* Freehold
* Detached family home
* Double garage ample parking
* Heart of the village location
* Mature landscaped gardens
* Countryside views
* Planning permission for two storey extension
* Four bedrooms
The Peece is a generously proportioned detached property in the rural south
Leicestershire village of Ashby Parva. Situated on Main Street, Ashby Parva is
a linear settlement and this lovely house is in the conservation area with the
enviable position of being in a central residential location while enjoying
views of the open countryside and farmland. It is ideally located for the
commuter to travel in any direction and be able to link with one of three
major motorway systems – the M1, M6 and M69 – while equally able to pull on a
pair of walking boots and go for a ramble along one of the many footpaths
crisscrossing the local fields and woodlands.
Here, we have a substantial detached country property with generously
proportioned rooms offering two reception rooms, an island designed fitted
kitchen, utility, laundry room, ground floor cloakroom and integral double
garage. On the first floor there are four bedrooms, one with an en - suite and a
family bathroom.
The Peece is not only plentiful on the inside, its grounds are ample too. This
has led the present owners to apply for planning permission to extend the
building and explore the possibilities to incorporate significant alterations.
Prospective new owners are welcome to view the building plans that have been
granted to build a two storey extension that would create a larger kitchen
diner, a fifth bedroom and additional en - suite facilities. The Peece is a
property already designed with many favourable assets but it has an additional
benefit, it has a blue print to potentially become even better in a location
and grounds that are highly covetable.
Initial impressions
There is an open, generous feel about this property with regards to stylistic
features and internal layout. It begins with a substantial landscaped front
garden incorporating a lawn area, mature trees, mixed planting and wide
gravelled drive that sweeps up to the house and the integral double garage to
the left. The driveway is accessed through wooden gates and provides ample
room for several parked vehicles and wide enough to provide ease for turning
cars. The front door of the house is approached through a bordered pathway of
trees and adds an attractive leafy perspective to the forward face of the
property.
Approached from the road, the visitor can appreciate the size and character of
this spacious house, set in its own mature gardens. It is built using a
lighter shade of brick, with distinctive chimney stacks and large rectangular
picture windows, above which the gable ended roof with dormer windows provide
extra light and space to the bedrooms on the first floor. All the windows in
the residence are double glazed.
You are warmly welcome to look around
The front door is sheltered from the elements by a shallow porch in the same
style as the dormer windows and once inside, the entrance hall forms the
central point of the house, to which all the rooms on the ground floor can be
entered. It is has a striking glass panelled staircase, with medium oak newel
posts and handrail. The hard wood flooring compliments this and the staircase
is carpeted. In keeping with contemporary taste, the interior decoration found
in the hall and throughout the property favours painted neutral or white walls
with feature walls of one shade to form a contrast. This means that
alterations to colour schemes can be made quite simply. The curtains, light
fittings and carpets are included in the sale of the house.
Pots and pans and all those things
The large kitchen overlooks the rear garden and has a central island fixture
with stools tucked underneath for informal dining. Terracotta floor tiles have
been used in this room and the utility room immediately next door. Here, there
is additional storage, a separate sink and access to the back and side of the
property. Muddy boots or exercised dogs can all be catered for here!
The kitchen is amply fitted with white wall and floor units of different kinds
for concealed and prominent display - including a wine rack - accessorised
with brushed steel handles. Wall tiles in brown and white shades create an
attractive under cabinet and splash back feature, while worktops in solid wood
match the glass panelled interior doors. It is a well - lit, welcoming space and
coupled with the matching utility, is practical and well - appointed. The
dishwasher, double oven and fridge freezer can be separately included within
the sale if needed.
The utility room has a door that leads into the double garage, with separate
store space. This means that vehicles can be driven into the integral garage
and unloaded into the house with ease by means of an electrically operated
garage door. The utility also has an outside door that opens into the rear
garden, with close access to a laundry room and second store space. Plumbing
for a washing machine and tumble dryer is in position and both appliances in
situ can be included in the sale through prior negotiations if required.
The reception rooms
The ground floor includes two reception rooms and a cloak room. The latter is
entered from an inner lobby and comprises of a two piece white suite: Toilet
and wash basin. The largest of the reception rooms is the L shaped lounge.
