High Street, Castle Donington, DE74

EXCEPTIONAL PERIOD HOME RICH IN CHARACTER…

This exceptional four-bedroom semi-detached period home offers a rare blend of character, space and versatility and is set within a sought-after village location close to local amenities. The property is brimming with original features, including decorative cornicing, sash windows and exposed timber flooring, all of which add to it’s unique charm. The spacious accommodation includes three elegant reception rooms, perfect for both formal entertaining and family life, as well as a separate office ideal for home working. The heart of the home is a stylish fitted kitchen/diner, complete with a breakfast bar and ample space for dining, complemented by a separate utility room for added convenience. Upstairs, three well-proportioned bedrooms are served by a contemporary four-piece bathroom suite, while a ground floor W/C adds further practicality. The property also benefits from a versatile cellar split into three sections, ideal for storage, hobbies or even a wine cellar. A garage and driveway provide off-road parking, making this a truly practical and desirable family home that must be viewed to be fully appreciated. The outside space is equally impressive, with the property set back from the road behind an established hedgerow and brick wall boundary, offering both privacy and an attractive approach. Gated access leads to the front entrance, while a shared driveway runs alongside the house, providing convenient access to the side and rear gardens. The driveway continues through to the garage and offers useful off-road parking, making deliveries and access to the garden areas straightforward. To the rear, patio doors from the kitchen open onto a paved pathway leading into a beautifully maintained garden, featuring a lawn bordered by mature trees, plants and shrubs. A paved sun terrace provides an ideal spot for outdoor seating and barbeques, perfect for entertaining and alfresco dining. The garden is further enhanced by external lighting, power points and a practical cycle store or shed with solar lighting. A secure gate at the end of the garden provides access to the off-road parking and garage, with additional side access to the cycle store. The single detached garage and driveway to the rear offer off-road parking for up to two cars, ensuring this property caters for every aspect of family living.

MUST BE VIEWED

Entrance Hall

1.64m x 1.07m

The entrance hall retains a wealth of original character, featuring attractive tiled flooring, a traditional dado rail and a high ceiling with decorative coving. A solid wooden door provides access to the accommodation.

Inner Hallway

2.51m x 4.61m

The spacious inner hallway, featuring an attractive Minton tiled floor and radiator. Providing access to the principal ground floor accommodation, the hallway also benefits from a useful under-stairs storage cloak cupboard and a range of original-style features, including dado rails, decorative architraves and elegant feature archways.

Living Room

4.62m x 3.99m

The living room features a double-glazed sash window to the front elevation, fitted with attractive original wooden shutters, along with a gas central heating radiator and engineered oak flooring. The room is centred around a feature fireplace with a stone surround and deep tiled hearth, housing a log-burning stove. A wealth of period-style features further enhance the room, including dado and picture rails, decorative architraves, ornate cornicing and an elegant ceiling rose.

Office

2.17m x 3.18m

The office features a timber-effect UPVC-framed double-glazed window to the side elevation, together with a range of wall and base storage units, one of which houses the Ideal Atlantic gas central heating boiler. The room is further complemented by a useful mezzanine storage floor.

Kitchen

4.16m x 4.68m

The contemporary cottage-style kitchen is fitted with a range of base and eye-level storage units, complemented by solid wood work surfaces. Features include a Rangemaster cooker with extractor hood over, inset double Belfast-style ceramic sink, integrated Siemens dishwasher and integrated fridge, together with a useful breakfast bar and under-stairs pantry. The kitchen benefits from Porcelanosa tiled flooring, with underfloor heating and features double-glazed patio doors opening onto the garden, along with twin timber-effect UPVC-framed double-glazed windows to the side elevation. Original internal doors are retained, adding further character to the space.

Dining Room

5.84m x 2.64m

The dining room features twin timber-effect UPVC-framed double-glazed windows enjoying views over the garden, together with Porcelanosa floor tiling and underfloor heating. The room also provides access to a spacious cellar and a boarded loft space, accessed via a fixed ladder.

Family Room

5.76m x 4.14m

The family room features laminate flooring and a Velux-style roof light, providing an abundance of natural light. Timber-effect UPVC-framed patio doors, with matching side panels, open directly onto the garden. With it's own independent access, the room offers excellent versatility and could be utilised as a self-contained space or fourth bedroom suite. Doors provide access to the WC and utility area.

