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See how verdicts work3-bedroom detached house · LE2 5YE
Sold STCListed 32 days
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About
Situated within easy reach of the highly regarded Beauchamp and Gartree schools, this extended detached family home offers beautifully maintained and spacious accommodation throughout.
The ground floor opens with a welcoming entrance hall featuring stairs to the first floor and a downstairs cloakroom/WC.
The principal living room enjoys an abundance of natural light, complete with a living flame gas fire, marble surround, and sliding patio doors opening onto the rear garden.
Double doors lead into a generous second reception room, which connects seamlessly to a light-filled open-plan dining kitchen.
The kitchen is fitted with oak-effect units, granite-effect work surfaces, an integrated four-ring gas hob and oven, plus a dedicated utility space with plumbing for appliances.
Upstairs, the landing leads to three well-proportioned bedrooms, including a master bedroom with built-in wardrobes.
A stylish four-piece family bathroom serves the first floor, featuring a bath, low-level WC, bidet, and wash hand basin.
Outside, the property boasts exceptional curb appeal with a block-paved driveway providing off-road parking for multiple vehicles and access to a single garage.
The mature rear garden is a true highlight, showcasing a paved patio seating area, pristine lawn, established flower beds, a water feature, and two timber outbuildings equipped with power points.
Viewing is highly recommended to appreciate the space and location on offer.
EPC Rating: D Location The property is ideally situated for Oadby’s highly regarded schools and benefits from nearby bus links into Leicester City Centre, with its professional quarters and train station.
A wide range of amenities are available along The Parade in Oadby Town Centre, including three mainstream supermarkets.
Leisure and recreational facilities such as Leicester Racecourse, the University of Leicester Botanic Gardens, Parklands Leisure Centre, and Glen Gorse Golf Club are also close by.
Entrance Hall Welcoming entrance hall entered via a double-glazed door, with natural light flowing through the double-glazed window to the front elevation.
Stairs lead to the first-floor landing, which includes a radiator.
Reception Room One (5.70m x 3.27m) Principal living room boasting plenty of natural light coming through the double-glazed window to the side elevation.
Double-glazed sliding patio doors providing views and access to the rear garden.
Coved ceiling, living flame gas fire with marble surround and hearth, television point, radiator, and double doors providing access to reception room two.
Reception Room Two (6.68m x 2.44m) Natural light flows through the double-glazed window to the rear elevation.
Coved ceiling, double doors providing access to reception room one, a door providing access to an enclosed lobby, and a door providing access to the fitted dining kitchen.
Open Plan Fitted Dining Kitchen (5.18m x 3.64m) Natural light flows through double-glazed windows to both the rear and side elevations. Double-glazed door providing access to the rear garden.
Range of well-maintained oak-effect base and wall units accompanied by granite-effect rolled-edge laminated work surfaces incorporating a stainless steel sink drainer and mixer tap.
Integrated appliances include an inset 4-ring gas hob and oven with an extractor hood over.
Dining area accommodating four wall-mounted wall units, plumbing for a washing machine, and space for a tumble dryer within a utility area incorporated into the dining area.
Downstairs WC Obscure double-glazed window to front elevation, low-level WC, wash hand basin, and tiled splashbacks Landing Double-glazed window to side elevation.
Bedroom One (3.53m x 3.19m) Natural light flows through a double-glazed window to the front elevation. Coved ceiling, built-in wardrobes, and radiator.
Bedroom Two (3.54m x 3.17m) Natural light flows through the double-glazed window to the rear elevation and radiator.
Bedroom Three (2.66m x 2.63m) Natural light flows through the double-glazed window to the rear elevation and radiator.
Family Bathroom (2.84m x 1.70m) Four-piece family bathroom with natural light flowing through a double-glazed window to the side elevation.
Bath, low-level WC, bidet, wash hand basin, tiled splashbacks, and radiator.
Front Garden Frontage having established and mature flower beds, block-paved driveway providing off-road parking leading to garage.
Rear Garden Beautiful, mature, and established rear garden consisting of a patio seating area leading to a beautifully maintained lawn, mature flower beds, a water feature at the foot of the garden, two timber outbuildings with electrical power points, and well-maintained fenced perimeter borders.
Parking - Driveway Block-paved driveway for 3 vehicles (possibly 3- 4 depending on size). Parking - Garage Standard garage with electric up-and-over door.
Disclaimer Measurements are taken electronically and are for guidance only - not to be relied upon as exact. Services, appliances, and fittings have not been tested.
Buyers must satisfy themselves through inspection. Floor plans are not to scale and are for layout guidance only. Knightsbridge Estate Agents make no warranties regarding the property.
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Value & comps
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