House For Sale £500,000
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The Chantry is a delightful and charming Victorian residence at the heart of Cheshire’s most picturesque village. On the edge of the scenic Cheshire Peak and conveniently served by fast motorway, high-speed rail and international air links, Astbury is an ideal location for your family, home and business.
At the heart of the Astbury Conservation Area and close to the original Roman settlement which gave the village its name, The Chantry nestles below the iconic Church of St Mary. An imposing battlemented church dating back to the 11th Century, with an unusual combination of spire and two towers, it provides a picturesque backdrop to Astbury’s much-photographed green, and its great sycamore tree.
Featured in seasonal celebrations, the Great Tree is particularly lovely during the Christmas period when draped with festive lighting, and in spring with Astbury’s meadow of daffodils stretching beneath its immense canopy. A most delightful vista featured in many calendars and magazines, and enjoyed from the windows of The Chantry.
The Astbury community is served by the highly commended Astbury St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Astbury Golf Club (18 holes, plus pro-shop and fine clubhouse), the Glebe Farm rural shops and café, and the acclaimed Egerton Arms Country Inn, with its real ales and fine food. The village is at the centre of an extensive network of safe rural walks and tracks, including the Macclesfield Canal and Mow Cop.
Congleton offers a perfect blend of cultural and leisure activities, and well-rated schooling. It hosts a choice of independent and multiple shops, as well as regular markets and craft fairs. The Daneside Theatre and the town’s Jazz & Blues Festival enhance an active cultural scene. Astbury Mere Country Park is ideal for easy exploration. With Congleton’s broad range of restaurant and bars, you can effortlessly unwind from the working week with family and friends. The town’s retail park offers a Marks & Spencer Simply Food, a comprehensive Boots, a large Tesco and more. The town boasts independent butchers, florists and newsagents as well as essential services such as chemists, doctors and dentists, and a gateway local hospital.
Astbury has outstanding transport and communications links :
• Immediate access to A34 and the new Congleton Link Road, providing convenient main road travel to the North’s cities including Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool, and South to The Potteries, Newcastle under Lyme and Birmingham.
• Astbury is a 10 minute drive from junction 17 of the M6 Motorway, the North West’s primary arterial route, providing easy access to the surrounding areas, towns and cities.
• Manchester International Airport is only 18 miles away, offering direct flights to over 180 domestic and worldwide destinations.
• The major regional rail hub of Crewe is less than 12 miles by swift main roads, and will incorporate the new HS2 line, providing London links in 55 minutes.
• Congleton’s own railway station is 2 miles away, and provides frequent expresses to Manchester, and regular connections to Stoke on Trent and beyond.
• The Chantry is connected to the latest BT Full Fibre Broadband, offering download speeds up to 300Mb.
The Chantry is substantially built and well-maintained. With most attractive elevations, it retains much of its original charm and character, offering well-presented extended accommodation throughout. Its outside spaces must be highlighted: The large rear gardens and patio are a safe haven, ideal for families with young children ideal for any age group or gardener, as the grounds provide a spacious environment to socialise with friends and family. The secure gated driveway offers exterior parking for multiple cars, including charging for electric/hybrid cars.
The extensive detached double garage is superbly versatile, and allows the secure storage of at least two sizeable vehicles plus workshop. A substantial structure, it is also ideal for a variety of alternative uses such as a home office, leisure facility or gym, with additional first floor accommodation above the main 33sq m garage area.
This home offers further potential, with the vendor able to provide architect plans for alterations, changes or improvements, enabling owners to increase the value and grow their investment. The multi roomed layout provides a total of 1800sq ft (167sq m) which exceeds the size of those modern day contemporaries, and offers far more outside space and privacy too.
On entering, the main entrance delivers you to the reception hall favoured with a beautiful distressed pine staircase with matching panelling. The hall with concealed stairs down to the useful cellar offers doors to most of the reception rooms, including the sitting room, lounge, dining room and cloakroom. The galley kitchen to the rear of the property opens into the garden room which enjoys a pleasant aspect over the gardens.
The return staircase leading to the first floor leads to the main landing with access to each of the four bedrooms (bedroom 4 currently serving as a fitted dressing room and suited to a nursery or en suite).
