6 bedroom semi-detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Stunning six bedroom Victorian mansion overlooking Avenham Park.
- Expansive front garden with mature trees and shrubs.
- Three grand reception rooms featuring period fireplaces and coving.
- Large sash windows flood rooms with natural light.
- Extensive basement with wine cellar and storage rooms.
- Balcony with panoramic views over Avenham Park and Ribble.
- Versatile attic with potential for additional bedrooms or studios.
- Private walled rear garden with garage and electric door.
You can step back in time and embrace the grandeur of Overleigh House. It's a stunning six-bedroom Victorian mansion that sits proudly above Avenham Park.
This extraordinary residence offers you the unique chance to own a piece of Preston’s history and provides the perfect canvas to create your dream family home.
As you pass through the imposing double metal gates, framed by stone pillars, you can’t fail to be impressed by the timeless elegance of Overleigh House.
The expansive front garden, lined with mature trees and shrubs, adds to the stately feel of the property. A large block-paved driveway offers ample parking.
When you step inside you’ll immediately feel the grandeur of a bygone era. The spacious and welcoming hallway showcases high ceilings, decorative coving and elegant chandeliers that set the tone for the rest of this impressive family home.
The three spacious reception rooms on the ground floor are perfect for entertaining or intimate family gatherings. Each features stunning period details such as original marble fireplaces, large bay windows and intricate ceiling coving.
Light floods into the rooms through the grand sash windows, highlighting the timeless craftsmanship and architectural splendour of this historic home.
The kitchen and dining area is a space ready for transformation. While currently functional, it offers incredible potential to be reimagined into a more modern social space, retaining the charm of its Victorian roots.
There’s a practical utility room next door, providing additional storage and laundry space or scope to be opened up and included in more ambitious kitchen plans.
The same could be said for the office and bathroom tucked away at the rear.
There’s an extensive basement below, featuring multiple storage rooms and a wine cellar. This versatile space offers endless creative possibilities. Do you want to add a stylish home cinema, gym or a games room? The scope for further development is vast.
The six generously sized bedrooms are found on the first floor, each echoing the home’s historic character.
High ceilings, ornate fireplaces and sash windows offer a nod to the past, while providing the space and comfort of modern family living.
Unusually for such an impressive family home only one of the bedrooms has an ensuite shower room. There are another two shower rooms on this floor but you may want to consider adding additonal ensuites or sacrificing one of the smaller bedrooms to create a luxurious family bathroom.
There’s a balcony at the front of the house, accessible from the first floor office. It gives panoramic views over the front gardens and Avenham Park towards the river Ribble.
The 2nd floor attic with its six storage rooms offers an incredible opportunity for further transformation. Whether you dream of creating additional bedrooms, a peaceful study, or even a creative studio, this versatile and underutilised space is ready to be tailored to your family’s needs.
The substantial walled rear garden is a private haven in the heart of Preston. With mature trees, shrubs, and lawned areas, this garden is perfect for children to play or for hosting summer garden parties.
The property also includes a large garage with an electric door, ideal for parking and extra storage.
A Piece Of History, Waiting To Be Yours
Owning Overleigh House is not just about acquiring a home - it’s about becoming the custodian of a remarkable piece of Preston’s vibrant history. With its period features, grand proportions, and unmatched location overlooking Avenham Park, this Victorian masterpiece offers a unique opportunity to create a home for your family that will stand the test of time.
Council tax band: G
Rooms
Front Garden
Lawned area with trees and shrubs; large double metal gates with stone pillars and walls; large block paved pathway and driveway; concrete steps; metal name plaque.
Rear Garden
Large gate; brick wall enclosure; wooden side gate; concrete pathway with metal handrail; concrete stairs; lawned garden with trees and shrubs.
Garage
Metal ‘up and over’ door; Novoferm electric door; wooden rafters; Breeze block and brick walls; concrete flooring; 4 x tube lights; white plastic power points; fusebox.
Entrance Hall
Wooden glazed door; ceiling painted with coving; painted plaster walls; tiled flooring; pendant light fitting; lightswitch.
Hallway
Wooden glazed door; wooden framed glass panel surround; ceiling and walls painted plaster; tiled flooring; brass power points; 2 x wall attached light fittings; chandelier; archway; under stairs storage; hot air system; staircase leading upstairs.
Inner Hallway
2 x wooden doors; wooden paneled ceiling; painted plaster walls; carpeted flooring; white plastic power points; 1 x light fitting; stairs leading into the basement; stairs leading upstairs
Reception Room 1
Wooden door; double wooden glazed door; ceiling painted with coving; wallpapered; carpeted flooring; chandelier with rose; brass power points; wooden framed double glazed bay sash window; marble fireplace with gas fire; hot air system.
