Church Lane, Hoby, LE14

Location

Hoby is an unspoilt conservation village situated in an unspoilt valley between Leicester and Melton Mowbray. The Wreake Valley is a rolling rural district in northeast Leicestershire, an area of pretty villages and market towns with a history of farming and rural sports. Hoby is a friendly community and home to families of all ages, with a fine Parish Church, Methodist Chapel, well-used Village Hall and a popular, thatched pub/restaurant. The neighbouring villages of Thrussington and Frisby have excellent primary schools (1.6 miles away), Brooksby College is within a mile and private schools including Ratcliffe College (4.3 miles) and the Loughborough Endowed Schools (11.8 miles) are easily accessible. Local activities include walking, riding; fishing and the extremely popular Ragdale Hall Health Hydro (1.7 miles) is situated close by in Ragdale village. A wider range of amenities can be found in the market towns of Melton Mowbray and Loughborough, plus the nearby Thurmaston Retail Park. Commuting is easy by road or rail with the A46 providing fast access to Leicester, Loughborough and Nottingham. East Midlands airport, serving many destinations is within 30 minutes’ drive.

“A protected rural location within a lively village community, yet with easy access to all amenities, offering ‘the best of all worlds!’”

Distances

Leicester 11.9 miles / Nottingham 19.2 miles / Loughborough 10.9 miles / Melton Mowbray 5.9 miles / Oakham 16.3 miles / M69/M1(J21) 16.6 miles / East Midlands Airport 19.8 miles

Ground Floor

Oak House is entered through a spacious reception hallway, with open staircase rising to the first floor, together with useful understairs storage and a large coat cupboard. The hall provides access to the garage, a downstairs W.C and a large, separate utility room, with access to the back garden.

To the left, the bright & sunny, triple aspect and newly fitted dining kitchen enjoys views extending down the rear garden. Opposite is a family room/study, featuring a large bay window overlooking the side garden. At the end of the hall is a generously proportioned sitting room, with French doors opening into a delightful garden room/conservatory. Further French doors lead directly onto the rear garden patio, where the views continue across the garden and surrounding countryside. The conservatory has a tiled floor, access to the garden, heating and a full view of the garden.

First Floor

Bedroom One is generous in proportion, bright and sunny with double aspect views across the countryside. There are extensive built-in wardrobes, an en-suite bathroom and a neat, convenient, through-the-floor lift to the sitting room below.

Bedrooms Three has built in wardrobes and a generous window onto the rear garden. It comfortably takes a king or super king size bed.

Bedroom Four has a small sink and vanity unit, built-in wardrobes, space for a decent double bed and a view over the fields to Ragdale.

The family bathroom has a shower and generous airing cupboard. The upstairs landing is spacious and light, with a pull-down ladder to access to the loft space for additional storage.

A half-landing leads to Bedroom Two, creating an excellent opportunity for a self-contained annexe. The room is large and already benefits from an en-suite shower room and a small kitchenette, making it particularly well-suited to independent living or guest accommodation.

Outside

The property occupies a mature setting of 0.34 acres and is set well back from the road behind electric gates, opening onto a generous brick-paved driveway providing ample parking and access to the detached double garage and a stable. The mature gardens envelop the property and are a particular feature of Oak House, extending to the rear and side with extensive paved terraces, sweeping lawns, beautifully stocked deep borders, and a vegetable garden with composting, all enclosed by established hedgerows and mature trees. Beyond the boundaries, the gardens enjoy uninterrupted views across the surrounding open countryside, creating a wonderfully private and tranquil setting. The patio area opens out from both the double doors in the kitchen and those in the sitting room. It offers good alfresco dining options, has outdoor power sockets and lighting.

Double Garage & Stables

Detached double garage with electric up and over door, window and internal doors to the hallway and utility room. It has ample power and lighting. The stable is wooden with a drainable concrete floor, stable doors and window.

Services & Specification

The property has mains water, drainage and electricity connected (no mains gas available in the village). It has triple glazing throughout and an oil-fired boiler in the utility room with radiators. There is a fully functioning alarm system.

Energy Rating D

Council Tax Band F

Tenure

Freehold.

Local Authority

Melton Borough Council.

Directions

On entering the village from Thrussington or Brooksby proceed through the centre of the village along Main Street, passing All Saints Church on the left-hand side. Turn left into Church Lane, pass Regents Road on your right, and Oak House is the last property on the left-hand side.

On entering the village from Frisby or Ragdale proceed through the village along Main Street, passing the Blue Bell pub on the left-hand side. Turn right onto Regent Road and at the bottom turn right again into Church Lane and the house is the last house on the left-hand side.