A Charming 1930s Detached Home with Generous Mature Gardens
An exciting opportunity to acquire an attractive 1930s built detached home, occupying a highly regarded location and set within a generous mature plot extending to approximately 0.14 acres.
This delightful home combines period charm with modern enhancements, offering well-proportioned family accommodation that has been thoughtfully upgraded by the current owners.
The property briefly comprises:
A welcoming entrance hall featuring original oak flooring
A beautiful dual-aspect lounge, filled with natural light
A spacious separate dining room, ideal for entertaining
A recently upgraded fitted kitchen with integrated appliances
A useful utility room and ground floor W/C
To the first floor, an attractive galleried landing leads to:
Four well-proportioned bedrooms
A modern shower room
A separate W/C
Potential to reconfigure to provide en-suite (STP's)
Outside
A standout feature of the property is its exceptional plot, offering mature gardens to three sides. The grounds include:
Sweeping lawns with established planting
A large patio seating area, perfect for outdoor entertaining
Driveway parking to the front.
This is a rare opportunity to purchase a characterful family home on a substantial plot, with the added potential for future development.
Part of the adjacent garden (not included within this sale) benefits from planning permission for the erection of a new detached dwelling.
Prospective purchasers of the main house will be granted first refusal to acquire this additional parcel of land, which also includes the existing detached garage, presenting an exciting opportunity for further development or extended grounds. Please enquire with Richard Watkinson and Partners for further information.
ACCOMMODATION
An open entrance porch with terracota tiled flooring and an original glazed and panelled door leads into the entrance hall.
ENTRANCE HALL
A spacious and welcoming reception hall with original oak flooring and panelling to the walls, a staircase rising to the first floor with useful understairs storage cupboard housing the electricity meter and the consumer unit. There are two central heating radiators and an original built-in cupboard with shelving for storage.
KITCHEN
A superbly fitted dining kitchen, newly fitted in 2025 with a contemporary range of handleless base and wall cabinets with white quartz effect rolled edge worktops and matching upstands, an inset 1.5 bowl stainless steel single drainer sink with swan neck mixer tap and a range of built-in appliances including a fridge freezer, a dishwasher by Zanussi and a built-in electric oven with five burner gas hob including a wok stand and with concealed extractor hood over. There are spotlights to the ceiling, a two column contemporary vertical radiator in white, uPVC double glazed window to the side aspect and uPVC double glazed French doors leading onto the rear garden.
UTILITY ROOM
A useful space adjacent to the kitchen with terracota tiled flooring, a uPVC double glazed obscured window and a wall mounted Worcester central heating boiler. There is a fitted rolled edge worktop with inset stainless steel sink and hot and cold taps plus space beneath for appliances including plumbing for a washing machine.
LOUNGE
A lovely dual aspect reception room with original coved ceiling, two central heating radiators, a uPVC double glazed window to the front and rear aspect and a feature fireplace with decorative surround for an open fire.
DINING ROOM/SECOND RECEPTION ROOM
A versatile second reception room with a central heating radiator, original coving to the ceiling, a feature fireplace with oak effect Adam style surround for an open fire. There is a central heating radiator, a uPVC double glazed window to the side aspect and a uPVC double glazed bay window to the front aspect.
GROUND FLOOR W/C
Fitted with a low level toilet and a wall mounted wash basin with hot and cold taps and tiled splashback. There is a uPVC double glazed window to the rear aspect.
FIRST FLOOR GALLERIED LANDING
A lovely gallery style landing with original oak flooring and a uPVC double glazed window to the front aspect.
BEDROOM ONE
A large double bedroom with two uPVC double glazed windows and a central heating radiator to the bay window.
BEDROOM TWO
A large dual aspect double bedroom with a central heating radiator and uPVC double glazed windows to both the rear and the side aspects.
BEDROOM THREE
A double bedroom with a central heating radiator and a uPVC double glazed window to the front and side aspects.
BEDROOM FOUR
With a central heating radiator and a uPVC double glazed window to the side aspect.
SHOWER ROOM
A well appointed shower room with a chrome towel radiator, an extractor fan, a uPVC double glazed obscured window to the front aspect, a touch sensor illuminated mirror, an electric shaver point and an airing cupboard housing the pressurised hot water cylinder. The shower room includes a large walk-in shower enclosure with fixed glazed screen and mains fed shower plus mermaid boarding for splashbacks and a vanity wash basin with hot and cold taps and cupboards below.
SEPARATE W/C
Fitted with a close coupled toilet and a wall mounted wash basin with mixer tap. There is tiling for splashbacks and a uPVC double glazed obscured window to the front aspect.
DRIVEWAY PARKING
Driveway parking is provided to the front of the plot.
GARDENS
The property occupies a generous and mature corner plot extending to approximately 0.14 acres, featuring an attractive lawned frontage complemented by well-established planted borders.
To the rear, a substantial garden laid predominantly to lawn is similarly enhanced by mature borders, creating a lovely outdoor space ideal for families and entertaining.
OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION FOR SEPARATE DWELLING
An additional parcel of garden land is available by separate negotiation, offering further scope for extension, landscaping, or future development. The parcel of land has outline planning permission, granted October 2025 for the erection of separate dwelling. Further details can be found on Rushcliffe Borough Councils Planning portal or by contacting Richard Watkinson and Partners.
REFERENCE NO : 25/01258/OUT
DEVELOPMENT : Outline planning permission for the demolition of the existing garage, divide the plot in two, construct a single garage and a selfbuild dwelling with all matters reserved
COUNCIL TAX
The property is registered as council tax band F.
VIEWINGS
By appointment with Richard Watkinson & Partners.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Once an offer is accepted, there will be a small charge for our biometric Anti Money Laundering compliance check of £14 + VAT per purchaser.
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Broadband & Mobile coverage:-
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School Ofsted reports:-
https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/
Planning applications:-
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