House For Sale £700,000
Tucked in a residential cul-de-sac close to the city’s intellectual heart, this wonderful five-bedroom detached home is just minutes from amenities, parks and excellent schooling. Discover an open plan dining kitchen with separate utility, two receptions, a home office/gym, a family bathroom and downstairs shower room, and an extensive, well-planned rear garden.
Come On In…
From a peaceful, leafy avenue, pull onto an in-and-out driveway with plenty of parking. The 1920s-style brick-built, part-rendered exterior features the period’s signature stylistic elements, such as quoins and a full-height bow window with prominent mock-timber gable.
Step through a striking arched doorway trimmed with beautiful stained-glass panes and cast-iron pull-doorbell into a bright hallway illuminated from the entrance and the chandelier-fitting above.
A useful fitted doormat protects the parquet flooring extending beyond a white-panelled turning staircase with wrought-iron decorative detailing. Beneath the stairs, you’ll find a storage cupboard and spacious cloakroom, while a three-piece shower room lies just to the left of the hall.
Relax Together
The first door to your right leads into a front-facing sitting room, where a stunning leaded bow with custom radiator pops against the rich oak laminate flooring, neutral walls and coved ceiling.
Behind, the similarly decorated living room features glazed double sliding doors to the terrace, natural-grain oak wood flooring, and an electric stove with contemporary surround to the chimney breast.
Form & Function
Straight ahead from the hallway is a light and airy modern dining kitchen with mottled floor tiles, glazed double doors and a large window to the garden above the double stainless-steel sink. The dining area has a TV point and space for a table seating up to eight, with a centrally placed light fitting above.
The well-lit, wide galley-style kitchen maximises opportunities for food prep and is fitted with Shaker-style wall and base cabinets with white metro-tiled splashbacks. A double oven with gas hob and overhead extractor comes integrated, with space for a dishwasher and American-style fridge-freezer.
Continue through into a secondary hallway with patterned luxury floor tiles connecting the front and rear of the home into a large utility area. With a fantastic range of storage cupboards, including a worktop with sink and space for laundry appliances, it’s a convenient pit-stop after walking the dog or cleaning up after gardening.
Towards the informal front entrance lies a home office or gym with wood flooring and integrated storage. A window overlooks the front drive so you can keep an eye on imminent arrivals and parcels while you work.
Retreat Upstairs
Soft light from a diamond leaded window bathes the stairway as it rises to a carpeted split-level landing. All the bedrooms have been decorated in fresh neutral tones to complement the wood flooring and pendant light fittings.
Turn right to find the master and second bedroom above the sitting and living rooms, respectively. The king-size principal features a beautiful bow window to match the downstairs and a fantastic array of integrated storage framing a space for the TV unit with built-in shelving – ensuring your private space stays tidy and peaceful.
Meanwhile, bedroom two offers a view over the garden and plenty of room for a freestanding wardrobe, furniture, and shelving .
Adjacent to the master, bedroom five would make a lovely nursery or playroom, with the remaining two doubles on the other side of the stairs. A large airing cupboard with built -in storage also provides space for the home’s network, with cat 6 cabling throughout. A part-tiled modern family bathroom – with separate bath and rainfall shower enclosure, chrome heated towel rail, double vanity basin unit and loo – completes the upstairs.
Al Fresco…
Outside, you’ll discover a charming, private and enclosed garden lined with mature hedgerows, boundary trees, shrubs and flower beds. A generous paved terrace stretches across the back of the property, accessed from the rear door, kitchen, living room, and via a tall wrought-iron side gate connecting to the drive.
The remainder of the sizable garden is laid to lawn and skirted by a low stone wall and natural-tone fencing. Find a second patio with a shed in the left-hand corner, which can also accommodate a seating area to catch the sun as it moves across the sky.
On Your Doorstep
The districts of Stoneygate and nearby Clarendon Park are a hive of activity, from the urban oasis found at the crossroads between Clarendon Park Road and Queens Road to essential amenities scattered all around. The area also boasts a wide variety of fashionable shops and boutiques on Allendale Road and Francis Street, with more to be found in the satellite town of Oadby. The A6, M1 and M69 are all easily accessible for ultimate convenience.
For primary schools, choose from Overdale and Coleman (Ofsted-rated ‘Good’) and the ‘Outstanding’ St Thomas More Catholic School. Secondaries include Leicester High School for Girls, St Crispin’s Grammar School and the well-rated Crown Hills and Moat Community Colleges. With the university also just on your doorstep, the area leans towards the erudite.
A few minutes away, you’ll find the Carisbrooke and Westernhay Tennis Clubs, Knighton Park and Victoria Park – 78 and 69 acres of open green space with tennis courts and football pitches, with the De Montfort Hall concert venue and Leicester University just on the other side of Victoria Park. Other great places to escape the hubbub of urban life include the university’s botanical gardens, Aylestone Meadows Nature Reserve, and Leicestershire Golf Club.
