High Street East, Uppingham, LE15 9PZ

DESCRIPTION
A rare opportunity to acquire an elegant period townhouse providing spacious five-bedroom accommodation and situated on the edge of Uppingham town centre.

The property is built of local stone with attractive quoins under slate roof and retains to this day many original features.

Requiring general modernisation throughout, the property provides potential to create a stunning family home in a sought-after location.

The well-proportioned interior is arranged over three storeys and can be summarised as follows:

GROUND FLOOR: Entrance Porch, Entrance Hall, Cellar, refitted Shower Room, Sitting Room with fireplace, Living Room with fireplace, Rear Hall, Dining Kitchen, Utility Room, Rear Hall, useful Cellar;

FIRST FLOOR: large Bedroom with feature fireplace and en-suite Bathroom, further Bedroom;

SECOND FLOOR: three further Bedrooms, refitted Shower Room.

OUTSIDE there is a walled garden to the rear which includes an off-road parking spaces (accessed off Adderley Street).

ACCOMMODATION

GROUND FLOOR

Entrance Porch
Solid wooden front door with portico-style pillars and transom above, exposed pine floor, deep skirting board, dado rail, glazed internal door with transom above giving access to Entrance Hall.

Entrance Hall
Feature archway, radiator, exposed pine floor, elegant return staircase with beautiful handrail and open spindles, deep skirting board, dado rail, recessed ceiling spotlights, brick stairs leading down to Cellar.

Cellar (2.34m x 3.63m + 2.82m x 3.86m (7'8" x 11'11" + 9'3)
The Cellar is sub-divided into two rooms and has light and power, as well as brick floor.

Shower Room (2.39m x 1.80m (7'10" x 5'11"))
Refitted with contemporary white suite comprising low-level WC, rectangular vanity hand basin and large shower cubicle with slimline tray and twin showerheads. Fully tiled walls, tiled floor, heated towel rail, extractor fan, obscure glazed window to side.

Sitting Room (4.17m x 4.70m + bay (13'8" x 15'5" + bay))
Well-proportioned reception room featuring large marble fireplace housing cast-iron-style grate with living-flame coal-effect gas fire set on slate hearth, bespoke built-in alcove bookcase with storage cupboards beneath, two radiators, deep skirting board, dado rail and bay window with original sashes looking out onto High Street East.

Living Room (4.55m x 3.76m (14'11" x 12'4"))
Another good-size reception room with open fire set in cast-iron grate with timber surround and raised tiled hearth, two radiators, exposed pine floor, deep skirting board and original sash window overlooking rear garden (currently overgrown).

Rear Hall
Dado rail, attractive tiled floor, door to Cellar, door to Dining Kitchen.

Dining Kitchen (5.66m x 2.90m (18'7" x 9'6"))
Range of fitted units incorporating wood-effect work surfaces with tiled splashbacks, inset 1.5-bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit, base cupboard and drawer units, matching eye-level wall cupboards and glass-fronted display cabinet. Built-in appliances comprise electric CREDA oven and LAMONA ceramic hob.

Electric storage radiator, conventional radiator, built-in cupboard housing gas central heating boiler, two windows overlooking rear garden, external part-glazed door.

Utility Room (2.82m x 1.65m (9'3" x 5'5"))
Fitted wood-effect worktop with inset single drainer stainless steel sink and cupboard beneath, plumbing for washing machine, tiled floor, window overlooking rear garden, external side door.

FIRST FLOOR

Half-Landing
Feature full-height window.

Landing
Radiator, staircase with open spindles and beautiful handrail leading to second foor.

Bedroom One (5.44m x 4.72m (17'10" x 15'6"))
Generously proportioned bedroom featuring marble fireplace housing original cast-iron grate, range of wardrobes with hanger rails and shelves, two radiators, two windows with original sashes overlooking High Street East.

En-suite Bathroom (1.88m x 1.88m (6'2" x 6'2"))
Coloured suite comprising low-level WC, bidet, pedestal hand basin and panelled bath with mixer tap and handheld shower. Half-tiled walls, extractor fan.

Bedroom Two (3.76m x 2.54m + 2.11m x 1.45m entrance recess (12')
Radiator, sash window to rear.

SECOND FLOOR

Landing
Built-in wardrobe with hanger rail, built-in store cupboard with fitted shelving, radiator.

Bedroom Three (3.58m x 4.75m (11'9" x 15'7"))
Radiator, sash window to front.

Bedroom Four (3.25m x 3.81m (10'8" x 12'6"))
Built-in cupboard housing large modern hot water cylinder, radiator, sash window to rear.

Bedroom Five (3.25m x 1.80m (10'8" x 5'11" ))
Radiator, exposed timber floor, sash window to front.

Shower Room (2.72m x 1.17m (8'11" x 3'10"))
Refitted with contemporary white suite comprising low-level WC, pedestal hand basin with tiled splashback and double shower cubicle with tiled surround and twin showerheads. Heated towel rail, recessed ceiling spotlights, extractor fan.

OUTSIDE

Rear Garden
Bounded by high walling, the rear garden includes an off-road parking space (accessed from Adderley Street). The remainder of the garden has been largely hard-landscaped for ease of maintenance with block-paved seating areas flanked by herbaceous borders (currently overgrown).

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.

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.

COUNCIL TAX
Band F
Rutland County Council, Oakham 01572-722577

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 - 12.00

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.

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