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£300,0003 bedroom cottage for sale
St. Helens Road, Rainford, WA11
Cottage
3 beds
1 bath
1202
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band C
Features and description
- Charming period cottage dating back to 1867, confirmed by the original plaque to the front, offering a rare chance to own a genuine slice of local St Helens history.
- Set within beautiful rear gardens overlooking woodland, with open fields and surrounding farmland, creating a peaceful, semi-rural outlook that’s hard to find.
- Impressive 1,200 sq ft of accommodation, providing generous living space compared to many cottages of a similar age.
- A layout that lends itself perfectly to a creative mind, offering scope to enhance, modernise or reconfigure while retaining the property’s original character.
- Well-proportioned reception rooms including a separate sitting room and dining room, ideal for both everyday living and entertaining.
- Kitchen and dining areas positioned to connect with the garden, making the most of the stunning rear outlook and natural light.
- Three good-sized bedrooms to the first floor, along with a family bathroom, offering flexible accommodation for couples, families or downsizers.
- Semi-rural lifestyle with scenic countryside walks on your doorstep, yet still close to local amenities and neighbouring villages.
- Excellent commuter links via the Rainford Bypass, providing easy access to surrounding towns and motorway networks.
- A rare opportunity to purchase a characterful home in a sought-after location, combining history, space, views and lifestyle potential.
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Step inside this charming three bedroom terraced cottage and you’ll immediately sense its unique character and warmth, with its history dating all the way back to 1867 (as confirmed by the original plaque on the front). This is a rare chance to own a genuine piece of St Helens heritage, blending period features and timeless appeal with over 1,200 square feet of surprisingly generous living space. The cottage’s layout is perfect for anyone with a creative eye, offering plenty of scope to enhance, modernise or even reconfigure while still retaining that all-important original character. The ground floor boasts well-proportioned reception rooms, including a cosy sitting room and a separate dining room, making it ideal for both relaxed evenings in and lively get-togethers with friends or family. The kitchen and dining areas are thoughtfully positioned to maximise natural light and take in the beautiful outlook beyond, so you can enjoy the ever-changing scenery while you cook or entertain. Upstairs, there are three good-sized bedrooms and a family bathroom, offering flexible accommodation that works equally well for couples, families or those looking to downsize without compromising on space. The location is a real highlight here, providing a semi-rural lifestyle with scenic countryside walks right on your doorstep, yet you’re still just a short drive from local amenities and neighbouring villages. Commuters will appreciate the excellent links via the Rainford Bypass, making it easy to access surrounding towns and motorway networks. If you’ve been searching for a characterful home in a sought-after spot, with a blend of history, space, views and lifestyle potential, this cottage really does tick all the boxes. Opportunities like this don’t come along often, so don’t miss your chance to make this special property your own.
EPC Rating: D
EPC Rating: D
Rooms
Parking - On street
Area statistics
Crime score
Low crime
0/10
Home prices (average)
3 bedroom cottages
£231,551
£231,551
About this agent
Ashtons is a Family run Estate Agency. The first office opened February 2005 in Padgate, Warrington. From the strength of our reputation and success within the industry our business has grown organically and dramatically. Past Ashtons has been operating since 2005 and over the years has earned a reputation as one of the largest, most innovative and well known independent estate agents in the North West. From Warrington to Wigan and St Helens to Stockton Heath, our estate and letting agents operate in the most fashionable, desirable and sought after areas. With a tight knit team working together throughout all of our offices, we are ideally positioned to offer a range of services that extend well beyond simple sales and lettings, such as property management, refurbishment advice and regular up-to-date feedback on the progress of your property listings. Present As a company, we intend to grow. Not just one office every couple of years, we want to grow at a rate which leaves others behind. Even through tough market conditions and painful times we have pushed boundaries like no other, our team of experienced staff have developed new skills and strategies to keep the local markets moving, kept clients up-to-date by using the latest improvements in technology and ensured that all property transactions go as smooth as possible. We are a modern Estate Agency, which in this industry is particularly rare. We continue to develop and embrace new technologies such as our state of the art website, mobile application which helps viewers on the move and our inter-linked software systems where each member of staff can share, match and develop each individual from any location. People Without quality, professional and punctual employees a business can often amount to nothing. Our highly skilled staff are experts in all all areas in which they work. Through training and experience, their skill sets are growing and we cover a range of industry specifics ranging from basic appraisals to estate valuations, energy assessing to property management. With a growing portfolio and plans to expand, we are always on the look out for potential candidates. We match the right people to their perfect role to ensure that our business is functioning at its maximum efficiency.