5 bedroom detached house for sale

Set within approximately 0.57 acres, this substantial chalet-style property occupies an enviable plot with magnificent open views to the rear. The generous grounds and positioning offer excellent potential for extension or redevelopment (subject to any necessary permissions). The home provides spacious and flexible accommodation arranged over two floors, complemented by extensive gardens, a double garage, and a heated swimming pool.

Accommodation - The property is entered via a side entrance porch leading into an entrance hall with under-stairs storage. The sitting room features an open fireplace and double doors opening onto the rear garden, while a separate dining room provides further reception space. The breakfast kitchen is fitted with a range of base and wall units, a stainless-steel one-and-a-quarter bowl sink, electric oven, gas hob, integrated dishwasher, plumbing for an automatic washing machine, and a useful walk-in pantry. A side lobby leads to a cloakroom/WC fitted with a white two-piece suite. The conservatory, of brick and uPVC construction, provides additional living space and access to the double garage. The ground floor also includes two double bedrooms, one with built-in wardrobes and cupboards above.

Stairs rise to a large first-floor landing with an airing cupboard housing a Worcester wall-mounted boiler and an additional walk-in storage cupboard. The principal bedroom benefits from a spacious walk-in dressing room fitted with wardrobes and storage cupboards. There are two further bedrooms, both with built-in wardrobes and storage cupboards. A family bathroom is fitted with a white three-piece suite including a panel bath with shower over and chrome heated towel rail, while a separate shower room provides a WC, wash hand basin, shower cubicle and underfloor heating. Eaves storage is also available.

Outside - To the front of the property, extensive lawned gardens sit behind a mature hedge, with a sweeping tarmac driveway providing ample parking and access to a double garage with an electrically operated door, which also houses a secondary boiler for heating the swimming pool.

To the rear, the property enjoys magnificent south facing gardens with stunning views across open countryside. The gardens extend to both sides of the property and feature mature planted borders, well-maintained lawns, and a heated swimming pool, creating an impressive outdoor setting ideal for relaxation and entertaining.

Location - Great Glen is a thriving south Leicestershire village offering amenities catering for most day-to-day needs and being particularly convenient to Leicester Grammar and Stoneygate School within the village along with popular schools in the state sector. The area is surrounded by some of the County's finest rolling countryside with the market town of Market Harborough and the City of Leicester providing a wider range of facilities, professional quarters, and mainline rail access to London St. Pancras.

Property Information - Tenure: Freehold
Local Authority: Harborough District Council
Listed Status: Not Listed
Built: 1960
Conservation Area: No
Tax Band: F
Services: The property is offered to the market with all mains services and gas-fired central heating.
Smart Meters: Gas and Electric smart meters
Water Meter: Yes
Broadband delivered to the property: FTTC
Non-standard construction: Believed to be of standard construction
Wayleaves, Rights of Way & Covenants: Yes. The bridleway next to the property is owned by the property and has a public right of way.
Flooding issues in the last 5 years: No
Accessibility: Two storey dwelling, no accessibility modifications made to the property
Cladding: No
Planning issues: None which our client is aware of

Satnav Information - The property’s postcode is LE8 9EG, and house number 71.