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£1,500,0005 bedroom detached house for sale
Chester Lane, Saighton
Study
Detached house
5 beds
3 baths
3,035 sq ft / 282 sq m
EPC rating: E
Key information
Features and description
- Gated grounds of approx 1 1/2 acres
- 4 Double beds, 1 single and 2 ensuites
- Family room measuring approximately 10.2m x 6m at most
- 3 Reception rooms
- Timber glass roof Conservatory with under floor heating
- Bespoke timber kitchen with island
- Beautiful landscaped gardens, multiple Courtyards and Paddock
- 2 Work shops/storage facilities
- Elevated countryside outlooks from all upstairs rooms
- Close to amenities including supermarkets and Pharmacist
The Vines Set in open countryside and just a ten minute drive from the beautiful City of Chester is "The Vines". Built circa 1929. "The Vines" is a fine example of a superior family home of the time. No expense was spared in the construction and detail, which includes cast iron open fireplaces in all reception rooms, beautiful ornamental coving, and a Westmorland slate tiled roof.
The size of the accommodation is ideal for a family, and the layout of the ground floor is certainly suited for gatherings of friends and relatives. The accommodation throughout is delightful and includes an impressive entrance and inner hall arrangement.
The living room is a spacious place to relax and spend quality time together, with a working fireplace and glazed double doors onto the garden and further doors through to the impressive glass roofed conservatory that measures a generous 7.39m x 4.11m at the maximum dimensions. This beautiful room is a fantastic addition to the house and enjoys panoramic outlooks over the side garden and pond. There are two further reception rooms, one of which is currently used as a study but could also be used as a ground floor bedroom.
"The Vines" is full of surprises, and the original kitchen has been remodelled and extended to create an impressive family area offering kitchen and dining facilities. This includes the original kitchen space which has been adapted to create a large dining area with bespoke timber wrap around seating and a cast iron wood burning stove.
Moving through, the kitchen area has been fitted with a bespoke wooden range of units with an antique distressed French grey green finish. The majority of surfaces are a black granite with solid antique pine by the sink and there is a matching island. Attention has been given to the mouldings, corbels, cornices and other solid wood decorative details.
This beautiful room features an Aga oil fired cooker with 4 ovens. 2 cooking plates and a warming plate. The prep and washing area enjoys a pleasing outlook over a York stone courtyard garden and the pitched ceiling creates a real sense of space. There is room for a sofa by the glazed French doors that open on to the second of the Courtyard patio gardens, and leading off the kitchen are good sized utility and boot rooms.
Completing the downstairs accommodation is an elegant TV snug / family sitting room with dramatic ceiling height working fireplace, and a cloakroom / toilet with steps leading down Into a good sized room that features a porcelain sink set into a hardwood console floor standing unit.
Moving between floors at "The Vines" is an enjoyable experience with a large window to the turn of stairs offering a wonderful outlook over a colourful variety of mature trees and shrubs. The main landing is impressive and features fitted wardrobes to the far end, with attractive cornicing with dentil mouldings and further storage above.
The Master bedroom is front facing and enjoys unrivalled views over the main garden and countryside towards Moel Famau in North Wales. A four poster bed compliments this bay fronted bedroom which also features built in wardrobes.
Bedrooms two and three enjoy very similar outlooks with bedroom two also featuring a bay window and built in timber bespoke wardrobes with part mirrored doors and high level storage above. There is a spacious ensuite to this bedroom that comprises of a shower cubicle, a vanity unit and WC, with a door to the landing to allow for use by the other bedrooms if required.
Bedroom 4 is a dual aspect double with outlooks over the side garden and pond, and rear views, and features three sets of triple wardrobes with attractive panelled doors.
The fifth bedroom is an L shape single which overlooks the rear garden and benefits from a fitted wardrobe. The fully tiled ensuite off this bedroom comprises of a glass corner shower cubicle, a pedestal wash basin and WC.
Completing the upstairs accommodation is the impressive family bathroom which features a bespoke vanity unit with his and hers wash basins set into the travertine tiled surface. No expense has been spared here with half height travertine tiling to the walls, the bath surround and flooring, which gives this beautiful bathroom something of a natural feel. The split level windows, the coving and an attractive ornate carved canopy with downlighters combine to really make this a truly special bathroom.
