1-bedroom flat · LE1 5TS
For saleReduced £10k (−9.1%) on 17 SepListed 240 days
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About
Located on York Road in Leicester city centre, this first-floor flat is available with no upward chain.
Positioned within reach of everyday amenities, the property is conveniently placed for Leicester University, Highcross Shopping Centre and the city’s sporting arenas.
Accessed via a communal entrance with stairs and a lift to the first floor, the apartment opens into a private entrance hall with laminate flooring, storage cupboard, wall heater and intercom system.
The lounge dining room benefits from a bay window and additional double-glazed windows to the front and side elevations, providing good natural light.
The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and base units, work surfaces, stainless steel sink and drainer, built-in oven, electric hob with filter hood and plumbing for a washing machine.
The bedroom includes a double-glazed window to the side elevation and wall heater.
The bathroom is fitted with a bath with mixer tap shower attachment, separate electric shower, pedestal wash hand basin and low-level WC.
Externally, the development benefits from maintained communal grounds.
EPC Rating: C Location The property is well located for everyday amenities and services including local public and private schooling together with nursery day-care, Leicester City Centre and the University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General hospital, and is within close proximity to Victoria Park, Leicester City Centre and Queens Road shopping parade with its specialist shops, bars, boutiques and restaurants.
London Road train station is also close by with links to Birmingham and London St Pancras. Communal Entrance Includes stairs or lift access to the first floor.
Entrance Hall Features a storage cupboard, laminate flooring, a wall heater, and an intercom system.
Lounge Dining Room (4.05m x 4.56m) Includes a double-glazed bay window plus two further double-glazed windows to the front and side elevations, and laminate flooring.
Kitchen (4.76m x 2.28m) (narrowing to 1.79m) Features a double-glazed bay window to the front elevation, a stainless steel sink and drainer unit, a range of wall and base units with work surfaces, a built-in oven, an electric hob with a filter hood, plumbing for a washing machine, and lino flooring.
Bedroom (3.43m x 2.95m) Includes a double-glazed window to the side elevation and a wall heater.
Bathroom (2.28m x 1.76m) Features a bath with mixer tap shower attachment, a separate electric shower, pedestal wash hand basin, and a low-level WC. Communal Garden Well-maintained communal grounds.
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