Victoria Avenue, Borrowash, DE72

We are very pleased to offer to the market this extended detached four double bedroom Victorian property; retaining many original features; having off street parking and garage set in this very popular area on Victoria Avenue. Borrowash offers excellent access to Derby, Nottingham and beautiful Derbyshire countryside,


This large family home is a delightful specimen of Victorian architecture and has many original features. Entering via the original hardwood front door which has had the leaded lights replaced in the original design. The house is fully double glazed and centrally heated throughout.

A spacious hallway with Victorian balustraded staircase that has storage under; (This has been a guest WC in the past and could be converted back). All woodwork including internal doors, staircase picture rails and skirting boards are stripped back waxed pine. The doors, with Brass or Baker Light handles. There is carpet flooring, coving, radiator and pendent lighting.

Off the hallway is the period front lounge with a square bay leaded double-glazed window, stunning slate Victorian fireplace with inset Minton Hollis style tiling, slate heath and coal effect gas fire. This room has ornate coving and picture rails, tall skirting boards, carpeted flooring, double radiator, wall lights and matching dimmer controlled central pendant light.

The second reception room is a very generous room currently used as the formal dining and sitting room. Double aspect windows to side and front and a sliding patio door to the rear patio area. Double radiator and wall hung gas fire, carpeted flooring in a neutral beige and coving to the ceiling.

The Large kitchen to the rear of the property has an informal dining area and the kitchen has ample pine cupboards above and below the laminate counter tops. There is an integrated oven and four ring gas hob with extraction above; space for washing machine, tumble dryer, dish washer, under counter fridge and freezer. There is a double stainless-steel sink with mixer tap, carpet flooring, double glazed window to the rear and door to rear lobby. The lobby area has a guest WC and some low-level storage. The double-glazed back door takes you to the rear garden.

On the first floor there are four double bedrooms, the master bedroom to the front of the house has a leaded double-glazed window, carpeted flooring, radiator and off; feature pine doors leading to a fully tiled en-suite bathroom with corner electric shower, WC and pedestal sink; towel radiator and double-glazed window to the front elevation.
Bedroom two a very large double bedroom with side elevation double glazed window, double radiator, carpeted flooring and central pendant light.

Bedroom three another double bedroom with rear elevation double glazed window, radiator, carpeted flooring.

Bedroom four again to the rear of the property overlooking the delightful garden has a double-glazed window, carpeted flooring, radiator and central lighting.
Dual access to a very large boarded loft area which has both power and lighting.

The family bathroom is fully tiled with a corner bath with mains fed shower over, a pedestal sink and WC and small window to the side wall.

Outside: the front of the property is set back from the road; mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs to borders and a walled curtilage with wrought iron pedestrian gate and path leading to the front door. There is a driveway to the side of the property with legal access over taking you to the single garage and parking bay. A side gate from the driveway leads to the rear garden of the property.

The garden is a lovely south westerly facing, enclosed and very private with hedges and fencing. Well maintained, with plenty of mature shrubs and planting but mainly laid to lawn, a stone patio area to the rear of the property and outside water tap.

Although this property requires some internal modernisation; that has been considered when valuing; it has masses of potential to turn into an even more desirable large family home in this much sought-after position.

Room Sizes
Front Lounge: 4.3 x 3.5
Formal Dining Room: 6.53 x 3.6
Kitchen 5.5 x 3
Master Bed 3.6 x 3.6
En- Suite: 1.6 x 1.5
Bedroom Two: 3.6 x 3.5
Bedroom Three: 2.7 x 2.6
Bedroom Four: 3.5 x 2.6
Family Bathroom : 2.5 x 1.6