5 bed detached house for sale

Shortwoods Close, Raunds, Northamptonshire NN9

Aspirational Homes from Magenta Estate Agents present a spacious and versatile five-bedroom family home, offering generous and flexible accommodation ideal for a growing family. The property features an expansive living/dining room with garden access, a kitchen/breakfast room with separate utility, a principal bedroom with en suite, four further bedrooms, and a spacious family bathroom. The home would now benefit from general updating throughout, presenting an excellent opportunity for buyers to modernise and personalise to their own taste. Externally, there is off-street parking, an integral garage, and a low-maintenance south-easterly facing rear garden.

Key Features:
·Kitchen/breakfast room with utility off
·Expansive living dining room with garden access
·Five bedrooms, master with en suite
·Excellent-sized family bathroom
·Double-glazed windows and gas heating
·Off-street parking
·Integral garage
·Prime location close to fields
·Walking distance to the town centre and local schools
·No onward chain
Ground floor


Hall The property is accessed via a hardwood front door into a generously sized entrance hall, offering versatile space for a study area, hallway bench coat stand, or perhaps you could create some bespoke storage to neatly tuck away coats and shoes. Doors lead to the cloakroom and kitchen/breakfast room, while stairs rise to the living/dining room and continue to the first-floor landing.

Cloakroom The cloakroom is fitted with a toilet and wash-hand basin with tiled splashback, radiator and front-aspect window.

Living/dining room An expansive reception room with ample space for sitting and relaxing with family and entertaining family and guests. The living area centres around a brick-built feature fireplace with raised tiled hearth housing a coal-effect fire while the dining area enjoys easy access to the garden via sliding doors that flood the space with natural light. Additional features include ceiling roses, ceiling coving, TV aerial point, two radiators (one with decorative cover) and a front-aspect window.
Kitchen/breakfast room The kitchen is fitted with a traditional range of wall and base units with laminate work surfaces, incorporating a stainless-steel sink unit and tiled splashbacks. Appliances include a built-in electric oven and gas hob with concealed extractor fan over, plus under-counter appliance space. A serving hatch connects to the living/dining room, and there is ample space for a breakfast table. Rear-aspect window overlooking the garden and radiator. Door to:

Utility room Fitted with base units and laminate work surfaces incorporating a stainless-steel sink with tiled splashbacks. The ‘Vaillant’ gas-fired boiler is located here. Additional under-counter appliance space, radiator with decorative cover, door to the garden, and internal access to the integral garage.
First floor


Landing Part-galleried landing with balustrade overlooking the entrance hall, creating a light and airy feel. Access to loft space, built-in airing cupboard housing the hot-water cylinder, decorative ceiling rose, and split-level design with a short flight of stairs leading to bedrooms two and three.

Master bedroom A bright principal bedroom with two front-facing windows allowing plenty of natural light. Features include ceiling coving, radiator, and stylish accent wall. Door to:

En suite Fitted with a pedestal wash-hand basin, WC, and fully tiled shower enclosure with ‘Bristan’ electric shower. Also with a radiator, shaver socket, and side-aspect window.

Bedroom two Well-proportioned double bedroom with neutral décor, radiator, ceiling coving, and rear-aspect window.

Bedroom three Fresh, bright and airy double bedroom with ceiling coving, radiator and front-aspect window.

Bedroom four Another generous double bedroom benefiting from extensive built-in wardrobe storage accessed via folding doors, incorporating hanging rail and shelving. Ceiling coving, radiator, and rear-aspect window.

Bedroom five A versatile final bedroom ideal as a home office, nursery, or hobby room. Its unusual layout lends itself well to bespoke storage solutions. Radiator, ceiling coving, and front-aspect window.

Bathroom An excellent-sized family bathroom fitted with a pedestal wash-hand basin, WC, and corner bath with bath/shower mixer. Separate double-width shower enclosure with ‘Bristan’ thermostatic power shower and full-height shower wall panelling. Radiator, shaver socket, and rear-aspect window.
Outside

To the front, the property features a predominantly hard-landscaped garden, and driveway providing off-street parking and access to the integral garage.

The rear garden enjoys a pleasant south-easterly aspect. Steps rise to a paved patio area ideal for outdoor seating and dining. The remainder of the garden is hard landscaped for ease of maintenance, with a combination of paving and gravel, central circular planting bed, and borders suitable for flowers and shrubs. Established conifers along the left-hand boundary provide excellent screening and privacy. Accessed via the utility room, a double-width footpath wraps around the side of the property to a gate leading to the front. Additional benefits include an outside water tap and exterior lighting.

Garage Integral single garage with up-and-over door and power connected.