5 bedroom semi-detached house

Cricket House Barn is a superb 5 bedroom semi-detached barn conversion in a quiet and convenient location. This substantial family home is nestled alongside 2 other properties in Samlesbury is close to the village of Mellor Brook in a rural location on the outskirts of Blackburn. This substantial family home has been subject to a thorough upgrade by the current owners with modern living in mind and is finished to a high standard throughout.
Large hallway, superb dining kitchen, utility room, 3 spacious reception rooms, impressive contemporary staircase to first floor. Five double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms two of which are ensuite, all finished to a high standard.
Driveway with parking for several vehicles, private and substantial landscaped, easily maintained, gardens and terrace with superb rural views. Excellent location for commuting and schools.
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Located close to Salmesbury Hall on the outskirts of Mellor Brook, a small village in the Ribble Valley with excellent commuter links to Preston and Blackburn Cricket House Barn is a superb family home ideally located for schools, commuting and local amenities.

Recently modernised upgraded and improved to a high standard this property is the epitome of modern living.

Approached through a shared gated driveway with ample parking in both the driveway and the shared courtyard area; the property has a "Formal" front door in the barn window facing the courtyard but this is little used.
The current owners access the house daily through a conservatory at the rear of the property which leads to an inner hallway with plenty of room for coats, boots and shoes. The hallway gives access to a new utility room behind which is the boiler and plant room also used as a store. Off the inner hallway there is access to a ground floor study, behind which is the second reception room currently used as a cinema room, both benefitting from underfloor heating.

On the opposite side of the hallway is access to the family dining kitchen. The kitchen is equipped with a generous range of wall and base units with granite worktops and a recess for an American style fridge freezer and space for a range cooker. There is also integrated dishwasher. The kitchen dining area overlooks the garden and there are patio doors leading to a rear terrace. From the kitchen there is access to the main entrance hall off which there is a contemporary W.C and separately access to the main sitting room which has French doors to the rear garden and a wood burning stove.

A contemporary staircase leads from the ground floor hallway to the first floor landing which is spacious and provides access to all first floor rooms.
Off the landing there are two house bathrooms both are well finished with walk in showers and modern bathroom suites.
There are five double bedrooms in the house. The master suite is to one end of the property and has a large dressing room and access to one of the house bathrooms by the entrance door. In addition there is a double bedroom adjacent. The three remaining bedrooms are all generous doubles, one of which has an ensuite shower room.

Externally there is a substantial driveway providing access to the parking area, with base for a potential garage. To the rear of the property there is a flagged patio with a lawned garden surrounded by mature hedges trees and shrubs. There is a storage shed and a summerhouse in the garden.. To the side of the property there is a further patio area, a fish pond and the property has long distance rural views.

Salmesbury is located between Blackburn and Preston is well placed for commuting offering excellent links with all East Lancashire business centres and the rest of the country by road and rail.

The nearby market town of Clitheroe offers a varied range of amenities including an excellent range of shops, bars, café’s and salons as well as supermarkets and the impressive Bowland Brewery leisure complex. The area is a renowned “Foodie Heaven” with excellent pubs and restaurants, many set within the ANOB area of the Trough Of Bowland. The Ribble valley is an affluent area with a café culture and rural heritage and is a desirable and aspirational place to live and visit.

East Lancashire, Manchester and Yorkshire business centres as well as the northern motorway network are within striking distance. Travel distances are approximate, Whalley 9 miles / Clitheroe 13 miles / Manchester 33 miles / Leeds Bradford Airport 49 miles / Manchester International Airport 4 miles/ Kendal and the Lake District 58 miles. M6 North and South 3.2 miles. Preston railway station with the West Coast line to Euston (2.08Mins) 6.5 miles.

Schools locally have an excellent reputation and there is a wide variety of both state run and independent to choose from. There are numerous village primary schools and secondary schools, as well as highly regarded public schools including Stonyhurst, Oakhill College, Moorland and Westholme and QEGS in Blackburn.

Nearby there are numerous medical centres, swimming pools, libraries, golf clubs and a wide range of recreational facilities with lovely open countryside. The Ribble Valley, Yorkshire Dales and West Coast are on the doorstep.

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Freehold
Council Tax Band G
EPC - C
Septic Tank Sewerage
LPG Gas Heating