23 Marlborough House is an attractive red brick period family home offering stylish accommodation arranged over three floors. It has been configured to provide an ideal family and entertaining space with a stunning high specification interior, quality fixtures and fittings throughout including Lefroy Brooks sanitary ware and attractive retained period features including sash windows, high ceilings and some original fireplaces.

The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall and comprises a sitting room with large bay window, exposed wooden flooring and feature cast iron open fireplace flanked on each side by bespoke builtin shelving,together with an extensive open plan kitchen/dining family room with Dinesen solid Douglas Fir flooring and a neighbouring fitted utility room. The kitchen is bespoke and has underfloor heating, it provides a range of wall and base units including a central island with breakfast bar, an Aga and modern integrated appliances while the remaining area has a seating area with a feature contemporary biofuel fire and large bi-fold doors to the rear garden, two large sky lanterns providing a wealth of additional natural light.

On the first floor the property provides a generous principal bedroom with large bay window, feature cast iron open fireplace, exposed wooden flooring and bespoke builtin storage, two further generous rear aspect double bedrooms, one with a modern en suite shower room, and a spacious fully-tiled family bathroom with bath and separate walk-in shower. The property’s two remaining large double bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room, can be found on the second floor, together with a second family bathroom.

Local Authority: Exeter City council Services: Mains everything, gas, water and electricity Council Tax: F Tenure: Freehold Guide Price: Offers in excess of £1,000,000 subject to contract.

Outside

The property is approached over a block-paved driveway with private parking for two cars and double wooden gates to the rear aspect bordered by a low-maintenance chequerboardtiled front garden set behind low-level walling with iron railings. The low-maintenance walled garden to the rear is paved for ease of maintenance and features well-stocked flower and herb beds and a garden shed, which is double insulated and ideal for storage, together with an electric awning over the bi-fold doors to provide shade from the sunny afternoon aspect, the whole an ideal area for entertaining and al fresco dining. The property also benefits from residents’ parking (with permit).

Situation

Marlborough Road is situated off Magdalen Road in an enviable position in leafy St. Leonards on the fringes of the city centre with a good range of mainly independent local shops and amenities, known as “The Village”, including a restaurant and a sought-after primary school. The cathedral City of Exeter has several well regarded schools for children of all ages, one of the best universities in the country and a variety of supermarkets including Waitrose. Exeter also boasts excellent cultural and recreational facilities with many restaurants, the Princesshay shopping centre, John Lewis, David Lloyd Private Health Club, Exeter City Football Club and the prominent Rugby Stadium of the Exeter Chiefs. The M5 motorway at Exeter provides links to the A38 to Plymouth, the A30 to Cornwall and Bristol and London to the North and East. There are regular rail services to London from Exeter Central and Exeter St. Davids, taking as little as 2 hours. Exeter Airport provides an everincreasing number of domestic and international flights.

Directions

The satellite navigation postcode EX2 4TJ will take you to Marlborough Road.