Aintree Avenue, Barleythorpe, Oakham

Executive detached house with single garage and beautifully landscaped, enclosed rear garden occupying a corner plot on a popular development on the edge of Oakham, within easy walking distance from an excellent secondary school, railway station and town centre amenities.

The property offers stylishly presented, contemporary family accommodation appointed to a high standard throughout and featuring an array of good quality fittings. Benefiting from gas-fired central heating and double glazing, the energy-efficient interior is arranged over two storeys and can be summarised as follows:

GROUND FLOOR: Reception Hall with bespoke staircase, Cloakroom/WC, Study, Dining Room, Sitting Room, excellent Breakfast Kitchen with high quality integrated appliances, matching Utility Room; FIRST FLOOR: Master Bedroom with en-suite Shower Room, three further Double Bedrooms, Family Bathroom.

Please note there is an estate maintenance charge payable in respect of the property which currently constitutes £140.33 per annum (payable in advance).

Accommodation -

Ground Floor -

Reception Hall - Composite front entrance door with windows to either side, radiator, bespoke central oak staircase with open spindles leading to first floor, ergonimic built-in under-stairs storage.

Cloakroom/Wc - Contemporary white suite of low-level WC and corner hand basin with curved vanity cupboards beneath, radiator.

Study - 2.13m x 2.36m (7'12" x 7'9") - Radiator, dual-aspect windows to front and rear with fitted plantation blinds.

Dining Room - 3.12m x 2.62m (10'3" x 8'7") - Radiator, window to front with fitted plantation blinds.

Sitting Room - 4.57m x 3.43m (15'0" x 11'3") - Decorative fireplace recess with raised hearth and display shelf above, radiator, bay window to side with fitted plantation blinds.

Breakfast Kitchen - 5.38m x 2.92m (17'8" x 9'7") - Superbly refitted in a modern shaker style and featuring composite work surfaces incorporating breakfast bar area, inset stainless steel sink with mixer tap and grooved drainer, ample base cupboard and drawer units and matching eye-level wall cupboards with ambient lighting beneath.

Integrated appliances comprise eye-level Neff electric double oven, Bosch dishwasher, Bosch fridge-freezer and Neff four-ring gas hob with stainless steel extractor hood above.

Attractive fitted Apollo Slab Tech splashbacks, radiator, tiled floor, recessed ceiling spotlights, French door leading to rear garden.

Utility Room - 2.03m x 1.78m (6'7" x 5'10") - Fitted with units (to match kitchen) comprising composite worktop with inset stainless steel sink with mixer tap, grooved drainer, wooden upstand and metro-style tiled splashbacks, base cupboards and eye-level wall cupboards. There are two under-counter appliance spaces, one of them with plumbing for washing machine. Potterton gas-fired central heating boiler, tiled floor, external door to side.

First Floor -

Gallery-Style Landing - Built-in airing cupboard housing hot water cylinder, radiator, access hatch to partially boarded loft.

Bedroom One - 3.98m x 3.50m (13'0" x 11'5") - Range of built-in John Lewis furniture comprising one double wardrobe, one single wardrobe and adjoining chest of drawers, radiator, dual-aspect windows to front and side with fitted plantation blinds.

En-Suite Shower Room - 2.16m x 1.35m (7'1" x 4'5") - White suite comprising concealed-cistern WC and hand basin with mixer tap set within unit with adjoining vanity top and cupboards beneath, large shower enclosure, radiator, attractive tiles to walls, window to front.

Bedroom Two - 3.81m x 3.02m (12'6" x 9'11") - Radiator, window to side.

Bedroom Three - 4.14m max x 3.18m (13'7" max x 10'5) - Radiator, window to front with fitted plantation blinds.

Bedroom Four - 3.51m x 2.97m (11'6" x 9'9") - Radiator, window to side with fitted plantation blind.

Bathroom - 2.16m x 1.91m (7'1" x 6'3") - Contemporary white suite comprising 'P'-shaped shower bath with Mira shower and curved screen, concealed-cistern WC and hand basin with mixer tap set in vanity unit with granite-effect top and cupboards beneath. Metro tiles to splashbacks, radiator, window to rear.

Outside -

Detached Single Garage - 4.60m x 2.51m (15'1" x 8'3") - The garage is situated at the rear of the property and is accessed via a driveway which provides additional off-road parking for up to three cars.

A timber hand gate from the driveway gives external access to the walled side garden.

Gardens - To the front and side of the property there is an area of garden bounded by decorative low-level walling and laid mainly to lawn, with colourful borders containing flowering plants and paved pathway leading to the front door.

To the other side lies a south-west-facing, fully enclosed garden which has been professionally landscaped to create a statement, contemporary space ideal for al fresco entertaining in the summer months and enjoying its privacy in solitude alike. The garden includes a large shaped paved patio (adjoining the side elevation of the house and rear of the garage), a further paved seating area with timber pergola above, a shaped lawn with circular stone feature, an inset specimen tree and plant, raised bed stocked with an array of climbers, bushes and plants, trained apple tree and a gravel corner terrace with an elegant water feature and inset ornamental grasses.

Tenure - Freehold

Services - Mains electricity
Mains water supply
Mains sewerage
Gas central heating

According to
Broadband availability: Standard, Superfast
Mobile signal availability:
Indoor: EE - voice and data likely; Three, O2, Vodafone - voice and data limited;
Outdoor: EE, Three, O2, Vodafone - 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.

Barleythorpe - Barleythorpe is a village lying to the north-west of Oakham about a mile and a half from the town centre. Many facilities are available in Oakham and these include schools, a good range of shops, post office, doctors, dentists, opticians, library etc.

For commuters Barleythorpe is within driving distance of a number of centres including Melton Mowbray, Nottingham, Leicester, Peterborough, Corby, Kettering, Uppingham and Stamford. In addition there is a British Rail station at Oakham where there are services to Leicester, Birmingham and Peterborough and at the latter destination a good service to London, King's Cross.

Oakham 1.0 mile (4 minutes) / Uppingham 9.0 miles (19 minutes) / Melton Mowbray 9.0 miles (15 minutes) / Stamford 12.0 miles (20 minutes) / Peterborough Railway Station 25.0 miles (35 minutes)

Leisure facilities in the area are many and varied and these include a good range of ball participating sports such as football, rugby, cricket, tennis, bowls and golf and Rutland Water lies just to the east of Oakham where further sports can be enjoyed including fishing, sailing and windsurfing.

The area has a good selection of well-regarded independent and state schools.

Council Tax - Band D
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.

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