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4 bedroom detached house for sale

Station Road, Cropston, Leicester
Study
Detached house
4 beds
3 baths
Added < 7 days

Key information

TenureFreehold
Council taxBand G
BroadbandUltra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal
EEO2ThreeVodafone

Features and description

  • Custom Built Home by Pearson Property Developments
  • Impressive Architect Designed Home
  • Clever Use of Reclaimed Materials and French Oak
  • Four/Five Double Bedrooms
  • En-Suite and Family Bathroom
  • Three/Four Reception Rooms
  • Double Garage with Home Office/Guest Suite and Shower Room Over
  • Energy Rating C
  • Council Tax Band G
  • Tenure Freehold
Oak Lodge is a fabulous custom built home located on the regarded Station Road in Cropston. Built in 2002 by Pearson Property Developments to an exacting standard with a clever use of reclaimed materials and French oak. The home offers huge versatility and further scope to add additional living space on the second floor with minimal disruption. Upon entering Oak Lodge you are greeted with a most impressive reception hallway with central staircase and double height glazing. Situated off the reception hall is a large lounge with wood burning stove, a family room and a bespoke handcrafted living dining kitchen with rear orangery as well as a utility and WC. Upstairs the large galleried landing leads to four double bedrooms and family bathroom. The principal suite has an impressive first floor external balcony and luxury en-suite. A pull-down staircase rises to a substantial loft room which spans over 9.5 metres in width and is ripe for conversion into additional accommodation. Outside there are professionally landscaped gardens and a detached two storey double garage with home office, gym or guest room over with connecting shower room. At the front there is a gated sweeping gravel driveway providing hard standing for numerous vehicles and additional parking within the garage. The rear garden enjoys a pleasant North-West aspect and has been landscaped with various seating areas for outdoor entertaining in mind.

Rooms

Entrance Hallway
With access from a canopied porch into a fabulous reception hall with open plan staircase rising to the first floor landing, solid oak ceiling beams and a natural stone tiled floor with underfloor heating. The rear wall has full height glazing overlooking the garden and double doors lead to the lounge.

Lounge
A sizeable principal reception room benefitting from a dual aspect with full width glazing overlooking the front and French doors connecting through to the garden. There is solid oak flooring with a central carpet and large decorative brick fireplace with herringbone detailing and a Clearview Stoves wood burner with feature exposed ceiling and wall beams.

Cloaks WC
Fitted with a two piece heritage suite comprising wash hand basin and WC with the continuation of the natural stone tiled floor and a large built-in cupboard which houses the electricity consumer unit, underfloor manifolds and provides coat and boot storage.

Family Room
A versatile reception room ideal as a family room, second sitting room or formal dining room with a wide window to the front, central oak ceiling beam, ceiling speakers and attractive central fireplace with large stone surround and gas stove in the style of a wood burner.

Living Dining Kitchen
A superb hub of the home, ideal for family living and entertaining. There is a beautifully handcrafted Brookman’s kitchen comprising a range of solid wall and base units with a central island and granite worktops. Integrated within the kitchen is an eye-level double oven and microwave, integrated dishwasher and Neff four ring hob. Concealed within the island is an integrated bin, there are two sinks one is a twin Belfast ceramic sink and there is a further circular stainless steel preparation sink. Beyond the island is a large space for informal seating or a breakfast table set within an orangery style full glass space with French doors connecting directly to the garden. There is full tiling throughout with spotlights to the ceiling and exposed oak beams. Panelled latch door leads to the utility.

Utility Room
Housing a range of fitted units with a stainless steel sink, vast space for freestanding appliances including plumbing for a water dispenser to the fridge/freezer. A stable door connects to the outside, tiled splashback to walls and tiling to the floor. Concealed within one of the wall units is a Worcester Bosch gas fired central heating boiler.

Galleried Landing
With return staircase to a large landing, picture glazed window overlooking the garden with far reaching views beyond, spotlights to the ceiling and a large built-in airing cupboard housing the hot water tank and shelving for storage. Doors to:

Bedroom One
A sizeable principal reception room having the benefit of an external first floor balcony, large en-suite and interconnecting room which would make an ideal dressing room, nursery or equally as its own independent bedroom. From the bedroom double doors lead to an external decked balcony with wrought iron railings, an ideal space to enjoy a morning coffee.

En-Suite
A sizeable en-suite shower room with large double shower cubicle, wash hand basin, WC and bidet all set within a vanity unit with window to the front.

Bedroom Two
Enjoying elevated views across the garden and countryside beyond, this spacious room has a wide glazed window and two double built-in wardrobes with clothes hanging and shelving.

Bedroom Three
A third double bedroom overlooking the front with wide glazed window and two built-in double wardrobes.

Bedroom Four
With uPVC window overlooking the front and connecting door through to the main bedroom. From this bedroom there is a drop down loft ladder with access into the vast loft room.

Bathroom
A luxuriously appointed five piece bathroom suite comprising twin ended bath with shower attachment over, an enclosed shower cubicle, wash hand basin, WC and bidet with natural stone tiling to the walls and floor, towel heater and window to the side.

Loft Room
Accessed via a pull down ladder from bedroom four, this substantial room was designed to be divided into two or three large rooms when built and has three Velux roof windows to the rear, one which opens to a balcony. The space is fully carpeted with central heating and spotlights to the ceiling. This could provide additional substantial accommodation.

Outside to the Front
The property has gated access of Station Road on to a sweeping gravel driveway where there is parking for numerous vehicles and leading to the garaging. The front garden has established hedgerows and fencing to the boundaries and benefits from hard landscaping. There is wide side gated access to the rear garden.

Outside to the Rear
The rear garden is a particular feature of the property being generous in size, highly private and fully enclosed. Having been beautifully landscaped with a geometric design by East Goscote Landscapers providing beautifully stocked flowerbeds surrounding a central formal lawn with various patio terraces which catch the sun at different parts of the day. There is a pleasant, shaded seating area beyond the lounge and beneath the first floor balcony. There is outdoor lighting and a tap.

Garaging
The property benefits from a large detached garage with double up and over electric door to the front and personal access door to the side. Within the garage there is a window to the side, stainless steel sink and connected with power and lighting . The garage would comfortably accommodate two vehicles in addition to storage. There are stairs off a side entrance hallway leading to the first floor.

First Floor
A highly versatile space with interconnecting shower room, currently used as a gym and previously used as a home office. There is a Velux roof light, connected with power and lighting and access to shower room.

Shower Room
Fitted with a three piece white suite comprising shower cubicle, wash hand basin and WC with tiled splashbacks to the wall.

Services and Miscellaneous
It is our understanding the property is connected to mains water, gas, electricity and drainage. To check Internet and Mobile Availability please use the following link: checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/broadband-coverage To check Flood Risk please use the following link: check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode

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