4-bedroom house · LE2 3TS
For saleReduced £25k (−5.9%) on 12 SepListed 213 days
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About
Situated on the well-regarded Knighton Road in Knighton, this spacious four-bedroom terraced home offers accommodation of approximately 2,110 sq ft arranged over three floors.
The property is available with no upward chain and retains a number of attractive period features throughout.
The accommodation begins with an entrance hall featuring tiled flooring, cloak hooks and stairs rising to the first floor with useful understairs storage.
To the front of the property is a generous reception room with a bay window, picture rail, built-in cupboards and shelving, and a fireplace with log burner.
A second reception room to the rear includes a period-style fireplace, picture rail and dado rail, along with a door providing access to the rear garden.
The split-level fitted kitchen diner offers a range of wall and base units with work surfaces over, a one and a half bowl stainless steel sink and drainer, built-in oven with gas hob and extractor, plumbing for a dishwasher and underfloor heating.
A walk-in pantry houses the wall-mounted boiler and provides additional storage.
From the kitchen there is access to the side of the property, while a separate utility/WC includes plumbing for a washing machine.
Upstairs, the principal bedroom is positioned to the front and benefits from two sash windows and a period-style fireplace.
It also features an en-suite shower room fitted with a walk-in tiled shower, wash hand basin and WC. Bedroom two overlooks the rear garden and includes built-in storage and a period-style fireplace.
The family bathroom is well proportioned and fitted with a bath with mixer tap shower attachment, a separate walk-in shower, wash hand basin and WC.
The room also features wooden flooring and period-style detailing, including a fireplace and picture rail.
On the second floor, bedroom three provides additional storage and loft access, while bedroom four features a skylight window to the rear.
Outside, the front garden includes a paved pathway with inset shrubs and mature wisteria.
The rear garden features a paved seating area leading onto a mainly lawned garden with well-stocked flower beds, established shrubs and fruit trees.
A further paved seating area sits to the rear, along with gated access to a shared passage secured by a gate.
EPC Rating: D Location The property is well located for everyday amenities and services, including local public and private schooling including Overdale Infant and Junior Schools and nursery day-care, Leicester City Centre and the University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital.
The property is located close to Knighton Park and Queens Road shopping parade in neighbouring Clarendon Park with its specialist shops, bars, boutiques and restaurants.
Entrance Hall Stairs to the first floor with an understairs storage cupboard, tiled flooring, cloak hooks, and a radiator. Reception Room One (5.08m x 3.56m) (Measured into bay and into recess).
Features a bay window to the front elevation, picture rail, built-in cupboards and bookshelving, and a fireplace with log burner and radiator.
Reception Room Two (4.68m x 3.15m) Original style door to rear garden, picture rail, dado rail, and a period style fireplace with a living flame effect gas fire and tiled hearth.
Kitchen Diner (8.24m x 2.15m) Split-level with picture rail and walk-in pantry (housing wall-mounted boiler and window to rear).
Kitchen includes double-glazed window and door to side elevation, one and a half bowl stainless steel sink and drainer, range of wall/base units with work surfaces, built-in oven and gas hob with extractor, plumbing for dishwasher, part wood-panelled wall, underfloor heating, and a radiator.
Utility / WC (1.9m x 1.6m) Window to side elevation, low-level WC, wash hand basin, and plumbing for washing machine. Bedroom One (3.91m x 3.55m) (Measured into recess).
Two double-glazed sash windows to the front elevation, a period-style fireplace with a fire surround and tiled hearth, and a radiator.
En-Suite (2.66m x 1.40m) Double-glazed sash window to front and side elevations, walk-in tiled shower cubicle with rainfall and handheld shower heads, pedestal wash hand basin, low-level WC, extractor fan, and heated chrome towel rail.
Bedroom Two (3.65m x 3.50m) (Measured into recess).
Sash window to rear elevation, built-in understairs storage plus further storage cupboard, picture rail, period style fireplace with tiled hearth, and radiator.
Bathroom (4.16m x 2.43m) Sash window to rear elevation, bath with mixer tap shower attachment, separate walk-in tiled shower with rainfall/handheld heads, pedestal wash hand basin, low-level WC, wooden floor, part-tiled/part-wood-panelled walls, picture rail, radiator, and period style fireplace.
Bedroom Three (2.78m x 2.42m) Double-glazed window to rear elevation, airing cupboard, built-in storage cupboard, loft access, and radiator.
Bedroom Four (3.16m x 1.89m) Skylight window to rear elevation and radiator. Front Garden With inset shrubs, mature wisteria, paved path, and outside lighting.
Rear Garden Paved seating area leading to a mainly lawned garden with well-stocked flower beds, established shrubs, and fruit trees.
Features a walled perimeter, a further paved seating area, and gated rear access to a shared passage with a security gate.
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