5 bedroom house for sale

An impressive family home and former Victorian Hunting Lodge within the sought after market town of Uppingham with planning permission, annexe potential, parking and garaging.

Description

Knoll House is an impressive family home and former Victorian Hunting Lodge within the sought after market town of Uppingham. With a prominent hill top position surrounded by woodland, the property was constructed with mellow stone and Collyweston slate.

Offering significant accommodation over three floors with over 3550 square feet, with cellars and attics, the home features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two receptions rooms, study, and gym/garden room in addition to the Kitchen and separate utility room set within fabulous gardens. The separate garage offers further accommodation above, with the recent addition of a four-bay carport.

The unlisted property now benefits from enacted planning permission to reconfigure, extend the house, and raise the roof of the existing garage for further accommodation. Designed by locally renowned architect Simon Harris of Harris McCormack Architects, full plans and details can be found on the Rutland County Council planning portal under planning reference 2022/1235/FUL.

Internally the home elegantly designed to entertain, with large reception rooms and panoramic views overlooking the garden and surrounding tree canopy. Steeped in history, the home retains beautiful Victorian features including high ceilings, intricate cornicing, parquet flooring, wooden panelling, and numerous fireplaces.

Entering through the large double oak front doors into the entrance hall you are lead past the utility room and downstairs WC, into the beautifully panelled dining room with feature fireplace, with vestibule that entices one out onto the south terrace. The parquet flooring and ornate cornicing within this room, continues through to the large drawing room with its large bay window and central fireplace. Double doors that lead through to a boot room with another set of set doors leading out to the parking area and car port.

The large dining kitchen is light and bright and equipped with plenty of storage and work surface. Integrated appliances comprise dishwasher and fridge. There is rangemaster five-ring stove and space for American-style fridge-freezer. A back staircase leads to the plant room and cellar where there is plenty of room for storage and a wine cellar.

Ascending the impressive original wooden staircase with feature picture window the central corridor leads through to four of the five bedrooms on the first floor. Each with its own feature fireplace the character and charm of this property continues. The principal bedroom served by a shower en suite, has an interconnecting door into bedroom four which is useful should there be a desire for a dressing room or nursery. Bedroom three also has a shower en suite with the other bedrooms served by the well-appointed family bathroom with its own feature fireplace. The double aspect study with fitted cabinetry completes the accommodation on this floor.

Bedroom five can be found on the second floor, with sitting room/ landing, the bedroom has in- built storage and leads through to a large loft storage room, which could be considered for further accommodation. There is much more loft space which could be considered, subject to planning.

The garden room/gym beneath the house provides further accommodation and is integrated within the property in the aforementioned planning application.

The beautifully landscaped south facing garden offers a multitude of different spaces over tiered levels all whilst enjoying tree top views. The south terrace offers a beautiful vantage point with covered seating area below which provided a sheltered spot to spill onto the lawn. Mature trees and shrubs complimented by the sumptuously planted beds of perennials, envelope further entertaining areas.
The main entrance to the property is approached via a private road, which leads to the large gravel driveway and recently constructed contemporary four bay carport. A separate parking space and double garage are accessed via the lower private road, with electric doors, workshop area. An internal staircase leads to a large games room with access to the garden with annexe potential.

Location

Knoll House is located 0.6 miles from the central hub of Uppingham. A jewel of a market town, situated in the southern part of Rutland with a good range of shops and restaurants as well as numerous services including doctors’ surgery, opticians, chemist, library, dentist.

Schooling in Uppingham is available in both the private and state sector with primary level schooling at both Uppingham C of E Primary and Leighfield Primary schools. Secondary education is on offer from Uppingham Community College and the renowned Uppingham Public School.

Well positioned for commuters, Uppingham is located near to a number of centres, including Leicester (23 miles), Peterborough (22 miles), Oakham (6 miles), Stamford (13 miles), Kettering (15 miles), Corby (9 miles) and Market Harborough (14 miles). With a mainline station, Corby is closest with frequent services to London St Pancras (1 hour) and the north. The A14 A1/M1 link, approximately ten miles away between Kettering and Corby and there one can access the motorway system of England.

There are many and varied leisure activities in the area, with 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. In addition, there are many sports throughout Uppingham and Rutland catering for most needs.

Square Footage: 3,553 sq ft



Additional Info

Fixture & Fittings: Only those mentioned in these sale particulars are included in the sale. All others such as curtains, light fittings and garden ornaments are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.