4 Bed Semi-Detached House For Sale Cropston Road, Leicester, LE7

Claremont House is a charming Edwardian four-bedroomed home set in a semi-rural prestige location. It features a fine 240-foot rear garden and a rural outlook to both front and rear. Built in 1907 and presented in a traditional style, this fine home displays typical features of the period including high ceilings with ceiling roses and cornices, wooden sash windows, original doors, picture rails, servants’ bell box and open fireplaces. The house is decorated throughout in sympathetic Farrow & Ball colours.

The property is entered by a spacious entrance hall with beautiful original tiled floor and grand staircase fitted with stair rods and carpet runner. Downstairs there are two elegant reception rooms with fireplaces and attractive, uninterrupted outlooks, a third reception integrated with the kitchen to form a generous family kitchen-dining area and a separate utility room with cloakroom. A spacious, galleried landing on the first floor provides access to four bedrooms and two bathroom/shower rooms.

Enjoying an established setting of 0.23 acres in total and set well back from the lane there is a generous driveway to front and garage. The rear garden is a particular feature being beautifully manicured and well-stocked included in the sale is a summer house and several garden sheds.

The property has been well maintained and updated over time. Windows have been replaced wherever appropriate with highly efficient, double-glazed wooden sash windows in keeping with the period. The property offers considerable potential for further development, including extension to the rear of the property and conversion of the garage, subject to usual permissions.