A spacious and extended family home in a prime residential address within a short walk of Chester city centre and the River Dee.

Situation
12 Queen’s Drive is situated in the highly sought-after suburb of Queen’’s Park, within a short walk to the south of Chester city centre. The Chester Meadows and River Dee are within a few hundred metres, offering wonderful river walks, ideal for dog owners and families alike.

Nearby Handbridge offers a diverse mix of independent shops including an award-winning butcher, a coffee shop and bakery whilst the historic Roman city of Chester provides a comprehensive offering. Local recreational opportunities include rowing, sailing and canoeing on the river Dee, golf at Chester Golf Course and countless local sports clubs. Overleigh St Marys Primary School, the Catholic High School and Queen’s Park High School are all within catchment. King’s and Queen’s independent schools are in close proximity and offer highly acclaimed education.

The property is well-placed for commuting to the commercial centres of the Northwest via the M53, M56 and M6 networks along with the North Wales coastline via the A55. Chester Business Park is within 2 miles and Chester station offers a direct service to London, Euston within 2 hours.

The Property
12 Queen’s Drive is an exceptionally well-presented family home offering extensive family accommodation over three levels. The property was built in the 1950’s and has been refurbished and extended by the current vendors since they acquired the property in 2016. The property now offers spacious and beautifully presented accommodation throughout including generous off-street parking, garaging and a south facing garden.

Accommodation
The front door opens into an enclosed porch with an inner door opening into a welcoming reception hall, displaying original parquet wood flooring with access to a ground floor WC.

At the heart of the property is a superb open-plan dining kitchen with lovely twin aspects to the front and rear of the property. The kitchen itself is fitted with a comprehensive range of shaker style cabinets including a central island with breakfast bar, all under granite work surfaces. Appliances include an AGA Rangemaster Classic 110 cooker with extractor hood, a Bosch integral dishwasher, Bosch integrated microwave and a one and a half drainer sink unit. The kitchen also benefits from a useful walk-in pantry and an adjoining utility room with plumbing for laundry appliances, along with a door giving access to the rear of the property.

The living room sits to the rear of the property, linked to the dining area by original glazed sliding doors creating a sociable entertaining space. The lounge contains a woodburning stove within a recessed fireplace with overmantel and quarry tile hearth and uPVC glazed French doors open to a delightful south facing garden. For those with additional living space requirements, there is potential to convert the rear section of the large garage to create additional accommodation, whilst retaining a garage for general storage, subject to any consents required.

A turned staircase with polished oak handrails rises to the first-floor landing, with access to three of the bedrooms. The principal bedroom is particularly noteworthy, forming part of the recent extension having a semi vaulted ceiling with a glazed gable end with a Juliet balcony affording views to the rear garden. This bedroom enjoys fitted wardrobes along with a contemporary and luxurious en suite comprising a panelled bath, wall hung wash hand basin, a WC, a large corner shower cubicle with thermostatic drench head shower, along with a chrome heated towel radiator. There are two further double bedrooms to the first floor both fitted with elaborate bookcases, one with a glazed display bookcase. The sumptuous family bathroom is fitted with a contemporary white suite including a pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, a walk-in shower cubicle with thermostatic drench head shower and a chrome heated bow towel radiator.

An enclosed staircase leads to the second-floor landing offering space for a home study along with excellent storage including an eaves storage cupboard. Off the landing is a spacious room with vaulted ceiling and eaves storage, currently used as a study but would equally suit as a games room for the adjoining bedroom. At the end of the second floor is a double bedroom with vaulted ceiling and eaves storage. All three top floor rooms benefit from Velux windows with integral blinds.

Outside
The property sits behind a low-level wall with mature and established hedging giving privacy from the road. The driveway is laid with block paving providing parking for three vehicles in turn giving access to a large integral garage with a remote up and over garage door. The front garden is beautifully landscaped, predominantly lawned with well stocked borders.

The principal gardens sit to the rear of the property with an appealing southerly aspect with a high degree of privacy. The gardens are predominantly laid to lawn with well stocked deep borders. Along the rear of the property is a paved terrace from where to enjoy the gardens. The gardens include two substantial timber garden sheds, one benefitting from power and lighting. The garage can be accessed from the garden via a pedestrian door.