4 bedroom detached house for sale

A simply stunning detached grade II listed character home dating to the Tudor period with later Georgian additions which has been lovingly refurbished by the current owners over the last fourteen years, literally crammed full of period features and beautifully presented throughout. The property is surprisingly spacious and offers four double bedrooms with two staircase's, each one serving one side of the linear accommodation. The ground floor offers a spacious farmhouse style breakfast kitchen with three reception rooms leading off and pantry/utility plus shower room and two cellars, workshop outbuilding (potentially a garage) with store above and walled gardens with private courtyard entertaining area at the rear.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Hoton enjoys a village pub/restaurant, children's play area within the park and, whilst situated in some of the area's most attractive open countryside the village offers easy access to the nearby University town of Loughborough which offers a wide range of amenities including Loughborough endowed schools, shopping, and recreational pursuits. Loughborough railway station is approx 7 minutes away by car and provides a fast train service to London St Pancras. Also providing easy access to the cities of Nottingham and Leicester as well as the M1 motorway and East Midlands International Airport.

The property itself has been carefully modernised and upgraded and is beautifully presented through and presents a perfect move-straight-in opportunity in this favoured location.

EPC RATING
This property is exempt from an EPC rating as it is Grade II listed.

HALLWAY
With solid timber door which is handily placed a short walk from the driveway parking area and the hall then giving access to the following two rooms:

PANTRY/UTILITY ROOM
3.05m x 2.60m (10' 0" x 8' 6") With bespoke base units with timber worktops and undercut Belfast sink/drainer, travertine tiled floor and exposed beams. Lots of space for appliances under the work surface and sliding York style sash window to the properties rear elevation.

BREAKFAST KITCHEN
5.24m x 4.69m (17' 2" x 15' 5") A spacious farmhouse style room with original bread oven within the expansive inglenook fireplace and plenty of exposed beams as well as abundant Oak and tiled surfaces and painted front unit for storage, range cooker space and quarry tile flooring plus moveable island. The room has multi-paned windows to both front and side elevations, Morso mulit-fuel burning stove and space for American style fridge/freezer.

INNER HALLWAY
With staircase rising off to the West landing and door and stairs leading down beneath the staircase to the cellar which provides excellent storage and measures 2.97m x 1.97m approx plus stairwell.

DINING ROOM
4.87m x 4.69m (16' 0" x 15' 5") This lovely L-shaped room is extremely spacious and allows for larger family gatherings to compliment the kitchen which could offer space for day to day dining, a light room with dual aspect having windows to front and rear and inglenook fireplace with original built in salt cupboards and raised hearth. A door gives external access to the property's front elevation and further door leads off at the side through to:

LOUNGE
4.60m x 3.88m (15' 1" x 12' 9") With exposed beams and fireplace focal point with free-standing electric fire to the rear wall and window to the properties front elevation and second window to the rear wall again creating a dual aspect. A doorway in the east wall leads off to:

SITTING ROOM/ OFFICE
4.45m x 4.02m (14' 7" x 13' 2") With a cosier feel and open plan staircase rising off within the room to the East landing which leads to bedrooms three and four. A flexible space and equally usable as a sitting room, family space, home office and a host of other uses with window to the front and external access door to the property's side elevation. Again, the focal point of the room is the fireplace with exposed brickwork and cast iron grate. A door beneath the staircase leads down to the second cellar which measures 2.87m x 2.42m plus stairwell.

MEZZANINE SHOWER ROOM
2.77m x 2.01m (9' 1" x 6' 7") With generously proportioned walk in shower with rain-head and separate hand shower, wash basin and close coupled WC. Tiled splash-backs, tiled floor with under-floor heating, heated towel rail and obscure glazed window to the property's side elevation. The shower room is situated to the mezzanine level half way between the ground and first floors and easily accessible to the main bedroom.

WEST LANDING
With access off to the main shower room and also to bedrooms one and two.

MASTER BEDROOM
5.42m x 4.11m (17' 9" x 13' 6") A fantastic character room with double height ceiling into the exposed A-frame timbers which gives a real sense of occasion and ably displays the property period origins. York style sash window to front and further window to rear with an additional high level window towards the roof apex at the side of the chimney breast. Exposed beams and brickwork to parts of the rooms and door to useful Eaves storage area which serves as loft space. Additional built-in airing/linen cupboard adjacent to the chimney housing the central heating boiler.

BEDROOM TWO/ ENSUITE AREA
4.81m x 4.11m (15' 9" x 13' 6") With dual aspect having a York style sash window to the front elevation and a smaller window to the rear wall within the open plan en-suite area which offers a raised bathing area with roll-top bath and a vanity unit with basin plus a separate WC. There are built in wardrobes to the side recess and a connecting door leads through to:

BEDROOM THREE
4.83m x 3.89m (15' 10" x 12' 9") Another spacious double room with sliding York style sash to the front elevation and cast iron feature fireplace surround and exposed brickwork to the opposite wall, A door leads off a the side of the room to:

EAST LANDING
Accessed from the Sitting Room/Office below and with a window within the stairwell to the property's rear elevation the landing gives access to bedrooms three and four.

BEDROOM FOUR
4.51m x 3.91m (14' 10" x 12' 10") A spacious double which again benefits from a dual aspect with York sash window to the front elevation and additional side window. The room is easily large enough to house a double bed and attendant furniture.

CELLARS
The property's cellars are situated below the mezzanine shower room and the sitting room and provide useful storage with measurements of 2.97m x 1.97m and 2.75m x 2.42m respectively with both measures excluding the stairwell area.

WORKSHOP OUTBUILDING
4.70m x 3.84m (15' 5" x 12' 7") Of brick construction and with a side access door plus glazed french doors with side screens to the gable end wall which leads out to the driveway whereabouts a high level hatch gives external access to a storage area above the main space which may possible be converted subject to consents. There is lighting and power on hand within the building which has exposed beams, timber flooring and offers a tremendously flexible spacious which could easily be used as an outside office, games room or potentially granny annex accommodation subject to consent.

GARDENS
The property gardens surround the property and are walled with wrought iron railings providing decorative feature with mature planting and shallow lawned area which wraps around the front/East elevations. The gravelled driveway is a generous area and easily accommodates four vehicles. The courtyard entertaining area is a lovely secluded spacious situated perfectly outside the rear kitchen entrance hall and offers a most private sheltered walled space which is ideal for both relaxing and outside parties.