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See how verdicts work3-bedroom house · LE2 0JF
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About
An exceptional opportunity to acquire an attractive end-terrace period home, perfectly situated on College Avenue, just off London Road in Leicester.
Retaining an abundance of character and various period features, this spacious property is offered to the market with the benefit of no upward chain.
The ground floor accommodation opens with an inviting entrance hall featuring wooden flooring, leading into two distinct reception rooms.
The first reception room boasts a beautiful bay window to the front elevation, coving, a picture rail, and a feature fireplace.
The second reception room offers an under-stairs storage cupboard and a secondary double-glazed window looking out towards the rear garden.
Towards the back of the home, you will find a generous kitchen breakfast room equipped with ample wall and base units, a gas cooker point with a stainless steel chimney hood, and space for appliances.
This flows seamlessly into a bright conservatory with double doors opening to the garden, as well as a practical ground-floor shower room.
On the first floor, a landing with loft access leads to three well-proportioned double bedrooms and a central family bathroom featuring built-in shelving.
Externally, the property is accessed via an attractive cobbled walkway.
It features a gated, established front garden with a privacy hedge and a mature vine, alongside a paved, courtyard-style rear garden with gated rear access and outdoor lighting.
Superbly located for effortless access to Leicester train station and the vibrant city centre, this property is a must-view.
Location The property is located for everyday amenities and services including local public and private schooling together with nursery day-care, Leicester City Centre and University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital, and is within close proximity of Victoria Park, Leicester City Centre and Queens Road shopping parade with its specialist shops, bars, boutiques and restaurants.
London Road train station is also within reach. Entrance Hall With stairs to the first floor, wooden flooring, and a radiator.
Reception One (4.2m x 3.2m) With a bay window to the front elevation, coving to the ceiling, picture rail, meter cupboard, wooden flooring, fireplace, and radiator.
Reception Two (4.2m x 3.8m) With secondary double-glazed window to the rear elevation, under-stairs storage cupboard, fireplace, wooden flooring, radiator.
Kitchen Breakfast Room (5.4m x 2.7m) With secondary double-glazed window to the rear and side elevations, further window to the side elevation, ceramic sink and draining unit, with further wall and base units and work surfaces over, gas cooker point with stainless steel chimney hood over, space for fridge-freezer, wall-mounted boiler, radiator.
Conservatory (3.8m x 1.6m) With double-glazed doors to the rear garden, two skylight windows to the side elevation and a radiator.
Ground Floor Shower Room (1.9m x 1.4m) With a window to the side elevation, tiled shower cubicle with electric shower, pedestal wash hand basin, low-level WC, tiled flooring, heated chrome towel rail.
First Floor Landing With a window to the side elevation, wooden flooring, and loft access.
Bedroom One (4.2m x 3.7m) With two secondary double-glazed windows to the front elevation, wooden flooring, and a radiator.
Bedroom Two (3.2m x 3.0m) With a secondary double-glazed window to the rear elevation, wooden flooring, and a radiator.
Bedroom Three (3.2m x 2.7m) With a secondary double-glazed window to the rear elevation and a radiator.
Bathroom (1.7m x 1.7m) With a secondary double-glazed window to the side elevation, bath, pedestal wash hand basin, low-level WC, tiled flooring, built-in shelving, and radiator.
Front Garden Gated access to established front garden with hedge providing privacy, shrubs, and mature vine to the front.
Rear Garden Paved courtyard-style rear garden with gated rear access, outside lighting, and established shrubs.
Parking - On Street Permit Parking Zones The property is within a controlled parking zone.
Buyers and tenants should make their own enquiries with the local council regarding permit availability and associated costs.
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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