Grange Close, Linslade, LU7

Why buy this home?

Complete onward chain.

Grange Close is an area that is popular with families and commuters alike. Leighton Buzzard train station can be reached on foot in approximately five minutes with its regular, non-stop trains to London Euston. Green spaces, lower, middle and upper schools, Mentmore Park, the Grand Union Canal, and Tiddenfoot Lake are all within walking distance to enjoy, which solidifies this location as great for families.

After leaving your car in one of the two parking spaces available at the rear of the property, steps lead you up to the rear garden, which is completely paved creating a low maintenance area to enjoy. As it faces south, it is a sun trap in the warmer months, and this is why the solar panels have been installed on this side of the roof on the house. The garden at the front is lawned with an additional patio which offers a more shady alternative in which children can play should it be required.

As the parking is at the rear, many of the residents use the back door as the main entrance to these homes. French doors open into an inner hall that has space to store coats and shoes and provides access to the study and kitchen/diner.

At the heart of the home, the previously separate kitchen and dining room have been combined to create a spacious, open-plan kitchen/diner. More suited to modern family living, this layout provides a welcoming area for meals, keeping an eye on homework sessions while parents are cooking, or casual entertaining. The kitchen area is a great size and is well equipped with shaker-style units providing plenty of storage, while ample worktop space means more than one person can be preparing meals without bumping into each other. There is a range-style oven which will remain at the property and space for other appliances, including a washing machine, a dishwasher, and a fridge/freezer. A convenient peninsula creates a natural division between the kitchen and dining areas, allowing for easy interaction while cooking or dining so the chef doesn’t feel isolated!

The generously proportioned living room leads on from the kitchen/diner and has a large window to the front. Its spacious size allows you to set up your furniture however suits you best, providing plenty of room to relax, entertain, or spend quality time together without feeling cramped. As the room is such a good size, if you have younger children their toys can be neatly tucked away in the corner when not in use.

One of the standout features of this home is the converted garage, thoughtfully transformed by the previous owner into a bright and versatile room. With dual-aspect windows, this light-filled space is currently used as a study but could also easily be a games room or even a fourth bedroom if needed. A large cupboard adds that much needed storage for everyday family items.

The downstairs accommodation is completed by a W/C that consists of a toilet and a wash hand basin which has storage underneath it.

Upstairs there are two lovely sized double bedrooms and a roomy single room that would be ideal for a younger child. The main bedroom is at the front of the property and has plenty of room for all the bedroom furniture you would need, including a super king size bed. The second bedroom has the benefit of a fitted wardrobe and as it is similar in size to the main bedroom it could be used as such if you prefer to sleep at the rear of the home.

More about the location...

Linslade is an English town located on the Bedfordshire side of the Bedfordshire-Buckinghamshire border (and roughly a third-way between London and Birmingham). It borders the town of Leighton Buzzard, with which it forms the civil parish of Leighton-Linslade.

Linslade has no high street. Small, family run shops are clustered at the 'Centre of Linslade', where three arterial roads converge to cross the canal and river. (Note, however, that Linslade's 'Centre' is not its geographical centre.) Many of these buildings are Victorian in origin, as are all pubs, and the Hunt Hotel.

In recent years the area between the river and the canal has been redeveloped – adding Waitrose, Tesco, Aldi, and Homebase superstores. Other high-street stores and boutique shops, restaurants, bakery and butchers can be found in Leighton; or, failing that, at Milton Keynes. There are also corner shops.

Bedfordshire operates a three-tier education system, with Lower-, Middle and Upper Schools. Linslade has three Lower Schools (Linslade Lower, Southcott Lower, and Greenleas Lower) distributed relatively evenly across town; with a Middle School (Linslade Middle) and an Upper school (The Cedars) located opposite each other, on the edge of town.

The principal Leighton-Linslade facilities within Linslade are Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre, which includes a swimming pool and indoor sports courts; Leighton Buzzard Golf Club and Leighton Buzzard railway station.

Linslade has two semi-wild park areas. Linslade Wood (colloquially called Bluebell Wood) is a mature woodland dating back to at least the 16th century. Tiddenfoot Pit, a former quarry, turned into a lake and wildlife area. Both are managed by Greensands Trust. Stockgrove Country Park and Rushmere Country Park are nearby.

Additional there are parks suitable for teenagers to kick around a football, and for dogs to run about, as well as fenced off play areas for young children, containing slides and swings.

In 1963 the Great Train Robbery took place at a site near Bridego Bridge, between the villages of Cheddington and Linslade. Every time a Great Train Robber was caught law dictated that they had to be brought back to the small court house at Linslade to be charged.