Ladygrove Court is now mainly a residential conversion of a Lutyens barn. This building was converted a number of years ago and provides a good standard of accommodation at ground floor level, together with further open plan office areas at the mezzanine first floor level
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Location
Ladygrove Court fronts Onto Hitchwood Lane on the outskirts of the village of Preston. Hitchwood Lane links to the B656 Codicote to Hitchin Road. The property is conveniently situated close to Hitchin, Stevenage, Welwyn Garden City and Luton.
Access to the national motorway network is available at Junction 8 of the A1(M) at Stevenage and Junction 10 of the M1 at Luton. The closest railway station is approximately 10 minutes away at Stevenage, which provides a fast and frequent rail service to London Kings Cross (approx. 20 mins) and is on the main east coast railway line with frequent services to Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh.
Accommodation
1,700 SQ FT (157.9 SQ M)
Terms
Planning The property provides an opportunity to owner occupy a well fitted out office building or consider alternative uses, subject to obtaining appropriate
Planning Consent or other approvals as required. As far as we are aware, the property is not designated as a Listed Building, however, the property is located adjacent to Listed Buildings under Ref: 1176799. Any interested parties considering purchasing the site should make their own enquiries in this regard.
Estate Management As part of the Freehold ownership, there is a responsibility to manage the common parts of the estate for the benefit of all residents. The costs of maintaining and repairing the common and shared facilities are then recovered via a service charge, to which all owners contribute towards. There are currently 11 contributors to the running costs and the monthly rate is £110.00 per month. The current Freeholder charges a small management/admin fee for undertaking this work of £1,XXXa, however, there may be scope to review this in the future. Further details on request.
Price Offers sought in the region of £395,000
Rates We understand from the Valuation Office Agency website (www.voa.gov.uk) that the rateable value is £15,750. The UBR for 2025/26 is XXX in the £. Rates payable may be subject to transitional arrangements and/or small business relief, which should be verified with the Charging Authority. Assessments may be subject to appeal.
Specification
• Self-contained office building
• Rural location
• WC and shower facility
• Separate disabled WC
• Open plan and cellular offices
• Separate fully fitted kitchen
• Geothermal underfloor heating at ground floor level
• Radiator heating and some air conditioning units
• 7 car parking spaces and 3 further visitor spaces
• Communal garden and entertaining area with BBQ
• Security alarm