The ground floor bedrooms also provide the option of single level living as a future proofing measure later.
The front door is approached via a wide porch, through into the entrance vestibule and then central hall. Delivering a real WOW factor, at the heart of the property lies the outstanding open-plan living kitchen, providing ample space for cooking, dining and relaxing in the family room. Bathed in natural light, this superb room is perfectly suited to everyday family life as well as entertaining, with doors opening directly onto a seating terrace and the garden beyond.
For more formal or intimate occasions there is a smart sitting room, three further ground floor rooms which can be used as bedrooms or additional reception space, a stylish shower room, a utility room and a cloakroom, all finished to an exceptional standard.
To the first floor, the accommodation continues to impress and is particularly well suited to creating a luxurious owner’s retreat. The wonderfully spacious principal bedroom is here, featuring a dual-aspect with French windows open onto a Juliet balcony, commanding far-reaching views towards Morecambe Bay. Complementing the suite is a walk-in wardrobe and a stylish, beautifully appointed en-suite bathroom.
Also on the first floor is a large second double bedroom, benefiting from an en-suite shower room, making this an ideal space for family members or guests. The upper floor is further enhanced by excellent accessible storage comprising a loft room and additional store cupboards, ensuring the home remains both practical and uncluttered.
Step outside
The present owners have said that when they first viewed the property it was the garden that held huge appeal. With six grandchildren, they could picture the younger ones at play and everyone spending time here together. The garden has more than lived up to this promise. A swing has been fitted to the branches of the striking blue cedar tree and the lawn is big enough for toys, climbing frames and a trampoline whilst still leaving room for games of football and rounders. The large terrace enjoys day long sun during the summer months and is perfect for eating outside. The front porch has proved to be the perfect place for a quiet moment at the end of the day as the sun sets over Morecambe Bay.
The garden is well established and private thanks to mature hedging and shrubs which provide seasonal colour, including a magnolia and camelia, rhododendrons and azaleas.
There’s plentiful parking on the drive with ample space to also accommodate a caravan, motorhome or boat. The single detached garage has scope to be replaced (subject to consent) with a double garage, possibly with an office, gym or hobby room above.
Services
Mains electricity, gas, water and drainage. Gas fired central heating from a Worcester boiler in a cupboard off the utility room. Electric underfloor heating in the kitchen and three bath/shower rooms. External CCTV, alarm and video doorbell.
Power, lights, speakers and water to the garden. Electric to the garage.
Mobile and broadband services
For information on broadband and mobile services at the property, we advise prospective purchasers to consult the Ofcom website: checker.ofcom.org.uk
Local Authority charges
Lancaster City Council – Council Tax band E
Tenure
Freehold
Included in the sale
Fitted carpets, blinds, light fittings and domestic appliances as follows: two NEFF ovens, warming drawer and five plate induction hob, pop up extractor fan, Samsung fridge freezer with water and ice dispenser, AEG dishwasher, InSinkErator (instant hot water tap) and temperature-controlled wine store.
Various items of furniture are available through negotiation, further details from the Agents.
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