5 bedroom detached house for sale

£469,500

Guilford Road, Stoneygate, Leicester LE2

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Property features

  • Gas Central Heating, Part Double Glazing
  • Entrance Porch, Reception Hallway, WC
  • Sitting Room/Formal Dining Room, Family Room
  • Garden Room/Third Reception Room
  • Open Plan Dining Kitchen in excess of 18ft, Spacious Utility Room
  • First Floor Landing having Five Bedrooms, Fitted Family Bathroom
  • Traditional Style Front Garden with Off Road Parking, Garage
  • Delightful Deep and Well Established Rear Garden

Property description

A delightful and attractive individual family detached home located on the popular Guilford Road in the fashionable and highly regarded leafy suburb of Stoneygate. The property is well located for renowned private and public schooling and Leicester University, with everyday amenities available in nearby Oadby and Wigston, or closer to hand in both Stoneygate and neighbouring Clarendon Park. The property has undergone recent improvements and is well presented, boasting a wealth of original features and character. The accommodation is spacious and versatile and including an impressive entrance hall with Parquet flooring, two generously proportioned reception rooms, 18ft open plan dining kitchen, five spacious bedrooms. The property sits on a superb plot with a feature well established rear garden. Internal viewing is highly recommended to appreciate this delightful and individual home.

GCH, part D/G, entrance porch, reception hallway, WC, sitting room/formal dining room, family room, garden room/third reception room, open plan dining kitchen in excess of 18ft, spacious utility room, first floor landing having five bedrooms, fitted family bathroom, traditional style front garden with off road parking, garage, delightful deep and well established rear garden.

Entrance Porch
Approached via an oak door, window to the side elevation, tiled floor.

Reception Hallway 0’0” x 0’
This impressive and inviting reception hallway benefits from exposed oak Parquet flooring, picture rails, radiator, stairs leading to first floor.


WC


With window to the front elevation, wash-hand basin, low-level WC, part tiled walls.

Sitting Room/Dining Room 18’10” x 12’3” measurement includes recess and bay window
With secondary double glazed leaded bay window to the front elevation and further window to the side, this spacious room comprises: Chimneybreast with open fire which has a marble inset and hearth with oak wooden fire surround, ornate ceiling coving, radiators.

Family Room 18’ x 14’2”
With windows and twin doors leading to garden room, chimneybreast with open fire, marble inset and hearth, oak wooden fire surround, ceiling coving, exposed ceiling beams, radiators.

Garden Room/Third Reception Room 16’7” x 9’8”
This traditional style attractive garden room offers a number of usages and is part brick and double glazed with twin doors leading to rear garden.

Open Plan Dining Kitchen 18’8” narrowing to11’2” x 13’ narrowing to 9’2”
With secondary double glazed window to the rear elevation, further secondary double glazed and double glazed window to the side, kitchen comprises: Double sink and drainer, a comprehensive range of wall and base units with work surfaces over, fitted gas hob with double oven and grill, part tiled walls, plumbing for dishwasher.

Utility Room 11’3” narrowing at various points to 6’2”x 9’7” narrowing at various points to 2’7”
With double glazed window and door to the side elevation, built-in airing cupboard and storage cupboard, plumbing for washing machine.

First Floor Landing
An attractive and spacious first floor landing approached via a half landing with secondary double glazed window to the side elevation, first floor landing has picture rails and radiator.

Bedroom One 16’ x 14’4” measurement up to wardrobes
With secondary double glazed window to the rear elevation, built-in wardrobes, picture rails, radiator.

Bedroom Two 17’10” x 12’4” measurement up to wardrobes and into bay window
With secondary double glazed bay window to the front elevation, built-in wardrobes, picture rails, radiator.

Bedroom Three 12’9” x 12’6” narrowing to 9’3”
With secondary double glazed leaded window to the front elevation, radiator.

Bedroom Four 13’ x 11’9”
With secondary double glazed window to the rear elevation, picture rails, radiator.

Bedroom Five 10’10” x 9’ measurement includes wardrobes
With secondary double glazed leaded window to the front elevation, built-in wardrobes, picture rails, radiator.

Family Bathroom 10’ x 9’ measurement into maximum points
With secondary double glazed leaded window to the side elevation, bathroom comprises: Twin vanity wash-hand basins with vanity cupboards, low-level WC, paneled bath with shower and glass shower screen, bidet, tiled floor and walls, chrome heated towel rail/radiator.

Front Garden
An attractive traditional style front garden with York stone paved pathway, shrubs, flowerbeds and off-road parking.

Garage 18’ measurement includes recess, narrowing to 15’3” x 8’
With double doors to the front elevation and window to the side, offering potential for conversion to further living accommodation if required, subject to necessary regulations.

Rear Garden
A particular feature of this property is the superb deep and well established rear garden briefly comprising: York stone paved terrace, lawn, mature shrubs and mature trees including Magnolias, paved pathway, walled raised flowerbeds, further lawned area with mature trees, shrubs including Rhododendrons, garden store, paved gated access to the front of the property.

Valuations: If you are considering selling we would be happy to advise you on the value of your own property together with marketing advice with no obligation.

Directions
The property can be approached by leaving our Queens Road office heading away from Victoria Park, passing over the traffic lights with Clarendon Park Road keeping on Queens Road, at the top of Queens Road turning left at the traffic lights onto Knighton Road, proceeding along Knighton Road passing over the junction with the main London Road, which continues onto Stoughton Road, turning right onto Guilford Road, proceeding along Guilford Road where the property can be found on the right hand side identified by our ‘For Sale’ board.

Viewing: Strictly through Knightsbridge Estate Agents & Valuers. Tel .


Important note


To comply with the property misdescriptions act we must inform all prospective purchasers that the measurements are taken by an electronic tape and are provided as A guide only and they should not be used as accurate measurements.
We have not tested any mains services, gas or electric appliances or fixtures and fittings mentioned in these details, therefore, prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves before committing to purchase.
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Avg. asking price in LE2: £216,230
No. of properties for sale in LE2: 784
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Property type Avg. current value Avg. £ per sq ft. Avg. # beds Avg. £ paid (last 12m)
Detached £303,828 £194 3.9 £284,718
Semi-detached £163,214 £177 3.2 £161,893
Terraced £126,628 £154 2.8 £128,202
Flats £114,980 £172 1.8 £118,041

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Hamble Road 44.4%
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Lyndon Drive 38.5%

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