5 bedroom detached house for sale

An elegant and imposing, period family home boasting stylish, versatile accommodation over three floors extending to almost 3,000 square feet including a stunning open plan living dining kitchen and five bedrooms including a superb master suite.

Location - The charming, rural village of Belton is in the heart of the Leicestershire countryside and provides a village hall, well-regarded public house with restaurant, GP surgery and Junior school. A wider range of amenities are available within the nearby towns of Shepshed, Loughborough and Ashby de la Zouch. The village offers strong commuter links to Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Birmingham.

Accommodation - A stone storm porch and wooden front door lead into a large entrance hall with stone tiled flooring housing the stairs to the first floor with a door beneath providing access to the cellar and a bespoke, glazed arched door to the kitchen. The sitting room has a dual aspect by virtue of windows to the front and side, an exposed (painted) ceiling beam and a feature stone fireplace with an open fire, brick tiled back and stone hearth. The dining room has a window to the side, stone tiled flooring, an exposed (painted) ceiling beam and a magnificent feature brick Inglenook fireplace with an open fire, brick tiled back, slate hearth and built-in storage to the chimneybreast recess.

The spacious open-plan living dining kitchen has a window and door to the side elevation and boasts an excellent range of eye and base level units and drawers, ample granite preparation surfaces, an undermounted sink with mixer tap and window above, a central island unit with granite top houses the induction hob and provides breakfast bar space. Integrated appliances include a fridge, freezer, dishwasher, combi oven and grill. Exposed (painted) ceiling beams and stone tiled flooring continue through to a family room, flooded with natural light by virtue of a square walk-in bay window with fitted shutters and French doors leading onto the courtyard garden. A utility room with a glazed lantern roof and an oak door to the rear has tiled flooring and a range of eye and base level units with granite worktops and a Belfast sink providing space and plumbing for an automatic washing machine, further white appliance space and access to a useful ground floor cloakroom with a two piece suite.

To the first floor, a large landing with a window to the side gives access to three bedrooms, two doubles with windows (and shutters) to the front and exposed (painted) ceiling beams, one with built-in wardrobes and one with a double glazed window to the rear, having the added benefit of potentially creating en-suite shower room (we understand all plumbing is in place). The luxury family bathroom enjoys a feature vaulted ceiling with an exposed beam, two opaque glazed windows and offers a white four piece comprising a freestanding rolltop bath on claw feet with central taps and shower attachment, a close-coupled WC, pedestal wash hand basin and a large, tiled and glazed shower enclosure, parquet style wood effect flooring and a ladder style radiator. A separate cloakroom with a Velux window provides a vanity wash hand basin and WC.

To the second floor, a large landing with a window to the side gives access to the magnificent master bedroom suite comprising a spacious bedroom with windows to the front with fitted shutters, a walk-in dressing room with a bank of built-in wardrobes along one wall, a contemporary radiator and a access to an en-suite shower room providing an open "wet room" style stone tiled shower area with drench shower head, a wash hand basin with storage beneath and a WC, tiled flooring, LED lighting and a skylight window providing natural light. the accommodation is completed by a fifth, generously proportioned bedroom with a window to the side elevation.

Outside - The property is set back from the road by a small forecourt with wrought iron railings and a personal gate to the front door. Double gates provide vehicular access into the enclosed, paved courtyard providing outdoor entertaining space and secure off street parking leading in turn to the double garage and brick and uPVC constructed conservatory with stone tiled flooring, exposed (painted) ceiling beams, built-in storage, windows and French doors.

Tenure & Council Tax - Tenure: Freehold
Local Authority : North West Leicestershire District Council
Tax Band: G