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House For Sale £425,000
Thorpes Terrace, Uppingham, Oakham LE15


Description
Beautiful Grade II listed semi-detached cottage with extensive south-facing garden and brick outbuildings situated on the edge of the Uppingham town centre.

Rose Cottage is built of local stone under slate roof and was originally two cottages but now forms one dwelling providing extensive accommodation with a wealth of character features including sash windows, timber panelled internal doors, exposed stonework, working open fireplaces and period cast-iron grates.

Benefiting from gas central heating (with recently installed boiler), the flexible interior can be summarised as follows:

Basement: Inner Hallway, Snug/Guest Bedroom, Bathroom; ground floor: Entrance Hall/Office, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen; first floor: Four Bedrooms, Bathroom, separate Shower Room.

The property is available with no upward chain and early viewing is highly recommended.

Uppingham

Uppingham is a jewel of a market town, situated in the southern part of Rutland, it is famous for its independent school and it brings many cultural opportunities to the town for the residents to enjoy. Within the town centre are a good range of shops catering for most needs together with various services including doctors surgery, opticians, chemist, library, dentist.

For commuters Uppingham is ideally positioned within an easy car drive to a number of centres, including Leicester, Peterborough, Oakham, Stamford, Kettering, Corby and Market Harborough. The A14 A1/M1 link, approximately 10 miles away between Kettering and Corby and there one can access the motorway system of England. For train travellers Kettering station, approximately 20 minutes’ drive offers frequent services to London St Pancras and the north.

Leisure activities in the area are many and varied with some beautiful countryside where one can ramble, cycle or just spend time at Rutland Water where there are further pleasures to be enjoyed including sailing, fishing, windsurfing etc. In addition there are many sports throughout Uppingham and Rutland catering for most needs.

Accommodation

Ground Floor

Old ledged and buttoned door giving access to:

Entrance Hall/Office (2.95m max x 2.51m max (9'8" max x 8'3" max))

Two original built-in storage cupboards, radiator, staircase leading to first floor, sash window to front, internal door to Basement.

Basement

Housing Inner Hallway, Snug/Guest Bedroom and Bathroom as follows:

Inner Hallway

Under-stairs wardrobe area with hanger rail.

Snug/Guest Bedroom (Five) (3.18m x 2.84m (10'5" x 9'4"))

Fireplace recess with timber mantel, radiator, antique-style wall-lights, window to rear.

Bathroom (2.24m x 2.01m (7'4" x 6'7"))

Beautifully reappointed with contemporary white suite comprising low-level WC, vanity hand basin with mixer tap and cupboard beneath and double-ended bath.

Column radiator, window to front.

Off Entrance Hall/Office:

Sitting Room (3.86m x 3.07m (12'8" x 10'1"))

Working open fireplace with dressed-stone surround and flagstone hearth, fitted alcove shelving, radiator, sash window overlooking south-facing garden.

Dining Room (5.21m x 3.15m (17'1" x 10'4"))

Working open fireplace with plain period-style surround and raised hearth, radiator, feature exposed stone wall with spot lighting, sash window to side, further sash window overlooking south-facing garden, external wooden door with leaded-light detail to garden.

Kitchen (4.17m max x 2.54m max (13'8" max x 8'4" max))

Equipped with range of modern shaker-style units and featuring wood-effect work surfaces, inset villeroy & boch enamel sink with mixer tap, adjoining breakfast bar, base cupboard and drawer units, matching eye-level wall cupboards and glass-fronted display cabinet. Built-in appliances comprise electric oven and gas hob with cooker hood above.
Tiled splash-backs, plumbing for dishwasher, tiled floor, large under-stairs cupboard with fitted shelving, two windows to front, external door.

First Floor Landing

Two loft hatches (one with retractable ladder), radiator.

Bedroom One (3.84m x 3.05m (12'7" x 10'0"))

Period cast-iron fireplace, radiator, sash window providing views over extensive south-facing garden.

Bedroom Two (3.23m x 3.10m (10'7" x 10'2"))

Period cast-iron fireplace, sash window to side, further sash window overlooking south-facing garden.

Bedroom Three (2.84m x 2.59m (9'4" x 8'6"))

Radiator, sash window to front providing pleasant outlook.

Bedroom Four (2.62m x 1.85m (8'7" x 6'1"))

Radiator, sash window overlooking south-facing garden.

Bathroom (2.97m x 1.65m (9'9" x 5'5"))

Refitted with white suite comprising royal doulton pedestal hand basin and claw-and-ball roll-top bath with hand-held mixer shower attachment.

Heated towel rail, built-in cupboard, window to front.

Shower Room (2.16m x 1.30m (7'1" x 4'3"))

White suite comprising low-level WC, pedestal hand basin and corner shower cubicle with mixer shower and tiled surround.

Radiator, built-in cupboard housing recently installed baxi gas central heating boiler, exposed timber floor boards, window to front.

Outside

There are two brick outbuildings:

Outbuilding One:

Utility Room (2.46m x 1.96m (8'1" x 6'5"))

With period porcelain sink.

Wc

With low-level WC.

Outbuilding Two:

Washroom

Period porcelain sink, plumbing for washing machine.

Log Store

South-Facing Garden

The property's having a large, south-facing garden is almost unique for the centre of Uppingham. Fully enclosed by fencing, hedging and railings, the garden features a gravelled terrace, lawns with inset blossom tree, central pathway bordered by box hedging which leads to further sections of shaded garden with a variety of trees and bushes, seating area and two timber sheds.

Agent's Note

There is no off-road parking belonging to the property, but resident's permit parking can be obtained from Rutland County Council.

Services

None of the services, fittings, or appliances (if any) heating installations, plumbing or electrical systems, telephone or television points have been tested by the Selling Agents.

Council Tax Band

Enquiries to Rutland County Council, Oakham

Independent Mortgage Advice

Murray, in conjunction with St. James's Place Wealth Management can offer free independent advice whether you buy through Murray Estate Agents or another agent. St. James's Place Wealth Management have access to over 13,000 mortgage products and are able to find the most competitive products from the whole market. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

N.B.

Interested parties are advised to check with ourselves that these particulars have not been altered or amended in any way since they were issued.

Viewing

By appointment to be made through the Selling Agents please. If you are travelling a long distance please telephone prior to departure to ensure the property is still available and to discuss any particular points which are likely to affect your interest in this property in order that you do not make a wasted journey.

Office Opening Hours

Monday - Friday 9.00 - 5.30
Saturday 9.00 - 4.00
Bank Holidays 10.00 - 2.00

Disclaimer

1. The particulars are intended to give a fair and substantially correct overall description for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of individual items. Prospective purchasers and lessees ought to seek their own professional advice.

2. All descriptions, dimensions, area, reference to condition and necessary permission for use and occupation and their details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection, or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them.

3. No person in the employment of Messrs Murray has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty whatever in relation to this property or these particulars or enter into any contract relating to this property on behalf of the vendor.

4. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn.

5. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents. Where any reference is made to planning permission or potential uses, such information is given in good faith.

6. The information in these particulars is given without responsibility on the part of the agents or their clients. These particulars do not form any part of an offer of a contract and neither the agents nor their employees has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty in relation to this property.

Money Laundering Regulations 2003

Anti-Money Laundering Regulations came into force in March 2004. These regulations affect estate agents, there will be requirement that Murray's confirm the identity of its seller and buyers.

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