Property description

This attractive five bedroom detached family home occupies a desirable position on Station Road with views towards Bradgate Park. Set back from the road in just over a third of an acre this individual home built in 1912 with original features and high ceilings offers three floors of accommodation that is flooded with light through several large bay windows. The entrance hall, with original Minton tiled floor, provides access to three good sized reception rooms and a breakfast kitchen with Aga fitted by deVOL. A distinctive feature of the property is a first floor balcony that leads off the landing and the present owners have created an en suite shower room to the master bedroom in addition to the family bathroom. A large frontage creates privacy from the tree lined road and hard standing for numerous vehicles along with access to two garages. The large rear garden is a particular feature and ideally suited for the growing family.


This well presented property has gas central heating with radiators on the ground and first floor and electric storage heaters on the second floor. All windows and external doors are uPVC double glazed.


Cropston is a popular North Leicestershire village situated on the edge of Bradgate Park between Leicester and Loughborough. The adjoining Charnwood Forest offers scenic countryside walks and beauty spots to include Swithland Woods, Swithland Reservoir and Beacon Hill. The village has two pub/restaurants called The Badgers Sett and the Bradgate Arms and a wide range of amenities can be found in the neighbouring village of Anstey. The Loughborough Endowed Schools are within easy reach and the village is also well placed for access onto the A46 and M1.


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ACCOMMODATION
The property is entered via a uPVC door with matching side panels opening into

ENTRANCE PORCH
With tiled floor, window to front elevation and two coach lights. A fully glazed timber door with glazed side panels opens into...

ENTRANCE HALL
The entrance hall features an original black and white Minton tiled floor and staircase to the first floor with under stairs cupboard. From the hallway a hardwood door with ornate carvings and matching architrave opens into...

CLOAKS/WC
Fitted with a white traditional style suite comprising of a low level WC, wall mounted wash hand basin with tiled splashback and internal window with obscure glazing.

DINING ROOM
A large bay window to front floods the room with light. Ideal for any dinner party the dining room has a Victorian style open fire with granite hearth, oak surround and three wall light points.

SITTING ROOM
To the rear of the property is an extended sitting room with delightful views of the rear garden through a large bay window and French doors. There is a gas living flame fire with marble back and hearth and Adam's style surround, laminated wood flooring, three wall light points and recessed spotlights. Double doors open into...

FAMILY ROOM / STUDY
The present owners use this room has a home office but it could also be used as a further reception room having window to rear and matching laminated wood flooring.

BREAKFAST KITCHEN
The kitchen has been beautifully fitted with an extensive range of cream coloured in-frame style cabinets by deVOL with granite and oak worksurfaces and under mounted twin Belfast style sink unit with deck mounted mixer tap. A particular feature of the kitchen is the Racing Green gas fired Aga with over mantel and recessed spotlights, integrated dishwasher and space for a fridge and freezer. There are windows to side and rear, tiled floor, external door into garage and an original five panel door opens into...

UTILITY ROOM
Particularly spacious and fitted with a range of white Shaker style cabinets with roll edge worksurfacing, Belfast sink, plumbing for washing machine and space for dryer. There is a ceramic tiled floor, two windows, door to rear gardens and further door opening into garage.


On the first floor…

SPLIT LEVEL LANDING
Return landing with original balustrade and staircase rising to the second floor. Door with glazed side panels opens onto front balcony with attractive wooden balustrade.

BEDROOM ONE
Situated to the rear of the property with a large bay window overlooking the garden and extensive range of full height fitted wardrobes. Door into...

EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Fitted with a double shower enclosure with Mira Excel shower, pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, window with obscure glazing to side, extractor, recessed spotlights and ladder style chrome towel rail/radiator.

BEDROOM TWO
Large double bedroom with bay window to front.

BEDROOM THREE
Double bedroom with window to rear overlooking the gardens, range of fitted wardrobes, wash hand basin set into recess with tiled splashback, shaver point and light over.

FAMILY BATHROOM
Fitted with a white suite comprising of panelled bath with glass shower screen and Mira Excel shower over, pedestal wash hand basin with shaver point over, window to side with obscure glazing, ladder style chrome towel rail/radiator and cupboard housing the gas fired Worcester boiler.

SEPARATE WC
Fitted with a white suite comprising of a low level WC, wash hand basin, electric towel rail and window to front with obscure glazing.

SECOND FLOOR LANDING
Window to side and access to eaves storage.

BEDROOM FOUR
A double bedroom fitted with a range of wardrobes, window to side elevation and electric storage heater.

BEDROOM FIVE
Window to side elevation, electric storage heater and areas of restricted head height.

OUTSIDE
The property occupies a large plot that extends to 0.38 of an acre in total. Set well back from the road behind an established lawned garden which includes a large oak tree. A generous stone gravelled driveway provides hard standing for numerous vehicles and access to two garages. The rear gardens are large and a particular feature of the property with two extensive areas of lawn partly divided midway by a neatly clipped yew hedge. There are established natural boundaries to all sides and within the garden are two paved patio areas, space for garden shed and greenhouse.

GARAGE
Facing the drive entrance is a large single garage with electric up-and-over door, cold water tap, power points and light.

GARAGE
The second garage is situated to the left hand side of the property and has a single up-and-over door to front.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Charnwood Borough Council.

TENURE
Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

SERVICES
All mains services are available and connected to the property which is gas centrally heated.

DIRECTIONS
From the cross roads at the centre of the village proceed along Station Road where the property can be found situated on the left hand side just after the turning for Swithland.

Property Features :

• FIVE BEDROOM DETACHED HOME BUILT IN 1912
• LARGE ESTABLISHED PLOT
• THREE GOOD SIZED RECEPTION ROOMS
• DEVOL FITTED KITCHEN WITH AGA
• UTILITY & CLOAKS/WC