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5 bedroom detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- An imposing detached 1930s family home
- 4 Reception rooms
- 5 Bedrooms
- 3 bathrooms
- Heated outdoor swimming pool
- Set in mature gardens of 2/3rds of an acre
- Integral double garage
- 1.7 miles to the Railway station
- Council tax band F, Peterborough CC
The Property
Dating back to the 1930s Foxwall is exceptional family home offering stylish light and airy accommodation. Throughout there are tall ceilings and all the principal reception rooms enjoy a South-facing aspect. There are many classical period features such as two staircases, walk-in pantries and a feature fireplace in the sitting room. Accessed from the second staircase there is a delightful second sitting room or games room. At the heart of the home there is a stylish kitchen/breakfast room with a view of the rear garden and swimming pool. Upstairs there are five bedrooms (two with en suite) and a modern family bathroom.
Location
Longthorpe has long been regarded as one of Peterborough's most popular suburbs, comprising a mixture of houses and cottages, many of which are listed for architectural and historic reasons. Within walking distance of the property there is a post office, church, village hall, public house/restaurant, tennis courts and bowling green. A short drive away is the Peterborough city centre that offers a wide range of educational, recreational and shopping facilities together with a high-speed rail-link to London King's Cross with a publicised journey time of approximately 50 minutes.
Outside
A gated gravel driveway is flanked by box hedging and leads to a gravel forecourt providing parking for several cars. There is an integral double garage. The front garden is extensively laid to lawn and enclosed by mature hedging. The lawns extend to the east of the property where a path leads to a large garden shed which also houses the filtration equipment for the pool. The rear garden is mainly laid to lawn and enjoys a South-facing aspect and is enclosed by mature hedging. In one corner is a heated outdoor swimming pool with a patio to one side and a cultivated garden to the other. The plot in all measures about two thirds of an acre.
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