Property description
NEW PRICE JUNE 2016 - Stunning detached residence with a wealth of characterful features, situated in a prime position in Stoneygate. Accommodation is in excess of 4000 square feet and includes sitting room, dining room and family room and a large family kitchen with separate dining area. Over the first and second floors are six bedrooms, three en suite bath/shower rooms and a family bathroom. The house boasts a large, private frontage, facing South/West that offers potential for use as the main garden and also boasts an outbuilding to the rear. EPC Rating: E
SITUATION
Situated on the south-east side of the city of Leicester some two miles from the centre, Stoneygate is a leafy residential suburb characterised by its large Victorian housing stock. It straddles the London Road and connects Leicester with the town of Market Harborough and which was formerly the main route for horse-drawn carriages between Leicester and London. De Montfort Hall, the music and performance venue sits adjacent to nearby Victoria Park which provides facilities for various sports and approximately 69 acres of open public grassland, occasionally used for outdoor events. Stoneygate is well-provided with its own local amenities. In addition to the medical and dental practices, there are a wide variety of fashionable independent shops and boutiques on Allandale Road and Francis Street whilst Leicester city boasts an extensive shopping and entertainment experience.Educational facilities are excellent with the area boasting state and private schooling, including Montessori nurseries. Notable private schools providing both primary and secondary education are Stoneygate School, Leicester High School, and Leicester Grammar School.Communication links are ideal, with nearby Leicester train station providing regular services to London, Nottingham, and Birmingham. The city of Peterborough is easily accessible via the A47, whilst a number of attractive market towns are also close by including Market Harborough, Uppingham, and Oakham. Additionally, the M1, M69 and the M6 are a short distance away, providing access to London, Birmingham and in turn to all London airports along with Birmingham International and East Midlands.
DESCRIPTION
Double front doors with period surround welcome you into this Georgian residence with many original characterful features including high ceilings, tall skirting boards, ceiling roses and cornice and large sash windows. A glazed panelled inner door leads into the entrance hall which gives way to the sitting room to one side with large bay and sash windows, wooden flooring and stone and tiled fireplace on a marble hearth and to the other, the formal dining room also with wooden flooring, feature fireplace and windows to mirror the sitting room. Further doors lead to a cloak cupboard, w.c. and the light filled family room with windows to three aspects, wooden floors and feature fireplace. The spacious kitchen has an extensive range of bespoke units with two Belfast sinks and a double range oven sitting in a feature tiled inglenook recess, this flows into the dining area with bespoke central breakfast island, built in dresser unit and original feature fireplace.The master bedroom has an en suite shower room, there are three further double bedrooms, two also having en suite shower rooms and the family bathroom makes up the first floor accommodation, whilst a further staircase leads up to the second floor where there are two double bedrooms and loft storage which can be accessed independently via an external spiral staircase.
OUTSIDE
The property boasts a generous plot with the majority of the land being to the front elevation; currently providing multiple car parking spaces and a lawned area, additional landscaping would help to create a more traditional garden area suited to younger children. Access to the side of the property leads to the outbuilding and courtyard area with external spiral staircase to a roof terrace.
GENERAL REMARKS
Services: All main services are connectedLocal Authority: Leicester City CouncilCouncil Tax Band: GTenure: FreeholdEPC Rating: E