6 bedroom detached house

Top O Waen is an attractive part-rendered residence offering a total of almost 4,000 sq. ft. of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over three floors.

The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall and comprises a large sitting room with exposed wooden flooring, a feature woodburning stove, French doors to the rear terrace and bi-fold doors to a generous rear aspect dining room with a door to a spacious central kitchen/breakfast room. This room offers a range of bespoke contemporary wall and base units including a large central island with breakfast bar, stone worktops, a four-oven Aga, modern integrated appliances, a walk-in larder and French doors to the rear terrace. There is also a cloakroom and a fitted utility room with additional W.C. and a door to the integral double garage.

Stairs rise from the reception hall to a spacious first floor landing, giving access to a generous principal bedroom suite with built-in storage and modern Egg bathroom, an additional double bedroom with en suite shower room, two further double bedrooms, both with built-in storage, and a contemporary family bathroom. A separate staircase rises from the landing to the extensive second floor which features wooden flooring, exposed beams and numerous Velux skylights, flooding the area with natural light.

The property’s self-contained annexe, accessed through a door from the kitchen, features a large drawing room with a feature exposed brick fireplace with woodburning stove and a neighbouring family room also with feature exposed stone fireplace with woodburning stove opening into an atrium porch with bi-fold doors to the rear terrace. Stairs rise from the drawing room to the first floor which features two double bedrooms and a modern family shower room.

Planning permission has been granted for the erection of an ancillary building. Details can be found through Flintshire council, application number 062935.

The small hamlet of Babell takes its name from the Babell Methodist Chapel, built in 1836, and lies close to the beautiful circular Pennant Walks, Clwydian Way and Offa’s Dyke Path, all ideal for walking, cycling and horse riding. A wide range of independent and national stores can be found in the neighbouring market town of Holywell as well as in Flint which has both Asda and Sainsbury’s supermarkets and in Mold, which holds the distinction of being the first cittaslow (slow food town) in Wales and which has a strong culinary heritage, with a bi-weekly street market for fresh produce, a bi-monthly farmers’ market and an annual Food & Drink Festival. Ideal for the commuter, the property is situated near to Junction 32A of the A55 North Wales Expressway, offering excellent links to the main motorway network and key regional centres in both Wales and England.

The property is approached off a private lane over a tarmacadam driveway offering parking for multiple vehicles and giving access to the integral double garage and separate detached singal garage as well as the floodlit tennis court.

Set on a total plot of approximately 12 acres, the well-maintained formal garden is laid mainly to lawn interspersed with well-stocked flower and shrub beds and features numerous seating areas and a spacious wraparound Indian stone terrace, ideal for entertaining. the whole enjoying stunning far-reaching views over the property’s adjoining land and surrounding countryside towards Snowdonia.
The c.10 acres of grazing land is enclosed with stock proof fencing with two seperate access points

*The house and designated curtilage has a overage clause on a small section of the garden where the tennis court is located.