This exceptional and substantially extended five bedroom detached family home occupies a fantastic plot within a sought after residential area within walking distance of Knighton Park. The extensions to both side and rear accommodate two additional bedrooms on the first floor and on the ground floor the main lounge and kitchen have been enlarged and a ground floor shower room added. The conversion of the original garage has also created a separate utility room and a versatile study/office room that could be used as a sixth ground floor bedroom. These modifications will appeal not only to larger families but those who are looking for options to house extended family, older relatives or those who have family members who require day-to-day care and support. As well as the extensions the home is beautifully presented throughout have been significantly improved by the current owners. Well placed for a plethora of local amenities, the property is close to supermarkets, smaller shops and services, a variety of eateries as well as leisure and medical facilities. Commuters will enjoy excellent road links into the city of Leicester and for those who work regularly from home, the office, smaller bedrooms and a bespoke cabin outbuilding offer several options for potential work spaces.
Access to the home is via a composite front door that opens to a welcoming entrance hall with stairs rising to the first floor landing with two useful under stairs storage/cloakroom cupboards. Doors off the entrance hall open to the dining room, lounge, kitchen diner and study.
The dining room is a well proportioned room and filled with plenty of natural light thanks to a large bay window to the front elevation. The room will comfortably fit a large table and chairs and further evidence of the room's healthy dimensions is the fact the owners have an upright piano against of the walls. The main focal point of the room is a stunning stone feature fireplace. Pocket internal sliding doors open form the dining room into the extended lounge.
The lounge is a stunning reception space with set of sliding patio doors that open to the garden. Again, the main focal point is another wonderful feature fireplace. The lounge can house an extensive range of living room and display furniture and, with the sliding doors open, the dining room and lounge can comfortably accommodate large gatherings of family and friends.
The kitchen has also been extended to create a kitchen diner with room for a breakfast table and chairs and with a further set of patio doors that lead out into the garden. The kitchen has an extensive and eye-catching range of base and wall mounted fitted units with high quality work surfaces and a one and a half bowl porcelain sink and drainer. There is space for a range cooker with extractor hood over and integral appliances include and under counter fridge and dishwasher.
Off the kitchen is a separate utility room with further useful storage units and space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. A door from the utility room leads into a ground floor shower room. The shower room has a large walk-in shower with fixed screen, low flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin.
The final room on the ground floor is highly versatile with the current owners choosing to use the space for exercise equipment. However, many buyers will use this room either as a study/office space or a ground floor bedroom which can be serviced by the shower room. Other uses could be a play room for youngsters or a games room for older children.
To the first floor, there are two double bedrooms and a box room in the original part of the house with the extension creating a further two bedrooms making five in total. The principal bedroom is the largest of the five and benefits from the bay window to the front. There is ample room for a super king size bed and a range of freestanding wardrobes and drawers. The second bedroom is also a double and could easily be used as the home's main bedroom if preferred. It enjoys views over the fabulous rear garden. The original box room is now the smallest of the five but can still accommodate a triple bunk bed. Bedroom three, within the extension, provides a guest bedroom and bedroom four is set up as an office space and again overlooks the garden. Depending on how many of these bedrooms are required on a regular basis they again offer the flexibility to be used as dressing rooms, work spaces or hobby rooms if needed.
The first floor bedrooms share a family bathroom comprising of a bath with mains shower over, low flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin. Another thoughtful addition is the creation of a separate WC and wash hand basin situated between bedrooms three and four in the extended part of the first floor, avoiding queues and bathroom bottlenecks on busy school mornings.
To the front of the property a pressed concrete driveway provides ample off-road parking with a planted border adding colour and structure and resulting in a very tidy kerb appeal.
At the rear of the property is arguably the home's most outstanding feature which is a quite remarkable back garden. The garden is an amazing size and impressively maintained. The garden provides a superb space for adults to relax and entertain friends but is also a children's delight. The is a paved patio seating area and a lawn that is bisected by a path running up the garden and interspersed with the occasional tree that gives the garden height and structure. About halfway up the garden is a bespoke, fully insulated cabin/summerhouse with both light and power. The current owners use this space for one of their hobbies, but it would make a wonderful garden office which would avoid compromising any of the rooms inside the home. At the back of the garden is a useful storage shed and a play area for children. If the space and presentation inside the home is magnificent the garden is jaw-dropping.
This is a truly wonderful family home that has been much loved and cared for. It will tick so many boxes for buyers looking for a sizeable and versatile home. Internal viewing is essential to truly appreciate all it has it offer.
