Braunstone Lane East, Leicester, LE3

The ornate wrought iron gate and low brick wall give the first impression - and it's a confident one. This is a substantial double-fronted detached house on an established residential road: white render above a red brick base, twin chimney stacks, a dormer breaking the roofline, and a resin driveway that comfortably runs wide enough for 5 cars. An integral garage sits to the right. The house has been in the same family for decades, and it carries that kind of settled solidity.

The entrance hall sets the tone immediately. Original hardwood floorboards run underfoot, warm and characterful in the way that only time produces. A stained glass panel above the front door throws coloured light across the space, and the staircase rises ahead with an open balustrade. It is a proper hall - generous, with doors leading off in both directions.

To one side, the second sitting room is a large, light space with a front-facing window and large storage cupboard. To the main reception room, situated to the rear and even larger, with a brick arch fireplace as its focal point and French doors opening directly onto the rear garden. These two rooms provide multiple functions, any which suit your family needs. The main reception flows effortlessly to the kitchen-diner.   

The kitchen-diner occupies the rear of the ground floor and has been opened up to give a full family-scale cooking and eating space. Fitted in light oak with a navy splashback, it has a central peninsula with bar seating and a separate dining table alongside. French doors continue the connection to the garden. Off to one side, a large pantry room handles the practical overflow - with a space for a dishwasher and additional storage. A ground floor utility room across the hall could form as a second kitchen, with basin and units, laundry appliances, not to mention another shower room with tiling, a vessel basin, and separate WC completing the ground floor: a useful arrangement for a house of this size. Offering internal access to the garage.

The first floor landing is worth noting. The stairwell window is filled with original stained glass panels - an unexpected and striking detail - and the landing itself is wide enough to furnish. A large run of built-in storage cupboards lines the wall beside the stair to the second floor, handling a considerable amount of the house's storage quietly and without fuss.

Four bedrooms sit on this floor. The principal bedroom faces the rear with a wide window overlooking the garden, mirrored sliding wardrobes along one wall, and good proportions throughout. With a door opening onto a balcony terrace - a private outdoor space that the current owners have made cheerful use of with potted plants and seating. The second bedroom, utilised with wardrobe space, and a modern en-suite. A third bedroom has been fitted out with fitted wardrobes, and recently redecorated. The fourth bedroom provides the ideal guest room, study, or Childs room. The family bathroom on this floor is modern, and offers shower over bath, basin, and W/C. Also offering a separate W/C, perfect for guests and family life.

The second floor is accessed via its own stair from a second landing. Two further bedrooms sit up here - one tucked under the pitched roof with a vaulted ceiling, and a window over looking the balcony, with built-in drawer units and a dressing table fitted neatly under the eaves, and a skylight window for light. Being the larger bedroom it overlooks the front of the house, and benefits from a dressing room just off - views of the rear garden and can be utilised as you see fit. The second is a compact but finished room.

The rear garden is a long, well-esetablished plot. A timber deck sits directly outside the French doors, stepping down to an artificial lawn that runs the length of the garden with placed and planted borders, well established and in good colour. Mature trees anchor the far end and give the garden a sense of scale. The whole plot is enclosed and private.

Six bedrooms across three floors, multiple reception spaces, a garage, and a driveway for eight cars. A house built for creating happy memories for a large family, and it shows.

Parking - Garage

Parking - Driveway

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