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Frankton HouseOADBY, LEICESTER

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Frankton House14 Knighton RiseOadbyLeicester LE2 2RE

A fantastic, detached Edwardian home, located on one of Leicester’s most prestigious suburbanroads, having been superbly renovated in a contemporary style by the current owners, whilstretaining a wealth of original features. The property, which has been extended to the rear, boasts astunning open plan living kitchen and a cinema room, and sits on a glorious south facing plot.

Reception hall l cloakroom l cloaks cupboard l sitting room l garden room l home office l cinemaroom l open plan living kitchen l further cloakroom l utility room l first floor galleried landing lmaster bedroom l en-suite l three further bedrooms l bathroom l shower room l separate WC lfront gardens l driveway l detached garage l summerhouse l hot tub l superb south facing reargardens l EPC - F

LOCATIONLong regarded as one of the County's most sought after locations, Knighton Rise is typified byindividual architect designed Edwardian houses to imaginative designs with delightful architecturaldetail. The location offers excellent access to the inner and outer ring road system and the M1/M69motorway intersection at Narborough, as well as Leicester city centre with its professional quartersand mainline railway station offering access to London St Pancras in just over an hour.Neighbourhood shopping amenities are available within Oadby village and at the fashionableAllandale Road/Francis Street Parades, along with highly regarded schooling in the state andprivate sectors, and sporting facilities provided locally by Leicestershire Golf Club, Leicester RaceCourse, tennis and squash clubs.

ACCOMMODATIONThe property is entered via contemporary front door with glazed lights adjacent leading into thespacious entrance hall which has a picture rail, wood effect flooring and houses the stairs to thefirst floor, a large understairs storage cupboard and a cloakroom with a double glazed window tothe front providing a pedestal wash hand basin and low level WC and extractor fan. The sittingroom has a bay window to the rear elevation, two further windows to the side and a featurefireplace with stone hearth and surround. The sun room has wood effect flooring and doubleglazed bi-folding doors to the rear elevation. The cinema room has a double glazed bay window tothe front elevation, inset ceiling spotlights, ceiling coving and built-in furniture comprising shelving,cupboards, a multimedia unit and access to an en-suite WC with a double glazed window to thefront, inset ceiling spotlights, a low level WC, two wash hand basins, chrome heated towel rail andwood effect flooring. A study with a window to the side elevation enjoys a range of built-in officefurniture and double glazed French doors to the rear elevation. The open plan living kitchen hasthree double glazed Velux windows to the rear elevation, inset ceiling spotlights, two furtherwindows to the front elevation and boasts an excellent range of eye and base level units anddrawers with under-unit lighting, ample granite preparation surfaces, a built-in sink and drainer unit,a centre island providing a breakfast bar and further storage, an integrated double oven andmicrowave, six-ring gas hob with stainless steel chimney hood above, integrated fridge, plumbing

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for fridge-freezer, tiled flooring, three designer radiators and double glazed bi-folding doorsto the rear elevation. The utility room has a double glazed door to the side elevation andprovides plumbing for an automatic washing machine, a range of eye and base level unitswith ample work surfaces, stainless steel sink and drainer unit, extractor fan and tiled floor.

To the first floor a landing with two windows to the front and two windows to the sideelevation houses built-in wardrobes and shelving, a cupboard housing two boilers and afurther large storage cupboard. The master bedroom has built-in wardrobes, windows tothe rear and side elevations and an en-suite shower room having a double shower cubicle,wash hand basin, low level WC, inset ceiling spotlights, chrome heated towel rail, extractorfan, wood effect flooring and a double glazed window to the rear elevation. Bedroom twohas built-in wardrobes, a picture rail and double glazed windows to the rear and sideelevations. Bedroom three has built-in wardrobes and drawers, a wash hand basin, adecorative feature fireplace, inset ceiling spotlights and windows to the front and sideelevations. Bedroom four has windows to the side and front elevations. The familybathroom has a double glazed window to the front elevation and provides a four piecesuite comprising a wash hand basin, low level WC, panelled bath and separate showercubicle, inset ceiling spotlights, a cupboard housing the hot water cylinder, chrome heatedtowel rail and a window to the front elevation. A further bathroom provides a bath withshower above, inset ceiling spotlights, cupboards and drawers, shelving with built-inlighting, wood effect flooring and a chrome heated towel rail. A separate WC completes theaccommodation, having low level WC, wood effect flooring and a window to the front.

OUTSIDEThe property enjoys an attractive mature hedged frontage, mainly laid to lawn, with a varietyof floral borders, shrubs and trees and a block paved driveway providing ample off streetcar standing and leading to the double garage which has an up and over door to the front,power and lighting a mezzanine providing storage above and double glazed fold-opendoors to the rear elevation. Gated access leads to beautiful, generous landscaped reargardens, mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs and trees, a two-storey stable blockproviding storage, a paved patio entertaining area with external lighting and a hot-tub insetinto a Canadian red wood enclosure, gravelled pathways and central steps to a furthermature garden area to the rear with a variety of well-stocked floral borders, trees andshrubs and a greenhouse.

DIRECTIONAL NOTEFrom the centre of Leicester, travel in a southerly direction via the A6, passing over theVictoria Park roundabout and turning left into Guilford Road. Take the second right intoBarrington Road which eventually becomes Knighton Rise, where the property is located onthe right hand side of the road, just opposite the entrance to Sycamore Close.

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SITTING ROOM23'2 x 19'8

7.06m x 5.99m

SUN LOUNGE14' x 7'9

4.26m x 2.36m

OFFICE20'1 x 14'6

6.12m x 4.43mOPEN PLAN LIVING/KITCHEN/DINING

34'3 x 25'310.44m x 7.70m

UTILITY7'2 x 6'4

2.18m x 1.93m

WCCINEMA ROOM

20' x 13'96.10m x 4.20m

ENTRANCE HALLCUPBOARD

WC

GROUND FLOOR

MASTER BEDROOM19'9 x 14'5

6.02m x 4.39m ENSUITE13'3 x 8'9

4.04m x 2.66m

BEDROOM19'9 x 14'

6.02m x 4.27m

LANDINGBATHROOM

7'10 x 7'2.39m x 2.13m

WCBEDROOM15' x 14'

4.56m x 4.27m

BATHROOM11'9 x 11'6

3.58m x 3.51mBEDROOM

15' x 9'94.56m x 2.97m STORE

STORE

1ST FLOOR

Whilst every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of the floor plan contained here, measurementsof doors, windows, rooms and any other items are approximate and no responsibility is taken for any error,omission, or mis-statement. This plan is for illustrative purposes only and should be used as such by any

prospective purchaser. The services, systems and appliances shown have not been tested and no guaranteeas to their operability or efficiency can be given

Made with Metropix ©2020

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Frankton House, 14 Knighton Rise, Oadby, Leicester LE2 2RE

Total Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area = 3100 SQ FT / 288 SQ M

Measurements are approximate.Not to scale.

For illustrative purposes only.

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