A beautiful cottage, built in 1861 and renovated to a very high standard, with the benefit of a separate detached home office, located on a pretty, cobbled street in the oldest part of Groby.

Location - This thriving Leicestershire village is located approximately five miles northwest of the city centre, professional quarters and mainline railway station, and offers an excellent range of local amenities catering for most day-to-day needs with schooling, shopping, public houses and a parish Church, on the edge of the renowned Charnwood Forest, popular for scenic walks, parks and beauty spots.

Accommodation - A wood effect composite door with glazed inserts leads into an entrance porch with built-in cupboard, window to the side and wooden flooring. An inner wooden door with stained glazed insert leads into the stunning dining kitchen, with uPVC double glazed windows to the front, refitted by Messrs Wren with an excellent range of eye and base level units with ample preparation surfaces and soft-closing drawers, integrated appliances including a Bosch dishwasher, Kenwood fridge-freezer, AEG washing machine, Hotpoint double oven and a second freezer, one a quarter bowl stainless steel sink and drainer unit with Chefs mixer tap over, an island unit providing breakfast bar space and further storage, exposed original ceiling beams and brickwork, slate flooring, uPVC double glazed windows to the rear, one with a window seat beneath and a door to the staircase to the first floor.

The sitting room has uPVC double glazed windows to the front and rear, a feature brick open fireplace with slate hearth and oak mantel, built-in meter cupboard, exposed original ceiling beams and oak flooring.

The first floor landing has painted floorboards and a window to the rear. The master bedroom has a uPVC double glazed window to the front, a vaulted ceiling with spotlighting, painted floorboards and stairs leading up to the en-suite bathroom, having a corner bath, an enclosed wash hand basin, low flush WC, part tiled walls, vaulted ceiling and a Velux window to the rear. Bedroom two has a uPVC double glazed window to the front, spotlighting, engineered oak flooring and a built-in chest of drawers. Bedroom three has engineered oak flooring, a uPVC double glazed window to the front and loft access with pull-down ladder housing the Ideal boiler. The shower room has a double shower cubicle with rainforest and personal shower heads, enclosed WC, wash hand basin set into a vanity top with cupboard under, spotlighting and tiled walls.

Outside - The property enjoys a cobbled frontage.

Home Office & Garage - Across the cobbled road is a separate home office having a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, a kitchenette providing a one and quarter bowl stainless steel sink and drainer unit, stainless steel four-ring hob with oven under, worktops with cupboards beneath, space for fridge-freezer, uPVC double glazed windows and door to the front and uPVC double glazed patio doors to the rear. There is also a gym with a uPVC double glazed window and doors leading onto the garden.

Outside - There is a cobbled frontage providing car standing, a storage area with twin wooden doors and a single garage with double wooden doors, power and lights. The property also enjoys a courtyard to the rear with a decked patio area, an artificial lawned area and walled boundaries.

Directional Note - Proceed out of Leicester on the A50 Leicester Road in a north-westerly direction, passing over the County Hall roundabout onto Groby Road and taking the first left hand turn and left again onto Leicester Road, take the second exit at the roundabout (continuing on Leicester Road) where take the fifth left hand turn onto Ratby Lane and first left onto Chapel Hill where the cobbled drive leading to the April Cottage can be located on the left hand side.