Barleythorpe Road, Oakham
Offers over £365,000 Freehold (Tenant Fees)

A charming three-bedroom attached Victorian cottage, beautifully refurbished throughout and complemented by ample off-road parking and a generous west-facing garden. Ideally positioned just a stone’s throw from the railway station and town centre, this delightful home combines period character with stylish modern living.

Lobbii Cottage was constructed in 1901 and has been sympathetically brought into the present day by the current owners combining character features like open fireplaces and original sash windows with contemporary sanitary ware and open-plan kitchen/diner.

Benefiting from gas central heating and double-glazed windows (with secondary glazing to original front sash windows), the well-proportioned and beautifully presented accommodation briefly comprises:

GROUND FLOOR: Entrance Hall, Lounge with log-burning stove, shaker-style Kitchen/Diner, Snug with fireplace;

FIRST FLOOR: three Bedrooms, stylish Bathroom with feature Japanese soaking deep bath and separate shower cubicle, WC.

OUTSIDE there is an ample area of vehicular hard-standing for a number of vehicles and private garden of good size to the rear.

Early viewing is highly recommended to fully appreciate the quality of accommodation on offer.

ACCOMMODATION

GROUND FLOOR
The main entrance to the property is from the side elevation where a bespoke door with double-glazed inset leads to:

Entrance Hall (1.88m x 4.06m (6'2" x 13'4"))
Radiator, original parquet floor, staircase with turned spindles leading to first floor, door to Lounge, access to Kitchen/Diner.

Lounge (3.94m x 3.73m (12'11" x 12'3"))
Log-burning stove set in recess with display shelf above, radiator, herringbone laminate floor, sash window to front.

Open-plan Kitchen/Diner (4.57m x 3.66m (15'0" x 12'22"))
The true hub of this home, the kitchen/diner is appointed in modern shaker style and features solid wood work surfaces with matching upstand, inset butler's-style sink with mixer tap, base cupboards, drawers with cup handles and matching eye-level wall cupboards, one of them housing Worcester gas combi boiler.

Integrated appliances comprise Neff double oven, induction hob with fitted splashback and Neff dishwasher. There is under-counter space and plumbing for washing machine and space for upright fridge-freezer.

Radiator, herringbone laminate floor, recessed ceiling spotlights, aluminium-framed double-glazed window, matching full-height glazed wall panel and external door to rear garden, internal door to Study.

Study (2.64m x 3.73m (8'8" x 12'3"))
Coal-effect gas fire set in feature fireplace, radiator, sash window to front.

FIRST FLOOR

Landing
Column radiator, loft access hatch.

Bedroom One (3.96m x 3.73m (13'0" x 12'3"))
Open Victorian fireplace with cast-iron surround (working), radiator, sash window to front.

Bedroom Two (3.73m x 2.39m max (12'3" x 7'10" max))
Open Victorian cast-iron fireplace with elegant marble surround, radiator, sash window to front.

Bedroom Three (3.45m max x 2.18m (11'4" max x 7'2"))
Radiator, sash window to side.

Bathroom (3.25m x 2.18m max (10'8" x 7'2" max))
The spacious bathroom is equipped to a high standard and features stylish contemporary freestanding Japanese soaking deep bath with floor-standing mixer tap and hand-held shower, separate shower cubicle, black circular hand basin with mixer tap set on a timber vanity unit with granite-effect top, low-level WC, tiled splashbacks, towel radiator and double-glazed window to rear.

WC
Contemporary white suite comprising low-level WC and corner rectangular hand basin with mixer tap and vanity cupboard beneath, tiled floor, radiator, double-glazed window to rear.

OUTSIDE

Parking
A private, newly block-paved driveway leads off Barleythorpe Road along the side elevation of the house to the sliding oak gate which provides vehicular access to the gravel area of hard standing for at least five cars at the rear of the property.

Gardens
To the front of the property is an attractive border stocked with various bushes, ornamental grasses and plants.

The west-facing, good-size rear garden is fully enclosed by brick walling and timber fencing and enjoys a good degree of privacy. The garden has been laid out to include a stone paved patio area privately screened by heritage walling immediately to the rear of the house and large lawn with inset apple tree.

TENURE
Freehold

SERVICES
Mains electricity
Mains water supply
Mains sewerage
Gas central heating

According to https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/
Broadband availability: Standard, Superfast, Ultrafast
Mobile signal availability:
Indoor: EE, O2 and Vodafone - voice and data likely; Three - voice and data limited
Outdoor: EE, O2, Vodafone and Three - voice and data likely
Results are predictions and not a guarantee.

None of the services, fittings, or appliances (if any) heating installations, plumbing or electrical systems, telephone or television points have been tested by the Selling Agents.

OAKHAM
Oakham is a lovely market town being the administrative centre for Rutland. It is popular with commuters and is within travelling distance of a number of other centres including Peterborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Melton Mowbray, Grantham, Stamford, Kettering and Corby. In addition, there is a railway station in the town and there are services to Leicester, Birmingham and Peterborough. There are direct train routes to London from Leicester and Peterborough.

Within the town there is a good range of shops which cater for most needs, together with a produce market each Wednesday and Saturday. There is also a good range of other facilities including doctors, dentists, opticians, veterinary surgery etc. In the town there is a good range of Local Authority schools together with the private Oakham School which caters for children of most ages. Preparatory education on a private basis is available at Brooke Priory.

Sporting facilities in the area are many and varied and include cricket, golf, football, tennis, rugby football, bowls together with a number of leisure pursuits which can be enjoyed at Rutland Water which is just to the east of Oakham and these include sailing, windsurfing and fly fishing.

COUNCIL TAX BAND
Band C
Rutland County Council, Oakham 01572-722577

FLOOD RISK
There is no flood risk for this property.
This home is not at risk of flooding from rivers and seas.

INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE ADVICE
Murray, in conjunction with St. James's Place Wealth Management can offer free independent advice whether you buy through Murray Estate Agents or another agent. St. James's Place Wealth Management have access to over 13,000 mortgage products and are able to find the most competitive products from the whole market. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

N.B.
Interested parties are advised to check with ourselves that these particulars have not been altered or amended in any way since they were issued.

VIEWING
By appointment to be made through the Selling Agents please. If you are travelling a long distance please telephone prior to departure to ensure the property is still available and to discuss any particular points which are likely to affect your interest in this property in order that you do not make a wasted journey.

OFFICE OPENING HOURS
Monday - Friday 9.00 - 5.30
Saturday 9.00 - 12.00

DISCLAIMER
1. The particulars are intended to give a fair and substantially correct overall description for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of individual items. Prospective purchasers and lessees ought to seek their own professional advice.

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