4 bed detached house for sale

Highcroft Avenue, Oadby, Leicester LE2

An attractive four-bedroom detached property situated in the highly sought-after location of Oadby. Ideally positioned within catchment for prestigious local schooling, including Beauchamp College and close to vibrant Oadby town centre, this versatile home presents a fantastic opportunity for growing families with room to modernise and personalise.

The ground floor layout comprises an entrance porch and welcoming hall with understairs storage. Two light-filled reception rooms offer generous living space, with reception one featuring bay windows to the front and gas fireplace, while reception two enjoys double-glazed doors opening onto the rear garden. The kitchen features wall and base units, a fitted oven, gas hob, and boiler, leading through to a separate utility room. Uniquely flexible, the ground floor also includes a fourth double bedroom accompanied by a dedicated ground floor shower room with WC.

To the first floor, a bright landing leads to three further well-proportioned bedrooms, two with built-in storage, alongside a dedicated study/store room. A central family bathroom with shower over bath is complemented by an adjoining separate WC.

Externally, the property boasts excellent kerb appeal with a front garden and driveway providing off-road parking for up to three vehicles, alongside a garage with power and lighting. The substantial rear garden is laid mainly to lawn across two tiers with a paved patio, mature shrubs, greenhouse, outside lighting, tap, and side access, offering immense scope for future extensions (subject to planning permission).

Location

The property is ideally situated for Oadby’s highly regarded schools and benefits from nearby bus links into Leicester City Centre, with its professional quarters and train station. A wide range of amenities are available along The Parade in Oadby Town Centre, including three mainstream supermarkets. Leisure and recreational facilities such as Leicester Racecourse, the University of Leicester Botanic Gardens, Parklands Leisure Centre, and Glen Gorse Golf Club are also close by.

Entrance Porch

With internal door to entrance hall.

Entrance Hall

Stairs to first floor, understairs storage cupboard, laminate flooring, radiator.

Reception One (4.6m x 3.8m)

With double-glazed bay window to front elevation, double-glazed window to side elevation, gas fire with brick surround, radiator.

Reception Two (5.2m x 3.8m)

With double-glazed doors to the rear garden, double-glazed window to the side elevation, electric fire, radiator.

Kitchen (4.4m x 3.9m)

With a double-glazed window to the rear elevation, built-in oven, gas hob with stainless steel chimney hood over, plumbing for dishwasher, space for tumble dryer, sink with a range of wall and base units with work surfaces over, wall-mounted boiler, inset ceiling spotlights, laminate flooring, opening with door to side elevation.

Utility Room (1.9m x 1.6m)

With a window to the side elevation, stainless steel sink and drainer unit, plumbing for washing machine, kitchen and hallway with door to hallway and laminate flooring.

Bedroom Four (3.0m x 2.7m)

With double-glazed window to rear elevation, fitted wardrobes, and radiator.

Ground Floor Shower Room (1.8m x 1.4m)

With a toilet, shower cubicle, manual WC, wash hand basin, double-glazed window to front elevation, extractor fan, tiled walls, tiled floor, heated towel rail.

First Floor Landing

Double-glazed window to side elevation.

Bedroom One (4.6m x 3.4m)

With a double-glazed bay window on the front elevation, an additional double-glazed window on the side elevation, laminate flooring, and a radiator.

Bedroom Two (3.5m x 3.4m)

With double-glazed window to rear elevation and side elevation, built-in wardrobe, laminate flooring, radiator.

Bedroom Three (3.1m x 2.6m)

With a double glazed window to front elevation, built-in wardrobe, laminate flooring, radiator.

Store Room/Study (2.7m x 1.4m)

With a double-glazed window to the side elevation.

Bathroom (2.4m x 1.6m)

With two double-glazed windows to the rear elevation, bath with shower and handheld shower, wash hand basin, tiled walls, tiled floor, storage cupboard, heated towel rail.

WC (2.0m x 0.8m)

With double glazed window to side elevation, low-level WC, tiled floor, loft access.

Garden

Paved patio with steps leading to a mainly lawned rear garden, with further steps leading to a second lawn area with a greenhouse, a variety of mature shrubs and trees along the borders, fencing, a hedged perimeter, and side access. Also has outside lighting and an outside tap.

Parking - Driveway

Driveway providing off-road parking with hedging and a fenced perimeter.

Parking - Garage

With an up-and-over door to the front elevation, power, and lighting.

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