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4 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
4 bed
3 bath

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Broadband: Super-fast 80Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
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Property description & features

  • Stunning 1800's Detached Family Home
  • Set in Most Sought After Location
  • Lots of Character & Many original Features
  • Four Double Bedrooms
  • En Suite, Family Bathroom & Downstairs Cloaks WC
  • Three Reception Rooms & Orangery
  • Kitchen & Dining Room
  • Gas Central Heating
  • Generous and Mature Plot
  • Walking Distance To Village Centre

A great opportunity to purchase a stunning, traditional detached family home, in the very heart of Longton Village. A most sought after location and setting, with lots of original features and character throughout. There are four double bedrooms to the first floor with an en suite and family bathroom. three reception rooms, dining kitchen and orangery. There is gas central heating, and this wonderful home has been loved and maintained excellently by the current home owners. There is a separate useful annexe overlooking the rear garden and providing a great space for an elderly relative or young adult. The plot is outstanding and is very well designed and offers a private and sunny rear garden. There is lots of driveway parking and a double garage. Viewing is essential and strictly by prior appointment with Marie Holmes Estates. Close to outsanding local schools, walking distance to the village centre with all the excellent services and amenities.

Entrance Hall
With a composite door and fan light window above, Minton flooring to doorway and stairs to first floor, original ornate corbels and coving, doors off.

Front Day Lounge - 12' 0'' x 12' 0'' (3.65m x 3.65m)
With a uPVC double glazed window to the Front, original coving and ceiling rose, cast iron stone effect gas fire, radiator, opens to Kitchen/Breakfast Room

Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 12' 0'' x 10' 5'' (3.65m x 3.17m)
With a range of wooden wall, drawer and base units, Miele dishwasher and fridge, electric hob and Neff electric double oven, sink and drainer, ceiling lights, Amtico flooring, uPVC double glazed window to the rear and breakfast bar peninsula

Front Sitting Room - 12' 0'' x 12' 0'' (3.65m x 3.65m)
With an acoustic uPVC double glazed window to the Front, "Arts & Crafts" Style brick built mantel surround and gas fire, radiator. lovely of the period wooden panels and plate rack.

Dining Room - 12' 0'' x 12' 0'' (3.65m x 3.65m)
A stunning room with two original "Gun Cupboards", which are glazed display units with cupboards beneath, uPVC double glazed window to the rear, uPVC double glazed sliding doors to a beautiful Sun Lounge, radiator.

Sun Lounge - 10' 5'' x 9' 8'' (3.17m x 2.94m)
A gorgeous addition with a vaulted roof, full window pane and bi-folding doors, wall light, tiled flooring, electric heater, Velux roof window.

First Floor Accommodation
Staircase to half landing with "Starburst" part glazed door to bathroom.

Bathroom
With a three piece suite comprising Roca low suite W.C., Roca pedestal wash hand basin, panelled bath with mixer tap shower over, opaque uPVC double glazed window, tiled flooring, tiled wall to shower and half tiled to remaiing suite.

Full Landing
With recess area housing loft access and doors off

Bedroom One - 12' 0'' x 12' 0'' (3.65m x 3.65m)
With a uPVC double glazed window to the front, ceiling light, radiator and fitted wardrobes to one wall, ,"Starburst" part glazed door to en suite.

En-suite
With a two piece suite comprising double size shower compartment, mains shower, glass bowl wash hand basin set on a stylish glass shelf

Bedroom Two - 12' 0'' x 12' 0'' (3.65m x 3.65m)
With a uPVC double glazed acoustic window to the front, ceiling light and radiator.

Bedroom Three - 13' 0'' x 0' 0'' (3.96m x 0.00m)
With uPVC double glazed windows to the side and rear, ceiling light and radiator.

Bedroom Four - 12' 0'' x 10' 6'' (3.65m x 3.20m)
With a uPVC double glazed window to the rear, fitted wardrobes and cylinder cupboard, ceiling light and radiator.

Anexe
Having been converted from the rear if the garage. A very useful and versatile space having been utilised as a separate dwelling for a family member, or as id the case now a spacious and well equipped home office.

Main Anexe Room - 14' 10'' x 11' 3'' (4.52m x 3.43m)
The main room is currently used as a home office, although previously this would have been utilised as a lounge and kitchenette and all the services for this are still in- situ, if required. There are two uPVC double glazed windows to the rear and a uPVC double glazed door accessed via and opening to the rear garden. There is a wall mounted electric fire, ceiling light and it is alarmed.

Back Room Area - 14' 9'' x 5' 1'' (4.49m x 1.55m)
Currently used for storage but could provide further annexe space and from here there is a shower room with a three piece suite.

Outside Approach
On approach to this wonderful home is a quality stone paved area leading to a cleverly designed and installed pedestrian access 'kissing gate' and then a large wrought iron electric gate. This has an intercom security system from the main house.

Driveway
From the electric wrought iron gates there is driveway parking for several vehicles, a turning point and access to the double garage. There is a pedestrian pathway, illuminated by sensor controlled lighting posts.

Front Gardens
A vast frontage provides an enclosed, sunny, secure and private garden with large lawn area, potting sheds, mature and well established shrubs, conifers, flower bed borders and a rose garden.

Side Garden
The extensive lawn then extends to the side of the property, being presented with further well stocked and attractive deep flower bed borders. This then leads to the rear and where there are paved pathways on approach.

Rear Gardens
The the lawn then sweeps around to the rear, again with beautiful borders and a lovely paved patio. There is a further 'afternoon tea' terrace with slate chippings, adjacent to the rear anexe. There is a shed with power. Through a trellised walkway is a gate accessing a rear field which provides a fabulous 'off road' countryside walk, all the way to Longton's nature reserve, 'the Brickcroft' From the rear there is also is access to a most useful boiler and utility room, where there are wall units, a radiator, ceiling light, plumbing for washer and space for a dryer as well as a wall mounted Worcester boiler.

Council Tax Band: F
Tenure: Freehold

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    Marie Holmes Estates was established in 2001 and continually strives to further its reputation for excellence and innovation in the marketing of residential property, commercial property and land. 1992 – 2001Marie Holmes started her career in 1992 within the UK’s largest corporate Estate Agent, rising rapidly through the management structure. Having observed the strengths and weaknesses of that organisation, Marie elected to start her own company and resolved from the outset to offer a level of service that would set her organisation apart from the competition. 2001 – 2012Having selected a location in the heart of the village of Penwortham, we are ideally located to serve the city of Preston. Although it enjoys close links to the immediate community, the organisation is not limited by the territorial and geographical restrictions that encumber so many other Estate Agents and we offer property for sale throughout all of Preston and the surrounding districts.  Since its inception, Marie Holmes Estates has developed an enviable reputation both as an innovator and market leader in its levels of customer service and client focus. Throughout its progression, the company has built relations with many property related organisations and enjoys close links to both local and national developers including Redrow Homes and Wain Homes.

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