Leicester Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2

This magnificent six bedroom detached family home occupies a private corner plot within a sought after residential area on the Oadby, Stoneygate and Knighton border. The home originally built in the 1930s is blessed with a plethora of delightful character features and dual aspect rooms with the current owners adding modern finishes and details that retain the homes charm but are better suited to modern family living. The property is well positioned for a wide array of local amenities, including large supermarkets, smaller shops and services, a variety of eateries as well as leisure and medical centres. Commuters will find excellent road links into the city, including a short drive or cycle to Leicester train station where London can be accessed in an hour. The bus stop that takes you to the station is a thirty second walk away. For those who may work more regularly from home the property provides a wealth of options to create office spaces. The additional space the home provides was created through a full conversion of the loft space which accommodates two of the six bedrooms serviced by a bathroom.

Access to the property is via front doors that first take you into an entrance porch and through a further door into a welcoming and generous entrance hall. The hallway has stairs rising to the first floor landing, a useful cloakroom/storage cupboard and doors through to the lounge, dining room and breakfast room.

The lounge is a wonderful space and highlighted by the current owners as their favourite room. Filled with plenty of natural light due to windows to the front elevation and French patio doors opening to the garden at the rear along with the high ceilings and room dimensions the lounge is light and airy. The windows and patio doors have also been fitted with bespoke shutter blinds. The main focal point of the room is a stunning Inglenook style fireplace in with picture windows on either side of the recess.

The second reception room is a formal dining room which is another dual aspect space with a large bay window to the front and a further window to the side. There is ample space for a large table and chairs ideal for larger gatherings of family and friends.

The breakfast room and kitchen sit open plan to each other via a large double doorway. There is an extensive range of base and pantry units with solid granite work surfaces that include an island that serves as a breakfast bar, ideal for morning coffee and casual dining. The is space for a range cooker with extractor hood over, space for an American style fridge/freezer and integrated dishwasher. A large window is the kitchen section again allows in lots of natural light with the breakfast room having a set of French doors that lead out to the garden at the side.

Off the kitchen, a door leads to small set of stairs to a traditional pantry, with cold slab, light and power. On the other side of the kitchen there is a lobby area, off which is a ground floor WC and wash hand basin and opposite a boiler room, which also has space and plumbing for the washing machine.

As you climb the stairs to the first floor there is a beautiful stained glass picture window. The principal bedroom is the largest of four bedrooms on the first floor and has a large bay window to the front elevation. The current owners have created a modern and spacious en-suite, a clever addition, often not found in period properties. The en-suite includes a large walk-in shower cubicle, low flush WC and wash hand basin set onto a vanity unit. The principal bedroom also features a built-in triple wardrobe. The second bedroom is a gorgeous dual aspect large double again benefitting from a built-in wardrobe. Bedrooms three and four also able to accommodate double beds and with large windows, high ceilings, picture rails and original doors maintains the home's wonderful character.

Also on the first floor is a large family bathroom comprising a four-piece suite including a fully tiled shower area, panelled bath, low flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin.

A second flight of stairs from the first floor landing leads up to a second floor full loft conversion. There are two further bedrooms both with skylight windows and between the bedrooms a shared bathroom. These extra bedrooms will be appreciated by larger families but for those who perhaps do not require the day-to-day bedroom space this rooms offer the versatility to be utilised as office space, dressing areas, play rooms or exercise rooms if desired.

Being a corner plot the gardens wrap around three sides of the home. Gravelled pathways and sections of lawn are interspersed with well stocked planted beds, trees and shrubs are all enclosed by a tall hedgerow that provides privacy and seclusion. A driveway to the rear provides off-road parking and direct car access to a detached garage. The garage has light and power with a pitched roof that offers useful additional storage. There are options to reposition the driveway to the front of the home or indeed enlarge the existing driveway if required.

This really is a magnificent family home, beautifully presented and obviously much loved and cared for by the current owners who have both improved and maintained the accommodation. For those searching for a large period home but also complements modern family living this property should be of serious consideration.


Oadby is a suburb situated to the South of Leicester City centre. With a number of high performing local schools Oadby has always been a highly sought after location. It has a parade of local shops coffee houses and eateries and there is also a supermarket in close proximity. Lying just off the A6 there are a number of excellent commuter links both in and out of the city an open countryside is never far away.