Detached house for sale in Bondend Road, Upton St. Leonards, Gloucester GL4

A delightful 4 bed family home in A prime edge of village location with wonderful views over open countryside yet still within minutes from local amenities

Reception Hall, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Utility, Sitting Room, 4 Bedrooms, one with En-suite Shower Room, Family Bathroom, Large Attic Storage Space, Garage, Landscaped Garden, Parking for Several Cars

Description

113 Bondend Road offers a light-filled and spacious family home. Opening to a good-sized reception hall, the home has an immediately welcoming feel. The kitchen is set to the rear of the house, with a pretty outlook over the garden. Clearly the heart of the home, the kitchen has room for a table, with additional seating at a breakfast bar. Fitted shaker-style units provide ample storage and a Leisure Rangemaster Cooker offers a stylish cooking facility. A cloakroom and a large utility room lead off the kitchen, currently also used as a games room and offering plenty of additional storage for muddy boots, coats and an ideal room to house family pets. There is access to both the garage and boarded attic storage, from the utility. The dining room is set to the front of the house and offers a fabulous space for entertaining family and friends, with a pretty outlook over open fields. A light-filled sitting room spans the depth of the house, with double doors opening to the garden, ideal for alfresco entertaining.

Four good-sized bedrooms are located on the first floor, all with pretty views, either over the garden or overlooking open-countryside. The principal bedroom has a stylish en-suite shower room and there is also a family bathroom. All of the rooms have been thoughtfully laid out to provide both comfort and ample storage.

The garden is beautifully landscaped and benefits from a summerhouse and a shed. Well-stocked borders, a pond and a choice of seating areas, make this a garden that works equally well for entertaining, as it does for quiet relaxation. A garage and good-sized driveway provide plentiful parking.

Directions

From our Painswick office proceed north on the A46 in the direction of Cheltenham. Turn left almost immediately after the first set of traffic lights onto Gloucester Street and continue out of Painswick passing the Rococo Gardens on your left. Continue down the hill in the direction of Gloucester, turning right into Upton St Leonards just after the Kings Head public house. Travel into the village passing the village shop on your left and taking the right hand turning into Bondend Road where 113 will be found immediately on your right.

Location

One of the key attributes of 113 Bondend Road, is its location. Positioned on the edge of the village, the property offers the best of all worlds, with lovely views over open countryside, yet still within a few minutes walk of local amenities and the village school. Upton St Leonards is a lovely historic village with a strong sense of community and several local shops, including a general store/post office and a new coffee shop. There is also a farm shop, pub, numerous societies and sports clubs, including active cricket and tennis clubs, with a thriving Club House, as well as a strong community spirit based around the local medieval church. There are lovely walks in the surrounding area including over the hill to Painswick which is a classically pretty Cotswold village with a challenging 18 hole golf course.

One of the key draws to the area is the excellent choice of schools in both the state and private sector with sought after grammar schools in Stroud, Gloucester and Cheltenham and a broad choice of schools in the private sector. Upton St Leonards also has a popular primary school just a few minutes walk from 113 Bondend Road.

The property is ideally located for access to both Gloucester and Cheltenham and is also convenient for accessing junction12 of the M5 motorway for Bristol and the South-West and junction 11a for the West Midlands. By rail, there are mainline stations in both Gloucester and Stroud, with regular services from Stroud into London Paddington, from just over 90 minutes.