Location

The property is about 4.5 miles from Malpas, which offer an excellent range of day to day services and from which people commute to Chester, Liverpool and Manchester on a daily basis. Crewe Station is about 15 miles from the property where there is a regular rail service to London Euston (from 1 hour 34 minutes).


Malpas is a picturesque English country village, recorded in the Doomsday Book, with a fine gothic church (St Oswalds) and buildings in a mixture of architectural styles. It has a good range of shops, pubs and restaurants. Heber High is an outstanding secondary school situated on the outskirts of the village.

There is an extensive range of schools in the area which includes Bishop's Heber High School (4 Miles) and Malpas Alport Primary (4.5 miles). Private schools in the region including King's and Queen's schools in Chester, Shrewsbury School, Ellesmere College, Moreton Hall and Packwood Haugh Preparatory School.

The City of Chester (15 miles) is one of the north west's leading retail and commercial centres serving a catchment area extending from Manchester to Shrewsbury and covering the whole of North Wales. Chester also gives access to the motorway network providing a link to other north west and midlands conurbations and to Liverpool and Manchester airports.

The leisure opportunities are also excellent. Portal Golf Club and Carden Park Hotel and Spa both have championship golf courses and a range of other facilities. There are numerous walks the area, notably over the Bickerton Hills and onto the Sandstone Trail, and polo at the Cheshire Polo Ground.

Description

Southview is a charming thatched property set within a generous plot, the house has been owned by the same family for a number of years and it has been beautifully adapted over time to include ancillary accommodation and an external office.


The house is approached via a private gravelled driveway which leads to a spacious parking area in front of the house.

The downstairs accommodation comprises a welcoming entrance hallway, kitchen with utility and shower room off it, spacious sitting room and a conservatory/link takes you through to a separate wing which includes a bedroom, bathroom and a lounge/kitchen area.


The first floor comprises an impressive principal bedroom with views out over the garden, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom.


The gardens at Southview are a real feature of the property and include extensive lawns, herbaceous borders, space for outdoor dining, shrubs, mature trees and plants. The property also takes in impressive rural views.


There is a spacious external office within the grounds which could be ideal for home working/gym studio.