5 bed detached house for sale

Carisbrooke Avenue, Leicester LE2

Spacious Period Home with Exceptional Character

A substantial and beautifully proportioned period home, discreetly positioned in a sought-after cul-de-sac on Carisbrooke Avenue, Knighton. Offering generous and versatile accommodation arranged over three floors, the property retains a wealth of original character while providing excellent space for modern family living.

The impressive entrance hall sets the tone, with a sweeping staircase and traditional detailing leading to three reception rooms, a spacious kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom and useful side utility/storage area. The upper floors provide five bedrooms, including a versatile study/bedroom, together with a family bathroom, separate WC and shower room.

Outside, a tarmac wraparound driveway provides ample off-road parking, while the private, established rear garden offers a peaceful and secluded setting with mature planting, lawn and a charming fish pond. A summer house/workshop adds further versatility.

The integral garage provides excellent storage and further potential for conversion, subject to the necessary consents.

Ideally located in Knighton, close to a range of local amenities, highly regarded schools and excellent transport links, this characterful home offers an increasingly rare combination of period elegance, generous proportions and superb versatility.

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax band: E Leicester City Council
EPC Rating: Tbc
Broadband speed available at the address: Fibre, Max 1000 Mbps

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Property Details
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Location

Situated in the highly regarded Knighton area of Leicester, Carisbrooke Avenue offers a desirable residential setting with excellent access to local amenities, green spaces, transport links and a choice of well-regarded schools. Leicester city centre is approximately 2 miles away, while Leicester Railway Station is around 2.9km from the property.

There is a particularly good selection of schools within easy reach, including:

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy – approximately 0.3 miles
Overdale Junior School – approximately 0.3 miles
Overdale Infant School – approximately 0.4 miles
Leicester High School for Girls – approximately 0.5 miles
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College – approximately 0.6 miles
Lancaster Academy – approximately 0.7 miles
Avenue Primary School – approximately 0.6 miles

Local shops and everyday amenities are close by, with further cafés, restaurants and shopping available along Welford Road, Clarendon Park and Queens Road. The area also benefits from convenient bus services, with stops located close to Carisbrooke Avenue.

Entrance Hallway

A welcoming entrance hallway showcasing the property’s period character, featuring a sweeping staircase with wooden balustrading, original-style wooden flooring and elegant picture rails. The hallway provides access to the principal ground-floor rooms, with useful understairs storage and a storm porch with a double-glazed wooden door and glazed side panels.

Lounge

A bright and welcoming lounge situated just off the entrance hall, featuring a charming bay window that floods the room with natural light, along with a radiator. The room also benefits from direct access to the conservatory, creating a lovely flow between the two spaces.

Dining Room

The bright dining room is a particularly attractive space, enjoying excellent natural light from a large bay window to the side and two additional front windows. A feature fireplace with wooden surround, tiled inset and tiled detailing adds further character and provides an attractive focal point.

Conservatory

A lovely conservatory situated to the rear of the property, offering a versatile additional reception or relaxation space with pleasant views over the garden. The room features wooden flooring, a radiator and glazed doors providing access to both the lounge and kitchen, creating a bright and sociable space ideal for everyday living and entertaining.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

The kitchen/breakfast room combines generous working and storage space with attractive period features. There are cream base and eye-level units, tiled splashbacks and work surfaces, together with space for a range-style cooker, washing machine and dishwasher, plus an integrated fridge/freezer. Original built-in cupboards and the former fireplace add character, while windows and a half-glazed door overlook and lead onto the rear garden. Double wooden doors open into the conservatory.
There is a door leading from the kitchen into a utility room, which in turn provides access to the garage. Both areas are fully covered.

Ground-Floor Cloakroom

A useful ground-floor cloakroom, conveniently positioned on the entrance level, fitted with a low-level WC, wash hand basin and radiator.

First Floor Landing

The impressive first-floor landing features a sweeping staircase and attractive glazed leaded window, together with white balustrading and useful understairs storage.

Bedroom

A substantial double room, enjoying a large bay window, additional windows and an extensive range of built-in wardrobes. A radiator with thermostatic valve completes the room.

Bedroom

A further well-proportioned double bedroom, featuring a charming bay window along with an additional window offering pleasant views towards the garden. The room also benefits from a radiator with thermostatic valve.

Bedroom

Another well-proportioned double bedroom overlooks the rear elevation and benefits from a picture rail, radiator with thermostatic valve, and an original built-in cupboard, providing useful storage while retaining the room’s character.

Bedroom

There is also a further good-sized bedroom, currently utilised as a study, providing an excellent work-from-home space. The room benefits from a window, radiator with thermostatic valve, and an attractive built-in desk with drawers and bookshelves, creating a practical and ready-made home office. If a study space is not required, this room would make an excellent additional bedroom.

Additional Wc

There is also a useful separate WC with side window, close-coupled WC.

Family Bathroom

A bright and contemporary bathroom featuring a spacious corner shower enclosure and a stylish bath. The room is finished in neutral, textured wall tiles, creating a clean and calming feel. A modern dark vanity unit with a white basin provides useful storage, complemented by chrome fittings and a heated towel rail, large mirror. Frosted windows allow plenty of natural light while maintaining privacy, and soft neutral floor mats complete the inviting look.
An airing cupboard provides additional useful storage.

Second-Floor Landing

The second-floor landing is a particularly charming feature, with beautiful views down through the staircase and doors leading to both rooms, together with useful eaves storage.

Bedroom

The top-floor double bedroom enjoys two Velux-style windows to the front and side elevations, further eaves storage and electric radiator heating, making this a versatile and private additional bedroom or guest suite.

Shower Room

The top-floor shower room has been fitted with a walk-in shower cubicle with fully tiled surround, glazed door, chrome mixer taps, flexible shower attachment and fixed shower head. There is a two-drawer vanity unit with wash hand basin, tiled splashback, close-coupled WC, vinyl flooring and a chrome heated towel rail. A Velux-style window provides natural light.

Rear Garden

The rear garden is a well-established and private outdoor space, enclosed by fencing and predominantly laid to lawn. Mature shrubs and established planting create a pleasant, secluded setting, complemented by a mature fish pond that adds charm and tranquillity to the garden.
A wooden summer house/workshop provides a useful additional space, ideal for storage, hobbies or enjoying the garden throughout the year.
A potential building plot at the end of the garden, offering an exciting opportunity for further development, subject to obtaining the necessary planning permission and consents.

Parking - Garage

An integral garage provides useful additional storage space, with potential for conversion to provide additional accommodation or alternative use, subject to obtaining the necessary consents.

Parking - Driveway

The property also benefits from a tarmac wraparound driveway, providing ample off-road parking for several vehicles.