THE GROUNDS Only a walk around can truly reflect the creativity, time, and expense that has gone into the design and layout of the gardens over a 30 year period. The gardens surround the front and side of the property, and offer several sun traps at different times of the day. There is a huge variety of trees, multi-level hedging, and a carefully chosen and colourful variety of mature plants and shrubs. The side garden is neatly concealed behind high level hedging and could rightfully be described as an escape - a place that will make you feel instantly at ease. Here you will find a seating area to enjoy this beautiful secluded space and substantial ornate pond.
There are two courtyard gardens, the larger of the two accessed from the living room and conservatory through a Honeysuckle covered arbour and laid with colourful York Stone. From here there is a pergola constructed against a stone wall that is draped with Clematis, Wisteria, and climbing roses, and leads to a useful concealed section where you will find a dog/chicken run, the larger of the two outbuildings and a couple of lean to storage units, one being stone and tile, the other timber. The large paddock area is also accessed from here.
The second Courtyard garden is accessed from the kitchen area or directly from the front aspect. York stone flagging has been laid to create a low maintenance area and allows access to a work shop / home office / home business unit.
The Area The area around Saighton has long been a firm favourite with both professional couples and families alike, offering the best of both countryside and city Iiving. "The Vines" sits on the edge of the Grosvenor Estates with impressive open views across farmland to the Welsh hills, and is surrounded by green belt land.
Close to the home is a new state of the art Primary school that enjoys a "Good" Ofsted rating, as does the Bishops Blue Coat High School with 6th Form College, or the "Outstanding" Christleton High School with 6th form. There is also the private Abbey Gate College in Saighton for 4 year olds through to A Levels.
Just a couple of minutes' drive away is a small Co-op supermarket, the popular Rake and Pikel Inn, and an excellent hairdresser. There is a post office opposite in the garden centre and further amenities are close by. About a five minute drive passing the Caldy Valley nature reserve is a small retail park including a Sainsbury's, Pets At Home, Halfords, Rightway, B&M, petrol station, and more. And within a short drive are an excellent choice of leisure facilities including hotel spa's, golf courses, and sports clubs.
The River Dee is about a 20 minute walk, where a ferry operates during the summer months over to the Meadows of Handbridge with the City being a 10 minute walk from there. Alternatively you can walk to the top of Sandy Lane and 10 minutes further to reach Chester High Street - about a 35 minute walk in all.
The A55 junction at Great Boughton is five minutes away, the City and railway station are about a ten-minute drive, Manchester airport is around 45 minutes away, and the North Wales Coast is about 40 minutes, making Saighton and "The Vines" an award winning combination of space, accommodation, and accessibility.
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HALL
INNER HALLWAY 33' 9" x 15' 7" (10.31m x 4.76m)
LOUNGE 30' 8" into bay x 13' 1" max (9.36m max x 3.99m max)
CONSERVATORY 24' 2" max x 13' 5" max (7.39m max x 4.11m max)
SITTING ROOM 15' 8" into bay x 13' 1" max (4.8m into bay x 4.01m max)
SNUG 13' 1" x 12' 4" (3.99m x 3.76m)
Breakfast room 19' 7" max x 10' 2" max (5.98m max x 3.11m max)
KITCHEN 24' 6" x 13' 3" (7.48m x 4.06m)
Utility room 11' 4" x 9' 4" (3.46m x 2.86m)
Boot room 11' 3" x 6' 11" (3.44m x 2.13m)
CLOAKS 8' 11" x 6' 2" (2.72m x 1.88m)
Landing 34' 1" max x 8' 4" max (10.4m max x 2.56m max)
Master bedroom 19' 1" into bay x 13' 1" max (5.83m into bay x 3.99m max)
Bedroom 2 15' 7" into bay x 13' 1" into bay (4.75m x 3.99m)
Bedroom 2 ensuite 12' 4" x 7' 0" (3.77m x 2.14m)
Bedroom 3 13' 1" x 12' 4" (3.99m x 3.78m)
Bedroom 4 13' 1" x 10' 1" (4m x 3.09m)
BEDROOM 5 10' 2" max x 9' 8" max (3.12m max x 2.97m max)
BEDROOM 5 ENSUITE 7' 10" max x 6' 9" max (2.39m max x 2.08m max)
Family bathroom 10' 2" max x 8' 11" max (3.12m max x 2.72m max)
STORE ROOM 17' 7" x 14' 9" (5.36m x 4.5m)
WORKSHOP / OFFICE 15' 10" x 8' 10" (4.85m x 2.7m)
The size of the accommodation is ideal for a family, and the layout of the ground floor is certainly suited for gatherings of friends and relatives. The accommodation throughout is delightful and includes an impressive entrance and inner hall arrangement.
