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5 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
5 bed
5 bath
EPC rating: C*
3,132 sq ft / 291 sq m

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Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
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Property description & features

  • Five double bedrooms
  • Dining room with bespoke fitted bar
  • Sitting room and private sun terrace beyond
  • Two studies and separate annexe/office suite
  • Four ensuites and family bathroom
  • Landscaped, lit gardens
  • Double garage, currently used as workshop
  • Brick BBQ shelter and timber framed hot tub shelter
  • Ample parking and further secure parking
  • Offered with no upward chain
There is more than meets the eye with this simply stunning, show-stopper of a family home. Lovingly and meticulously extended and re-configured to provide over 3,200 ft2 of exquisite living space and a unique, outdoor space catering for every member of the family, flanked by a babbling brook.

Offered for sale with No Upward Chain.

Accommodation - Be prepared for what awaits as you step through into the welcoming reception hall. A cursory glance ahead towards the dining and bar area will suggest this home is unique. First hang your coat in the handy cupboard and step in to the study, which could serve as a sixth/ground floor bedroom.

Across the hall you will find the sitting room, all 22ft x 19ft of it, arranged around a living flame gas fire set within a prominent marble effect surround and hearth. Natural light floods through the sliding door glass faade that leads seamlessly on to the sun terrace, with gas fire pit, and balcony views over the brook, woodland and fields beyond. Just off the sitting room is a handy play room/snug. The dining room is a grand reception space with a bespoke bar with marble top and fitted double chiller cabinet (bar is freestanding and available via a seperate negotiation), providing the perfect place to entertain in. Tucked to the side is a lobby with separate outdoor access and downstairs cloakroom. Note all the fitted storage as you walk round this home.

The immaculate kitchen, offers plenty of storage in bespoke units topped with granite work surfaces. High spec appliances include a Smeg range style oven, induction hob with gas ring burner, Neff double ovens, two integrated fridge/freezers, washing machine, dryer, and dishwasher.

On the first floor you will find the master suite with its own six piece ensuite bathroom and ample storage. Two further bedrooms have ensuites, one having bespoke Waterline cabinets that have served as a dressing room, and is currently used as a home gym. A further double bedroom flanked with Waterline fitted storage to one wall and study
ursery completes this floor. Stairs to the second floor have a chapel style window with woodland and field views, and lead to an impressive guest bedroom suite. Character and space define this room. Theres even space for a murphy wall bed, for when guests come to party and stay. It has an ensuite bathroom, with corner bath and beyond which you will find a walk in wardrobe within the eaves. They say you can never have enough storage space. Here, you have it all.

Outside - Simply stunning. Landscaped, lit, babbling brook, raised koi pond with water feature, integrated sound system to eaves over the raised steel frame sun terrace with woodland views. This is a gardeners paradise.

Tiered borders cascade down towards the lower path which runs along the brook, leading down towards raised, secure, picket fenced kinder park play area and on to the greenhouse where the magic happens. Beyond this is access up to the secure parking compound, office/annexe and secure storage facility. A double garage with twin up and over doors is currently used as an extensive, well equipped workshop. Last, but not least is the timber framed hot tub shelter, with echoes of ski-chalets and lodges, with glass balustrades. What better place for your family to enjoy many happy years of cherished memories.

Location - Desborough is a thriving small town approximately five miles from the market town of Market Harborough. Desborough itself provides a wealth of amenities including shops, restaurants, Doctors surgery, chemists and leisure facilities. There is an excellent and regular bus service from Desborough to Market Harborough continuing into Leicester city centre. Desborough is ideally situated as there are excellent transport links both by road with access to the A6, A14 and M1 and via rail with a mainline station at both Kettering and Market Harborough with links to London St Pancras in under an hour.

Directional Note - From Market Harborough take the A6 towards Desborough. At the first roundabout, take the B576 continuing to Desborough, then take the third exit at the second roundabout, then the second exit at the third roundabout. Just after the railway bridge, take the first left onto Nicholas Street and continue onto Gladstone Street. At the roundabout go straight over onto Ruston Road, continue on this road. Just before leaving the town, take the last left into Watermill Close, where the property can be found on the right hand side as indicated by the sale board.

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