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5 bedroom detached house for sale

Anstey Lane, Thurcaston, Leicester
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Detached house
5 beds
2 baths
1.58 acre(s)
Added > 14 days

Key information

TenureFreehold
Council taxBand H
BroadbandSuper-fast 80Mbps *
Mobile signal
EEO2ThreeVodafone

Features and description

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Individually Styled 1878 Built Five Double Bedroomed Character Detached Residence
  • In Need of General Modernisation & Improvement
  • Retaining Many Original Character Features
  • Sitting Room, Lounge, Morning Room/Dining Room
  • Home/Office
  • Downstairs Bathroom & Separate WC
  • First Floor Bathroom & Separate WC
  • Gardens Extend to 1.58 Acres
  • Energy Rating F
  • Council Tax Band H
A character 1878 built individually styled, five double bedroomed detached residence situated on an extensive plot extending to 1.58 acres with views to the rear to Bradgate Park. In need of general modernisation and improvement, a rare opportunity to acquire substantial detached residence in this highly sought after location retaining many original character features. The property comprises a storm porch into main reception hallway, downstairs cloakroom and WC, sitting room, lounge, garden room, morning room/dining room, fitted kitchen with built in Aga, downstairs bathroom, rear lobby and home office. On the first floor are five double bedrooms, bathroom and separate WC. Outside the property is well set back from Anstey Lane to the left hand side of the church via a long driveway leading to numerous car standing, double garage, store and open car port. The gardens envelop the property to both sides with further brick built store, cellar under the kitchen, lawns with stocked perennial borders and mature trees, kitchen garden, open air swimming pool with patio areas and summer house in need of general upgrading, boiler house and further lean-to brick built garden room and greenhouse. What3words: ///drops.cycles.over

Rooms

Storm Porch
With glazed panels and French glazed door, original arch solid oak door giving access then into:

Reception Hallway
With herringbone patterned oak flooring, two radiators, stairs rising to the first floor, plate shelf and mock beamed ceilings.

Downstairs Cloakroom
With vanity wash hand basin, low level WC, feature obscure glass leaded light original window to side, double radiator and recessed storage cupboard understairs.

Sitting Room
With side box bay window and matching window to the front, hardwood surround feature fireplace with inset tiled open fire, double radiator, picture rail and coving.

Lounge
With box bay window to the rear enjoying views to Bradgate Park, windows to either side, feature surround pine fireplace with inset fire on marble hearth, coved ceilings, wall lights, feature arch multi-pane window through to the entrance hallway with display shelving. Double doors into:

Garden Room
With double French doors to the gardens, brick base and five opening windows with glass ceiling, combined light and ceiling fan.

Morning Room/Dining Room
Windows to the rear, double fronted original storage cupboard, window to the front, further double fronted storage cupboards, open display shelving, pantry store/cellar with shelving, Worcester gas fired boiler, electric light and coat hanging facility.

Inner Hall
With further return staircase to the first floor landing.

Bathroom
Having a three piece suite comprising panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, obscure glass window to the front, shaver point, separate shower cubicle, latch cottage style door, radiator and wall mounted electric heater.

Dining Kitchen
With a range of base cupboards and drawers, matching eye level units over, two bowl polycarbonate sink, tiled worktops, built-in four ring gas hob, Aga with extractor hood over, double oven to the side, dishwasher, plumbing for washing machine, further triple fronted storage cupboards, larder fridge, picture window to the front, window to the rear, spotlighting, recessed pantry store with light and shelving. Door through to:

Rear Lobby
With stairs to first floor landing.

Downstairs Home Office
With windows to the rear and side and strip lighting.

First Floor Landing
Feature leaded light window to the rear and window to the front, recessed airing cupboard with hot water tank and pine slat storage.

Bedroom One
With windows to the side and front, radiator, vanity wash hand basin.

Bedroom Two
With feature window enjoying views to Bradgate Park and the grounds. Floor to ceiling built-in wardrobes, vanity wash hand basin with tiled splashbacks, bay window to the rear with a window seat.

Bedroom Three
Windows to the front, rear and side, vanity wash hand basin and radiator.

Bedroom Four
With windows to the front, vanity wash hand basin, recessed walk-in wardrobe with shelving and window to the front.

Bedroom Five
With windows to the side and built-in book shelving.

Bathroom
With panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin, combined radiator and towel rail, window to the front, strip lighting and shaver point.

Separate WC
With low level WC, vanity wash hand basin and two leaded light obscure original windows to the side.

Outside
The property is accessed via a long driveway to the left hand side of the church with tarmacadam driveway and tree lined entrance leading into a sweeping driveway providing car standing for numerous cars. There is a double garage with inspection pit, two up and over doors with windows to either side, power and lighting. The gardens envelop the property to the sides and rear. The plot extends in total to 1.58 acres. There is a separate brick built general store (originally an air raid shelter) and an open front car port. The gardens are mature with hedgerows and conifers on boundaries, tiered lawns and an original tennis court lawn. There is an outside store with sink and drainer with wall cupboards, two gardens sheds, outside fuel store and access to a cellar which is under the main kitchen. There are further extensive side gardens with 12 solar panels, green house, a swimming pool in the top left hand corner with surrounding patio areas and a double fronted summer (truncated)

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Bentons - Melton Mowbray
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Established over 45 years ago in Melton Mowbray by Alastair Benton, who initially set about to provide professional advice to local farmers and landowners. Over the years Bentons has grown to be one of the largest and leading estate agency and professional practices covering the East Midlands. As an independent and multidisciplined firm, we can provide an increasingly rare offering with our ability to advise clients on a diverse range of property related matters. Our offering includes residential sales and lettings, property management, agriculture and farms, commercial sales and lettings and RICS professional valuations.  We are fiercely proud to be independent and have our roots established as a family firm with traditional service values, yet at the same time offering market leading advice, practices and cutting-edge marketing. We are very much a people business and we have built our success on our personal one-to-one service, with your interests at the heart of all our advice and recommendations. Our award-winning team is comprised of over 30 professionals and highly experienced agents who really care about providing you with the best advice and ensuring your experience with us is as great as possible. Many of the team have professionally recognised qualifications to give you complete peace of mind.
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