Ratcliffe Road
Stoneygate Leicester LE2 3TB

6+ Bedroom Detached, Leicester South

• Located on this renowned tree-lined road, a handsome Victorian detached home which has been meticulously refurbished and extended by the current owners to an extremely high standard.
• The house boasts a wealth of original features including ceiling coving and roses, stunning fireplaces and magnificent staircase which have been cleverly blended with a contemporary style kitchen and bathroom suites. The property enjoys a superb plot with a sweeping in and out driveway, fantastic rear gardens and a separate coach house thought suitable for further redevelopment subject to necessary planning consents.
• The security alarmed and gas centrally heated accommodation in brief comprises entrance hall, downstairs cloakroom, kitchen, utility room, breakfast room, study, sitting room, family room, dining room, conservatory, two cellar rooms, stairs to first floor landing, master bedroom suite with en suite bathroom and dressing room, three further bedrooms, two with Jack and Jill type shower room, further family bathroom, stairs to second floor with two further attic rooms. Outside is a sweeping gravelled in and out driveway leading to a detached coach house with a courtyard to the front with double doors; a garage provides car parking for two cars with a ladder leading to a first floor hobby/home office thought ripe for redevelopment. To the rear of the property are superb, professionally landscaped south-facing mature rear gardens, mainly laid to lawn, with large patio entertaining areas and mature trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants.
• Ratcliffe Road lies between London Road and Knighton Road, a quiet road in the heart of Stoneygate renowned for its quality of Victorian and Edwardian housing stock, and excellent access to the city centre, professional quarters and mainline railway station. Local state and private schooling is within walking distance, with private schooling also found at Oakham, Uppingham and Oundle. An abundance of recreational facilities can be found within the area, and the fashionable shopping parades of Allandale Road/Francis Street and Queens Road in the neighbouring Clarendon Park are also all within easy walking distance.
• This property is offered with the Agents highest recommendations for viewing to fully appreciate the quality of accommodation on offer.

Covered Porch
Terrazzo and stone flooring.

Entrance Hall
Entered via original timber and leaded front door, Impressive Staircase To First Floor, cloaks hanging, cupboard space, radiator set into timber cabinet, Oak stripped floor, deep coved cornice, Large Walk-in Store Cupboard.

Cloakroom
Oak floor, Limestone mosaic tiling, inset wash hand basin, WC.

Dining Room
Original ornate plaster ceiling rose and matching cornice, low voltage halogen downlighters, sash windows to the side and front, two radiators, deep skirting radiators.

Sitting Room
Sash windows to the side, radiator under, superb marble fireplace, slate hearth and cast iron inset with open grate, further radiator, decorative coved cornice, low voltage halogen downlighters, glazed and timber doors to

Conservatory
Double glazed windows to the landscaped rear garden, skirting radiators, ceramic tiled floor, low voltage halogen downlighters, doors to family room and rear garden.

Family Room
Mahogany fireplace with slate hearth, open fire, decorative plaster cornice and ceiling rose, two radiators, sash window to rear garden, door to conservatory.

Study
Sash windows to front, radiator under, Oak floor, low voltage halogen downlighters.

Magnificent L Shaped Dining Kitchen
A range of high quality cabinets providing ample storage and comprising pan drawers, drawer and base cabinets and tallboy larder units, all under matte finished slate preparation surfaces with inset sink unit and mixer tap, contrasting eye level cabinets above, four oven gas-fired Aga, integrated Miele dishwasher, Miele coffee machine, American style refrigerator and freezer, three-person breakfast bar, sash windows to the rear and side, door to the courtyard, low voltage halogen downlighters, ceramic tiled flooring, steps to

Dining Area
Full-width bi-fold doors to the rear terrace and front courtyard, domed ceiling, tiled floor with underfloor heating.

Utility/laundry Room
Quarry tiled floor, sash window to the courtyard, Second Staircase To First Floor, well equipped with a range of drawer and base cupboards, matching eye level units, ample white appliance space including plumbing for automatic washing machine and dryer, low voltage halogen downlighters, windows to the front, door to

Cellarage
Stone floor, windows to a light well, Wine Store with brick bins and coal storage.

Magnificent Staircase
With inset Led lighting, impressive mullion window and leaded glazing to the front, coved cornice, low voltage downlighters.Master Bedroom
Impressive bay window to the rear, providing far-reaching southerly views over the garden, radiator beneath, fireplace, low voltage halogen downlighters.

Dressing Room
Window to the side, low voltage halogen downlighters.

Magnificent En-suite Bathroom
Hardwood floor, glazed shower enclosure with mains shower, designer radiator and towel rail, wash hand basin, ceramic tiled walls, Stark designed WC and rolltop bath, windows to the rear and side.

Bedroom Two
Window to rear overlooking garden and southerly views beyond, radiator, original fireplace, cupboards into chimney breast recess, low voltage halogen downlighters.

En-suite Shower Room
Low flush WC, wash hand basin into vanity unit, tiled shower cubicle.

Bedroom Three
Sash windows to the front and sides, radiator, low voltage halogen downlighters, original fireplace surround.

Bedroom Four
Sash windows to the front, radiator, original fireplace.

Family Bathroom
Hardwood flooring, low flush WC, wash hand basin, ceramic wall tiling, two windows to the side, glazed shower cubicle with mains shower, two designer radiators.

Second Floor
Attic Room One 16'11" x 12'8" (5.16m x 3.86m )
Windows to rear and side elevations.
Attic Room Two 10'9" x 10' (3.28m x 3.05m)
Windows to front and side elevations.

Outside
Gravelled in-and-out driveway proving ample car standing space, screened by Beech hedging with well-stocked herbaceous borders to the front. A gravelled pathway and pedestrian access to the side give access to a Coach House and courtyard to the front through double doors. A Garage provides car parking for two cars with a steel ladder providing access to a First Floor Storage/Hobbies Room/Home Office (subject to the necessary consents). The rear garden is without doubt a principal feature of the property, having been professionally designed and landscaped, and provides a rare combination for a suburban garden with extensive entertaining areas adjacent to the conservatory and dining kitchen, York stone cobbled terraces with uplighters, heavily planted with shrubs to provide structure and year-round interest. Raised York stone walls and continuous Hoggin and timber pathways with adjacent shrub and herbaceous borders, of particular note are a magnificent Wellingtonia tree and a Cedar of Lebanon with privacy being provided by Evergreen hedging and fine Rhodadendron to the rear of the garden. The garden is completed by raised vegetable beds, a Timber Summerhouse, Garden Store, Covered Log Store and cobbled terrace, designed to take best advantage of the evening sun.

Directional Note
Proceed out of Leicester via the A6 London Road in a southerly direction, passing over the traffic light complex with Stoughton Road and taking the second right onto Ratcliffe Road where the property may be located.