Ashwell Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15

A spacious four-bedroom detached home sitting on a generous plot set back from the road, in need of modernisation but providing off-road parking, garaging and mature gardens, only a stone s throw from Oakham town centre.

ACCOMMODATION

Enter the property into an entrance hall with useful storage and access to a ground floor cloakroom. To the end of the entrance hall there is a useful area that could be used as a study space that then steps up to an inner hallway with stairs to the first floor and access to the ground floor accommodation.There are two generous reception rooms, a dining room/snug to the front with a feature fireplace with multi-fuel burning stove and a window to the front. The spacious and light formal living room sits to the rear of the property with a window to the side and sliding doors opening out to the patio and garden. The breakfast kitchen also sits to the rear of the property with a good range of fitted units, space for free-standing appliances and space for a breakfast table. There are windows to two elevations allowing plenty of light and a glazed door opening out to the garden. An archway leads through to a utility with further storage, space for white goods and a door into a useful workshop. The workshop, being connected to the property offers great potential to create an office or further reception room. To the first floor there are four double bedrooms, two with ensuite facilities and the other two served by a family bathroom. The family bathroom comprises a bath with shower over, wash hand basin, low flush lavatory and an airing cupboard.

OUTSIDE

To the front the property is set back from the road with a large, tarmacked driveway providing ample off-road parking and access to the integral single garage. There is a lawned area with a variety of floral and shrub borders. To the rear there is a patio spanning the width of the property stepping down onto the garden that is mainly laid to lawn with a variety of mature borders, a vegetable plot, and a greenhouse. The garden is hedged or fenced on all sides providing great degree of privacy. The property requires modernisation throughout but offers a fantastic opportunity to acquire a town centre home on a spacious plot. It is a rare visitor to the open market and must be viewed to be appreciated.

LOCATION

Oakham is an attractive and historic market town with a full range of shops and other facilities. There are excellent primary and secondary schools with independent schools in the area at Oakham, Stamford and Uppingham. The town is conveniently located for ease of access to major centres such as Leicester, Peterborough, and Kettering. These 3 centres all have main line train services and the ability of reaching London within the hour.

SERVICES & COUNCIL TAX

The property is offered to the market with all mains services and gas-fired central heating. Council Tax Band E. The property also benefits from solar panels that heat the hot water throughout the majority of the year.

TENURE

Freehold