The living room is a spacious place to relax and spend quality time together, with a working fireplace and glazed double doors onto the garden and further doors through to the impressive glass roofed conservatory that measures a generous 7.39m x 4.11m at the maximum dimensions. This beautiful room is a fantastic addition to the house and enjoys panoramic outlooks over the side garden and pond. There are two further reception rooms, one of which is currently used as a study but could also be used as a ground floor bedroom.
"The Vines" is full of surprises, and the original kitchen has been remodelled and extended to create an impressive family area offering kitchen and dining facilities. This includes the original kitchen space which has been adapted to create a large dining area with bespoke timber wrap around seating and a cast iron wood burning stove.
Moving through, the kitchen area has been fitted with a bespoke wooden range of units with an antique distressed French grey green finish. The majority of surfaces are a black granite with solid antique pine by the sink and there is a matching island. Attention has been given to the mouldings, corbels, cornices and other solid wood decorative details.
This beautiful room features an Aga oil fired cooker with 4 ovens. 2 cooking plates and a warming plate. The prep and washing area enjoys a pleasing outlook over a York stone courtyard garden and the pitched ceiling creates a real sense of space. There is room for a sofa by the glazed French doors that open on to the second of the Courtyard patio gardens, and leading off the kitchen are good sized utility and boot rooms.
Completing the downstairs accommodation is an elegant TV snug / family sitting room with dramatic ceiling height working fireplace, and a cloakroom / toilet with steps leading down Into a good sized room that features a porcelain sink set into a hardwood console floor standing unit.
Moving between floors at "The Vines" is an enjoyable experience with a large window to the turn of stairs offering a wonderful outlook over a colourful variety of mature trees and shrubs. The main landing is impressive and features fitted wardrobes to the far end, with attractive cornicing with dentil mouldings and further storage above.
The Master bedroom is front facing and enjoys unrivalled views over the main garden and countryside towards Moel Famau in North Wales. A four poster bed compliments this bay fronted bedroom which also features built in wardrobes.
Bedrooms two and three enjoy very similar outlooks with bedroom two also featuring a bay window and built in timber bespoke wardrobes with part mirrored doors and high level storage above. There is a spacious ensuite to this bedroom that comprises of a shower cubicle, a vanity unit and WC, with a door to the landing to allow for use by the other bedrooms if required.
Bedroom 4 is a dual aspect double with outlooks over the side garden and pond, and rear views, and features three sets of triple wardrobes with attractive panelled doors.
The fifth bedroom is an L shape single which overlooks the rear garden and benefits from a fitted wardrobe. The fully tiled ensuite off this bedroom comprises of a glass corner shower cubicle, a pedestal wash basin and WC.
Completing the upstairs accommodation is the impressive family bathroom which features a bespoke vanity unit with his and hers wash basins set into the travertine tiled surface. No expense has been spared here with half height travertine tiling to the walls, the bath surround and flooring, which gives this beautiful bathroom something of a natural feel. The split level windows, the coving and an attractive ornate carved canopy with downlighters combine to really make this a truly special bathroom.
THE GROUNDS Only a walk around can truly reflect the creativity, time, and expense that has gone into the design and layout of the gardens over a 30 year period. The gardens surround the front and side of the property, and offer several sun traps at different times of the day. There is a huge variety of trees, multi-level hedging, and a carefully chosen and colourful variety of mature plants and shrubs. The side garden is neatly concealed behind high level hedging and could rightfully be described as an escape - a place that will make you feel instantly at ease. Here you will find a seating area to enjoy this beautiful secluded space and substantial ornate pond.
