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" Attractive bay-fronted semi-detached house built-in in 1936 and occupying an exceptionally large plot close to Oakham town centre. Featuring picture rails, dado rails and an original fireplace, this family home benefits from full gas central heating and UPVC double glazing throughout. A particular feature of the property is the size of the gardens which enjoy a high degree of privacy and also allow for off-road parking for at least four vehicles.

The accommodation briefly comprises:

GROUND FLOOR: Entrance Porch, Reception Hall, Cloakroom, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Breakfast Kitchen; FIRST FLOOR: three Bedrooms, Shower Room, separate Toilet.

OUTSIDE there is a brick-built Garage, Car Port, ample off-road parking to front and hard-landscaped, enclosed garden to rear.

DESCRIPTION Attractive bay-fronted semi-detached house built-in in 1936 and occupying an exceptionally large plot close to Oakham town centre. Featuring picture rails, dado rails and an original fireplace, this family home benefits from full gas central heating and UPVC double glazing throughout. A particular feature of the property is the size of the gardens which enjoy a high degree of privacy and also allow for off-road parking for at least four vehicles.

The accommodation briefly comprises:

GROUND FLOOR: Entrance Porch, Reception Hall, Cloakroom, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Breakfast Kitchen; FIRST FLOOR: three Bedrooms, Shower Room, separate Toilet.

OUTSIDE there is a brick-built Garage, Car Port, ample off-road parking to front and hard-landscaped, enclosed garden to rear. ACCOMMODATION GROUND FLOOR Entrance Porch Pitched timber-clad ceiling, UPVC double-glazed entrance door with matching windows to side, further double-glazed door leading through to Reception Hall. Reception Hall Elegant hallway with attractive staircase leading to first floor, dado rail, high-level plate shelf, large under-stairs store cupboard, radiator, ceiling cornice and window to front. Cloakroom Low-flush WC, window to front. Sitting Room 3.68m x 4.34m (12'1' x 14'3') Living-flame coal-effect gas fire set in period-style fireplace with raised marble hearth, built-in alcove dresser unit with display shelving, further built-in shelving unit with fitted mirrors, radiator, picture rail, ceiling cornice, bay window to front. Dining Room 3.66m x 3.35m

(12'0' x 11'0') Original 1930s fireplace with oak surround, tiled inset and open grate with matching tiled hearth, radiator, high-level plate shelf, ceiling cornice, built-in oak bookcase, further built-in oak dresser unit with cupboards and shelves, French doors with matching side panels giving access to long rear garden. Breakfast Kitchen 4.72m x 3.05m (15'6' x 10'0') Range of modern fitted units incorporating inset single drainer stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap above, adjoining work surfaces with cupboard and drawer units beneath, further work surface areas with cupboard and drawer units beneath, matching eye-level wall cupboards and leaded-light display cabinets, tall larder cupboard, built-in appliances comprising eye-level electric double oven and four-ring gas hob with cooker hood above, plumbing for washing machine; tiled splashbacks, modern wall-mounted gas central heating boiler, recessed ceiling spotlights, tiled floor, window to side, door with glazed side panels giving access to rear garden. FIRST FLOOR Landing Dado rail, picture rail, large loft hatch with retractable ladder. Bedroom One 3.66m x 3.91m

(12'0' x 12'10') Range of fitted units comprising two double wardrobes with cupboards above and matching dressing table with drawers beneath, radiator, picture rail, ceiling cornice, window to front. Bedroom Two 3.68m x 3.38m

(12'1' x 11'1') Built-in double wardrobe, fitted alcove shelving with built-in alcove cupboards beneath, radiator, picture rail, ceiling cornice, window to rear overlooking large garden. Bedroom Three 3.56m x 2.44m + wardrobe (11'8' x 8'0' + wardrobe) Large built-in wardrobe with integral hanger rail and shelves, radiator, picture rail, ceiling cornice, window to rear overlooking large garden. Shower Room 1.91m x 1.78m

