Deceptively spacious, incredibly charming cottage in one of South Leicestershire’s most desirable villages, midway between Leicester & Mkt Harborough. Convenient for state & private schooling. Nearby A6 provides excellent road links. Local train station being less than 1 hour from London St. Pancras.

INTRODUCTION

This charming and delightfully quirky cottage has been skilfully created by the current owners from what was originally three, 1 bedroom farmworkers cottages in one of South Leicestershire’s most sought-after and desirable villages lying just off the A6, midway between Leicester and Market Harborough and surrounded by some stunning countryside.

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WITH RECENTLY INSTALLED SOLAR PANELS FOR WHICH THERE IS STILL A 10YR + GUARANTEE ,the 140 square meters of accommodation, with scope to add 2 further bedrooms and a bathroom in the loft space subject to consent, currently comprises in brief: An entrance hall with downstairs wc off, and a staircase to the first floor. A useful study/utility room which could be converted for alternative use, including a ground floor bedroom if required. The impressively spacious through lounge with windows to the front and back of the property, and a large dining kitchen with a door into the garden.
Upstairs there is an extremely spacious landing, a master bedroom suite with en-suite facilities and 2 further double bedrooms. The family bathroom completes the first-floor accommodation.

THE ACCOMMODATION

Benefiting from uPVC double glazing, gas central heating, solar panels and a useful garden room which would be ideal for a home business, the original front door of No 3 still exists and provides access through an enclosed porch, into the kitchen and the lounge. However, a brick-built porch has been created to the side of the property which leads into a spacious entrance hall providing access to the ground floor rooms with a staircase rising to the first floor and a downstairs wc off.
The first of the ground floor rooms has a sink and drainer with plumbing for a washing machine and is used bey the current owners as a laundry/storage room but it could be converted for a number of uses including a home office, snug, or a ground floor bedroom 4 if required.

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A door leads into the surprisingly spacious lounge which has a fireplace and windows overlooking the front and the garden to the rear. Another door leads into the dining kitchen which has a dining area to the front with a feature brick wall and illuminated shelving, with the kitchen area being fitted with cottage style base and wall units and a door into the back garden.
The staircase off the entrance hall opens onto an extremely spacious landing which currently doubles up as an office area but lends itself to a number of other uses including a first floor sitting room or for the installation of a second staircase to the loft space should additional bedroom/ hobbies room accommodation be required.

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The master suite covers the whole of one of the original cottages with a spacious and beautifully presented bedroom area having a range of fitted furniture, a dressing area and an en-suite shower room comprising a toilet sink and a walk-in shower enclosure.
There are 2 further double bedrooms, both excellently presented and having windows overlooking the front with a very spacious family bathroom comprising a toilet, sink and a bath with scope to add a separate shower cubicle if required.

OUTSIDE

A timber gate from the side of the property provides pedestrian access into the quaint and very private, south facing cottage style patio garden with an ornamental slabbed area, mature, well-stocked borders and beds, 3 outhouses and an attractive roof-top terrace above the garden room.
The garden room has been cleverly created from the former garage with patio doors leading from the garden. It is currently used as an additional sitting area but is ideal as a home office.

THE AREA

Burton Overy is a small South East Leicestershire conservation village in the Harborough district of the county. With a feeling of being remote, this thriving semi-rural community surrounded by farmland is only just over 1 mile from the main A6 Leicester to Market Harborough road and being only aprox 9 miles from each.
The age, style and size of the properties in the village vary widely with some cottages showing 16th and 17th century characteristics whilst some of the larger homes have clearly been built more recently but have remained very much in keeping with the feel of the village.