5 bedroom detached house for sale

A charming detached period home nestling on a generous plot of about 0.52 acres within this sought after village.

Description

Croft House is delightfully positioned at the Eastern edge of Long Clawson village within entirely private half acre gardens stretching to the South and overlooking glorious open countryside. A period family home with Georgian origins the property retains and displays considerable character whilst having undergone an uncompromising programme of improvement over recent years.

Ground floor - Double glazed French doors opening into the front entrance porch/vestibule, tiled flooring, dwarf wall with front entrance door opening into:

Entrance lobby, which opens into the dining room/hall. Double glazed window to the front elevation, exposed beams, central Minster stone fireplace with working fire, walk-in pantry, internal latch doors within Gothic effect frames serving the downstairs rooms and open tread staircase giving access to the first floor.

Sitting room, exposed beams, double glazed bay window to the side elevation, feature brick fireplace with inset working fire, wall light points and radiator.

Home office/study, double glazed French doors opening into the gardens, radiator, exposed beams and a feature cast-iron working stove.

Family room, double glazed window to the front elevation, radiator, exposed beams, distinctive honeycomb brick built fireplace with raised hearth and grate, original bread oven and recessed log store all set behind beamed inglenook fireplace, high beamed ceiling and connecting stable door to:

Kitchen, base and wall units with granite work surfaces, gas hob with cooker hood over, electric oven, a central black two oven gas Aga with over mantel surround, tiled floor, stainless steel sink unit, integrated dishwasher, plumbing for fridge freezer, two double glazed windows to the rear elevation and double glazed stable door to the side.

Utility room, base and wall units, stainless steel sink unit, plumbing for washer, radiator, double glazed stable door and window to the rear elevation . Downstairs cloaks, low-level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, radiator, tiled floor and frosted double glazed window to the rear.

First floor - Landing, double glazed window to the rear elevation, access to the roof void and doors leading off to:

Principal, bedroom, exposed beams double glazed window to the side elevation, radiator, wall, light points, built-in storage cupboard and feature cast iron fireplace surround. Dressing room/study, double glazed window overlooking the gardens, radiator and built-in wardrobes. This room presently doubles as a private study and has previously been used as a nursery.

En suite shower room, double width shower cubicle, frosted double glazed window to the rear, underfloor heating, extractor fan, pedestal wash hand basin, low-level WC, towel radiator and built-in storage cupboards.

Bedroom two, double glazed windows to both front and side elevations, exposed beams, radiator and wall light points.

Bedroom three, double glazed window overlooking the gardens, exposed beams, radiator, wall light points and feature fireplace surround with tiled side slips.

Bedroom four, double glazed window to the rear elevation and radiator. Bedroom five, double glazed window to the rear elevation and radiator.

Family bathroom, low-level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, double ended bath, extractor fan, towel radiator and double glazed window.

Shower room, wall hung wash hand basin, circular shower enclosure, low-level WC, frosted double glazed window, extractor fan, towel radiator and cupboard housing combination boiler.

Outside - The property is approached via remote security gates that leads to the tarmacadam driveway, providing car standing for numerous vehicles and gives access to:

Double Garage, a large brick built double garage being a former coach house with high pantiled pitched roof, mezzanine storage gallery level, twin hinged double opening doors with central brick pier, side external door direct to the garden.

The landscaped gardens are a fantastic feature to the property stretching to open fields at the rear and with lovely views over countryside. The gardens are sufficiently large to perform various purposes with a generous swathe of lawn, deep and varied evergreen and colourful borders, a large pebbled entertaining patio area, vegetable, soft fruit and herb gardens, a timber shed, cobbled forecourt to either side of the entrance porch, various specimen trees and a wonderfully private South facing aspect.

Location

The house looks over the main gardens directly to the adjoining open countryside and has a sunny southern aspect.

Long Clawson offers an excellent range of day to day facilities with primary school, various shops, pub, village and social activities together with countryside walks and treks into the Vale of Belvoir.

Swift access to the A46, the greater facilities of Melton Mowbray market town and wider still to Nottingham, Leicester, Loughborough and across to the M1 motorway.

Square Footage: 2,698 sq ft


Acreage: 0.52 Acres

Additional Info

Melton Borough Council
Band F