(6'3' x 5'10') Coloured suite comprising pedestal hand basin and bidet, large shower cubicle with fitted splashback and mixer shower above, partially tiled walls with dado rail, radiator, extractor fan, ceiling cornice, window to front. Separate Toilet Matching low-flush WC, window to front. OUTSIDE Brick-built Garage 6.30m x 3.35m

(20'8' x 11'0') Light and power, fitted work bench with shelving beneath. Car Port Front Garden Bounded by picket fencing, the garden has been hard-landscaped to include tarmac driveway leading to Car Port and Garage and providing off-road parking for at least four vehicles. The driveway is flanked by a large gravelled terrace area which could be used for further off-road parking, if required. Rear Garden The rear garden is a particular feature of the property, being much larger than average and enjoying a high degree of privacy. The garden is enclosed by clipped conifer hedging and has been hard-landscaped for ease of maintenance. The garden features an extensive paved patio area flanked by mature silver birch and leading through to further cultivated borders containing a wide variety of mature shrubs, bushes and flowering plants; a paved footpath then leads through a rustic trellis-work arch flanked by slate-chipping border to a further paved patio area which includes a timber garden shed. OAKHAM Oakham is a lovely market town being the administrative centre for Rutland. It is popular with commuters and is within travelling distance of a number of other centres including Peterborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Melton Mowbray, Grantham, Stamford, Kettering and Corby. In addition there is a British Rail station in the town and there are services to Leicester, Birmingham and Peterborough, where at the latter location there is a good train service to London, King's Cross.

Within the town there is a good range of shops which cater for most needs, together with a produce market each Wednesday and Saturday. There is also a good range of other facilities including doctors, dentists, opticians, veterinary surgery etc.

In the town there is a good range of Local Authority schools together with the private Oakham School which caters for children of most ages. Preparatory education on a private basis is available at Brooke Priory.

Sporting facilities in the area are many and varied and include cricket, golf, football, tennis, rugby football, bowls together with a number of leisure pursuits which can be enjoyed at Rutland Water which is just to the east of Oakham and these include sailing, windsurfing and fly fishing. SERVICES None of the services, fittings, or appliances (if any) heating installations, plumbing or electrical systems, telephone or television points have been tested by the Selling Agents. COUNCIL TAX BAND Enquiries to Rutland County Council, Oakham 01572-722577 INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE ADVICE Murray, in conjunction with St. James's Place Wealth Management can offer free independent advice whether you buy through Murray Estate Agents or another agent. St. James's Place Wealth Management have access to over 13,000 mortgage products and are able to find the most competitive products from the whole market. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. N.B. Interested parties are advised to check with ourselves that these particulars have not been altered or amended in any way since they were issued. VIEWING By appointment to be made through the Selling Agents please. If you are travelling a long distance please telephone prior to departure to ensure the property is still available and to discuss any particular points which are likely to affect your interest in this property in order that you do not make a wasted journey. OFFICE OPENING HOURS Monday - Friday 9.00 - 5.30 Saturday 9.00 - 4.00 Sunday & Bank Holidays 10.00 - 2.00 DISCLAIMER 1. The particulars are intended to give a fair and substantially correct overall description for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of individual items. Prospective purchasers and lessees ought to seek their own professional advice. 2. All descriptions, dimensions, area, reference to condition and necessary permission for use and occupation and their details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection, or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. 3. No person in the employment of Messrs Murray has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty whatever in relation to this property or these particulars or enter into any contract relating to this property on behalf of the vendor. 4. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. 5. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents. Where any reference is made to planning permission or potential uses, such information is given in good faith. 6. The information in these particulars is given without responsibility on the part of the agents or their clients. These particulars do not form any part of an offer of a contract and neither the agents nor their employees has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty in relation to this property. Money Laundering Regulations 2003 Anti-Money Laundering Regulations came into force in March 2004. These regulations affect estate agents, there will be requirement that Murray's confirm the identity of its seller and buyers. "