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" Requiring modernisation & improvement but occupying a rectangular shaped plot with long rear garden, this traditionally styled, double bayed, gas centrally heated, part sealed unit double glazed, semi-detached family house offers two reception rooms, kitchen, rear lobby with outside w.c. & boiler house\store off, three bedrooms & bathroom, single detached brick built garage, additional off-road parking & well screened rear garden, in this convenient & sought-after east Leicester suburb.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Cardinals Walk lies just off Scraptoft Lane which runs between Humberstone and Scraptoft, just inside the City boundary to the east of Leicester, and is well known for its popularity in terms of convenience for ease of access to the afore-mentioned centre of employment and all the excellent amenities therein, as well as the market towns of Melton Mowbray, Oakham, Uppingham and Market Harborough, the Inner Ring Road which links Scraptoft Lane with Junction 21 of the M1\M69 motorway network for travel north, south and west, the attractive rolling countryside of east Leicestershire with its many scenic country walks and golf courses, and Rutland Water with its fishing, sailing, cycling and walking pursuits.

The combined suburbs of Scraptoft and Humberstone also offer a fine range of local amenities including shopping for day-to-day needs, schooling for all ages, a wide variety of recreational amenities including two fine eighteen hole golf courses at the Scraptoft and Humberstone Heights Golf Clubs, and regular bus services to the Leicester City centre. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Requiring modernisation & improvement but occupying a long, rectangular shaped plot, this traditionally styled, double bayed, semi-detached house also benefits from a single detached garage, additional off-road parking, a well screened rear garden and offers well arranged, gas centrally heated, part sealed unit double glazed accommodation, on two floors, as described below: ENCLOSED STORM PORCH with obscure glazed entrance door, matching side screens and overlight, black and white tiled floor, fitted wall shelving and access through part leaded obscure glazed inner door with matching side windows and overlights to: ENTRANCE HALL with wall-mounted door bell, central heating radiator, telephone point, picture rail to walls, ceiling light point and staircase rising off to first floor with shelved pantry under housing electric meter and fuse box with fitted light and obscure glazed side window. The hall leads to: FRONT LOUNGE 3.35m(11'0'') x 4.17m(13'8'') into bay with bay picture window, tiled fireplace with open fire grate, matching hearth and mantel shelf, central heating radiator, picture rail to walls and ceiling light fitting. REAR DINING ROOM 3.35m(11'0'') x 3.84m(12'7'') max. with feature brickette fireplace with open fire grate, tiled hearth and mantel shelf, picture rail to walls, ceiling light fitting and double French doors to rear garden with matching overlight and twin side windows. FITTED KITCHEN 2.64m(8'8'') x 1.91m(6'3'') with units including single bowl stainless steel sink and drainer unit with hot and cold mixer tap inset to rolled edge worktop with two double cupboards under, tiled splashbacks and sealed unit double obscure glazed window over, electric cooker point, central heating radiator, quarry tiled floor and five eye level wall cupboards. Part obscure glazed door to: ENCLOSED REAR PORCH with twin external doors and outhouses off comprising LOW FLUSH W.C. and BOILER HOUSE\STORE housing wall-mounted `Glow-Worm` gas fired central heating boiler. ON THE FIRST FLOOR: STAIRCASE AND LANDING with sealed unit double obscure glazed side window, picture rail to walls, ceiling light point and roof void access off, leads to: BEDROOM 1 (FRONT) 3.35m(11'0'') x 4.22m(13'10'') into bay with bay picture window, central heating radiator, picture rail to walls and ceiling light point with lazy light pull switch. BEDROOM 2 (REAR) 3.68m(12'1'') x 3.00m(9'10'') (plus wardrobe recesses), with picture window, central heating radiator, picture rail to walls, telephone extension point, ceiling light point and furniture comprising twin built-in double hanging and shelved wardrobes with matching over cupboards and dressing table inset having double cupboard under and two wall lights over. BEDROOM 3 (FRONT) 2.29m(7'6'') x 1.88m(6'2'') with front window and ceiling light point. BATHROOM being part tiled with three-piece suite comprising panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin and low level w.c. Also with central heating radiator, ceiling heater\light and sealed unit double obscure glazed side window. OUTSIDE: The property occupies a long, rectangular shaped plot and is set back from Cardinals Walk behind a crazy-paved and flagged forecourt with mature evergreen, the flagged driveway providing off-road parking and giving access to a SINGLE DETACHED BRICK BUILT GARAGE with metal up-and-over door and rear window. GARDENS The adjoining long rear garden enjoys a raised flagged patio with steps down to a lawned area with conifer screen, central crazy-paved feature and second lawned area with a variety of mature conifers and fenced boundaries for privacy. There is also an outside cold water tap to the side of the property. DIRECTIONAL NOTE: Proceed out of the Leicester City centre in an easterly direction along the A47 Humberstone Road which becomes Uppingham Road, continuing through Humberstone and at the traffic light junction opposite Humberstone Park, take the left fork into Scraptoft Lane. Continue over the junction with Colchester Road and Hungarton Boulevard, then take the second turning on the left into Wigley Road. Continue to the next junction and turn left\right into Cardinals Walk where the property is located on the left hand side, as identified by the agents `for sale` board. SERVICES: All mains services are understood to be available. Central heating is gas fired and electric power points are fitted throughout the property which is part double glazed. FIXTURES AND FITTINGS: All fixtures and fittings mentioned in the sales particulars, together with remaining fitted floor coverings and light fittings, are included in the sale. AGENTS NOTE: Under the terms of the Estate Agents Act, we are obliged to disclose to all parties that the vendor of this property is a known associate of a member of staff. VIEWING: Strictly through Moore & York Ltd., who will be pleased to supply any further information required and arrange appropriate appointments. IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are interested in this, or any of our other properties, it is important that you contact us at your earliest opportunity prior to speaking to a Bank\Building Society or Solicitor. If we are not aware of your interest, this could possibly result in the property being sold elsewhere.
As part of the service to our Vendors, we have a responsibility to ensure that all potential buyers are in a position to proceed with any offer they make and would therefore ask any potential purchaser to make an appointment with our Mortgage Advisor to discuss and establish how they intend to fund their purchase. We offer Independent Financial advice and are able to source mortgages from any lender. If you are making a cash offer, we will require confirmation of the source and availability of your funds.
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For advice, call our office on 0116 255 8666. These particulars are thought to be materially correct, though their accuracy is not guaranteed and they do not form part of any contract. Moore & York Limited or their employees have not tested any services, heating, plumbing, equipment, fixtures or fittings and no warranty is given or implied as to the condition of the aforementioned, or the condition of the building. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. All measurements are believed to be accurate to within 5%.
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