Riverside, Leighton Buzzard, LU7

Why buy this home?

Positioned at the end of a quiet no through road off the prestigious Plantation Road, this three-bedroom detached home presents an excellent opportunity for buyers looking to take on a project and create a home exactly as they envision it. Requiring modernisation throughout, it offers the chance to significantly improve both its appearance and value.

The ground floor has a generous 22ft lounge/dining room, providing plenty of space for both relaxing and entertaining. With windows to the front and French doors opening onto the rear garden, the room is filled with light and offers excellent scope to be transformed into an impressive family living space.

The adjoining kitchen overlooks the rear garden and presents potential to be reconfigured or opened into the dining space to create a larger space better suited to modern family life.

Also on the ground floor is a downstairs W/C, providing added convenience for both family life and guests.

Upstairs are three well-proportioned bedrooms and a family bathroom. The main and second bedrooms are comfortable doubles, while the third bedroom would work equally well as a child's bedroom, nursery or home office.

Outside, the property continues to offer potential. The driveway and detached garage provide excellent practicality for families, while the rear garden is a blank canvas, ready to be transformed into an attractive outdoor space for entertaining, children to play or keen gardeners to enjoy. Its size also means there is excellent scope to extend across the rear of the property, subject to the necessary planning permissions, without compromising the overall garden space.

The location is another real advantage. Tucked away at the end of a quiet no through road, the property combines a peaceful setting within walking distance of Leighton Buzzard High Street. The nearby Grand Union Canal offers scenic walks into neighbouring Linslade, where Leighton Buzzard train station is accessible, making this an ideal location for commuters and those who enjoy walking.

More about the location...

Leighton Buzzard is a market town in Bedfordshire, near the Chiltern Hills and lying between Aylesbury, Tring, Dunstable and Milton Keynes.

The area has become an increasingly popular place to relocate to for workers from London, helped in part by its reasonably priced housing – a big attraction for young professional couples wanting to get their foot on the property ladder. Leighton Buzzard provides great access to the countryside and other parts of the UK like London, Birmingham, Cambridge and Oxford.

Leighton Buzzard is close to the M1 motorway and A5 road, and is served by Southern and London Northwestern Railway services on the West Coast Main Line railway at Leighton Buzzard railway station in Linslade. The railway operates non-stop commuting services to Euston railway station, with the fastest peak journey times less than 30 minutes.

Leighton Buzzard operates a three-tier education system with a selection of with Lower, Middle and Upper Schools.

The River Ouzel runs through the town as does the famous Grand Union Canal, which Leighton Buzzard is well known for. There is a lot of activity along the canal which residents can enjoy, from peaceful walks to fishing and waterside pubs.

There are many community events scheduled throughout the year including both the Food and Canal Festivals in the summer, Linslade in Bloom, Music in the Park and the Christmas Market.

A short drive from Leighton Buzzard is Ascott House which is set in a 3,200-acre estate and benefits extensive manicured gardens which you are free to enjoy. There is also Rushmere Country Park on the outskirts of the town which is an area of 400 acres of woodland, heathland and meadows for you to explore. This is a Greensands Trust site with a visitor centre and café.

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.

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