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PIKE HOUSE, PIKE LANE, KINGSLEY, FRODSHAM, WA6 8EJ

Located in a quiet country lane, set in grounds of around 2 acres and enjoying wonderful

far reaching views - a superb individual double fronted country house with substantial

outbuildings providing a perfect opportunity for those who run a business or specialist

interests, equestrian or classic cars

Kingsley is an excellent semi-rural Cheshire village where individual properties are continually in demand. It is therefore

with great delight that the agents offer to the market this exceptional individual property that is extremely unusual and

offers fantastic value for money in the present climate. Ready to move into but with also a huge amount of further

potential, the property in summary offers a substantial double fronted detached period house extending to

approximately 2600 sq ft and a quite superb array of outbuildings that include a specialist office complex, substantial

detached barn, L-shaped storage building, heated swimming pool and a further range of smaller storage buildings. The

property has previously enjoyed mixed commercial and residential usage and subject to the planning permissions being

granted there is the obvious scope to return to this arrangement. In the author's opinion the property would be ideal

for a family who run a business from home or have certain specialist interest whether that be equestrian or potentially

classic cars/vehicles. The grounds in total extend to approximately two acres and lovely views of countryside can be

enjoyed from many elevations.

Pike House, Pike Lane, Kingsley, WA6 8EJ

The house itself is charming, impressive and has many period

features retained. The entrance floor has Minton tiled flooring

and leads to two principal reception rooms, they being a living

room and a drawing room. Both are a good size, have front

aspect bay windows with the living room having an open fire.

An inner hall leads through to a dining room which has double

doors leading to the outside and also the breakfast kitchen. The

breakfast kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and floor

cupboards and has space for table and chairs. At the rear of the

property is a large hall which has a utility room, cloakroom and

boiler room off.

At first floor level off the landing are five bedrooms in total.

The master bedroom has an en suite shower room, whilst the

four further bedrooms are well proportioned and offer great

flexibility for family life with the fifth bedroom potentially have

the alternative use as a study if required. Completing the

accommodation at first floor level is a family bathroom with

separate cloakroom.

As already mentioned the external environment is an excellent

feature of the property with there being in total three acres.

The external environment is split into formal gardens, paddocks

and of course the outbuildings. The outbuildings have to be

viewed in order to be fully appreciated. The office complex is in

itself a fantastic area with a central accessway leading to office,

store room and a large multi-use office which has previously had

several people working from it at one time. With this in mind it

also has a small kitchen and cloakroom. The main barn, which is

separate from the office complex extends to over 100ft in

length and is a very substantial building with blockwork walling

and steel frame construction. On the opposite side of the plot

is an L-shaped storage building which is in poor condition but

offers a good footprint of space, whilst the swimming pool

building has a large heated pool. There are two other small

storage buildings.

The property offers fantastic potential to be further enhanced,

adapted and potentially modernised or extended by future

purchasers. Indeed, the present owners when they purchased

the house did obtain planning permission (now lapsed) for a

substantial extension to the principal dwelling, together with

two storey secondary annexe accommodation. The competitive

price that the property is being offered at reflects the fact that

future purchasers may wish to invest capital expenditure into

the property. Certainly Kingsley as a whole is a very high value

area and in the Agent's opinion the location and size of the

grounds would certainly warrant a property even bigger and

more substantial than that is presently there.

In summary, one of the most exciting offerings to the market

for some time due in the main to its sheer rarity value and a

wonderful potential to operate a business from home - a

viewing is thoroughly recommended.

LOCATION

Kingsley is a semi-rural village with amenities such as Parish

Church, village pub, convenience stores and schools, it is

located close to Frodsham which is a much sought after market

town, well supplied with a wide variety of shops, restaurants, a

post office, doctors and dentists surgeries and excellent schools.

Kingsley Primary School is approximately 1 mile from the

property. There is easy access to Chester, Liverpool,

Manchester and North Wales via an extensive roadway system

including the M53 and M56 motorways and travel to London

from nearby Runcorn and Acton Bridge stations are less than

two hours away.

Leisure attractions include several golf courses at Frodsham,

Helsby, Sutton Hall and Delamere, walking in Delamere Forest,

Castle Park, Manley Mere and the sandstone trail.

ENTRANCE HALL

16' 4" x 6' 5" (4.98m x 1.96m) Minton tiled flooring. Original

staircase with spindled balustrade rising to first floor. Dado rail.

Coved ceiling. Double panel radiator. Front entrance door

with decorative stained glass panel and fan light over. Framed

opening to inner hall. Understairs storage cupboard and doors

leading to the living room and drawing room.

LIVING ROOM

18' 10" x 11' 8" (5.74m x 3.56m) Open fire with decorative

insert and carved timber surround with tiled hearth and open

grate. Front aspect bay window. Side aspect window

overlooking garden. Picture rail. Ceiling cornicing. Double

panel radiator. Door to entrance hall.

