Blackwater Road, Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland

A tastefully appointed, contemporary three-bedroom detached property with single garage, two additional off-road parking spaces and enclosed, low-maintenance garden set on a corner plot within a popular new development on the edge of Oakham.

Benefiting from gas-fired central heating, solar panels and high-performance glazing, the property offers modern, energy-efficient accommodation with a number of good quality fixtures and fittings.

The interior is arranged over two storeys and can be summarised as follows:

GROUND FLOOR: Entrance Hall, Sitting Room, open-plan Kitchen/Diner, Cloakroom/WC; FIRST FLOOR: Master Bedroom with en-suite Shower Room, two further Bedrooms, Family Bathroom.

Description - A tastefully appointed contemporary detached property with single garage, two additional off-road parking spaces and enclosed, low-maintenance garden set on a corner plot within a popular new development on the edge of Oakham.

Benefiting from gas-fired central heating, solar panels and high-performance glazing, the property offers modern, energy-efficient accommodation with a number of good quality fixtures and fittings.

The interior is arranged over two storeys and can be summarised as follows:

GROUND FLOOR: Entrance Hall, Sitting Room, open-plan Kitchen/Diner, Cloakroom/WC;

FIRST FLOOR: Master Bedroom with en-suite Shower Room, two further Bedrooms, Family Bathroom.

Accommodation -

Ground Floor -

Entrance Hall - Double-glazed front entrance door, wood-effect laminate flooring, stairs leading to first floor.

Sitting Room - 5.66m x 3.20m (18'7" x 10'6") - Feature electric log-effect fire, radiator, recessed ceiling spotlights, dual-aspect with window to front and bay window to side.

Open-Plan Kitchen/Diner - 5.66m x 3.63m max (18'7" x 11'11" max) - Excellent LochAnna kitchen featuring a range of modern fitted shaker-style units incorporating inset 1.5 bowl single drainer stainless steel sink with mixer tap, adjoining marble-effect work surfaces with matching upstand, ample base cupboard and drawer units in mocha colour and matching eye-level wall cupboards with ambient lighting beneath.

Integrated appliances comprise stainless steel Bosch electric oven, matching Bosch four-ring gas hob with glass splashback and stainless steel Bosch extractor hood above, Bosch dishwasher and Bosch fridge-freezer. There is undercounter space and plumbing for washing machine.

Radiator, ceramic tiled floor, understairs storage cupboard, recessed ceiling spotlights, dual-aspect windows to front and side, external French doors leading to enclosed garden.

Cloakroom/Wc - 1.98m x 1.02m (6'6" x 3'4") - White suite comprising concealed-cistern WC and hand basin with mixer tap set within unit with adjoining vanity top and cupboards beneath. Radiator, ceramic tiled floor.

First Floor -

Landing - Built-in airing cupboard housing Vaillant gas central heating boiler, loft access hatch, recessed ceiling spotlights.

Bedroom One - 3.63m x 3.23m max (11'11" x 10'7" max) - Radiator, recessed ceiling spotlights, dual-aspect windows to front and side.

En-Suite Shower Room - 1.45m max x 2.31m max (4'9" max x 7'7" max) - White suite of low-level WC and pedestal hand basin with tiled splashback, shower cubicle with mermaid boarding surround, deluge shower and handheld shower.

Chrome heated towel rail, recessed ceiling spotlights, extractor fan, window to front.

Bedroom Two - 3.12m x 3.61m max (10'3" x 11'10" max) - Radiator, window to front.

Bedroom Three - 2.44m x 2.49m max (8'0" x 8'2" max) - Radiator, window to side overlooking enclosed garden.

Bathroom - 1.98m x 2.21m (6'6" x 7'3") - White suite comprising concealed-cistern WC and rectangular hand basin with mixer tap set within vanity unit with storage beneath and panelled bath with glass screen and shower above.

Chrome heated towel rail, fully tiled splashbacks, recessed ceiling spotlights, extractor fan, window to side.

Outside -

Single Garage - 2.46m x 5.23m (8'1" x 17'2") - The property includes a single garage situated on the ground floor of a coach house at the rear (garage at the right-hand end of the row on the photo contained herein).

There are two off-road parking spaces in front of the garage belonging to the property.

Garden - The open-plan frontage of the property is hard-landscaped for ease of maintenance with hand gate leading to the fully enclosed garden to the side of the house.

The east-facing garden has been landscaped for ease of maintenance and features paved patio area adjoining the house, an area of artificial lawn and two further paved terraces at the top of the garden.

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

According to
Broadband availability: Standard, Superfast, Ultrafast
Mobile signal availability:
EE - good outdoor and in-home
O2 - good outdoor, variable in-home
Three - good outdoor, variable in-home
Vodafone - good outdoor and in-home
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.

Solar Panels - We are informed by the vendors that the solar panels are owned by the house. Energy generated by the solar panels serves the property and is not sold back to the National Grid.

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

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.

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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.

2. All descriptions, dimensions, area, reference to condition and necessary permission for use and occupation and their details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection, or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them.

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4. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn.

5. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents. Where any reference is made to planning permission or potential uses, such information is given in good faith.

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