There are two courtyard gardens, the larger of the two accessed from the living room and conservatory through a Honeysuckle covered arbour and laid with colourful York Stone. From here there is a pergola constructed against a stone wall that is draped with Clematis, Wisteria, and climbing roses, and leads to a useful concealed section where you will find a dog/chicken run, the larger of the two outbuildings and a couple of lean to storage units, one being stone and tile, the other timber. The large paddock area is also accessed from here.
The second Courtyard garden is accessed from the kitchen area or directly from the front aspect. York stone flagging has been laid to create a low maintenance area and allows access to a work shop / home office / home business unit.
The Area The area around Saighton has long been a firm favourite with both professional couples and families alike, offering the best of both countryside and city Iiving. "The Vines" sits on the edge of the Grosvenor Estates with impressive open views across farmland to the Welsh hills, and is surrounded by green belt land.
Close to the home is a new state of the art Primary school that enjoys a "Good" Ofsted rating, as does the Bishops Blue Coat High School with 6th Form College, or the "Outstanding" Christleton High School with 6th form. There is also the private Abbey Gate College in Saighton for 4 year olds through to A Levels.
Just a couple of minutes' drive away is a small Co-op supermarket, the popular Rake and Pikel Inn, and an excellent hairdresser. There is a post office opposite in the garden centre and further amenities are close by. About a five minute drive passing the Caldy Valley nature reserve is a small retail park including a Sainsbury's, Pets At Home, Halfords, Rightway, B&M, petrol station, and more. And within a short drive are an excellent choice of leisure facilities including hotel spa's, golf courses, and sports clubs.
The River Dee is about a 20 minute walk, where a ferry operates during the summer months over to the Meadows of Handbridge with the City being a 10 minute walk from there. Alternatively you can walk to the top of Sandy Lane and 10 minutes further to reach Chester High Street - about a 35 minute walk in all.
The A55 junction at Great Boughton is five minutes away, the City and railway station are about a ten-minute drive, Manchester airport is around 45 minutes away, and the North Wales Coast is about 40 minutes, making Saighton and "The Vines" an award winning combination of space, accommodation, and accessibility.
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HALL
INNER HALLWAY 33' 9" x 15' 7" (10.31m x 4.76m)
LOUNGE 30' 8" into bay x 13' 1" max (9.36m max x 3.99m max)
CONSERVATORY 24' 2" max x 13' 5" max (7.39m max x 4.11m max)
SITTING ROOM 15' 8" into bay x 13' 1" max (4.8m into bay x 4.01m max)
SNUG 13' 1" x 12' 4" (3.99m x 3.76m)
Breakfast room 19' 7" max x 10' 2" max (5.98m max x 3.11m max)
KITCHEN 24' 6" x 13' 3" (7.48m x 4.06m)
Utility room 11' 4" x 9' 4" (3.46m x 2.86m)
Boot room 11' 3" x 6' 11" (3.44m x 2.13m)
CLOAKS 8' 11" x 6' 2" (2.72m x 1.88m)
Landing 34' 1" max x 8' 4" max (10.4m max x 2.56m max)
Master bedroom 19' 1" into bay x 13' 1" max (5.83m into bay x 3.99m max)
Bedroom 2 15' 7" into bay x 13' 1" into bay (4.75m x 3.99m)
Bedroom 2 ensuite 12' 4" x 7' 0" (3.77m x 2.14m)
Bedroom 3 13' 1" x 12' 4" (3.99m x 3.78m)
Bedroom 4 13' 1" x 10' 1" (4m x 3.09m)
BEDROOM 5 10' 2" max x 9' 8" max (3.12m max x 2.97m max)
BEDROOM 5 ENSUITE 7' 10" max x 6' 9" max (2.39m max x 2.08m max)
Family bathroom 10' 2" max x 8' 11" max (3.12m max x 2.72m max)
STORE ROOM 17' 7" x 14' 9" (5.36m x 4.5m)
WORKSHOP / OFFICE 15' 10" x 8' 10" (4.85m x 2.7m)
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