DRAWING ROOM

21' 2" x 11' 9" (6.45m x 3.58m) Front aspect bay window. Side

aspect window. Fireplace with carved timber surround, tiled

hearth and insert. Picture rail. Ceiling cornicing. Double panel

radiator. Door to entrance hall.

INNER HALL

11' 2" x 3' 1" (3.4m x 0.94m) Karndean flooring. Double panel

radiator. Dado rail. Doors to dining room and breakfast

kitchen.

DINING ROOM

16' 11" x 11' 8" (5.16m x 3.56m) Double width doors opening

onto and overlooking garden. Original cast iron fireplace.

Door leading out to inner hall. Door to built in

cupboard/pantry.

CUPBOARD/PANTRY

4' 4" x 2' 11" (1.32m x 0.89m) Fitted shelving. Quarry tiled

floor and high level fuse box.

BREAKFAST KITCHEN

14' 11" x 14' 6" (4.55m x 4.42m) Fitted with a range of wall and

floor cupboards together with sliding drawers and rolled edge

preparation surfaces throughout. Space for range cooker and

dishwasher. One and half bowl sink with mixer tap. Side and

rear aspect windows. Space for microwave. Tiled surround to

preparation surfaces. Integrated refrigerator. Twelve space

wine/champagne rack. Double panel radiator. Laminate floor.

Door to inner hall and step down and door through to rear hall.

REAR HALL

21' 8" x 15' 10" (6.6m x 4.83m) L shaped space with maximum

measurements taken at widest point. Quarry tiled floor. Single

panel radiator. Two sets of double width fitted coats

cupboards. Windows overlooking driveway and gardens. Stable

door leading to the outside. Two wall light points. Framed

opening to utility room.

UTILITY ROOM

12' 6" x 6' 1" (3.81m x 1.85m) Ample space for white goods and

fridge/freezer. Framed opening to rear hall. Door to

cloakroom.

CLOAKROOM

6' 11" x 4' 10" (2.11m x 1.47m) High level WC. Wall mounted

wash hand basin with tiled splashback. Quarry tiled floor. Side

aspect window. Door to rear hall.

BOILER ROOM

5' 5" x 4' 4" (1.65m x 1.32m) Fitted shelving and boiler.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING

22' 9" x 6' 4" (6.93m x 1.93m) Staircase with spindled balustrade

leading down to entrance hall. Dado rail. Doors to five

bedrooms, cloakroom and bathroom.

BEDROOM ONE

18' 10" x 11' 10" (5.74m x 3.61m) Delightful front aspect bay

window enjoying views of gardens and open countryside

beyond. Extensive fitted wardrobes. Cast iron fireplace. Door

to landing. Door to en suite shower room.

EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM

7' 1" x 5' 11" (2.16m x 1.8m) Fitted with a suite comprising low

level WC with push button flush, pedestal wash hand basin with

chrome mixer tap and fully tiled shower enclosure with Triton

Rapide unit. Fully tiled walls. Fully tiled floor. Double panel

radiator. Chrome towel rail. Front aspect obscured glass

window.

BEDROOM TWO

18' 9" x 11' 9" (5.72m x 3.58m) Front aspect bay window.

Double panel radiator. Door to landing.

BEDROOM THREE

11' 9" x 9' 8" (3.58m x 2.95m) Single panel radiator. Window

overlooking garden and views. Original cast iron fireplace (not

working).

BEDROOM FOUR

12' 2" x 8' 11" (3.71m x 2.72m) Side aspect window. Single

panel radiator. Door to landing.

BEDROOM FIVE

7' 4" x 7' 1" (2.24m x 2.16m) Side aspect window and single

panel radiator.

CLOAKROOM

4' 8" x 2' 10" (1.42m x 0.86m) Obscure glass window. WC.

Fully tiled floor. Half tiled walls. Single panel radiator. Door to

landing.

FAMILY BATHROOM

8' 11" x 6' 9" (2.72m x 2.06m) Fitted with a suite comprising

panelled bath and pedestal wash hand basin. Majority tiled walls.

Fully tiled floor. Rear aspect. Large floor to ceiling airing

cupboard with lagged hot water cylinder. Tall heated towel

rail/radiator.

EXTERNAL

In total the grounds and gardens extend to around two acres.

They enjoy excellent levels of seclusion and privacy. There are

extensive formal gardens on all four sides of the property

including large lawns, an orchard, patios, a paddock and a large

pond. There are many mature trees with the drive to the house

coming through part of the garden to give the property a very

secluded feel.

Private gardens wrap around the house, screened by trees and

shrubs, presenting a high level of privacy with a patio to the side

served by double glazed French windows to the dining room

with attractive water feature, whilst to the rear of the main

house is a separate coal store, oil storage tank and another

patio/barbecue area linking to the swimming pool building.

