Detached house for sale in Lister Drive, Northampton NN4

Located in a cul de sac is this superb family home offering excellent accommodation set in over 2,000 sq. Feet, excluding the double garage. The property which is presented to a high standard throughout benefits from having a showcase refitted kitchen and bathrooms and features wonderful landscaped gardens.
The accommodation briefly comprises; Reception Hall comprising an attractive staircase with twisted iron spindles and exposed wood balustrade. Useful coats cupboard and cloakroom with built in cabinets with glass wash basin, toilet, and an integrated washer/dryer. The sitting room which is 21’ in length, comprising central fireplace with gas inset fire, air conditioning unit, attractive stone surround and part tiled contemporary stone feature wall. Bay window to the front aspect with shutters and sliding patio door. There is a superb garden room/study with part vaulted ceiling and double glazed full height windows. The room is currently being used as an office with built in office furniture. The central hub of the house is the large open plan family living area, with a refitted kitchen. There is a large dining area with space for a table and sofas leading into a spacious kitchen breakfast room, with an extensive range of cabinets and breakfast island. Integrated induction hob with contemporary extractor hood over double oven, microwave, dishwasher, tumble dryer and space for a wine cooler and an American fridge freezer.
Access to the first floor is via a dog leg staircase which leads to a galleried landing with attractive balustrade with twisted iron spindles.
The principal bedroom suite comprises a large double bedroom with air conditioning and bedside lights, with a dressing room and large walk in wardrobe with hanging rails, shelving, and drawers. En suite comprising double shower enclosure, vanity cabinets providing useful storage with inset wash basin, toilet, and chrome heated towel rail. There are three further double bedrooms. The family bathroom comprises a deep bathtub encased in a tiled surround, a television, separate shower cubicle, wash basin, toilet, and half tiled walls.
Externally to the rear, the rear garden has been landscaped to provide a sanctuary with exotic planting, with a wide variety of tropical and indigenous specimen plants with low voltage garden lighting. There are two lower entertaining areas, one sheltered and one covered by a pergola. As you move around the garden there is a third sheltered patio with doors to the sitting room which is covered and two further side garden areas. The main garden is a private oasis with a central lawn and pond. There is a wide variety of mature plants and flowering borders to include Tree Ferns, Japanese Acers and Canna Lillies, with mature conifer hedgerows. To the rear of the garden is a superb open garden house with a vaulted roof, two wood clad walls, lighting, power points and garden sofas and tables.
To the front, situated on a well-regarded road the property is located in a cul-de-sac and has a generous driveway leading to a detached double garage with twin electric doors. The front garden has a lawn and mature planting.
Location Lister Drive is located within West Hunsbury close to West Hunsbury Country Park. The area is attractive for family living with many amenities including shops, post office, chemist, two country parks, community centre, doctors, and hairdressers. The area also caters for children up to and including secondary age in its pre-school, primary school and is in the catchment area for Wootton Park School. There are private schools nearby at Northampton High School for Girls and Quinton House School. Built and developed in the 1980s and 1990s as part of Northampton's expansion, the residential areas of East and West Hunsbury are now well established and extremely popular due to their local facilities and main road access. Positioned between junctions 15 and 15a of the M1, this large residential area offers local shopping precincts as well as a large 24 hour supermarket, doctor's surgery, schools, dental practice, library, leisure centre, petrol station, public houses, restaurants and a country park with conference venue Hunsbury Hill Centre. The town offers two luxury cinemas and two well regarded theatres. The additional high street facilities and public service amenities of Northampton town centre can be reached less than 3 miles away along with a mainline train station with services to London Euston and Birmingham New Street. Regular bus services operate to Northampton as well as Milton Keynes where further shopping and entertainment facilities can be enjoyed such as The Milton Keynes Theatre District, The Centre mk or Xscape indoor skiing and boarding dome.