Detached House - 5 Bedrooms -
Kempston - Bedford - Some Disability Facilities - £285,000
Open to reasonable offers. Chain Free.
The house is detached, at the head of a quiet cul-de-sac in Marlborough
Park, and has five bedrooms (one with en-suite), three
living rooms, kitchen, utility room, and two garages. There are gardens
to three sides. At the back are open views over allotments and beyond them the river
(Great Ouse).
We built a large extension downstairs to make day-to-day living easier
for us after my wife suffered a stroke. So the main bedroom, with
en-suite, is on the ground floor. The en-suite has a bath sized walk-in
shower and there are hand rails and a raised toilet, useful for someone
with reduced mobility. The extension consists of this bedroom, the
dining room and the sun room, and it would be possible to use this part
of the house as a kind of separate living area, although if you wanted
it completely self-contained then there would be a need to add a
kitchen facility.
Kempston is a small town to the south-west of Bedford which has its own
centre and identity. Our house is near the north-eastern boundary of
Kempston so it's quite close, just over one mile, to Bedford town
centre. You can walk there in about twenty minutes and it's about a
twenty-five minute walk to the main station, where you can get trains
to London, St Pancras, the fastest of which take about 40 minutes.
Five minutes walk from the house is the Addison Howard Park and the
local swimming pool is equally close. The nearest shops are opposite
the park. The Kempston library is almost exactly half a mile away where
the main shopping centre starts with banks and the usual Tesco Express.
Further down the road is a larger Sainsbury's supermarket. There are
lower and upper schools in Kempston and very close to the house is a
nursery. Buses run at the top of the road alongside the cycle path. The
cycle path is Route 51 on the national network and takes you into
Bedford town centre along the river or out into the countryside.
Marlborough Park has a mixture of houses. The oldest were built for
army personnel as there was a local regiment stationed nearby which has
now been disbanded. Then there are some more recent houses - ours was
built in 1983. The house is light and the windows are all
replacement
double-glazed. There is ful gas central heating with thermostatically
controlled radiators.
We are chain free and could move as soon as the house is sold.
DOWNSTAIRS
LIVING ROOM
21'6" x 12'7". Duel aspect with windows to the front and rear of the
house. There's a fitted coal effect gas fire and also an air
conditioning unit. Outside the front window is an
electrically operated awning which is useful in the summer when it's
very sunny. There are doors to the entrance hall, to the Sun Room and
another to the rest of the downstairs extension with the dining room
and the downstairs bedroom. Loads of power points, telephone points and
aerial sockets. There are two ceiling and two wall lights.Kempston is a
small town to the south-west of Bedford which has its own centre and
identity. Our house is near the north-eastern boundary of Kempston so
it's quite close, just over one mile, to Bedford town centre. You can
walk there in about twenty minutes and it's about a twenty-five minute
walk to the main station, where you can get trains to London, St
Pancras, the fastest of which take about 40 minutes.
Photo
of Living Room
SUN ROOM
12'4" x 8'5". Windows to three sides and loads of power points. There's
a large sliding patio door opening up on to the Terrace, which is very
sunny on summer afternoons. We've got a wall fitted mobile parasol
which we will be leaving. There are railings around the Terrace and a
gate to enable access to the garden. There are door to the Living Room
and the Dining Room.
Photo
of Sun Room
DINING ROOM
12'3" x 10'5". This is the only room with laminate flooring. There are
loads of power points and two separate ceiling lights. Doors lead to
the Sun Room and to a small inner lobby.
Photo
of Dining Room
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM
11'7" x 10'8". Lots of fitted cupboards; inset sink with mixer tap;
built in fridge; built in Neff electric oven; built in gas hob. Loads
of power points. We mainly eat in this room and it's ok for up to four
people. If there's more than that, we use the Dining Room. There are
doors to the Entrance Hall and the Utility Roomand a window to the rear.
Photo
of Kitchen/Breakfast Room
UTILITY ROOM
9'7" x 7'2". Plumbing for washing machine and the location of the
central heating boiler. Also several fitted cupboards and under work
surface space for fridge and freezer. There's is a door leading to the
integral single garage and a window to the side.
BEDROOM 1
12'4" x 11'3". These measurements are up to the built in sliding door
wardrobes which cover one wall. There is also another built in shelved
storage cupboard. Loads of power points and a television aerial socket.
Dual aspect room with windows to the front and side and there are two
separate ceiling lights. Doors lead to the small inner lobby and to the
en-suite shower room.
Photo
of Bedroom 1
EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Fitted disabled shower cubicle with Mira electric shower. Pedestal wash
hand basin. Low level, disabled friendly, w.c. Extractor fan, shaver
point, electrically heated towel rail and recessed spotlights. Chrome
fittings. The window is to the front.
Photo
of En-Suite Shower Room
INNER LOBBY
This has doors to the Living Room, Bedroom 1 and the Dining Room. There
is also access to the large attic area over the extension which is
fully boarded with loft ladder access and lighting.
CLOAKROOM
This leads off from the Entrance Hall and has a consists of a low level
w.c., a small sink with cupboards above and below. The window is to the
front.
UPSTAIRS
BEDROOM 2
10'6" x 9'9". These measurements are up to the range of built in
wardrobes which cover one wall. Two windows to the front, telephone
point and two ceiling lights.
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of Bedroom 2
BEDROOM 3
11'3" x 8'8". Room for a double bed. Window to rear.
BEDROOM 4
9'9" x 6'8" There's a deep ceiling high built in
cupboard that goes over the stairs and a window to the front. Vinyl
textured wood effect flooring.
BEDROOM 5
8'3" x 6'7" Window to the front. Vinyl textured wood effect
flooring.
BATHROOM
Fully tiled with bath and fitted Triton electric shower, pedestal sink,
low level w.c. and bidet. There's a folding glass screen to the side of
the bath. Chrome fittings. The window is to the rear.Kempston is a
small town to the south-west of Bedford which has its own centre and
identity. Our house is near the north-eastern boundary of Kempston so
it's quite close, just over one mile, to Bedford town centre. You can
walk there in about twenty minutes and it's about a twenty-five minute
walk to the main station, where you can get trains to London, St
Pancras, the fastest of which take about 40 minutes.
Photo
of Bathroom
LANDING
Doors lead off to all the upstairs bedrooms, the bathroom and to the
airing cupboard, which is shelved, houses the hot water tank which also
has an immersion heater. Access to the main roof attic with loft
ladder, which is partially boarded with lighting.
STAIRS
There is currently a fitted stair lift on the main run of stairs which
would be left if wnated.
Photo
of Entrance
Hall and Stairs
OUTSIDE
INTEGRAL GARAGE
17' x 7'6". Up and over door, power and light.
DETACHED GARAGE
16' x 12". Pre-fabricated concrete, with up and over door, power, light
and side window. Side door to garden.
GARDENS
There are gardens to the front, rear and side of the property which all
have small lawns, a wide range of shrubs and some flower beds. There is
gated access to a path round the fourth side of the house and gated
access to the side garden. There are external lights to all four sides
of the house. The rear garden is terraced with two main levels and
within this is a shed with small greenhouse attached.
Photo
of Rear
Garden
PARKING
There is space for parking two/three vehicles in the driveways to the
two garages.
For further information or to arrange viewing please email:- Bruce Payne
Telephone 01234 213675
