Location

Location

The Village, Orton Longueville is a Conservation Area, in the suburbs of Peterborough. It is near Ferry Meadows, Nene Valley Railway, the River Nene, Orton Meadows Golf course and the Orton Hall Hotel.

The city provides a wealth of shops in its pedestrianised centre, as well as a choice of restaurants and cafés. There are also extensive leisure and cultural facilities in the city including the 12th Century Cathedral.

Peterborough offers excellent schooling, including the King’s (The Cathedral) School, Nene Park Academy School, and St. Botolph's Primary School, by of which are close by to home alongside several independent schools that are available locally.

Transport connections include excellent rail services from Peterborough mainline station (less than an hour to London King’s Cross). Nearby road links include the A1(M) just five miles away.

Description

Originally constructed in the 1930s, this striking detached family home has been extended and refurbished by the current owners. Whilst the home has gone extensive modernisation, it retains original features including picture rail, fireplaces, high ceilings and the beautiful wooden panel staircase.

The home features four bedrooms, two bathrooms, two reception rooms in addition to the large kitchen with dining area and a utility room. The large garden provides plenty of space for families, entertaining and for storage, in addition the large gravel driveway provides ample parking.

The large entrance hall provides an inviting arrival into the home with a light double aspect space and wooden panelled staircase that leads to the first floor. The well-proportioned sitting room has a wood burning stove, and French doors opening onto the rear garden. Opposite, is the original dining room which is currently used as a snug with feature bay window, picture rail and fireplace with beautiful brick surround with storage either side.

The large kitchen offers a fantastic place to entertain family and friends. With the central island and additional garden room providing dining space and access to the garden. This light filled room is the hub of the home. With ample storage, integrated dishwasher and Falcon range oven space for a large fridge freezer, the useful utility is next door wash space for a washing machine and dryer in addition to the convenient W.C next door. The ground floor is complete with an external store.

The first floor provides four large bedrooms with inbuilt storage including the principal bedroom which has the addition of a shower en suite and a walk-in wardrobe. The generous and beautifully appointed four-piece family bathroom serves the three bedrooms. Bedroom four is currently used an office space by the current owners.

Mainly laid to lawn with mature trees and shrubs, the garden provides the large terrace, with outdoor kitchen/BBQ area, overlooking the pond lawn beyond, leading down to a firepit and seating area, with bar area with its own grape vine. There is a lovely summer house as well as two storage sheds. There is a fantastic woodland area at the end of the garden that also has that bonus of a gate that leads on to the Orton Lock Country Park.