Main Street Illston, Leicester Guide Price £450,000

This quiet but popular village is set within the rolling southeast Leicestershire countryside only 9 miles north of Market Harborough. The village benefits from an excellent pub, The Fox and Goose, St Michaels Church and village hall. The surrounding countryside is popular for its selection of foot paths and bridleways with nearby Eyebrook Reservoir and Rutland water offering fishing, sailing and other sporting and recreational facilities. Local amenities can be found in Billesdon, just 3 miles north, comprising a Doctor’s Surgery, village store, public houses, a post office and more, whereas a wider range can be found in the historic town of Market Harborough.

There is a wide selection of state and independent schooling in the area, including preparatory school Stoneygate (Great Glen). Secondary schooling is available locally at Market Harborough, whilst notable private secondary schooling options are available at Leicester Grammar School (Great Glen), Uppingham School, Oakham School, and Leicester High School.

Market Harborough train station offers access to London St Pancras from 55 minutes, making the area an excellent location for those wishing to travel regularly to London for leisure or work purposes. Leicester and Peterborough are easily accessible via the A47, and the M1 and the M6 providing access to London and Birmingham.

Entre this charming cottage via the enclosed porch with its lovely tiled floor, into the cosy sitting room with wooden floor, a log burning stove set on a slate hearth with alcove cupboards & shelving to either side of the attractive fire surround. The dining room has another attractive tiled & wooden fireplace with open fire. These two rooms have village views. An inner hallway leads to the kitchen, the conservatory with its lovely views over the gardens and the rolling countryside beyond, and a useful understairs storage cupboard - may have potential as a ground floor cloakroom/wc. The cottage is light and bright throughout.

The staircase with handsome wooden banister leads up to a large landing with room for a piece of furniture and amazing views. There are two double bedrooms and the family bathroom with both bath and separate shower unit. Hot water heating is assisted by solar tubes located on the cottages south facing roof.

To the front of the property are well stocked flower & shrub beds, with block paved paths & a driveway leading into the single garage, which houses the oil fired boiler and the hot water cylinder. Gates on either side of the cottage give access into the beautifully private and sunny garden with a number of paved & graveled areas from which to enjoy the peace and views. For ease of maintenance the vendors have AstroTurf. There is a useful storage area for logs for the fires, and a brick shed for garden storage.

Mains water, drainage and electricity are connected to the property. Oil fired central heating. Solar water heating tubes. Double glazed windows through out the majority of the property.

Band E Harborough District Council

Freehold

Rating E

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