Property description
A great opportunity to acquire a FOUR-BEDROOMED / THREE STOREY PERIOD HOME oozing CHARM and CHARACTER, - located within easy access of the historic town centre, and benefiting from a GARAGE to the rear. The semi-detached family residence has an external door leading down the side of the property to the low-maintenance rear garden. Take a look inside this lovely centrally-heated home and you'll find, on the ground floor: a good-sized lounge with log-burning stove, a contemporary-style dining kitchen, and a cellar. On the first floor: two bedrooms and a spacious bathroom with freestanding roll-top bath. And on the second floor: two further bedrooms - both of a generous size. Outside, the rear garden has been designed for ease of maintenance and there's a rear courtesy door to the garage. The garage is accessed from a road just around the corner through tall wrought iron gates and a shared driveway. Viewing is enthusiastically recommended. Please call our Melbourne office on: 01332 865696.
THE LOCATION
The historic town of Castle Donington is very popular and boasts a good mixture of modern amenities and facilities. Donington Park motor racing circuit, East Midlands airport, the M1 motorway and the A50 are all within easy access. Nearby Midland cities include Leicester, Nottingham and Derby, and further afield, Coventry and Birmingham.
ABOUT THE PROPERTY
A great opportunity to acquire a FOUR-BEDROOMED / THREE STOREY PERIOD HOME oozing CHARM and CHARACTER, - located within easy access of the historic town centre, and benefiting from a GARAGE to the rear. The semi-detached family residence has an external door leading down the side of the property to the low-maintenance rear garden. Take a look inside this lovely centrally-heated home and you'll find, on the ground floor: a good-sized lounge with log-burning stove, a contemporary-style dining kitchen, and a cellar. On the first floor: two bedrooms and a spacious bathroom with freestanding roll-top bath. And on the second floor: two further bedrooms - both of a generous size. Outside, the rear garden has been designed for ease of maintenance and there's a rear courtesy door to the garage. The garage is accessed from a road just around the corner through tall wrought iron gates and a shared driveway. Viewing is enthusiastically recommended. Please call our Melbourne office on: 01332 865696.
ACCOMMODATION IN DETAIL - Draft details
The semi-detached property is set back from the road behind a gravelled garden with a dwarf brick wall and iron railings to the front. The entrance door has a stained glass opaque panel and opens into the:
LOUNGE - WITH LOG-BURNING STOVE - 14' 2'' max x 12' 3'' (4.31m x 3.73m)
The focal point of this cosy living room is the recessed cast iron multi-fuel stove resting on a brick hearth, with a timber lintel over. Laminate flooring, TV/satellite points, central heating radiator, meter cupboard and a multi-paned sash single-glazed front window. A pine panelled door leads through to the dining kitchen.
SUPERB DINING KITCHEN - 17' 9'' average x 10' 1'' max (5.41m x 3.07m)
(7' 9\" min). A good-sized room, fitted with a range of base and drawer units and matching wall units. There's an inset one and a half bowl sink and drainer with swan neck mixer tap, an inset four-burner gas hob with built-in electric oven. Space and plumbing for a washing machine. An integrated dishwasher, integrated fridge and a separate integrated freezer. Ample space for a table and chairs. Tiled splashbacks and complementary roll-edged worktops. A built-in recessed cupboard with two pine door and shelves, a central heating radiator, two beams to the ceiling and laminate flooring. A gas boiler concealed in a cupboard. Stairs off to the first floor. A door to the lounge. Two UPVC double glazed windows overlooking the rear garden. A latched door to the cellar.
CELLAR
With brick steps descending into the cellar which has lighting. Returning to the kitchen: steps up to a pine latched door and then a staircase rising to the:
FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION
LANDING
With stairs off to the second floor accommodation. A UPVC double glazed rear window, and doors leading to bedrooms two and three and the bathroom.
BEDROOM TWO - 12' 2'' x 8' 8'' (3.71m x 2.64m)
A pine door opens into a walk-in storage cupboard. A central heating radiator, and a multi-paned sash front window.
BEDROOM THREE - 11' 9'' x 7' 1'' (3.58m x 2.16m)
With a central heating radiator, and a multi-paned front window.
GOOD-SIZED BATHROOM - 9' 6'' x 7' 3'' (2.89m x 2.21m)
Comprising: a freestanding roll-top bath with claw feet and end chrome tap with shower attachment, a glazed shower screen, pedestal wash hand basin and a low-flush toilet. A chrome heated towel radiator, wood-effect ceramic tiled flooring, recessed halogen ceiling lights and an extractor fan. A door to an airing cupboard with shelves. A UPVC double glazed opaque rear window.
SECOND FLOOR ACCOMMODATION
Painted pine latched doors to bedrooms one and four.
GENEROUS BEDROOM FOUR - 13' 3'' x 10' 8'' (4.04m x 3.25m)
With a high ceiling, central heating radiator and a UPVC double glazed window enjoying commanding views to the rear of the property.
GOOD-SIZED BEDROOM ONE - 17' 5'' x 9' 0'' (5.30m x 2.74m)
A generous main bedroom with a high ceiling. central heating radiator and two multi-paned double glazed front windows.
OUTSIDE
FRONT GARDEN
There's a dwarf brick wall topped with wrought iron railings, and a gate opening onto the gravelled fore-garden. A door to the right, leads down the side of the property to the side entrance door and the rear garden.
REAR GARDEN
The rear garden has been designed for ease of maintenance and is mainly paved. There's a shrub border, and fencing and brick walling to the boundary. Also: a built-on store/potting shed. A rear courtesy door accessing the garage.
GARAGE TO THE REAR
Accessed from the street nearby, tall wrought iron gates open onto the shared access driveway which leads to the single garage which comes with this property. There's a built-in storage cupboard, electric power sockets and light.
AND FINALLY..
A fine opportunity to acquire a character four-bedroomed / three-storey period home in this popular historic town. No upward chain.
HOW TO GET THERE
From our NEWTON FALLOWELL office in the heart of MELBOURNE: Go straight across into Church Street and head out of town. On entering the village of Wilson, turn left at the sharp right hand bend. In a few hundred yards, at the T-junction, turn right, following this road to the next T-junction with the A453. Turn left. Within a short distance, turn left at the traffic lights towards Castle Donington. Once in the town, turn right at the traffic lights by the bus stop and then, in 100 metres, left into Dovecote where the property (number two) can be found immediately on the right hand side - identified by our 'For Sale' sign. POSTCODE for SAT NAVS: DE74 2LH.
PLEASE NOTE
SERVICES: All mains are connected. The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by Newton Fallowell and no guarantee as to their operating ability or their efficiency can be given. MEASUREMENTS: Please note that room sizes are quoted in metres to the nearest tenth of a metre measured from wall to wall. The imperial equivalent is included as an approximate guide for applicants not fully conversant with the metric system. Room measurements are included as a guide to room sizes and are not intended to be used when ordering carpets or flooring. TENURE: Freehold - with vacant possession on completion. Newton Fallowell recommend that purchasers satisfy themselves as to the tenure of this property and we recommend they consult a legal representative such as a solicitor appointed in their purchase.
Property Features :
- Impressive Period Character Home
- Semi-Detached Period Residence
- Four Bedrooms - 3 Storey
- Lounge with Log Burning Stove
- Good-Sized Contemporary Kitchen Diner