Loughborough Road, Leicestershire, LE4

‘Fresh clean lines in a beautifully renovated, centrally located home.’

Strikingly new
The underlying first impression of this bespoke, detached home is that it has been completely reinvented from the 1950s original. The house has been totally renovated and redesigned to prioritise light, airiness and space. There is an intrinsic simplicity and beauty in the choice of textures, fixtures and fittings throughout this generous property that clearly speaks of minimalism, great design and decisions made with quality as standard.

From the roadside it stands strikingly new, set back behind electronically operated metal gates, fitted with a mobile intercom and at the top of a high quality slate gravel drive. Located within the Leicestershire village of Birstall, this house has been recreated to maximise its potential and provides a combination of four to five bedrooms across all floors – one with en-suite - a family bathroom, ground floor utility and cloakroom, with a very large open plan kitchen/dining/ lounge space that opens into a contemporary garden, effortlessly combining the inside with the outside.

This residence is in every way, uncluttered. Unhindered lines of sight and a neutral colour palette, provide an interior décor that emphasises the well-proportioned interior and provides a layout that is the blueprint for free flow contemporary living. Here, you have all the advantages of technology, quality features and space in a location that provides the convenience of Central England: city amenities and rural countryside within a short distance.

Contemporary design, with functionality and practicality
The traditional strong shape of the house has been stylised with window ledges made from solid sandstone, white painted sand and cement rendering, double glazed sash windows – inward tilting for ease of maintenance – a new composite slate roof and GRP flat roofs, reinforced with resin for additional longevity. The drive is bordered by white rendered walls, fitted lighting to the front and rear, with a complete replacement of fascia, soffits and guttering. This property has a full CCTV security system.

From the drive, entry is gained through the composite front door and the entrance hall sets the standard for the immaculate interior: pristine walls, a straight line of vision, height and space. This executive home has been renovated with an exacting level of detail and attention to the fixtures and fittings. The property throughout is fitted with Buster and Punch sockets, switches and LED ambient lighting. Each interior door is carpenter made and the floor is laid with Italian porcelain tiles, 120mm thick. They hide the underfloor heating which is water radiated downstairs and electrically powered upstairs. Each can be individually controlled.

The entrance hall has a Roof Maker sky light measuring two by four metres allowing light to flood into the furthest point of the hall and from where a bespoke aluminium framed glass back door permits a glimpse of the rear garden. This is the area used as the utility and has fitted bespoke Grisaille units topped with thirty millimetre Italian marble, two hallway lanterns and window ledges likewise fitted with marble to a depth of twenty millimetres. A cloakroom to the right is one of three bathing facilities within the house that have been designed by Dalal Alfaddagh Interior Design, Canada and Serafini Studios, London. The specifications for these amenities are excellent and have been maintained to their original standard. All suites are white, Bianco Perlino Stone has been used for the vanity units, and Crosswater Taps have supplied the taps, shower and additional accessories, with marble throughout.

Optimised open plan living
The open planned kitchen/diner/lounge is now entered and covers over half of the internal downstairs area. It is an extensive light filled room that incorporates many stylish features, seamlessly running from one purposed space to another.
Beginning with the lounge a Bellfire XXL Bell View gas fire and fireplace create a wonderful focal from which to sit and relax around before moving into the area that comfortably houses a dining table and chairs, all within sight and easy conversation of those in the kitchen.

The kitchen is amply fitted with bespoke Grisaille units and thirty millimetre marble worktops around the walls and on the island unit. These high quality units ensure ample storage space and a generous expanse of room for food preparation. Another Roof Maker sky light allows light to flood into the food preparation area and onto the integrated appliances including a Siemens vertical microwave cooker and separate oven, a Siemens fridge freezer, a Bora induction hob with extraction and a Quooker Pro Three fusion tap. This can provide water that can be filtered, cooled or boiling.

Beyond the kitchen is the garden. The garden is a continuation of the open plan scheme as through App controlled Ultraline floor to ceiling sliding glass doors that span the entire wall, the inside and outside become one. It is a privately enclosed, low maintenance garden and leads out over Italian porcelain tiles to a Hot Springs Triumph, four person hot tub. It is by clever and practical design that these lovely areas are seamlessly linked to optimise space for maximum practicality and functionality, whether for everyday living or those special entertaining occasions.