The main driveway approaches to the side of the house with a

parking and turning area with circular brick surround to a herb

garden, whilst extending to the rear of the property with

magnificent views over open countryside is a productive

orchard of mixed fruits (apples, pears and plumbs). There is also

a golf green with bunker offering a number of approach shots.

The large pond provides an attractive backdrop and a haven for

wildlife whilst the paddocks are of relatively flat gradient. The

gardens are screened from the lane by a mature hedgerow and

specimen trees.

OFFICE COMPLEX

Separated into two parts by a covered central access way, the

offices are on one side with views over the garden and orchard

and the store on the other side.

COVERED CENTRAL ACCESS WAY

60' 1" x 11' 8" (18.31m x 3.56m)

OFFICE

14' 8" x 9' 5" (4.47m x 2.87m) Double panel radiator. Dual

aspect windows.

STORE ROOM

15' 0" x 9' 5" (4.57m x 2.87m) Window to rear aspect, exposed

brickwork to one wall. Access door to the main central access

way and to the Multi Use Office.

MULTI USE OFFICE

33' 8" x 14' 3" (10.26m x 4.34m) Two double panel and one

single panel radiators. Marble fireplace. Windows overlooking

grounds. Door to kitchen.

KITCHEN

9' 9" x 5' 10" (2.97m x 1.78m) Floor level cupboards. Rolled

preparation surface. Wall mounted Ferroli boiler. Single bowl

stainless steel sink. Single panel radiator. Wood laminate

flooring. Door to WC. Door to living/dining room.

CLOAKROOM

With low flush w.c suite, wash hand basin and window to rear

aspect.

STORE

16' 3" x 8' 6" (4.95m x 2.59m)

THE MAIN BARN

104' 0" x 32' 4" (31.7m x 9.86m) With blockwork walling, a

steel frame and fibre cement roofing with large sliding door to

one end and separate access from the office complex

L-SHAPED STORAGE BUILDING

31' 9" x 21' 1" (9.68m x 6.43m) Part with reduced headroom

and housing the oil fired boiler and filter equipment for the

swimming pool. Providing further "footprint" for a replacement

building or additional recreation or storage space.

REAR SECTION

51' 10" x 18' 1" (15.8m x 5.51m)

SWIMMING POOL

79' 8" x 19' 4" (24.28m x 5.89m) The building has brick walls

with metal framing supporting timber framed translucent panel

and glazed roof with paved sitting area and surround to the pool

which is nominally 40'0" long x 12'0" wide and heated by an oil

fired boiler, by solar panels and by ambient air temperature

within the glazed building. Lounging area, two changing rooms,

separate w.c/wet room with low flush w.c suite, wash hand

basin and shower unit.

BRICK AND SLATE STORE

7' 11" x 7' 5" (2.41m x 2.26m)

COAL SHED

8' 0" x 7' 8" (2.44m x 2.34m)

IMPORTANT NOTE

The property has previously enjoyed mixed commercial and

residential usage. Subject to consents being granted from the

relevant planning authority, there is potential for a return to this

arrangement with many possible commercial uses possible to

utilise the grounds, views, outbuildings and barns.

Planning consent (now lapsed) was previously been granted for

an extension of the house and for the creation of two storey

secondary accommodation.

SERVICES

We understand that mains water, electricity, oil central heating

and septic tank drainage are connected

VIEWING

Viewing by appointment with the Agents Tarporley office

TENURE

We believe the property is freehold tenure

ROUTE

FROM TARPORLEY From our office in the centre of Tarporley take a

right turn in the direction of Chester. Upon reaching the roundabout

take the third exit onto A49 Warrington. At traffic lights turn left

onto the A54 (signposted Chester) then take a right turn onto Abbey

Lane onto the B5152. At Abbey Arms crossroads continue forward

onto Station Road (signposted Frodsham). Shortly afterwards you will

reach a further crossroads bear left onto Top Road (signposted

Kingsley). Bear right into Brookside. Bear left onto The Brow. Bear

left then turn right onto The Cross then turn left onto Hollow Lane,

passing the Church on the left hand side. Turn left into Pike Lane,

proceed along, passing the Vicarage on the left hand side - the subject

property is located on the right hand side. If accessing Kingsley from

the other end passing the Coop, primary school and the public house

on the left hand side, Pike Lane will be found on the right hand side

shortly before the Church.

FROM NORTHWICH From the Northwich direction pass through

the centre of Kingsley village with the shops and garage on the left

hand side and then take the next available right hand turn into Pike

Lane, before the Church. On passing down Pike Lane the gated

entrance to Pike House will be found on the right hand side with a

name plate and intercom controlled entry.

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63 High Street, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0DR

tarporley@wrightmarshall.co.uk

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