5 bedroom detached house for sale

One of the finest properties in Tarporley, occupying a private location close to the centre of the village.

ACCOMMODATION

- Reception and Staircase Halls
- Drawing Room
- Dining Room
- Study
- Kitchen with Breakfast area
- Garden Room
- Cloakroom/W.C.
- Master Bedroom with en-suite Dressing & Bathrooms
- 2 further First Floor Double Bedrooms
- Family Bathroom
- 2 Second Floor Double Bedrooms
- Bathroom
- Kitchenette/Laundry

OUTSIDE

- Detached Double garage with loft storage
- Further outbuilding with Garaging, Utility and Workshop
- 1st Floor Self-Contained Apartment
- Walled Gardens
- Private Patio with Pond
- Extensive Parking
- In all, approximately one third of an acre

LOCATION

Bank House is situated in the sought after village of Tarporley which has an attractive high street scene made up of a collection of period and modern buildings. The property is located centrally within the village and just off the high street, set well back down a long privately owned drive used by a few other properties, and thereafter through a private, gated entrance. Indeed, the position of Bank House is of particular note and importance, as there are very few properties which enjoy such privacy, peace and quiet, and yet which are so accessible and convenient for the centre of the village which is within easy walking distance. Tarporley itself is well serviced with a selection of retail outlets, general store, doctor’s surgery, chemist, village hospital, pubs and restuarants. It has the benefit of state primary and secondary schools, and for those seeking private education there is a good selection locally including The Grange at Hartford, Abbeygate College at Saighton and The King’s and Queen’s Schools in Chester.

On the recreational front there are thriving sorts clubs locally, including several golf courses including Portal in Tarporley, Pryors Hayes in Oscroft and Eaton in Waverton. There is hockey at Tiverton with Deeside Ramblers, scenic walks through the Beeston and Peckforton foothills along the Sandstone Trail, and for the equestrian enthusiast there is racing at Chester and Bangor-on-Dee. For motor racing, Oulton Park Race Circuit is only a few miles away.

COMMUNICATIONS

The area is extremely accessible for all areas of commerce throughout the North West. From Chester access is gained to the M53 and M56 motorways permitting daily travel to Liverpool & Manchester and via the A51 access is gained to the M6 allowing for ease of access to The Potteries, Telford, Wolverhampton and Birmingham. Liverpool and Manchester international airports are 28 and 33 miles respectively. Travel to London is available via both Chester and Crewe stations which are 10 and 13 miles distant respectively both providing a sub 2 hour rail service to Euston.

DESCRIPTION

Bank House is an impressive property built in the1990’s by renowned builders Bell Meadow, which was responsible for certain other select developments in the village. The house was in fact built for the owner of the company, and designed to an exacting specification in the Georgian style throughout with beautiful proportions typical of that period. The house is constructed of a mellow Cheshire brick with reconstituted stone lintels and sills incorporating attractive sash windows under a slate roof.

The property was initially built with comprehensive storage and garaging beneath a self contained apartment which offers superb ancillary living space or which is suitable for letting purposes. Subsequently, additional garaging provision was built, and Bank House now comprises a highly individual property with such excellent parking, storage, and privacy characteristics rarely found for a property in central Tarporley.

The accommodation is spacious and ideally laid out for family living including anyone wishing to move from a larger country property to be be in the centre of a well serviced village, arguably the most sought after in West Cheshire. The interior is well appointed throughout with high coved ceilings, solid pine panelled doors with deep architraves, handsome fireplaces, an impressive turned oak staircase, sash windows and a lovely stone flagged floor in the entrance hall.

From a pillared portico, the main hall provides a lovely entrance to the property with wide arch into the staircase hall, an impressive room with decorative turned staircase. The drawing room provides a fantastic entertaining space and has twin aspect to the gardens, access into the garden room which overlooks the west facing garden, and also access to the study which has fitted book shelving either side of the fireplace. On the other side of the hall is the dining room which also overlooks the front and side of the property.

The kitchen incorporates a range of wall and floor units with cupboards and drawers beneath work surfaces, a four oven Aga, and sink with mixer. Beyond the working part of the kitchen is a breakfast area with west and south facing aspects into the garden and courtyard as well as French doors. There appears scope to extend/remodel the kitchen area to create a larger, informal day to day living space should anyone so wish, subject to obtaining any necessary consents.

At first and second floor levels the accommodation is as comprehensive, with five spacious, beautifully proportioned bedrooms and three well fitted bathrooms. The master suite is particularly impressive with balcony, fitted dressing room and en-suite bathroom. The second floor also includes extensive storage and a kitchenette which also serves as a useful utility or laundry.

OUTSIDE

The grounds provide a mature and very private setting for Bank House, and are, for the most part, walled which also offers a high degree of security. The approach is via an impressive entrance with twin brick pillars surmounted with stone balls, and supporting a pair of electrically operated wrought iron gates. There is a wide gravel parking area in front of the house flanked by lawns, one with an attractive cedar tree. Beyond is a pavier sett courtyard flanked by a pair of detached buildings, each being two storey and constructed of brick and block beneath slate roofs.

One comprises a double garage with pair of sliding doors, and served with light and power, above which is a boarded storage accessed via a flight of stairs to the side. This room offers potential for conversion to accommodation, such as an office or annexe subject to the necessary consents. The other building comprises a single garage, utility with storage, workshop and separate W.C. There is also a flight of stairs to the self contained apartment.

A gate set within a high brick wall with stone copings opens to a lovely York stone flagged courtyard which is south facing and accessed directly from the kitchen. There is a pond in one corner, series of clipped bushes and gate into the main gardens at the rear of the house which are south and west facing. There is a main, wide lawn which extends across the width of the plot and series of mature borders supporting a variety of flowering trees and shrubs which help provide a lovely private setting albeit within the context of a village environment which includes residential properties at the rear.

SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT

With independent access alongside one of the buildings, the apartment offers superb accommodation at first floor level. There is a spacious open plan kitchen with dining and sitting area, having vaulted ceiling with exposed king truss, and cupboards beneath work surfaces and sink. Beyond is a double bedroom, also with vaulted ceiling and independent access to the landing, and an en-suite bathroom.