Tucked away at the end of a leafy road on an end plot, 14 Oakleigh Avenue is a detached bungalow in Clayton with every room on one level, a garage, off-street parking and a rear garden that is larger than average. It is in average condition, so there is scope to put your own stamp on it, but the things you cannot change are already here: the position, the plot and the space.
You arrive onto a patterned driveway that leads up to the attached single garage with its white roller door. A planted bed sits to one side and mature trees frame the house. A glazed entrance porch keeps coats and wet boots out of the way before you step into the hall, where a run of tall built-in cupboards gives you the kind of storage bungalows rarely have.
The living room sits at the front and measures 3.3 m by 4.6 m. A wide bay window pulls the light in and looks out across the avenue to the trees, and a stone fireplace with an inset fire gives the room its focal point. There is space for a sofa, a couple of armchairs and the television without anything feeling squeezed, and it is the room you will spend your evenings in.
The dining kitchen runs down the other side of the house. The kitchen itself is 3.7 m by 4.6 m, with white units, grey stone-effect worktops, a double sink beneath the window, a five-ring gas hob, an eye-level built-in oven, a breakfast bar and recessed ceiling spotlights, plus space for a washing machine, a dishwasher and a fridge-freezer. It flows into a dining area of 3.7 m by 2.4 m, where the table sits beside a window filled with greenery from the garden hedges. With windows on two sides, it is a bright room to cook and eat in through the day.
The primary bedroom is 4.4 m by 3.2 m: a proper double with a full wall of fitted wardrobes, a built-in dressing table set into an alcove, a further cupboard and its own en-suite of 1.7 m by 3.1 m. The window looks out to the hedges, so it is a quiet room to wake up in. The second bedroom, 3.7 m by 3.1 m, is another double with a leafy outlook, ready for guests, grandchildren, a hobby room or a study.
There are two bathrooms in all, the en-suite and a further bathroom off the hall. Between them you will find a generous walk-in shower enclosure with a sliding glass door and a rainfall shower head, a vanity basin with cupboards and drawers beneath, chrome heated towel rails and tiled walls.
Outside is where this plot really stands apart. The rear garden is larger than average and stretches across the back of the house: a flagged patio for the table and the barbecue, a lawn, stepping stones set into gravel, dug beds ready for vegetables, deep borders with a Japanese maple and mature shrubs, a dry stone wall and a timber shed. Tall hedges and mature trees enclose it, so on a summer evening it feels private and green. It is a garden for someone who loves to potter, or for anyone who simply wants room to breathe.
Who does it suit? Downsizers who want single-level living without giving up a garden or a garage, couples looking for a settled road in the village, and buyers happy to update a well-placed home to their own taste.
Oakleigh Avenue sits in Clayton, BD14, and the village is on the doorstep. Clayton Methodist Church is approximately a 3 minute walk, The Fleece pub approximately 4 minutes, and Victoria Park and The Royal Hotel pub approximately 5 minutes. Cowgill Surgery and Rowlands Pharmacy are both approximately a 6 minute walk. For shopping there is Hunters Park Store, a convenience store, approximately 0.7 miles away, Tesco Express approximately 0.9 miles, a Tesco supermarket approximately 1.0 mile, and Heron Foods and Aldi approximately 1.1 miles. Schools nearby include Clayton Village Primary School (0.3 miles), Clayton St John CofE Primary School (0.4 miles), Stocks Lane Primary School (0.6 miles), Beckfoot Thornton (0.9 miles), Trinity Academy Bradford (1.3 miles) and Dixons Allerton Academy (1.6 miles). The bus stops at The Avenue Clayton Lane and The Avenue Westminster Drive are approximately a 3 minute walk, with The Avenue Harry Lane approximately 4 minutes. Bradford Interchange and Bradford Forster Square stations are both approximately 3.1 miles away. By car, Bradford city centre is around 11 minutes (3.7 miles), Halifax town centre 14 minutes (5.3 miles), the M62 at junction 26, Chain Bar, 19 minutes (8.5 miles) and Leeds city centre 29 minutes (16.8 miles).
The bungalow is freehold, in council tax band D, with an EPC rating of D and 85 sq m (915 sq ft) of internal space. Homes on an end plot at the end of a leafy road do not come up often, so call Michael at Brownsett Personal Estate Agents on 01274 955 559 to arrange your viewing.
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