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Spacious 5 bed detached home on an exceptional mature plot in central Davenham. Four receptions, three bathrooms, detached double garage with planning potential. Quiet location with private driveway. Rare opportunity.

Key Features

Substantial 5 bedroom detached house

Prime location in the heart of Davenham village

Three ground floor bedrooms & two bathrooms

Spacious principal suite upstairs with 5th bedroom dressing room off & en suite

Four reception rooms plus kitchen, breakfast, & utility areas

Large, mature private plot with ample off road parking

Detached double garage with mains power

Stage 1 Planning in Principle for development on garage site

Freehold

Property Description

Constructed in the 1940s as a single storey dwelling, Garden Cottage continued to evolve over the next thirty years until the current family moved there in the late 1970s.

A rare opportunity to purchase a substantial and versatile detached home, Garden Cottage offers extensive and flexible accommodation of approximately 238 sq m 2,562 sqft on a generous, mature plot stretching to just over four fifths of an acre 3,366 sq m in a pretty part of the highly sought after village of Davenham, Cheshire.

Whilst a comprehensive programme of modernisation would be recommended going forward, the house presents and functions extremely well, but with the possibility of some updating as required in the short term. It offers potential ideal for multi generational living or even further configuration.

Ground Floor

Reception hall, lounge, dining room, inner hall, morning room, kitchen, sitting room, breakfast and utility rooms, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

First Floor

Principal suite with bedroom, 5th bedroom dressing room and en suite bathroom.

Externally, a gravel drive accessed from Church Street leads to the property providing off road parking for several vehicles. The large gardens comprise lawns, shrub beds, paved terraces and mature trees, a number of which are protected by Tree Preservation Orders.

A detached double garage with mains power sits within the plot and has Stage 1 Planning in Principle consent for a separate self build two storey residential dwelling house offering four bedrooms, three bathrooms, three reception rooms and integral single garage. Further details available on request via the agents and the Cheshire West & Chester Planning Portal.

The village of Davenham has a well rounded mix of amenities for its size schools, shops, pubs, sports clubs, cultural activities, heritage sites and strong outdoor appeal canal, river, parks . The newer neighbouring Kingsmead area adds modern retail Tesco and Takeaway Restaurants, while traditional village life continues around the historic centre. Davenham is also in close proximity to the North West motorway network with Junction 19 of the M6 just 8 miles and 15 minutes away.

Other notable transport links include

Railway Stations

Northwich 3 miles and 8 minutes serving Manchester and Chester;

Crewe 18 miles and 30 minutes 1h 32m to London Euston.

Warrington Bank Quay 16 miles and 35 minutes 2h 45m to Glasgow Central

Airports Manchester 17 miles and 25 minutes; Liverpool 25 miles and 40 minutes.

Access to the major North West cities of Liverpool and Manchester approximately 50 and 40 minutes respectively and Chester and Warrington 30 minutes and 25 minutes.

Tenure Freehold

Council Tax Band G

EPC Rating E valid until 13 June 2035.