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" Step into this wonderful light filled house and you immediately feel at home. You can tell the house is refurbished to a high standard with its stylish take on modern elegance and luxurious furnishings.

The warm atmosphere that greets you and the sound of real wood fires crackling in the background is the perfect way to have guests enter this south facing home. All of the principal rooms benefit from southerly views, as do three of the bedrooms.

Southdown is bathed in sunlight throughout Summer and Winter, even on the dullest of days the light is amazing and perfect to admire the panoramic views across the undulating Cheshire countryside. Rolling hills and trees in the distance give a tranquil feel to this property, where you can admire the vista and amazing sunsets on the sun terrace.

Welcome home
On entering the property, the central hallway and two of the main reception rooms have beautiful original polished wood block parquet flooring, stained in a warm hue. This classic flooring is ideal and practical on its own or looks fantastic with area rugs to give it ever changing looks with d cor.

Light filled living
The living room and main entertainment room is a delight. There is a modern twist on classic decoration. Professionally decorated, it s light and airy with a real wood fire and its original mantel and hearth giving wonderful features to enjoy. French doors lead directly onto a wide paved sun terrace, that runs along the entire south side of the house.

The windows throughout the house all benefit from new British made plantation shutters. Bespoke and practical, in Summer they reflect sunshine to help the house stay cool or in winter they retain heat on the even the coldest of days to ensure the perfect temperature.
Head on through to the formal dining room at Southdown, which benefits from windows on three sides, with views out to the garden as well as a built in unit to display glassware and accessories. The real fire and hearth add to the ambience and warmth so that any dining experience is memorable for years to come. This room easily takes an eight person table as well as occasional furniture with the luxury carpet underfoot adding to the elegant style.

OWNER QUOTE Spacious rooms with real fires give a wonderful warm, homely feeling throughout.

On the other side of the hall is the snug, with a large picture window framing views out to the terrace and steps onto the garden. This room is cosy in size but big in personality as the warm parquet flooring from the hall continues in here. It s an ideal space to relax, watch tv and just frankly enjoy!

On the way to the kitchen, notice a smartly presented downstairs bathroom, which is uniquely decorated with its own window, shutters, toilet and sink, always handy for family or visitors.

There is a handy built in space under the stairs, with new consumer panel and power point. This space allows for extra storage, essential in any home.

The kitchen at Southdown has benefited from new bespoke modern kitchen units with AEG appliances, all under warranty. This room is spacious and striking with its light grey units and granite work surfaces throughout, including in the separate pantry.

No expense has been spared in here with work surfaces and backdrops in granite sourced from Italy. Both beautiful and resilient, the benefits of granite are immense, being stain and heat resistant as well as incredibly durable. It s sure to make a luxury statement.

The appliances include a steam oven, convection oven, microwave, plate warmer and induction hob. All are modern and sleek. It also boasts a built in dishwasher and double fronted refrigerator with freezer drawer. As you would imagine, all the appliances are super eco friendly and highly efficient.

In the pantry, as in the rest of the kitchen, there is ample matching built in storage, as well as Fisher & Paykel separate smart washer and dryer, ensuring fast efficiency on both multi program machines.

The kitchen is an amazing space with wall mounted tv, next to a large picture windows and French doors. Doors are often wide open in summer, where you can move effortlessly onto the terrace.

The current owners say that this house is all about the views , a view the kitchen captures perfectly. The rolling landscape and panoramic views you can enjoy, in near all day sunshine, it s one of those rooms you do not want to leave.

The flooring in the kitchen is new with large Italian flagstones, beautiful as well as stain resistant, made to last. They blend perfectly with the kitchen.

Rest and refresh
Moving upstairs, Southdown is bright and airy. As part of the recent upgrade and refurbishment, a new luxury carpet runs throughout the landing and into all of its five bedrooms to give a co ordinated and stylish look.

The principal bedroom has a shower en suite wet room and under floor heating. This room also benefits from dual aspect double glazed windows through which long views across the countryside and garden can be enjoyed. Mirrored floor to ceiling built in deep wardrobes at either side of the room, provide both hanging and shelf storage, while also offering a wonderful mirrored reflection of the gardens all around .

The second bedroom is a light and spacious room, easily taking a king size bed. This room has built in deep storage under the eaves enclosed with doors and a further storage cupboard for clothing. Windows of the side garden and there is also a full ensuite shower room with double glazed windows and tiled flooring.

