Cheshire Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18

This three bedroom semi-detached family home is offered with no upward chain and occupies a plot within a sought after residential area. Conveniently located for a wide variety of local amenities both in Wigston Magna and South Wigston the property is in close proximity to supermarkets, shops and eateries, good schooling and commuter routes in and out of the city. The accommodation does require modernisation and refurbishment throughout but offers any potential buyer the opportunity to add significant value. The plot would also allow scope to extend both to the side and rear of the property if required and subject to local planning.

The property includes an entrance hall, with stairs rising to the first floor and a useful under stairs storage cupboard. Doors from the hallway lead through to a kitchen and lounge diner.

The lounge diner is a generous reception room with a large window to the front elevation. There is a feature fireplace on the angled wall of the lounge area providing a focal point to the space. A door from the dining area leads through to a timber framed Lean To, but if a buyer removed this it would offer direct access to the garden.

The kitchen has a range of base and wall mounted units with roll-edge work surfaces. The room is duel aspect with windows to both side and rear. The is space for all essential appliances including a cooker, fridge as well as plumbing for a washing machine. Some buyers may look to increase the size of the kitchen either through extension or even by reconfiguring the ground floor and knocking through to the dining space.

To the first floor, there are two double bedrooms and a versatile third single bedroom. The principal bedroom has a window to the front elevation whilst the second bedroom overlooks the garden. The third bedroom benefits from a built-in storage cupboard and could be used as an office space or dressing area if not required as a bedroom.

Also on the first floor is a family bathroom which comprises a three piece suite but is likely to be updated by a purchaser.

To the front of the home there is a relatively low maintenance garden and a hard standing driveway that provides ample off-road parking and runs down the side of the home also giving direct car access to a detached garage set back to the rear. At the rear is a well-proportioned garden, with a paved patio seating area, section of lawn and planted border. At the back of the garage there is a further useful storage room.

It does not take much imagination to visualise how this home could be restored and improved to create a wonderful family home. Internal viewing is highly recommended in order to appreciate the full potential it has to offer.


Wigston is a suburb situated to the South of Leicester City Centre. A popular local hub the main High Street provides a wide range of local shops, amenities, restaurants and eateries. The transport links for commuters are excellent heading into and out of the city by road either by car and regularly serviced bus routes or by rail via South Wigston train station. In addition, there are a number of reputable local schools for all age groups.