Reception Room 2
Wooden door; ceiling painted with coving; wallpapered; carpeted flooring; chandelier with rose; brass power points; wooden framed double glazed bay sash window; marble fireplace with gas fire; hot air system; 2 x wall attached light fittings.
Kitchen Diner
2 x wooden door; ceiling and walls painted plaster; carpeted / vinyl flooring; 1 x 3 bulb light fitting on rose; wooden framed double glazed sash bay window; wooden framed double glazed sash window; white plastic power points; storage heater; wooden cupboards; laminate worksurface; stainless steel sink; Belling cooker; extractor hood.
Utility Room
2 x wooden glazed doors; wooden framed double glazed sash window; ceiling painted plaster; painted plaster and tiled walls; vinyl flooring; ceramic wash basin; tube light; white plastic power points; remote for garage door; laminate worksurface; storage space.
WC
Wooden door; ceiling painted plaster; wallpapered; vinyl flooring; ceramic wash basin; ceramic toilet; wooden framed double glazed sash window; 1 x 3 bulb chrome light fitting; storage space.
Reception Room 3
Wooden door; ceiling painted with coving; painted plaster walls; carpeted flooring; white plastic power points; radiator; chandelier with rose; 2 x double glazed wooden framed sash windows; wooden cupboard housing Worcester boiler.
Downstairs Office
Wooden glazed door; ceiling and walls painted plaster; carpeted flooring; wooden framed double glazed sash window; white plastic power points; 2 x radiators; 9 x chrome spot lights.
Downstairs Bathroom
Wooden door; woodchip ceiling; wallpapered and tiled walls; carpeted flooring; 2 x chrome spot lights; wooden framed double glazed sash window; ceramic wash basin; ceramic toilet; acrylic bathtub with shower; radiator; loft hatch.
Stairs leading down into the basement
Multiple rooms in the basement including wine cellar
Landing
Ceiling painted with coving; stainglass window roof panel; 4 x wall attached glazed light fittings; brass power points; wooden hand rail; metal spindles with wooden staircase.
Inner Landing
Wooden door; ceiling painted plaster; wallpapered; carpeted flooring; 2 x pendant light fittings; stairs leading to attic; stairs leading to ground floor; storage space; archways; white plastic power points; 2 x wooden framed double glazed sash windows; Velux window.
Bedroom 1
Wooden door; wallpapered ceiling with coving; wallpapered walls; carpeted flooring; brass power points; gas fire; 2 x wooden framed double glazed sash windows; brass chandelier on rose; ceramic wash basin; storage heater
Upstairs Office and Balcony
Wooden door; ceiling painted with coving; wallpapered; carpeted flooring; 2 x pendant light fitting; brass power points; wooden glazed door leading onto the balcony area; white plastic power points; brass power points.
Bedroom 2
Wooden door; ceiling painted with coving; wallpapered walls; carpeted flooring; brass power points; gas fire and hearth with wooden mantel; wall attached brass light fitting; 2 x wooden framed double glazed sash windows; brass chandelier on rose; ceramic wash basin.
Bedroom 3
Wooden door; ceiling painted with coving; wallpapered; carpeted flooring; brass power points; gas fire with wooden mantel; wooden framed double glazed sash bay; pendant light fitting on rose; wall attached light fitting; wooden storage.
Bedroom 4
Wooden door; ceiling painted with coving; wallpapered; carpeted flooring; white plastic power points; cast iron fireplace; wooden framed double glazed sash window; chandelier on rose; 2 x wall attached light fittings.
Bedroom 5
Wooden door; ceiling painted with coving; wallpapered; carpeted flooring; white plastic power points; wooden fireplace; gas fire; wooden framed double glazed sash window; pendant light fitting with rose; 1 x 4 bulb chrome wall attached light fitting; 1 x 5 bulb chrome wall attached light fitting.
Bedroom 6
Wooden door; ceiling painted with coving; painted plaster walls; carpeted flooring; chandelier with rose; 2 x wooden framed double glazed sash windows; white plastic power points; 2 x radiators; wooden storage.
En-Suite
Wooden door; tiled walls and flooring; ceiling attached light fitting; wooden framed double glazed sash windows x 2; ceramic wash basin; ceramic toilet; Trito electric shower.
Shower Room
Wooden door; PVC panels; tiled walls and flooring; 4 x chrome spot lights; wooden framed double glazed sash window; chrome ladder radiator; Duravit ceramic toilet with Geberit chrome flush; Duravit wash basin with Grohe chrome mixer tap; walk in shower with Bristan electric shower.
Smaller Shower Room
Wooden door; tiled walls and flooring; wooden framed double glazed sash window; mirror; chrome ladder radiator; shower enclosure with Mira fittings.
Stairs leading into attic
Landing area leading to 6 storage rooms in the attic.
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