W/C

1.06m x 1.81m

This space features fully tiled walls, a WC and wall-mounted corner wash hand basin. A timber-effect UPVC-framed double-glazed window to the side elevation provides natural light, with an extractor fan also fitted.

Utility Room

1.15m x 2.79m

The utility room benefits from plumbing for a washing machine and space for additional white goods. Fitted storage cupboards provide useful additional storage, while a timber-effect UPVC-framed double-glazed window to the side elevation provides natural light.

Cellar

4m x 4.6m

The cellar has ample storage, lighting and electrics

Cellar

4.58m x 3.99m

The cellar has ample storage, lighting and electrics

Cellar

3.18m x 2.07m

The cellar has ample storage, lighting and electrics

Landing

2.49m x 3.48m

The first-floor landing features carpeted flooring and a radiator, with access to the loft and the first-floor accommodation.

Bedroom One

4.61m x 3.99m

The first bedroom features a double-glazed sash window to the front elevation, together with a radiator. A feature Derbyshire ammonite limestone mantel fireplace with an ornate cast iron inset provides a striking focal point. The room further benefits from restored floorboards, picture rails, original doors and a useful storage cupboard, currently utilised as a wardrobe.

Walk-In Wardrobe

1.14m x 2.49m

The walk-in wardrobe benefits from lighting and power, with useful hanging and drawer space.

Bedroom Two

3.19m x 4.07m

The second bedroom features a timber-effect UPVC-framed double-glazed window to the rear elevation, together with a radiator. A feature Derbyshire ammonite limestone mantel fireplace with an ornate cast iron inset and fossil limestone surround provides an attractive focal point, matching the fireplace in the principal bedroom, and carpeted flooring.

Bedroom Three

2.53m x 2.71m

The third bedroom features a timber-effect UPVC-framed double-glazed window to the rear elevation, together with a radiator, and carpeted flooring.

Bathroom

3.25m x 2.17m

The bathroom is fitted with a full suite comprising a raised bath with centrally mounted fittings and shower attachment, complemented by Porcelanosa tiling. A separate fully tiled shower cubicle houses a mains-fed rainfall shower. The suite is completed by a WC and pedestal wash hand basin, together with a chrome heated towel rail and useful wall-mounted inset storage cupboard. An extractor fan and timber-effect UPVC-framed double-glazed opaque window to the side elevation provide ventilation and natural light.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Broadband Speed - 1800 - 220Mpbs |
Phone Signal – Some 4G / 5G coverage |
Electricity – Mains Supply |
Water – Mains Supply |
Heating – Gas Central Heating – Connected to Mains Supply |
Sewage – Mains Supply |
Flood Risk – No flooding in the past 5 years+ |
Flood Risk Area - No |
Construction – Brick Built |
Mining Area – Located on a coalfield. No further mining report is currently required for this property according to Mining Remediation Authority records. |
Accessibility – No |
Other Material / Safety Issues – No known safety issues have been disclosed by the seller. |
Any Legal Restrictions – No |
Council Tax Band Rating - North West Leicestershire District Council - Band C |
Tenure: Freehold |

DISCLAIMER

Agents Disclaimer: HoldenCopley, their clients and employees 1: Are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2: Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and HoldenCopley have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must make further investigations and inspections before entering into any agreement.

Front Garden

The property is set back from the road behind an established hedgerow and brick wall boundary, creating a good degree of privacy and an attractive approach to the property. Gated access leads through to the front entrance, providing a secure and clearly defined entrance. A shared driveway runs alongside the property, providing convenient access to both the side and rear gardens. The driveway continues through to the garage and provides useful off-road parking, whilst also offering practical vehicular access to the rear of the property. This arrangement provides excellent convenience for parking, deliveries and general access to the garage and garden areas.

Rear Garden

To the rear of the property, patio doors from the kitchen open onto a paved pathway leading into the garden, which features a lawn with a selection of mature trees, plants and shrubs. A paved sun terrace provides an ideal space for outdoor seating and a barbecue, perfect for entertaining and alfresco dining. The garden benefits from external lighting and power points, together with a useful cycle store/shed with solar lighting. A secure gate at the end of the garden provides access to the off-road parking and garage, whilst there is also side access to the cycle store.