5 bedroom detached house for sale

The perfect place for you to call home. Oak Grange is a new community offering spacious family homes in the historic market town of Congleton. Ideally placed between the town and Radnor Wood, alongside the River Dane, Oak Grange retains open spaces throughout, reflecting its traditional English setting in mixed farmland and woodland. With the Peak District on your doorstep, a home at Oak Grange offers easy access to the many delightful amenities of Cheshire – and is within comfortable commuting distance of Manchester, Liverpool, Chester and Birmingham. Our elegant, welcoming homes are designed to adapt to your changing needs. And with excellent local schools and access to a wide range of local leisure activities, Oak Grange is the perfect place to make a home for first time buyers, growing families or anyone looking to start a new life in a new home. Situated just to the north of the medieval market town of Congleton, Oak Grange offers spacious, modern living in a beautiful and historic part of the North West. Less than ten minutes away by car, the town centre of Congleton boasts an attractive range of independent shops as well as all the well-known high street names and post office, pharmacy and supermarket facilities that we rely on. The impressive Victorian Gothic town hall dates from 1864, which first received a royal charter 750 years ago. Children and adults alike have enjoyed summer months in the Congleton Paddling Pool since the 1930s, and in more recent times, locals have added two annual festivals celebrating both food and drink, jazz and blues music to the calendar of events. Today, Congleton is home to a range of primary and secondary schools, with St Mary’s Catholic Primary School rated as ‘outstanding’, and the area boasts a plethora of leisure opportunities. The nine-hole Congleton Golf Club and eighteen-hole Astbury Golf Club, Astbury Water Sports Centre, newly refurbished Congleton Leisure Centre and numerous local cricket, running and rugby clubs all cater for sporting enthusiasts. Lovers of the great outdoors will find plenty to explore in Astbury Mere Country Park, the Peak District and Radnor Wood. Located on the doorstep of Oak Grange, the woodland, like the nearby River Dane, has Liverpool Airport been designated a Site of Biological Importance. And you can trace the local history of your new neighbourhood with a visit to Little Moreton Hall. With its oldest parts dating from 1504, the Hall was completed in 1610 for a notable local family who retained control until turning the property over to the National Trust in 1938. A 33-foot-wide moat surrounds this distinctive black and white Tudor style manor, and both the house and formal gardens are open to visitors. Enquiring minds can also learn more about the area’s rich history with a visit to Congleton Museum, which features displays on textile manufacture and locally discovered hoards of gold and silver coins. Then with thoughts of treasure fresh, you can reward yourself with a trip to the beer garden at the award-winning Cheshire Brewhouse, where tasty street food traders are on hand at the weekend to cater for family-friendly days out. Beyond the immediate area, the new Congleton Link Road offers fast access to the M6, with Macclesfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Northwich, Chester and Manchester all accessible by car in an hour or less. Congleton railway station is located in the town centre, and national and international destinations are all easily accessible via Manchester Airport.