The bedrooms
Before ascending to the first floor, the ground floor has a valuable asset that has yet to be investigated. A large bedroom, with walk in shower and en-suite facilities, is at the front of the house and is entered through a door immediately right after entry by the front door. This room would be perfect as a guest suite or for a member of the family requiring ground floor accommodation.

From the generous living areas of the first floor the feature glass U shaped staircase leads to the airy landing and adjoining bedrooms upstairs. Here, the three double rooms on the first floor have television and power points and in one that is presently used as a dressing room, a complete wall of bespoke fitted wardrobes, while another has an Oriel Box window. The rooms have underfloor heating and wood effect Italian porcelain tiles. All windows in the property are dressed with white black out blinds. A custom built Skylark electrically operated loft ladder opens into the fifth bedroom in the loft. This is fully equipped with Velux windows.

As previously explained, the bathing facilities in this house are quite superior. In the family bathroom on the first level the frameless mirror is by William Wood and there is a luxurious freestanding stone resin bath. The Velux window in this room is remote controlled and has a sandblasted Oriel Box window.

The practical and financial benefits of acquiring this totally renovated property include that it has been completely rewired, and comes with a new Baxi boiler, two new hot water tanks and pumping system. The mains water supply has been refitted to increase the water pressure and a Nest Smart Control is in place for the heating and hot water. There really is only one remaining thing for the new owners to do with the property…enjoy it!

LOCALITY
Birstall is a large village in a region known as the East Midlands, in the county of Leicestershire. The Midlands are essentially central to everything in England: airports, motorways and train stations are easily accessible. For example, the East Midlands airport is only 20 miles away, London is approximately 107 miles away and it is possible to visit the seaside for a day trip! The M1, M69 and M6 maximise the potential for travel by road from this central location. The villages of Thurmaston, Syston, Wanlip and Thurcaston are close by.

Situated three miles north of Leicester city centre, Birstall is in the civil parish of Charnwood and due to its proximity to the city, it is considered part of the wider urban area. Following the route of the A6, the centre of the village is off Sibson Road. On the north of the village, the A6 meets the A46 Leicester Western bypass, which continues to Loughborough along the Soar valley. The Grand Union Canal is on the eastern edge of the area, adjacent to Watermead Country Park, which is a series of lakes in the bottom of the Soar valley. The park is a popular destination and has meadow and reed nature reserves, play trails with landmarks, and provides opportunities for walkers and cyclists to link up to the city paths or to wider open countryside along the valley. It is within walking distance from the centre of Birstall village but has large parking facilities too. Leicester City and parish councils have been keen to conserve and reintroduce green belt natural areas for the public to enjoy and there are others within the county. To discover those and find information relating to the services within the area >parishes>birstall would be worth checking out.

The original small village of Birstall was identified as ‘Burstalle’ in the 1086 Domesday Book. The name means ‘settlement built on the site of a fortification’. At that time the sixteen acres of meadow land and a mill, were owned by Hugh de Grandmesnil and gradually grew in size, occupied by various settlers until the arrival of the Great Central Railway in 1899, when the area really developed. It continues to be a popular region with the latest addition to the area being Hallam Fields, a development on land to the west of the A6. Today, Birstall appeals to the community through a wide selection of sport, education and leisure amenities. There are an array of shops, supermarkets, restaurants, cafes and parks, with the additional benefits of reaching the city of Leicester by public or private transport. Close by on the northern edge of the village is the Park and Ride bus park. The village is well served by several bus companies including Kinch, Centre bus, Skylink and Arriva Midlands.

Birstall has its own library, Post Office – LE4 4JE – and dental and medical practices such as Greengate Medical Centre and Birstall Medical Centre. There are three churches including the parish church which has been on the site since Saxon times. St James the Great was restored in 1869 and enlarged in 1961. The church hall is the building once used as the village school. There are a number of schools in the village; Riverside Primary, Hallam Fields Primary, Highcliffe Primary and Cedars Academy. The Office for Standards in Education - OFSTED – is best researched to provide a comprehensive review of currently rated standards of practice.

Additional Information:
EPC - D
Council Tax Banding - D
Local Authority - Charnwood Borough Council
Broadband Speed - 1130 Mb