7 bed detached house for sale

Ratcliffe Road, Leicester, Leicestershire LE2

A rare visitor to the market, this delightful detached family home with a strong arts and craft influence nestling on about 0.61 aces in the sought after Stoneygate area.

Description
A magnificent Grade II* Victorian residence built in 1892 with a strong arts and crafts influence boasting a generous 6,058 sq ft of living accommodation.

Inglewood is mentioned in Nikolaus Pevsner’s The Buildings of England and was noted as "Altogether superior, (is) Inglewood (no 32) which Ernest Gimson designed"

The various owners of Inglewood since 1892 have made a number of changes to the house. Most notable has been the addition of the two-storey bay on the south façade. Changes have also been made to some of the windows.

Inglewood is a rare visitor to the market, only five families and twenty two family members have lived here since 1892. Over the past twenty four years, the current owners have completely restored Inglewood. This has particularly included rescuing the coach house which had been in imminent danger of falling down and has been completely renovated and brought back to life to now offer an independent two bedroom detached annexe, ideal for an extended family / dependent relative or maybe a teenager.

Ground floor - Front entrance door opening through to:

Entrance vestibule, radiator tiled flooring and access leading through to the reception hall and downstairs cloakroom.

Downstairs cloaks, low level WC, vanity unit incorporating wash hand basin, window to the front elevation, radiator and tiled flooring.

Reception hall, a unique mix of stone flagstone flooring with a herringbone tiled inset, panelled walls, window to the front elevation, a generous wide dog leg staircase to the first floor with a useful under stair storage cupboard.

Drawing room/ dining room, a dual aspect room with sash windows to both the front and rear elevations, wooden flooring, panelled walls, two cast-iron radiators, stone fireplace surround with inset multi-fuel burner and feature plaster cornice.

Sitting room, sash window to the rear elevation, feature fireplace surround with inset log burner, two radiators and door giving access to rear lobby.

Breakfast room, quarry tiled floor, radiator, window to the side elevation, original built in floor to ceiling cupboards.

Kitchen, base and wall units with granite works surfaces incorporating stainless steel sink unit, quarry tiled floor, electric double oven, integrated dishwasher and fridge. Gas fired Aga, windows to the side and rear elevations and door to the side..

Rear hallway, quarry tiled floor, door to the front elevation, second staircase (old servants staircase) to the first floor and doors leading off to:

Utility room, base unit incorporating stainless steel sink unit, plumbing for washer, two gas boilers, quarry tiled floor and window to the side elevation.

Pantry, quarry tiled floor, barrel-vaulted ceiling, window to the front and access to wine store.

First floor - Landing, window to the front elevation, stairs to the second floor and doors leading off to:

Principal bedroom, sash bay window to the rear elevation, feature fireplace surround with cast iron inset, radiator and picture rail.

Inner lobby giving access to the bathroom. Freestanding bath, pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, window to the elevation, radiator, cast iron hexagonal shaped fireplace and wood strip flooring.

Bedroom three, square bay window to the side elevation, radiator, cast iron hexagonal shaped fireplace.

Bedroom two /2nd sitting room, two radiators, sash windows to the side and rear elevations, cast iron fireplace and picture rail.

Shower room, low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, double width shower cubicle, towel radiator, wood strip floor and window to the front.

Second floor - Landing, high-level window to the front elevation, access to the roof void and doors leading off to:

Bedroom five/games room, a generous room with window to the side elevation, radiator, vaulted ceiling, fireplace surround with cast iron inset.

Bedroom four, window to the side elevation, radiator, feature fireplace surround with cast iron inset, useful eaves storage cupboards. En suite bathroom, freestanding bath, pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, window to the rear, radiator, fireplace surround and wood strip flooring.

Two further bedrooms complete the living accommodation to the second floor.

The Coach House

Side entrance door giving access to the reception hall, radiator, stairs to the first floor and doors leading off to:

Bedroom two, two windows to the side elevation, radiator, built-in wardrobes and en suite shower room.

Utility room, base and wall units, stainless steel sink unit, gas boiler, plumbing for washer and radiator.

Access given to the garage / workshop. Double doors, power and light, currently used as a workshop.

First floor- landing, window to the side elevation, old hayloft door to the side elevation and doors leading off to:

Dining kitchen, base units incorporating stainless steel sink unit, four ring ceramic hob, electric double oven, vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers, two skylights, wooden flooring and radiator.

Living room, window to the rear elevation, radiator, vaulted ceiling with inset skylight and wooden flooring.

Bedroom one, window to the front elevation, vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers, radiator, fireplace surround with cast iron inset and built-in wardrobes. Separate bathroom.

Outside

To the front, in and out stone chipped driveway providing car standing for vehicles and giving access to the coach house and garage. Front footpath giving access to the front entrance, well stocked flower borders, feature box hedging, area to lawn and side gate giving access to the rear gardens.

To the rear, truly a garden that needs to be seen in order to be appreciated with a mix of formal gardens laid to lawns, deep herbaceous borders with a variety of mature trees and shrubs, numerous seating areas, a feature walkway with pergola covered in a wonderful white wisteria.

There is a generous kitchen garden with block paved walkways, six raised borders, cold frame and a feature detached Victorian style greenhouse by Messrs Hartley Botanic Limited and numerous fruit canes. At the rear of The Coach House, there is a delightful garden room, ideal for those long summer afternoons. An inner courtyard area with garden store and a well.

Location
The property is situated in the highly sought after area of Stoneygate, one and a half miles from the City Centre.

Offering a comprehensive range of local amenities including the Leicestershire Golf Club and Leicester Lawn Tennis Club. Nearby is the ever-popular Allandale Road and Queens Road shopping parades which offer a wide variety of independent shops and boutiques. Leicester City Centre provides a broad selection of eateries and shopping opportunities including the award-winning Highcross Shopping Centre.

There is a wide selection of independent and state schooling in the area including the Leicester High School and the Leicester Grammar School.

Access links to the area are excellent with the A6 London Road offering convenient access to the Leicester mainline train station which provides services to London St Pancras in a little over an hour, Birmingham New Street station in about 50 minutes and Nottingham in about 30 minutes.

Square Footage: 6,058 sq ft

Acreage:
0.61 Acres



Additional Info
Leicester City Council
Band H