Gibbet Hill Road Coventry CV4
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Gibbet Hill Road Coventry CV4 Gibbet Hill Road Coventry CV4 An impressive detached home in beautiful mature gardens in a most sought-after part of the city. Kenilworth and Kenilworth station 2.5 miles, Coventry city centre 3 miles (trains to London Euston from 59 minutes), Leamington Spa 8 miles, Warwick 7 miles, Warwick Parkway Station 6 miles (trains to London Marylebone from 69 minutes), M40 (J15) 10 miles, The M6, M69 and M1 are easily reached. Birmingham International Airport 10 miles, Stratford-upon-Avon 16 miles (distances and times approximate) Situation Situated in Coventry, City of Culture 2021, and accessed from the tree-lined Kenilworth Road, 1 Gibbet Hill Road occupies a substantial and secluded plot of beautifully landscaped, mature gardens. The property is within easy reach of the city centre with its shops, public houses cathedral and theatre. Kenilworth is a short distance to the south with award winning restaurants in Old Town as well as the town’s historic castle and stunning Abbey Fields Park. Kenilworth’s town centre is situated at the opposite end of Abbey Fields and offers a wide range of shops and leisure facilities Coventry is well placed for the commuter with easy access to the motorway and rail networks as well as Birmingham International Airport. The intercity railway station brings London and Birmingham within reach. The area is well served by a range of primary and secondary state schools, private schools including Crackley Hall in Kenilworth, King Henry VIII and Bablake in Coventry, Warwick School for Boys and King’s High School for Girls in Warwick and The Kingsley School for Girls and Arnold Lodge School in Leamington Spa. Warwick University Arts Centre is close by; both the Birmingham Symphony Hall and the National Exhibition Centre are readily accessible. Stratford-upon-Avon, the region’s cultural centre with its Shakespearean heritage and theatres, is 16 miles away. Kenilworth has a golf club, with The Warwickshire and Stoneleigh clubs also nearby. Description of property 1 Gibbet Hill Road is set back from the road behind an evergreen hedge, with double wrought iron gates with lantern 6 2 4 finials, to a large tarmac parking area in front of the house. The property has been well maintained and will be enhanced by some updating. Most windows are of low maintenance 1 Upvc and are double glazed. Principal rooms have attractive cornices. Front door with curved canopy above to the reception hall with a parquet floor and staircase rising to the first floor. The drawing room is handsome, with a dressed stone fireplace with gas fire, and leaded windows to either side, a square bay window to the front and corner bay and French doors to the south facing rear garden. The dining room has a fireplace with carved timber surround, serving hatch and shelving. Double doors open to the conservatory overlooking the garden. Cloakroom and study, also with a square bay window. Breakfast room with ceiling timbers, glazed door and side windows and built in cupboards. Kitchen with painted cabinets, tiled breakfast bar, ceiling timbers, integrated cooker and grill, two bowl sink and 4 ring gas hob with extractor over. Laundry with plumbing for washing machine and dryer and tiled worktop. Side passageway store with doors to front and rear. Integral single garage with electric up and over door and cupboards. The staircase rises to a landing off which are 4 generous bedrooms, all with fitted wardrobes. Bedrooms 1 and 2 have windows to two sides, in bedroom 1 this incorporates the south facing bay. There are also two bathrooms, one above the reception hall with a triple aspect bay, might be suitable to split to provide an en suite bathroom to Bedroom 1, the second with a bath and separate shower. The upper staircase rises to a generous second floor where there are two further bedrooms, one with fitted wardrobes and both with washand basins and the other suitable as a study or storage. Gardens and grounds The gardens are lovely, with an extensive range and variety of trees, shrubs and flowers and herbaceous plants. Behind the house is a patio with wisteria to the wall, herbaceous and shrub beds, shaped bushes and evergreen hedging or close boarded fencing to boundaries. Plants include dwarf oak, laburnums, robinia, birch, evergreens and bay. Shaped lawns, with magnolias, mature apple trees and a paved access to the side of the house. There is a summer house and beech hedge opening to a further compartment with a copper beech, laurel, wisteria arch and rose arch, fig, soft fruit cage and greenhouse, vegetable plot and tarmac paths. In the front garden are fine evergreen trees, lawn, holly and rhododendrons. Services Mains electricity, water and gas are connected to the property. Gas fired central heating. Private drainage system. Directions (CV4 7AJ) From the M40 (J15) proceed along the A46 towards Coventry. Take the 4th exit signed to Stoneleigh and University. From the slip road turn left and at the mini roundabout turn right and proceed up the hill for approximately 1 mile until reaching the crossroads with traffic lights. Proceed straight over into Gibbet Hill Road and 1 Gibbet hill Road is the third gateway on the left after 1A Gibbet Hill Road. Terms Tenure: Freehold Local Authority: Coventry City Council 024 76 833333 Council Tax Band: G Viewing By prior appointment only with the agents. First Floor Second Floor Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 265 sq.m/2,854 sq.ft. Garage/Store: 30 sq.m/324 sq.ft. Total: 295 sq.m/3,178 sq.ft. This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. Ground Floor Knight Frank Stratford-upon-Avon I would be delighted to tell you more. Bridgeway House Bridgeway James Way Stratford-upon-Avon 01789 297735 Warwickshire CV37 6YX [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk Connecting people & property, perfectly. Fixtures and fittings: A list of the fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and other items fixed to the property which are included in the sale (or may be available by separate negotiation) will be provided by the Seller’s Solicitors. Important Notice: 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. 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