Coventry Road, Lutterworth, LE17

Fieldend is beautifully bordered by mature, landscaped gardens that create a green, leafy backdrop on all sides. This house is an imposing detached property in a central location that provides a generous home in each and every aspect. If you are looking for a large five bedroom house with open countryside close by but equally convenient access to major transport networks, congratulations, you have found it! This is your opportunity to purchase a house in a prime position that offers seclusion and privacy, whilst being only a short walk away from the bustling, unique market town of Lutterworth, south Leicestershire.

There is a generous feel about this home and this is initiated with the garden space at the front of the property. Not only does this area give a safe and wide boundary from the road, it provides a substantial private gated driveway. The drive sweeps up to the front of the property through a landscaped front garden planted with mature trees, hedges, shrubbery and a grassed lawn area from where the house can be viewed.

Stylish and unique.

Box bay windows, brick and white render, and chimney stacks sheltered beneath a cross gabled box roof, present features indicating a large property designed and extended to provide a unique layout. There are two front doors as one of them allows immediate, independent access into the right side of the house where a double bedroom and shower room are located on ground floor level. This is separated by a hall from the open plan reception rooms in the main house. Although within easy reach of all parts of the house, it undoubtedly allows a degree of privacy making it an ideal arrangement to accommodate guests or for a member of the family requiring a downstairs bedroom.

By entry into this hallway, the ground floor bedroom is on the right and has a canted bay window looking to the front of the house, with inbuilt wardrobes and a shower room consisting of white bathroom fixtures and tiling immediately next door. The bathing facilities throughout Fieldend have been fitted and maintained to a high standard, with modern features and appliances to cater for the occupants of a large, superior property.

Spacious and inviting

The second front door opens into the spacious sitting room. From here the open plan character of the reception rooms leading into the kitchen can be appreciated. There are dedicated spaces for sitting, relaxation and informal dining. A coordinating colour scheme and decorative elements establish the contemporary style of the house: painted walls with feature wallpaper, cornicing, panelled interior doors, medium oak cabinetry and subtle, neutral textured materials for flooring and work tops, allow the kitchen and reception rooms to effortlessly blend producing the blue print for comfortable, contemporary living.

The kitchen is equipped with a double oven and extractor fan, fridge freezer and swathe of work top space and storage. A utility room to the right is fitted with another sink and plumbing for laundry appliances. The kitchen overlooks the rear garden and has double doors opening onto a decked seating area, across which the lounge can be entered through another set of doors. This arrangement provides perfect accessibility for larger scale entertaining as guests can move from one area to another and benefit from the space afforded by the garden.

The lounge is a beautifully light room and has windows on three sides, plus the aforementioned patio doors. It is an L shaped room of generous proportions and furniture can be used with flexibility to designate specific areas for purpose. Presently, a dining room table permits views of the garden to be appreciated and a log burner on the central wall creates an inviting sitting area. It also has a light filled study room next door which has fitted desks and overlooks the front of the house.

For informal dining, a bench worktop with stools beneath a wall mounted television, separates the kitchen from the sitting room. The sitting room features a white fireplace, fitted with a gas fire. It is carpeted and looks to the front of the house with a box bay window and staircase leading to a landing and all the rooms on the first floor.

Upstairs, with views into the garden

The spacious feel of this impressive house is now continued as you move upstairs. The stairs lead to a carpeted, upper floor landing. The master suite comprises of an en-suite with walk in shower, a fitted dressing area with integral storage and a large, double bedroom overlooking the front of the house. There are fitted wardrobes in double bedrooms two and three, and bedroom four overlooks the rear garden. The family bathroom is beautifully presented with feature bath, walk in shower, toilet and vanity unit. Fixtures, tiling and accessories have been fitted and maintained to a very high standard.

The beauty of the garden

This property is surrounded by a wealth of established shrubs, trees and plants of all kinds creating a bespoke garden and privacy throughout the seasons. A decked area closest to the house has a pond and water feature, with lawn and flower beds meandering past a large hedge into which another separate space opens to reveal a further lawn and two detached summer houses. It is a valuable and generous component, which perfectly frames this bespoke home.

The building on the drive, previously a double garage, has been converted to provide accommodation comprising of an open plan kitchen/living room, bathroom and two bedrooms. Although permission may need to be acquired to register this change of purpose, the acquisition of Fieldend presents the new buyer with the valuable prospect of a separate, self-contained annexe.

The property is equipped with security alarms, exterior lighting and cameras for additional security.

Lutterworth is a bustling market town in central England, a region referred to as the East Midlands. It is situated approximately twelve miles south of Leicester’s city centre and just over six miles north of Rugby in Warwickshire, which has the nearest train station. Here, there are four hundred plus weekly scheduled trains to London stations, on average taking a little over an hour. The closest airports are the East Midlands Airport and Birmingham International Airport, which welcome multiple international flights per day.

Today, and since 1964 when it was first constructed, the M1 can be accessed east of Lutterworth at junction 20 and to the south lies the M6. A southern bypass provides a route away from the town centre for traffic from the M1 travelling to the A5 on the A4303. Further afield, there is a wider network of transport links stretching across the Midlands and Lutterworth is within a short distance of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.

Evidence of a settlement on the site of Lutterworth can be traced as far back as the Anglo Saxon period and in The Domesday Book of 1086, it was recorded in the Old English as Hlutre Worth. The town was granted its market charter in 1214 by King John. The town claims fame for two unique reasons. The first being that the religious reformer John Wycliffe – rector at the parish church St Mary’s from 1374 to 1378 – translated the Bible from Latin into English and the second, dating from the twentieth century is that Sir Frank Whittle engineered the first jet engine nearby. A memorial to him is located on a roundabout in the town where a model of the first jet aircraft, the Gloster E.28/29 is proudly displayed.

Lutterworth is in the LE17 postcode district and falls within the local authority of Harborough. It is intersected by the old Roman roads of Watling Street and Fosse Way, being quite close to High Cross, the centre of Roman England. During the period when stagecoaches provided public transport these roads proved invaluable and Lutterworth still has coaching inns - The Shambles and The Greyhound Coaching Inn to name but two – that catered for those travelling to Oxford or London. Today, national bus companies serve the commuter well, offering daily cross county routes.

As a market town, Lutterworth can boast of many uniquely bespoke shops, restaurants, sports venues, public houses, cafes and parks, plus edge of town super stores and retail hubs. Sports provision nearby includes gyms, cricket, bowling and two football teams: Lutterworth Athletic and Lutterworth Town AFC. The Village Hall is a Grade II listed building and hosts many community events, catering for a diverse array of groups. For an even greater variety of entertainment including theatres and museums, the cosmopolitan city of Leicester with its diverse cultural influences is on hand. For local days out the Lutterworth museum, Stanford Hall or Warwick Castle provide seasonal activities but there are many places to visit within the area to cater for all ages, tastes and interests.

Within the locality, there is primary educational provision for younger children at John Wycliffe Primary School and Sherrier Primary School. Secondary provision is at Lutterworth High School (11-16 years) and Lutterworth College (11-18 years). However, this central location provides many catchment schools offering educational facilities for nursery, primary, and secondary aged children, including private establishments. The Office for Standards in Education - OFSTED – is best researched to provide a comprehensive review of currently rated standards of practice.