Further along the landing, bedroom three has a large picture window and south facing views. This room can also easily take a king size bed and is benefiting from a tiled ensuite. Long, built in bespoke floor to ceiling glass mirrored storage stretches along one wall, co ordinating with the decor in other bedrooms.

Bedroom four is another good size double bedroom with deep built in storage. It once again features floor to ceiling bespoke wardrobes with glass mirrored doors. There is a large picture window with southerly views and a further ensuite with tiled floor.

Sink into relaxation
At the end of the hall is the family bathroom, a luxurious place to unwind. Comprising a deep designer bath, ideal for a long relaxing soak, matching designer sink and a large, enclosed shower. These are complimented by a tiled floor and dual aspect double glazed windows

Opposite the bathroom and overlooking the front gates is the fifth Bedroom. A versatile space, this would make a great office for those who work from home.

Off the landing is a traditional airing cupboard with shelves and well lagged hot water tank. In the loft, Southdown is well insulated, to ensure heat stays inside the house. A new central heating boiler also brings added value, keeping the house running at maximum comfort.

Southdown s grounds is home to a huge variety of plants, trees and mature shrubs, many of which are evergreen. The garden has structure in the Winter, with box hedge and yew topiary and planting designed to look effortlessly neat with small Winter flowers, whilst in summer, the garden is a profusion of colour.

Wildflowers and herbaceous plants are planted to ensure colour all through summer. One of the features of the garden, is a two tiered lawn. The lower lawn area has three raised vegetable beds ready for re planting and a large garden shed providing a fantastic opportunity for anyone wishing to grow their own vegetables.

Southdown also has a delightful summerhouse, ideal to idle away the hours in comfort or relax with a good book in this tranquil setting. Next to the double garage, complete with electric charge point, there is a heated greenhouse.

Southdown is situated within Whitegate village.

In and about the village
This location is a fusion of semi rural country life together with fantastic amenities within a few minutes reach. It s no surprise that this sought after area is often referred to as a lifestyle area. Whitegate has its own village school, public house, church and village hall as well Vale Royal Abbey with its Golf Club to name but a few things that bring people to look at Whitegate, as a convenient and special place to live.

Only two miles away, Hartford is home to a number of highly lauded schools, offering a choice of state, independent, church, primary, secondary and nursery schools, making it the perfect choice for families.

Head to Little Budworth and sample the delights on offer at The Hollies Farm Shop delicatessen. Hartford s local shops, bistros, cafes and bars all cater to a wide range of tastes whether it be Sunday roast at Chime or breakfast pancakes at The Hart of Hartford. Pick up your fine wines at DeFine in Sandiway, or check their website for details of tasting events.

So centrally located, Whitegate is within easy reach of so many cities and coastal towns. From Hartford Station, travel into London via Crewe in under two hours on the fast train, arriving in plenty of time to catch a show or make the morning briefing. Greenbank Station, meanwhile, is on the Chester to Manchester line, for more regional commutes.

Just a few miles from motorway connections at Middlewich, the M6 is also easy to reach. For days out, find yourself building sandcastles on the beach in Anglesey within an hour and a half.

** Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the fixtures and fittings mentioned throughout, items included in sale are to be discussed at the time of offering **


Luxurious South facing 5 bedroom home, recently refurbished, in sought after location

Large fitted kitchen with flag floors and French doors which open directly on to the long terrace with wonderful open panoramic views.

Polished wood floors and spacious rooms with real fires, give a wonderful warm homely feeling throughout.

Detached double garage with electric door and electric charge point

Wrought iron driveway gates with fully enclosed garden of just under half an acre offering a high degree of privacy

Outside; Summer House, Garden Shed, Greenhouse and Raised Vegetable Beds

Double glazing throughout.

Gas, electric and sewage services are all mains.

Whitegate Village has its own village school, public house, church, as well as golf and country club.

A Lifestyle location offering many trails to enjoy walking, great for safe cycling and horseback riding.

For commuters only a few miles away are fantastic links via Hartford Station that offers trains to Liverpool, Birmingham and London, while nearby Greenbank Station serves Manchester and Chester.

Motorways such as the M6 and M56 are within easy reach.

With nine primary and secondary schools within a few miles, including Hartford High School, St Nicholas High School and Independent Co ed school The Grange.

With primary schools, such as Hartford Primary, being Ofsted rated Outstanding . "