Location

Derby Lodge occupies a prime position in Curzon Park North one of the most sought-after areas of the city. Good quality housing and a strong local community make it a highly desirable place to live. There is an excellent shopping centre in nearby Westminster Park with a fishmonger, butcher, green grocers, pharmacy, post office and supermarket. There is also an excellent deli/coffee shop which opens breakfast and lunch during the week and for dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings and for brunch on Sunday mornings.

A key attraction of Chester is the quality of education. There are notable independent day schools including King's and Queen's School, Abbey Gate College and The Firs which are all within easy reach.

Chester has direct access to the motorway network, linking to Manchester, Liverpool and their airports and to the North Wales coast. It also offers a direct and regular rail service to London Euston (about 2 hours).

There is a thriving restaurant and café culture in Chester and other leisure amenities include a picturesque golf course at Curzon Park and tennis at the Chester Lawn Tennis Club. Nearby Westminster Park offers a range of leisure activities including outdoor gym, bowling green and skate park.

Description

Derby Lodge is a beautifully presented family house in arguably Chester's most prestigious residential location. The property was remodelled and extended in 2012 by the current owner and the result is a cleverly designed and beautifully presented home perfectly suited to contemporary family living. Entry to the house is under a covered porch into a beautiful spacious reception hallway off which is a cloak/wc and there is understairs storage and cloaks cupboards. To the left of the hallway glazed double doors open through to the living room which is a lovely space to relax with a living flame gas fire, engineered wood flooring, three sets of windows and glazed double doors through to the snug which is currently used as a games room. These two rooms are particularly useful when entertaining as they can be incorporated into one space.   To the right of the hallway is a seating area and access through to the stunning open-plan kitchen/family room. This entire area is a very sociable space with a formal dining room to the right of the seating area is another very attractive room with engineered wood flooring, double glazed doors and a bay window with a view out to the garden. The kitchen has been very well thought out with an extensive range of wall and base units, storage drawers, granite work surfaces, integrated appliances to include dishwasher, eye level ovens, hob and extractor and spacious breakfast bar. Off the kitchen is a well equipped utility/laundry room, again with plenty of storage and plumbing for a washer/dryer.

On the first floor the bedrooms are arranged around a spacious hallway with an attractive Juliet balcony. The large principal bedroom suite has a really elegant en suite bathroom with bath tub and free standing shower and a large walk-in dressing room, this really is a beautifully bright room. There are four further bedrooms (bedroom 3 has an en suite shower room). Bedrooms 2, 4 & 5 have fitted wardrobes. There is a family bathroom with free standing bath tub.

Approached from Curzon Park North onto a paved driveway with parking for several cars. There is front to back access to the rear of the property. The mature established gardens wrap around the house and are easy to maintain and primarily laid to lawn and there is an entertaining patio. The double garage with electric roll up door is situated to the side of the house and this was constructed at the same time as the two storey extension.