Just ten minutes by car, Leicester's London Road railway station will deliver you to London St Pancras International within 70 minutes, to Birmingham in 50-58 minutes, and Nottingham within 30. Alternatively, Arriva Midlands operate Sapphire routes 31/31A/31E along the main London Road, with buses up to every 10 minutes into Oadby and the city centre
Come On In…
From a peaceful, leafy avenue, pull onto an in-and-out driveway with plenty of parking. The 1920s-style brick-built, part-rendered exterior features the period’s signature stylistic elements, such as quoins and a full-height bow window with prominent mock-timber gable.
Step through a striking arched doorway trimmed with beautiful stained-glass panes and cast-iron pull-doorbell into a bright hallway illuminated from the entrance and the chandelier-fitting above.
A useful fitted doormat protects the parquet flooring extending beyond a white-panelled turning staircase with wrought-iron decorative detailing. Beneath the stairs, you’ll find a storage cupboard and spacious cloakroom, while a three-piece shower room lies just to the left of the hall.
Relax Together
The first door to your right leads into a front-facing sitting room, where a stunning leaded bow with custom radiator pops against the rich oak laminate flooring, neutral walls and coved ceiling.
Behind, the similarly decorated living room features glazed double sliding doors to the terrace, natural-grain oak wood flooring, and an electric stove with contemporary surround to the chimney breast.
Form & Function
Straight ahead from the hallway is a light and airy modern dining kitchen with mottled floor tiles, glazed double doors and a large window to the garden above the double stainless-steel sink. The dining area has a TV point and space for a table seating up to eight, with a centrally placed light fitting above.
The well-lit, wide galley-style kitchen maximises opportunities for food prep and is fitted with Shaker-style wall and base cabinets with white metro-tiled splashbacks. A double oven with gas hob and overhead extractor comes integrated, with space for a dishwasher and American-style fridge-freezer.
Continue through into a secondary hallway with patterned luxury floor tiles connecting the front and rear of the home into a large utility area. With a fantastic range of storage cupboards, including a worktop with sink and space for laundry appliances, it’s a convenient pit-stop after walking the dog or cleaning up after gardening.
Towards the informal front entrance lies a home office or gym with wood flooring and integrated storage. A window overlooks the front drive so you can keep an eye on imminent arrivals and parcels while you work.
Retreat Upstairs
Soft light from a diamond leaded window bathes the stairway as it rises to a carpeted split-level landing. All the bedrooms have been decorated in fresh neutral tones to complement the wood flooring and pendant light fittings.
Turn right to find the master and second bedroom above the sitting and living rooms, respectively. The king-size principal features a beautiful bow window to match the downstairs and a fantastic array of integrated storage framing a space for the TV unit with built-in shelving – ensuring your private space stays tidy and peaceful.
Meanwhile, bedroom two offers a view over the garden and plenty of room for a freestanding wardrobe, furniture, and shelving .
Adjacent to the master, bedroom five would make a lovely nursery or playroom, with the remaining two doubles on the other side of the stairs. A large airing cupboard with built -in storage also provides space for the home’s network, with cat 6 cabling throughout. A part-tiled modern family bathroom – with separate bath and rainfall shower enclosure, chrome heated towel rail, double vanity basin unit and loo – completes the upstairs.
Al Fresco…
Outside, you’ll discover a charming, private and enclosed garden lined with mature hedgerows, boundary trees, shrubs and flower beds. A generous paved terrace stretches across the back of the property, accessed from the rear door, kitchen, living room, and via a tall wrought-iron side gate connecting to the drive.
The remainder of the sizable garden is laid to lawn and skirted by a low stone wall and natural-tone fencing. Find a second patio with a shed in the left-hand corner, which can also accommodate a seating area to catch the sun as it moves across the sky.
On Your Doorstep
The districts of Stoneygate and nearby Clarendon Park are a hive of activity, from the urban oasis found at the crossroads between Clarendon Park Road and Queens Road to essential amenities scattered all around. The area also boasts a wide variety of fashionable shops and boutiques on Allendale Road and Francis Street, with more to be found in the satellite town of Oadby. The A6, M1 and M69 are all easily accessible for ultimate convenience.
For primary schools, choose from Overdale and Coleman (Ofsted-rated ‘Good’) and the ‘Outstanding’ St Thomas More Catholic School. Secondaries include Leicester High School for Girls, St Crispin’s Grammar School and the well-rated Crown Hills and Moat Community Colleges. With the university also just on your doorstep, the area leans towards the erudite.
A few minutes away, you’ll find the Carisbrooke and Westernhay Tennis Clubs, Knighton Park and Victoria Park – 78 and 69 acres of open green space with tennis courts and football pitches, with the De Montfort Hall concert venue and Leicester University just on the other side of Victoria Park. Other great places to escape the hubbub of urban life include the university’s botanical gardens, Aylestone Meadows Nature Reserve, and Leicestershire Golf Club.
Just ten minutes by car, Leicester's London Road railway station will deliver you to London St Pancras International within 70 minutes, to Birmingham in 50-58 minutes, and Nottingham within 30. Alternatively, Arriva Midlands operate Sapphire routes 31/31A/31E along the main London Road, with buses up to every 10 minutes into Oadby and the city centre
