3 bed detached house for sale

Shanklin Drive, South Knighton, Leicester LE2

An opportunity to acquire a substantial three bedroom detached home on Shanklin Drive, offered to the market for the first time in over sixty years. With no onward chain and sitting in one of Leicester's most sought after addresses, this much loved family home represents an exceptional canvas for the next owners.

The property has been cherished by the same family since the early 1960s and retains a wealth of original character throughout. A welcoming entrance hall with a handsome timber staircase sets the tone, leading through to a generously proportioned lounge to the front, flooded with natural light through its distinctive bay window and featuring an attractive fireplace. To the rear, a separate dining/sitting room enjoys direct access to the garden through full-height French doors, with a characterful brick fireplace and useful alcove recesses adding real charm. The kitchen, whilst ready for modernisation, is a practical space with base and wall units, a separate pantry providing useful additional storage, and a window overlooking the side. A new Worcester Bosch Combi Boiler has recently been installed. A ground floor WC and under stairs storage cupboard completes the internal layout on this level.

Upstairs, three double bedrooms are served by a bathroom and separate WC. The principal bedroom is a particularly impressive room, spanning the full width of the front elevation and benefitting from extensive fitted wardrobes and a superb bay window outlook. The second bedroom is equally spacious and overlooks the garden. The third bedroom is a comfortable double. There is a box room, with window, off the landing.

Outside, the property truly comes into its own. The rear garden is a wonderfully mature and secluded plot, largely laid to lawn with established trees, shrubs and planting that has been lovingly tended over the decades. There is a patio to the rear and side and two useful brick stores. The integral garage is accessible from both the front driveway and the rear, with a block-paved driveway providing off-road parking for several vehicles. With a generous plot and a substantial existing footprint, there is ample scope to extend or remodel, subject to the usual planning consents.

This fabulous, detached family home sits in the popular residential area of South Knighton, about two miles south of Leicester city centre. There are frequent local buses to the city centre within walking distance of the house. These stop at Leicester railway station which provides services to London St. Pancras in just over an hour. In the city centre there are shops, bars, restaurants, theatres, museums and historic places. Leicester Royal Infirmary and both Leicester and De Montfort universities are nearby. From the house there is easy access to the M1/M69 junction. Local amenities are excellent and several small shops and a Tesco Express are within walking distance. Within a mile there are shops and restaurants at Queens Road and Allandale boutique stores. In the nearby town of Oadby there is asda, M & S, Lidl, Sainsbury’s and a Library. The house is within walking distance of the University Botanical gardens and is on the doorstep of Knighton Park and Leicester Racecourse. There are good local state and private schools. Local leisure amenities include tennis, golf and bowls in addition to nearby Leisure Centres at Parklands and Manor Road. The house’s position makes it very much part of the local community.

Anti-Money Laundering (aml) Requirements
In accordance with current Anti-Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime legislation, all buyers are required to complete identity and verification checks. These checks are carried out on our behalf by Hipla, our approved aml provider. Once an offer is accepted, Hipla will contact you directly to complete the required verification. A fee of £60 inclusive of VAT per person applies to cover the cost of these checks. This fee is payable directly to Hipla and must be completed before a Memorandum of Sale can be issued. The fee is non-refundable and applies even if the transaction does not proceed.

General Information
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