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The Orchards
The Orchards
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Offers over£775,000
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4 bedroom detached bungalow for sale

Long Lane, Billesdon, Leicestershire
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Detached bungalow
4 bed
2 bath
EPC rating: C*
2,388 sq ft / 222 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Ask agent
Council tax: Ask agent
Broadband: Super-fast 80Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
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Heating: Ask agent
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Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Spacious detached bungalow
  • Four double bedrooms
  • Dining kitchen & utility room
  • Sitting room & dining room
  • Study and Snug
  • Ensuite bathroom & shower room
  • Large driveway & double garage
  • Mature south facing rear gardens
  • Popular east Leicestershire village
  • Excellent day to day local amenities & access to the nearby market towns
A spacious and immaculately presented four-bedroom, three reception room, detached bungalow on a superb plot with a large driveway behind twin electric gates, in the ever-popular east Leicestershire village of Billesdon.

Accommodation - The Orchards is entered via two double glazed doors into an entrance porch with an inner door into a large L shaped hallway which the accommodation is situated off. To the right is a snug with fitted shelving and cupboards, a TV point and a window to the front elevation.

Ahead is the breakfast kitchen which benefits from an excellent range of eye and base level units and drawers with granite worktops over and tiled splashbacks, a range style oven with a glass top and gas burners beneath with an extractor hood over, wine rack, ceramic floor tiling and French doors providing access to the garden. A door leads through into the utility room which has a range of base level cupboards underneath further worktop space and a sink unit. There is space and plumbing for a washing machine, tumble dryer and a dishwasher. A personnel door gives access to the double integral garage which is thought suitable to convert into further accommodation space, subject to the necessary consents. A further door off the utility leads to a ground WC with low flush WC, wash hand basin, heated towel rail, and ceramic floor tiling.

Double doors give access to the dining room, which has a set of French doors providing access and views over the rear garden, and a radiator set within a cover. Opposite is a second office with a window to the side elevation. The sitting room is spacious and light by virtue of a lovely dual aspect with a window to the side elevation and a further window and French doors to the rear garden. There is a feature wood burning stove, set within an ornate fireplace with a brick hearth creating a lovely focal point to the room. Across the hall is a storage cupboard.

The master bedroom to the end of the hallway is of a generous size, has a window to the side elevation and a bank of built in wardrobes occupying the width of the room. It benefits from a large ensuite bathroom with four-piece suite comprising a walk-in shower, panelled bath, low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin, heated towel rail, ceramic tiled floor with underfloor heating. There are three further double bedrooms, all with built in wardrobes. Completing this spacious accommodation is a shower room is fully tiled and has a shower enclosure, pedestal wash hand basin, low flush WC, storage, heated towel rail, an airing cupboard and boasts under floor heating.

Outside - The property is approached via double black electric wrought iron gates, flanked either side via brick walls. To the front of the property there is a large driveway with parking for several vehicles and an integral double garage with electric roller door. A wooden pedestrian gate gives access to the delightful south facing rear garden with a patio entertaining area, beyond which is a predominantly shaped lawned garden with mature and established borders planted for year-round interest. There is also a summerhouse.

Location - Billesdon is a thriving east Leicestershire village situated equally between Leicester, Market Harborough, and Oakham, just off the A47. The village offers an unrivalled range of amenities for a village of modest size, with a doctor's surgery, village store, post office, community centre, village school, two public houses and numerous clubs and societies creating a genuinely strong community spirit.

There are wider choices for education both in the private and state sectors in the local area, with access to Church Langton Primary School, Great Glen, Oakham, Uppingham, Oundle and Stamford. Hallaton and Tugby primary schools are also nearby.

Property Information - Tenure: Freehold
Local Authority: Harborough District Council
Listed Status: N/A
Conservation Area: N/A
Tree Preservation Orders: N/A
Tax Band: F
Services: The property is offered to the market with all mains services and gas-fired central heating.
Broadband delivered to the property: FTTC
Non-standard construction: Believed to be of standard construction
Wayleaves, Rights of Way & Covenants: In 1975 an 80 year covenant was placed on the driveway belonging to The Orchards allowing the occupiers of No 2 Long Lane access to the rear of their property, and to pass and repass with or without a vehicle at all times. In addition, there is a wayleave on the BT pole in the garden.
Flooding issues in the last 5 years: None
Accessibility: No accessibility modifications
Cladding: N/A
Planning issues: None which our clients are aware of
Coastal erosion: N/A
Coal mining in the local area: None

Satnav Information - The property's postcode is LE7 9AL and house name is The Orchards.

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