Property description

* PLEASANT TUCKED-AWAY LOCATION - Offering considerable potential and scope for further improvement, this extended three double bedroomed detached family home has spacious living space in a popular village location and enjoys extensive lawned gardens with open views overlooking an adjacent paddock. Take a look inside and you'll find: an enclosed porch, dining entrance hallway, 30ft sitting room, 40ft. dining kitchen, utility room, downstairs cloakroom/w.c., a spacious master bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom, two further generous double bedrooms (both with fitted wardrobes and dresser units), and a family bathroom. There is off-road parking for several cars and two garages. Viewing is enthusiastically recommended.

THE LOCATION
The delightful village of BLACKFORDBY can be found about three miles from the bustling market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and is within a short distance of the National Forest visitors' centre at Moira. The village has a church and chapel, two public houses, and a very good primary school. Hicks Lodge Cycle centre is nearby at Willesley.

ABOUT THE PROPERTY
Offering considerable potential and scope for further improvement, this extended three double bedroomed detached family home has spacious open plan living space in a most pleasant village location and enjoys extensive lawned gardens with open views overlooking an adjacent paddock. One of the two garages has been converted from former living accommodation but could be converted back if required. All the rooms are of a good-size and provide versatile accommodation for a growing family. Take a look inside and you'll find: an enclosed porch, dining entrance hallway, 30ft sitting room, 40ft. dining kitchen, utility room, downstairs cloakroom/w.c., a spacious master bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom, two further generous double bedrooms (both with fitted wardrobes and dresser units), and a family bathroom. There is off-road parking for several cars and two garages. Viewing is enthusiastically recommended.

ACCOMMODATION IN DETAIL - Draft details


The detached property is located on a private un-made road off Elstead Lane and stands back behind a good-sized front garden affording a degree of privacy. The Tarmacadam driveway offers off-road parking for several cars, leading to garaging for two cars. Twin UPVC double glazed French doors with matching side windows open into the:

ENCLOSED PORCH - 11' 2'' x 2' 4'' (3.40m x 0.71m)
With a tongue and groove clad ceiling, a round opaque glazed window and an opaque glazed door opening into the:

DINING RECEPTION HALL - 18' 0'' max x 13' 9'' (5.48m x 4.19m)
With two central heating radiators, coving to the ceiling, two telephone points, a useful under-stairs storage cupboard, and an open-tread staircase leading to the first floor. Dual-aspect UPVC double glazed windows to the front and side elevations.

SITTING ROOM - 30' 10'' x 14' 5'' (9.39m x 4.39m)
The focal point of this well-proportioned living room is the cast iron Stovax wood-burning stove resting on a brick hearth with matching alcove. Two double central heating radiators, a T.V. aerial point, coved ceiling and dual-aspect UPVC double glazed windows to the front and side elevations.

LONG GALLEY-STYLE DINING KITCHEN - 41' 9'' x 8' 9'' overall (12.72m x 2.66m)
The kitchen area is fitted with a range of modern oak-effect base and drawer units and matching wall cupboards including glass fronted display cabinets and under-lighting, and a tall larder unit. There's a one and a half bowl stainless steel sink and drainer with mixer tap, an inset four-ring gas hob with stainless steel splashback and overhead extractor hood. Built-in eye-level double oven/grill with integrated microwave oven over. Roll-edged worktops and matching upstands. Space and plumbing for a washing machine, a large Belfast sink, laminate flooring, coved ceiling and a wood-burning stove. Twin UPVC double glazed windows overlooking the rear garden, and a stable-type door to the garden. The breakfast area has laminate flooring continuous from the kitchen area, coved ceiling and wide sliding UPVC double glazed French doors leading outside into the rear garden. A door to the:

UTILITY ROOM
With a roll-edged worktop with space and plumbing under for a washing machine and a dryer. A wall cupboard, freestanding central heating boiler, laminate flooring and a half-glazed rear exit door. A further door to the:

DOWNSTAIRS CLOAKROOM/W.C.
Comprising: a wall-mounted wash hand basin with tiled splashbacks and a low-flush toilet. Laminate flooring, extractor fan and a UPVC opaque double glazed rear window.


Returning to the dining hall, a staircase rises to the:

FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION

LANDING
With timber-cladding to the lower walls, a built-in airing cupboard with linen storage shelves, coved ceiling, access to the loft storage space, and a UPVC double glazed window to the front aspect. Doors off to the three bedrooms and bathroom.

