5 bedroom detached house for sale

A beautifully refurbished and extended detached country house, together with a fully separate guest apartment and additional superb outside office/gym/annex, standing on this prestigious road, amongst lovely landscaped gardens and with a wonderful backdrop to the rear over a stunning lake.

Bollington Lane is a very popular and sought after country lane close to the Alderley Park urbanisation, and within easy reach of Alderley Edge village. The bypass provides easy access to Manchester city centre and the airport. This no-through lane is home to some wonderful large family homes, is quiet and picturesque, yet really very convenient.

The Guard House has been extended and refurbished by the current owners, it provides versatile accommodation with lovely accommodation in the main house extending to nearly 3000 sq ft. A large detached double garage building boasts an excellent fully separate guest apartment over, providing the opportunity for totally independent living for family or long term guests. A second brick building - a large double open car barn - has a substantial gym/office above which could also be a further bedroom and bathroom annex.

The house provides four main reception rooms set around a spacious oak floored hallway. There is a good sized triple aspect lounge, separate dining room and a large open-plan triple use kitchen/dining/living room with a range of hand painted units, a large island and an Aga cooker. A substantial extended orangery section with bi-fold doors to the rear terrace provides great space for dining and sitting areas with direct access to and views over the gardens. There is a further useful snug to the side of the kitchen currently housing a pool table and there are several utility areas and a downstairs WC.

At first floor level there are three or four bedrooms - the main bedroom with a walk-in dressing room and an en suite shower room as well as a range of fitted cupboards, two further good sized double rooms sharing a family bathroom and a really charming top floor turret room, a single bedroom with an adjacent shower room.

The garage building and apartment is an entirely separate block. The apartment has its own access with a ground floor lobby and utility room, an open-plan lounge/kitchen with a range of contemporary cabinets, bedroom and en suite shower room, it’s really well finished and suitable for long term guests. The double garage is below.

The detached brick double car barn provides further under cover parking and has an external staircase to a first floor deck enjoying lovely views over the gardens towards the lake, and giving access to a large home office or gym, or additional occasional bedroom with an oak floor and an en suite shower room.

Oil central heating, drainage to septic tank (non compliant to 2020 regs).