House For Sale £500,000
KEY FEATURES: -
• Attractive established, individual detached home.
• Substantially remodelled and improved to provide well-appointed accommodation for the discerning homebuyer.
• Excellent village location convenient for major road and rail links and within sought- after school catchments.
• Outstanding open plan living space with unique fireplace, log burner and beautifully crafted kitchen.
• Three comfortable double bedrooms.
• Entrance area with guest cloakroom.
• Delightful gardens and countryside views.
• Large garage/workshop.
• Extensive additional parking.
Ground Floor
A hardwood panelled front door provides access to the welcoming lobby area with solid oak floor and staircase with glass balustrade leading to the first floor. The guest cloakroom has a white suite, tiled floor and radiator/towel rail.
The majority of the ground floor is devoted to wonderful open-plan modern living, extending to around 28 ft. x 24 ft. overall with fabulous entertaining space created by the sitting room, dining and kitchen areas featuring solid oak flooring throughout with underfloor heating, fireplace recess with polished granite hearth incorporating a wood burning clear view stove and natural oak mantle, recessed ceiling downlighters and extensive glazing, with two sets of French doors opening onto the rear garden.
The finely crafted bespoke kitchen area provides an array of quality painted cabinets with green slate counters and inset drainer, breakfast bar and upstands and is comprehensively fitted with under counter sink, oven, ceramic hob with extractor over, fridge and freezer. There is also a deep under stairs storage cupboard. The adjacent utility area has been fitted to compliment the kitchen and is a practical addition with full-width countertop, inset sink and drainer, fitted cabinets including pull-out larder and boot store, appliance space and door leading out to the side garden.
First Floor
The part-galleried landing with glass balustrade has a window to the front providing plenty of light. There are three bedrooms, with both the principle and second bedrooms being excellent doubles overlooking the rear garden and countryside beyond. Bedroom three includes a wardrobe recess and is currently being used as a home office.
The bathroom has been fully remodelled and refitted with a white suite comprising an oversize double-ended bathtub with independent ‘Monsoon’ and hand shower over with tiled surround and folding glazed screen, pedestal washbasin and WC. Tiled floor, recessed ceiling downlighters and radiator/towel rail.
Outside
The property is set back from the tree-lined avenue with a neat frontage offering a variety of shrubs and trelliswork with climbing plants. The extensive gravelled drive provides ample parking for several vehicles, motorhome, boat etc. and access to the garage.
A blue and green slate pathway leads across the front and side of the property with pergola, shrub borders, garden shed and wood store. The rear garden backs onto open fields and enjoys uninterrupted views of the countryside beyond. It is delightfully landscaped and offers a full-width slate patio, raised lawn with retaining sleepers area, shaped lawn with attractive beds and borders, raised double-depth vegetable planters and second suntrap patio bounded by limestone wall. There are external power points and a cold-water supply.
Garage
3.75m x 3.00m (12’ 4” x 9’ 10”).
Up and over door, light and power, personal door. The garage is currently divided to offer a workshop/store and separate utility area with light and power and plumbing for washing machine. The mezzanine floor above provides ample additional storage with lighting.
Agents Notes
Oil-fired central heating with external boiler.
Planning Permission has been granted for a two-storey extension to the rear. HDC planning reference: 1400912FUL
Council Tax Band C (£1,916.23 - 2023/2024).
Drainage to Septic Tank.
town-and-country
The Village
The picturesque village of Leighton Bromswold is situated just 1 mile north of the newly upgraded A14 and boasts an award for the ‘Best Kept Village’, as well as a local public house; the village falls into Brington and Hinchingbrooke catchment areas. The A1 is about 7.2 miles southeast giving excellent dual carriageway access both north and south and to the newly upgraded A14 and M11. Main line service to Kings Cross is available at Huntingdon (approx. 11.5 miles) and St Neots (approx. 15 miles). Cambridge is about 27 miles away via the A14. The airports of Stansted and Luton can be reached in approx. one hour. Nearby Kimbolton boasts one of the area's leading private schools, along with the well-regarded Kimbolton Primary Academy, a wide variety of shops, pub, eateries, doctor's and dentist surgery and pharmacy with post office.
