Property description
Large, detached house providing beautifully appointed family accommodation with good quality fittings, set in a sought-after residential area on the edge of Oakham.The property has been maintained to a very good standard by the present owners and offers spacious, well-proportioned accommodation which features an excellent living kitchen, five large double bedrooms (all with fitted wardrobes), modern en-suite shower room and family bathroom.
DESCRIPTION
Large, detached house providing beautifully appointed family accommodation with good quality fittings, set in a sought-after residential area on the edge of Oakham.
The property has been maintained to a very good standard by the present owners and offers spacious, well-proportioned accommodation which features an excellent living kitchen, five large double bedrooms (all with fitted wardrobes), modern en-suite shower room and family bathroom.
The energy-efficient accommodation benefits from gas-fired central heating and double glazing throughout and can be summarised as follows:
GROUND FLOOR: Entrance Hall, Cloakroom/WC, Lounge with feature fireplace, separate Dining Room, open-plan Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Utility Room;
FIRST FLOOR: gallery-style Landing, generously-proportioned Master Bedroom with refitted en-suite Shower Room, four further Double Bedrooms, Family Bathroom with separate shower cubicle.
OUTSIDE there is a double Garage with driveway providing additional ample off-road parking and an area of lawn to the front and a fully enclosed, west-facing garden with paved patio, lawn and attractive, well-stocked borders to the rear.
ACCOMMODATION
GROUND FLOOR
Porch
Outside light, composite front entrance door with leaded-light glazed inset and glazed side panel leading to:
Entrance Hall
Spacious hallway with radiator and stairs leading to first floor.
Cloakroom/WC
White suite of low-level WC and pedestal hand basin with tiled splashback, radiator.
Lounge (5.26m x 3.61m (17'3" x 11'10"))
Elegant fireplace housing coal-effect gas fire, two radiators, window to front, glazed double doors to Entrance Hall and further set of glazed double doors leading to Dining Room.
Dining Room (3.61m x 3.05m (11'10" x 10'0"))
French doors with glazed side panels leading to rear garden, internal door to Kitchen/Breakfast Room.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room (6.86m max x 5.28m max (22'6" max x 17'4" max))
Excellent open-plan space, a true hub of a modern home, this room features Kitchen Area and Breakfast Room/Living Area as follows:
Kitchen Area
Range of attractive contemporary units incorporating granite-effect work surfaces, inset single drainer stainless steek sink with mixer tap, ample base cupboard and drawer units and matching eye-level wall cupboards.
Integrated appliances comprise fridge-freezer, Bosch dishwasher, eye-level Beko electric double oven, four-ring gas hob with stainless steel splashback and matching extractor above.
Radiator, tiled splashbacks, recessed ceiling spotlights, window to rear, door to Utility.
Breakfast Room Area
Radiator, loft access hatch, triple-aspect windows and French doors giving access to paved patio area and rear garden beyond.
Utility Room (3.20m max x 1.88m max (10'6" max x 6'2" max))
Fitted worktop with tiled splashback, inset single drainer stainless steel sink with mixer tap, base cupboard and under-counter space and plumbing for washing machine, eye-level wall cupboard, wall-mounted Ideal gas central heating boiler, built-in cupboard, internal door to Garage, external door to side.
FIRST FLOOR
Gallery-style Landing
Large built-in airing cupboard with double doors housing water tank, hand rail with open spindles, loft access hatch.
Master Bedroom (4.65m x 4.34m (15'3" x 14'3"))
Range of fitted wardrobes, radiator, window to front, archway with door leading to en-suite Shower Room.
En-suite Shower Room
Contemporary white suite comprising low-level WC, wall-hung vanity unit with rectangular hand basin and shower cubicle. Chrome heated towel rail, fully tiled walls, tiled floor, recessed ceiling spotlights, window to front.
Bedroom Two (4.29m x 3.63m (14'1" x 11'11"))
Fitted wardrobes, radiator, window to front.
Bedroom Three (4.11m x 3.61m (13'6" x 11'10"))
Fitted wardrobe, radiator, window to rear overlooking garden.
Bedroom Four (3.20m x 3.15m (10'6" x 10'4"))
Fitted wardrobes, radiator, window to rear overlooking garden.
Bedroom Five (3.18m max x 3.00m max (10'5" max x 9'10" max))
Fitted wardrobes, radiator, window to rear overlooking garden.
Bathroom
Modern white suite comprising low-level WC, pedestal hand basin, panelled bath with mixer shower attachment and corner shower cubicle. Chrome heated towel rail, fully tiled splashbacks and matching half-tiled walls, tiled floor, window to side.
OUTSIDE
The property is accessed via a double-width driveway which provides off-road parking and gives access to:
Double Garage (5.33m max x 4.95m max (17'6" max x 16'3" max))
Light and power, two manual up-and-over doors.
Front Garden
The open-plan front garden is mainly laid to lawn with adjoining well-stocked border and paved pathway leading to the front door.
Rear Garden
The good-size rear garden is fully enclosed and enjoys westerly aspect. The garden has been arranged to include paved patio area running the width of the rear elevation, lawn and adjoining borders stocked with a wide variety of shrubs, bushes and flowering plants.
On one side of the house a paved pathway provides hard standing for bins and links front and rear garden. On the other side of the house, there is a wooden lean-to currently used for garden storage.
TENURE
Freehold
SERVICES
Mains electricity
Mains water supply
Mains sewerage
Gas central heating
According to https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/
Broadband availability: Standard, Superfast, Ultrafast
Mobile signal availability:
Indoor: EE - voice and data likely; Three and Vodafone - voice and data limited; O2 - voice limited, data - none
Outdoor: EE, Three, Vodafone and O2 - voice and data likely
Results are predictions and not a guarantee.
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.
OAKHAM
Oakham is a lovely market town being the administrative centre for Rutland. It is popular with commuters and is within travelling distance of a number of other centres including Peterborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Melton Mowbray, Grantham, Stamford, Kettering and Corby. In addition, there is a railway station in the town and there are services to Leicester, Birmingham and Peterborough. There are direct train routes to London from Leicester and Peterborough.
Within the town there is a good range of shops which cater for most needs, together with a produce market each Wednesday and Saturday. There is also a good range of other facilities including doctors, dentists, opticians, veterinary surgery etc. In the town there is a good range of Local Authority schools together with the private Oakham School which caters for children of most ages. Preparatory education on a private basis is available at Brooke Priory.
Sporting facilities in the area are many and varied and include cricket, golf, football, tennis, rugby football, bowls together with a number of leisure pursuits which can be enjoyed at Rutland Water which is just to the east of Oakham and these include sailing, windsurfing and fly fishing.
COUNCIL TAX
Band F
Rutland County Council, Oakham 01572-722577
FLOOD RISK
There is no flood risk for this property.
This home is not at risk of flooding from rivers and seas.
INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE ADVICE
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N.B.
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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 - 12.00
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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.
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