DRESSING ROOM - 12' 0'' x 6' 10'' (3.65m x 2.08m)
With a fitted double wardrobe, dressing table and matching storage cupboard. A central heating radiator, UPVC double glazed rear window and a door leading to the adjoining:

MASTER BEDROOM - 18' 0'' x 16' 0'' (5.48m x 4.87m)
A generous L-shaped main bedroom fitted with a range of wardrobes with hanging rails and shelves and overhead storage cupboards, matching vanity dresser unit with drawers. A central heating radiator, coved ceiling, and dual-aspect UPVC double glazed windows overlooking the front and rear gardens. A door to the adjoining:

EN SUITE BATHROOM
Comprising: a 'P' shaped panelled bath with chrome mixer tap and electric shower over, glazed shower screen, pedestal wash basin and a low-flush toilet. Part-tiled walls, a chrome heated towel radiator, electric shave point, recessed halogen ceiling lights and a UPVC opaque double glazed rear window.

BEDROOM TWO - 12' 4'' x 11' 8'' (3.76m x 3.55m)
Fitted with a range of wardrobes with hanging rails and shelves, matching dresser unit with drawers and desk unit. A central heating radiator, coved ceiling wall light point and dual-aspect UPVC double glazed windows to the front and side elevations.

BEDROOM THREE - 12' 4'' x 11' 10'' inc. wardrobes (3.76m x 3.60m)
Fitted with a range of full-height wardrobes with storage cupboards above, matching dressing table with drawers, built-in shelving, central heating radiator, coved ceiling and a UPVC double glazed front window.

STYLISH FAMILY BATHROOM
Comprising: a stylish white suite with a 'P' shaped panelled bath with mixer tap and overhead electric shower, pedestal wash hand basin and a low-flush toilet. A central heating radiator, tiled flooring, chrome heated towel radiator, recessed ceiling lights and a UPVC opaque double glazed rear window.

OUTSIDE

FRONT GARDEN and PARKING
The extensive Tarmacadam driveway offers off-road parking for several cars, leading to the two garages. With a shaped lawn with mature shrubs and trees. An archway and gate leads to the rear garden.

GARAGE ONE - 17' 9'' x 10' 8'' (5.41m x 3.25m)
With an up-and over door. This garage was formerly part of the main accommodation and accessed through double doors from the sitting room. The room still retains the exposed fireplace and has plasterboard walls. If required, the garage could be converted back into additional accommodation.

GARAGE TWO
With an up-and-over door, power and light.

REAR GARDEN
The good-sized rear gardens benefit from an extensive paved patio with brick retaining wall, a further patio area, large shaped lawns and a variety of mature shrubs, a specimen tree and planted borders. The garden enjoys an open aspect to the rear overlooking the adjacent paddock. There's a hard-standing area for a greenhouse, a log storage area, exterior lighting and a water tap.

AND FINALLY...
This good-sized detached family home enjoys a pleasant tucked away location within a popular village midway between Ashby and Moira, and offers a great deal of further potential. Please call Newton Fallowell and we'll gladly arrange a viewing for you.

COUNCIL TAX
The property is believed to be in council tax band: 'E'.

HOW TO GET THERE
From our NEWTON FALLOWELL office in the heart of ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH: Turn left into Market Street. Straight on at the second mini-island into Kilwardby Street. Follow the road up the hill into Moira Road. Continue through Shellbrook and in half a mile or so, turn right into Blackfordby Lane. Carry on, turning left eventually into Butt Lane. Then right into Strawberry Lane. At the junction with Elstead Lane, turn left into the unadopted part of the road where the property can be found on the right hand side - identified by our NEWTON FALLOWELL 'For Sale' board. POST CODE for SATNAVS: DE11 8AJ.

PLEASE NOTE:
SERVICES: All mains are connected. The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by Newton Fallowell and no guarantee as to their operating ability or their efficiency can be given. MEASUREMENTS: Please note that room sizes are quoted in metres to the nearest tenth of a metre measured from wall to wall. The imperial equivalent is included as an approximate guide for applicants not fully conversant with the metric system. Room measurements are included as a guide to room sizes and are not intended to be used when ordering carpets or flooring. TENURE: Freehold - with vacant possession on completion. Newton Fallowell recommend that purchasers satisfy themselves as to the tenure of this property and we recommend they consult a legal representative such as a solicitor appointed in their purchase.

Property Features :

• Detached - Three Double Bedrooms
• Extended - Spacious Open Plan Accommodation
• * Offering Considerable Further Potential *
• 30ft. Sitting Room + 18ft. Dining Hall - Bathroom
• 40ft. Fitted Galley Breakfast Kitchen - Utility - W.C.