Location

Goldsmith House occupies a prime position in 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. The city is approximately 0.5 miles and 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 for breakfast and lunch during the week and for dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings and for brunch on Sunday mornings.

Saltney village also has a good range of shops, including a Spar, Post Office, Pharmacy, Asda, Hairdressers, and a Morrisons a little further down the road.

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. Belgrave Primary School in Westminster Park is rated Good by Ofsted.

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, large childrens playground, brand new mini golf and cafe plus a 9 hole par 3 golf course.

Description

Dating from approximately 1861, Goldsmith House is a handsome period building which was converted into apartments in 1986. The current owners purchased direct from the developer and over the years have carried out significant improvements to the property including replacement double glazing, adding underfloor heating, a mains-fed pressurised hot water system, replacement kitchen and bathrooms and adding lots of built-in storage.

The apartment has wonderful light with large windows and high ceilings and the scale and balance of each room is really impressive. The apartment is beautifully decorated in a really stylish colour palette and the entire property has been incredibly well maintained. The apartment has built-in ceiling speakers throughout offering four separate playing zones, run from a central Marantz system. The owners worked with an interior designer to create a home that is stylish but functional and importantly for them, very easy to lock up and leave. Entry into the main building is via a video camera remote unlocking system making the building particularly secure.

The flat has an entrance lobby with storage cupboards then a very spacious reception hallway with reception rooms leading off. There is a cloakroom/wc to one end. At the other end of the reception hall the owners have created a really clever wine storage area with two wine fridges and shelving. When entertaining this hallway is perfect for greeting guests with a welcoming drink and canapé before leading through to the drawing room. The elegant drawing room is bright and airy with views towards the front of the building. The room has very attractive decorative coving and although there is underfloor heating throughout there is a stylish pebble effect living flame electric fire in this room. The dual aspect kitchen/dining room is again spacious and bright and a perfect open-plan space for entertaining.

The high quality Poliform Italian kitchen has been incredibly well thought out with an excellent range of wall and base units, storage drawers, breakfast island with display shelving, a range of Miele integrated appliances to include fridge/freezer, double oven (one is a combi oven/microwave), dishwasher, extractor fan, washing machine and tumble dryer. The dining area has a large dining table and chairs and matching sideboard.

Off the entrance hall the large guest bedroom with en suite shower room has a good range of Poliform furniture to include wardrobes, bedside tables and vanity unit.

On the second floor, the principal bedroom has superb built-in storage, and large Velux windows with fitted blackout blinds. the en suite has a corner bath, separate shower, back lit mirror, inset shelving and further storage. All sanitary ware is Villeroy & Boch.

Also on the second floor, the family/media room and office is a really fabulous space ideal for work and play. With an extensive range of built-in book shelves, display cabinets and desk space this is a fantastic home office but due to the scale of the room it is also an excellent entertaining space. If required, this space could be easily returned to the original bedroom and family room, and the upstairs bathroom easily returned to a "Jack & Jill" bathroom, by restoring the doorway from the upstairs landing.

The property has the benefit of a single garage, which has electricity and a boarded over loft space. Shared Freehold - each of the 6 flats owns 1 share in the Goldsmiths House Management Company, which owns the Freehold, and has granted a long lease to each flat, with approximately 960 years remaining. The Management Company is run by the 6 owners.