The lounge is the width of the house and therefore, has a double aspect:
Windows overlooking the drive and bi - folding doors opening into the rear
garden. It is light filled and its shape and size permits a versatile
arrangement of furniture and purpose, with the first part of the room closest
to the kitchen door easily able to house a dining room table for more formal
dining. It has a rustic brick fireplace with tiled hearth, which is fitted
with a log burner.
The snug across the hall is certainly a room that could serve a multitude of
purposes. Situated at the front of the property and overlooking the driveway,
it would make a perfect home office, study or dining room. This completes the
tour downstairs and now we can explore the first floor.
Come and see the views
The homely feel of this spacious house is now continued as you move upstairs
and from the top of the staircase see the length of the extended landing.
There are four bedrooms on this level and although each has distinctive
features, the dormer windows add to the space and light most effectively. The
primary bedroom has a private en - suite. The ensuite facilities include a
toilet, basin and separate shower. Across the landing there is a family
bathroom. This white suite consists of a toilet, basin, and bath with shower.
Like the en - suite, the family bathroom is fitted with floor to ceiling tiles
in a neutral colour scheme. Bedroom two is impressively large and built above
the garage with a double aspect of windows and stunning views over open
countryside. There is access to the boarded loft space from this bedroom.
The garden
This property has a wealth of established shrubs, trees and plants of all
kinds. The house is particularly blessed with a substantial garden consisting
of paths, lawn, and flower beds, patio and fruit trees. It has been landscaped
to include spaces with particular privacy and has provision for storage of
furniture and garden equipment. There is a large wood store and stock can be
included within the sale if so required.
The garden is a valuable and generous component, which perfectly complements
this bespoke home and merges into a vista of countryside far beyond its own
boundaries.
Ashby Parva is a village in central England, a region referred to as the East
Midlands. It is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire
being only a half hour drive from Leicester’s city centre. It is in the LE17
postcode district and is a civil parish. The villages of Ullesthorpe, Leire
and Bitteswell are close by. It falls within the district council of
Harborough and is within easy reach of larger towns such as Lutterworth (
three miles away) and Rugby, all providing a variety of amenities such as edge
of town super stores or uniquely bespoke shops.
Essentially, Ashby Parva is geographically to the south - east of a triangle of
motorway routes. It is west of the M1, with the M6 and M69 providing the
potential for speedier travel by road from this central but rural, Midland
location.
There are two railway stations within easy reach at Rugby and Market
Harborough, with regular high speed trains to London Euston and St. Pancras
taking a little over one hour. The nearest airports are East Midlands,
Birmingham and Coventry.
In times past, the Domesday Book of 1086 records Parva Essebi, which is how
Ashby Parva was identified. This name means a small settlement or farm by ash
trees in the east. In 1277 it was made up of four separate manors and has
mention of the unruly behaviour of parliamentary troops during the English
Civil War. The local Anglican church of St Peter’s is a grade 11 listed
building and can boast of a 19th century rector named William Clement Ley, who
with the aid of his Nephoscope became the first man to identify and measure
what is now known as the Jet Stream. He was known locally as the ‘weather
prophet’ and people came from far and wide to read his weather forecast pinned
on the church gates.
Today, the village is still basically a linear settlement along a twisting
main street surrounded by pastureland. There are fine examples of houses –
once thatch rooves but now Swithland slate – from several centuries ago.
Timber framed and red brick houses can be seen, with evidence of farms and
back yards of river cobbles.
The village hall is the principal village community building holding regular
activities, events and festivals for all ages, abilities and interests. The
inclusivity is promoted through such things as the scarecrow festival,
pantomimes, Christmas fayres and the annual summer show. It also runs a
community café. A good starting point for those new to the area would be to
investigate is a helpful aid giving information relating to local medical
services, dental practices and even refuse collection dates.
The site has information about local food producers including farm shops and
markets. The closest free house is The Holly Bush that advertises traditional
pub food and locally produced ales.
There is not a local primary school in Ashby Parva but there is St Mary’s
Church of England Primary School in Bitteswell, Dunton Bassett Primary and
Lutterworth College for older students. The Office for Standards in Education
- ofsted – is best researched to provide a comprehensive review of currently
rated standards of practice within all educational establishments in the
locality
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