Thorpe Street, Raunds, Wellingborough, NN9

4 Bedroom Semi-Detached House for sale in Wellingborough

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Discover this charming double-fronted semi-detached home, gracefully nestled in a peaceful location in Raunds, set back from the road yet conveniently close to local amenities. Boasting nearly 1,500 square feet of beautifully versatile living space, this property perfectly caters to the demands of hybrid working, growing families, and multi-generational households seeking a flexible and comfortable lifestyle.

Step inside to find a thoughtfully designed layout featuring four spacious reception rooms including a generously proportioned sitting room, a warm family room, and an elegant dining room that effortlessly accommodate both day-to-day living and entertaining. An additional versatile room serves ideally as a home office or gym, providing the perfect dedicated space for work or wellness.

The heart of the home is the well-crafted kitchen, complemented by a bright breakfast area and a practical utility room. This combination creates a functional hub for cooking, casual dining, and household tasks, encouraging effortless flow and convenience throughout the day.

Accommodating up to five bedrooms with the inclusion of a versatile dressing room that can double as a fifth bedroom, the property offers ample space for restful retreat and personal flexibility. Two fully remodelled and refitted bathrooms, including a main bathroom and a separate shower room, provide a contemporary and stylish finish that enhances everyday comfort and convenience.

Outside, enjoy a delightfully private and low-maintenance garden – a perfect outdoor sanctuary for relaxation or entertaining, offering peace and privacy with minimal upkeep. Additionally, ample off-road parking ensures convenience for residents and guests alike.

This characterful home combines classic charm with practical modern living, delivering a unique opportunity to settle in a sought-after Raunds location with superb accessibility to local schools, shops, and transport links. Whether you are looking to expand your living space, accommodate flexible working arrangements, or enjoy versatile family life, this exceptional property ticks every box.Vendors View
We have loved living in this beautifully quiet and characterful home, perfect for family gatherings with a wonderful, homely feel and just a quick hop to lovely open countryside.

Accommodation in Brief:
Recessed entrance porch with uPVC double-glazed door into the glazed entrance vestibule.

Sitting Room
Spacious and light with wood laminate flooring and feature ceiling timbers, stone fireplace with Hunter wood-burning stove for cosy evenings, decorative cover to radiator and charming window seat overlooking the front garden.

Family Room
Wood laminate flooring, feature ceiling timbers and exposed stone wall with display niche, Victorian style cast-iron fireplace with tiled inserts, decorative cover to radiator and two windows overlooking the front garden.

Dining Room
Flooring with contrasting quarry-tiles, decorative fireplace with mantelpiece, exposed brickwork and top-mounted barn-style strap sliding door opening to:

Study/Home Office
With tiled floor and part-glazed door opening onto the garden.
This versatile space is currently being used as a gym but could equally serve as practical home office or boot room.

Kitchen
Fitted with extensive hardwood countertops, Belfast-style sink unit with swan neck mixer tap and a comprehensive range of painted cabinets incorporating wine rack and pull-out vegetable baskets, and attractive pattern-tile splashbacks. Range cooker with extractor hood over, wall-mounted boiler, panelling to half-height, tiled floor and stairs rising to the first-floor landing.

Breakfast Area and Utility Room
Fitted to complement the kitchen, with hardwood counters incorporating breakfast bar, Belfast-style sink unit with swan-neck mixer tap, fitted cabinets and shelving, space and plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher, tiled floor, glazed door (with useful dog flap) opening onto the garden.

Shower Room
Fully tiled and fitted with a white suite comprising quadrant shower enclosure with mains-pressure shower, vanity unit with washbasin, mixer tap and fitted cupboard, close-coupled WC. Extractor fan and obscure-glazed window.

First Floor Landing
Access via pull-down loft ladder to the fully boarded loft space.

Principal Bedroom
Features two windows overlooking the garden to the front. Secondary loft access.

Bedroom Two
Ideal guest room with window to rear.

Walk-in Dressing Room/Bedroom Five
Currently configured as a fifth bedroom with double bed.

Bedroom Three
Featuring a range of fitted wardrobes. Window to front elevation.

Bedroom Four
Window to front elevation.

Bathroom
Superbly remodelled and refitted with quality suite comprising free-standing roll-top bath with 'ball and claw' feet and shower mixer taps; tiled double-width walk-in shower enclosure with ‘Monsoon’ and separate hand shower with glazed screen and integrated digital valve remote control, wall-hung washbasin with storage drawers, vanity mirror and tiled splashback, close-coupled WC.
Radiator/heated towel rail, wood laminate flooring, recessed ceiling downlighters, extractor fan and window to rear. Shelved airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.

Loft Space
Fitted Velux window, this space extends to around 3.50m x 4.30m (11’6” x14’2”) and is currently being used as a music room. There is also a second loft space above the principal bedroom and there is potential for conversion, subject to Building Regulation approval.

Outside
The property is set well back from the road with a pleasantly maturing frontage of lawn with a variety of trees and shrubs, along with ample off-road parking.
The delightfully private rear courtyard garden is predominantly gravelled for low maintenance and is an ideal place for dining and entertaining, relaxation and leisure. There is a variety of shrubs, climbing plants and raised brick planters, exterior lighting and water supply, gated pedestrian access to the front.
Brick and pantiled outbuilding with power and light offers superb workshop/hobbies space.

Note
The property features gas heating and double glazing. The current EPC rating of E could be improved with additional insulation and thermostatic radiator controls (D), and further significantly upgraded with solar/photovoltaic panels (C).

Location
The East Northamptonshire market town of Raunds offers a good variety of shops and eateries, primary schools and the well-regarded Manor School. It lies a short distance from the newly upgraded A14 giving excellent access to the A45, M1/M6. The nearby towns of Wellingborough, Bedford and St. Neots offer a mainline commuter service, with the recently upgraded A14 linking to the M1/M6 and A45.
The town enjoys a full range of shops and amenities including supermarkets, a medical centre, GP surgery, post office, schooling for all ages, restaurants and parks. The town square hosts a market with regular stallholders selling fresh local produce. Nearby Stanwick Lakes affords extensive play areas to keep families entertained, and acres of wide-open spaces and paths. The nearby Rushden Lakes development boasts a variety of shops, restaurants and a multiscreen cinema. Mainline train services operate from Kettering, Wellingborough and Corby to London St. Pancras International with a journey time of around one hour.

Additional Schools Information.
Windmill Primary School (Academy).
St. Peter’s Church of England Academy.
Raunds Manor School Sports College for children aged 11-18 years.
Stanwick Academy.
Ringstead CofE Primary School.
Wellingborough School: independent school serving children aged 3-18
Kimbolton School: independent school serving children aged 4-18
Oundle School: co-educational independent school serving children aged 11-18

BUYERS INFORMATION
To comply with government Money Laundering Regulations 2019, we are required to confirm the identity of all prospective buyers at the point of agreeing a sale. We use the services of a third party and there is a nominal charge for this service. Please note that we are unable to issue a Memorandum of Agreed Sale until the checks are complete.

Important Information

• This is a Freehold property.

Property Ref: 29743188

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