Location

Ashcroft is in an attractive rural location, about 2 miles from Malpas. Nomans Heath has a village shop/post office and a popular pub. 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.

Malpas has a good range of shops, pubs and restaurants. Bishop Heber High is an Ofsted rated Good (2022) secondary school, situated on the outskirts of the village. There are excellent independent schools in the area, including King's, Queen's & Abbey Gate College in Chester, Packwood Haugh and Moreton Hall in Shropshire.

Chester (about 15 miles) is one of the north west's leading retail and commercial centres and provides access to the motorway and rail networks. London Euston can be reached in about 2 hours from Chester and about 1½ hours from Crewe (about 19 miles), Whitchurch Station (about 5 miles) offers a regular service to Manchester Piccadilly (about 1 hour).

The area offers a wide range of leisure opportunities. Carden Park (6 miles) has two championship golf courses, a hotel and an excellent fitness club. There are lovely walks on the Bickerton Hills, fishing on the River Dee and polo at the Cheshire Polo Ground.

Description

Constructed in 2018, Ashcroft is a fine example of contemporary house building at its very best. The property has been completed to a very high standard and the attention to detail is meticulous and the quality of workmanship and materials used is first rate. The result is a cleverly designed and beautifully presented home perfectly suited to modern family life. The property occupies a spacious plot with lawned gardens to the front and rear.

The front door opens into a light and spacious reception hall serving the downstairs rooms and with an oak staircase leading to the first floor. To one side of the reception hall is a really attractive living room with a dual aspect to the front and rear, log burner inset on a slate hearth and French doors out to the patio. Glazed double doors link the living room to the open-plan kitchen/family room.

The superb kitchen/family room is at the heart of the house. The kitchen has an excellent range of wall and base units, storage drawers, breakfast bar, under counter lighting, some integrated dishwasher, range cooker with extractor fan, double Belfast sink, space for an American style Fridge/freezer and a further set of French doors opening out to the garden. There is plenty of space for a dining table or sofa and chairs. Off the kitchen is a utility room with sink, base unit and plumbing for a washer/dryer.

The accommodation on the ground floor is completed by a dining room which is a flexible space and could be used a study or snug. There is a also a cloakroom/wc off the reception hall.

The spacious principal bedroom suite has an excellent dressing area with built-in wardrobes and there is an en suite shower room. There are three guest bedrooms on this floor (bedroom 2 has an en suite shower room. Bedrooms 3 and 4 are served by the family bathroom which has a bath, free standing shower and wc.

On the second floor are two further guest bedrooms both with en suite shower rooms.

The property is approached over a shared driveway leading to a double garage. The gardens are primarily laid to lawn and ideal for children. There is a timber cabin which is currently used as a leisure room but this is a flexible space and could be used as a gym or home office.

The property has the benefit of solar panels.