Description

A rare visitor to the open market, this unique, handsome and beautifully styled, five bedroom detached period home positioned towards the front of a generous, 0.25 acre plot with deep, lawned gardens to the rear, is one of only a few plots which directly overlook Western Park. The Vendor has owned this beautiful house for 24 years and has lovingly maintained the wealth of original character features including intricate stained, leaded windows, fireplaces and decorative tiling, whilst adding a stunning new kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, and contemporary bathroom. Location - Long regarded as one of Leicester’s most prestigious roads, Letchworth Road is renowned for its quality of housing stock and large plots. The city centre with its professional quarters and mainline railway station is located approximately two miles to the east with local day-to-day shopping found along the nearby Hinckley Road, with excellent access to the M1/M69 motorway networks and nearby Fosse Retail Park. Accommodation - The property is entered via a brick arched porch with wooden and a stained glass double doors, tiled flooring and an original inner wooden and stained glass door into a magnificent reception hall housing the return staircase to the first floor with fitted storage beneath, access to the basement, ceiling coving, dado and picture rails and the original fitted Butler’s Bell. The front reception room has a window, a built-in corner storage unit, ceiling coving and picture rail. The study has two stainless steel secondary glazed windows to the front and side, built-in storage and a dado rail. A utility room with a window and door to the side and wood panelled walls provides a range of units with wooden preparation surfaces, a stainless steel sink and drainer unit and mixer tap over, plumbing for an automatic washing machine, tiled flooring and gives access to a ground floor cloakroom with a two piece suite. The elegant and spacious sitting room has a picture rail, a feature Inglenook chimney breast with a fireplace recess, marble hearth, oak mantel and lintel beams and two stained glass windows either side, luxury wood effect laminate flooring and a large window and door into the conservatory with views of the garden. The open plan living kitchen is a stunning, light and bright space by virtue of large windows to the conservatory plus inset ceiling spotlights and feature pendant lighting. The kitchen area has slate tiled flooring and boasts a range of solid wood eye and base level units and drawers, black granite preparation surfaces and upstands, an integrated stainless steel range style Smeg oven and five-ring gas hob set into an Inglenook recess with an oak beam above and a concealed extractor unit. An island unit houses a stainless steel sink and drainer with a mixer tap over and provides further granite preparation surfaces and breakfast bar space. The room enjoys ceiling coving, a picture rail, feature arches, ample space for a dining table or seating and a door leading into the conservatory, running the full length of the back of the house, with tiled flooring, feature lighting, a lantern style roof, windows and double doors onto the garden. The return staircase has two stained glass windows to the side and leads to a spacious landing with ceiling coving, a picture rail and loft access. The master bedroom is an impressive space, with two windows to the rear, one within a feature arch, ceiling coving, picture rail, inset ceiling spotlights, a built-in cupboard and a feature wooden fireplace with an inset cast iron fire grate with tiled inserts and a marble hearth. Bedroom two is a double, with a picture rail and a stained glass window to the front. Bedroom three is also a double, with two windows to the front and a small bay to the side, picture rail, a built-in corner cupboard and a feature wooden fireplace with an inset cast iron fire grate with tiled inserts and hearth. The recently refitted bathroom has two opaque glazed windows to the side and boasts a fantastic, four piece Hudson Reed “Old London” suite comprising a low flush WC, a vanity unit with storage and twin wash hand basins, a panelled bath and a large, glazed shower enclosure with a Mira shower. There is built-in storage (with water tank), inset ceiling spotlights, chrome heated towel rail, wall mounted mirrored cupboard, part metro tiled walls and Amtico mosaic tiled flooring. A second bathroom with an opaque glazed window and wood effect laminate flooring has a three piece suite comprising a panelled bath with shower attachment, a low flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin. Bedroom four is again, a double room, with three rear windows, a built-in corner cupboard, picture rail and a feature wooden fireplace with an inset cast iron fire grate and tiled inserts. Bedroom five is a small double with two side windows and is currently used as a dressing room as there is also access from bedroom four. Outside - A large driveway behind a low level brick retaining wall provides ample off street car standing. Gated side access leads to a secure storage unit to the side. The rear garden is absolutely delightful, with a decked entertaining area accessed via steps from the conservatory, a large lawn with a paved path to the side leading to a further, ‘wilder’ garden area with a summerhouse and small orchard. Tenure & Council Tax - Tenure: Freehold. Local Authority: Leicester City Council Tax Band: G Other Information - Listed Status: None. Conservation Area: None. Services: Offered to the market with all mains services and gas-fired central heating. Broadband delivered to the property: Full fibre, 57mbps. Wayleaves, Rights of Way & Covenants: None our Clients are Aware of. Flooding issues in the last 5 years: None our Clients are Aware of. Accessibility: Two-storey property, no accessibility modifications made. Planning issues: None our Clients are Aware of.