Completing this floor is the family bathroom with three piece suite and a separate walk-in shower.
Open Storm Porch
Brick built base with timber supports and pitched roof to:
Entrance
Solid oak panelled door with upper light.
Reception Hallway (16' 2'' x 7' 0'' (4.92m x 2.13m))
Timber framed window with inset lead effect and secondary double glazing to front aspect. Dado rail. Radiator. Pine staircase to the first floor with matching side panelling. Door to cellar head.
Inner Hall
Dado rail.
Cloakroom
Suite comprising: Low level w.c. And vanity wash hand basin. Tiled to half height. Extractor fan.
Sitting Room (12' 1'' x 11' 11'' (3.68m x 3.63m) plus bay)
Timber framed bay window with secondary double glazing to front aspect. Double panel central heating radiator. 13 Amp power points. Cast iron fireplace having tiled insert and slate fire surround with living flame coal effect gas fire inset. Television aerial point.
Lounge (14' 0'' x 11' 10'' (4.26m x 3.60m) into recess)
Timber framed window with secondary double glazing to side aspect. Dado rail. Two wall light points. Cast iron fireplace with living flame coal effect gas fire set on quarry tiled hearth with moulded fire surround. Television aerial point. Book shelves to both alcoves with double cupboard to one. Double panel central heating radiator.
Dining Room (12' 2'' x 9' 10'' (3.71m x 2.99m))
Timber framed window to rear and side aspects with secondary double glazing. Radiator. 13 Amp power points. Wall mounted Worcester gas central heating boiler.
Kitchen (14' 0'' x 8' 4'' (4.26m x 2.54m) max)
Range of oak panel fronted hand painted eye level and base units having Corian preparation surfaces over having composite franke one and a half bowl sink unit inset. Slot in electric cooker with integrated extractor hood. Space and plumbing for washing machine and fridge freezer. Tiled to splashbacks. 13 Amp power points. Quarry tiled floor. Panelled and glazed door to side aspect. Large opening to:
Garden Room (9' 8'' x 7' 1'' (2.94m x 2.16m))
Brick built base with hard wood framed double glazed upper panels with solid pitched roof over with two double glazed roof lights. Painted wood panelling to walls. Double panel central heating radiator. 13 Amp power points. Television aerial point.
Cellar (15' 7'' x 6' 9'' (4.75m x 2.06m))
Power and light.
First Floor
Landing
Attractive pine spindled return staircase with pine hand rail and newel posts with 3/4 landing. Dado rail.
Bathroom
Timber framed window with secondary double glazing to rear aspect. Suite comprising: Low level w.c., pedestal wash hand basin, panelled bath and separate shower cubicle with mains fed shower. Half tiled walls. Double panel central heating radiator. Dado rail. Deep airing cupboard housing a lagged hot water cylinder.
Main Landing
Corridor having fitted bookshelves. Single panel central heating radiator. Dado rail.
Bedroom 1 Front (12' 5'' x 12' 0'' (3.78m x 3.65m))
Timber framed double glazed window with secondary double glazing to front aspect. 13 Amp power points. Feature cast iron fireplace.
Bedroom 2 Rear (12' 0'' x 9' 10'' (3.65m x 2.99m))
Timber framed window to rear aspect with secondary double glazing. Double panel central heating radiator. 13 Amp power points. Built in pine triple fronted wardrobes with cupboards above.
Bedroom 3 Side (12' 0'' x 8' 4'' (3.65m x 2.54m))
Timber framed window to side aspect with secondary double glazing. Single panel central heating radiator. 13 Amp power points. Two double built in pine wardrobes with cupboards above.
Bedroom 4 Front (8' 2'' x 7' 1'' (2.49m x 2.16m))
Currently used as a dressing room. Timber framed window with secondary double glazing to front aspect. Extensive range of two double and two single wardrobes with overhead store cupboards. 13 Amp power points.
Outside
Front
A quaint forecourt garden with lawn and flower borders. Wrought iron gate with gate posts with pedestrian path to front door.
Side
Cobbles laid to the drive entrance with painted wrought iron double gates to a pebble laid driveway which opens to a wide cobbled area providing parking for at least four vehicles, all of which terminates at the detached garage.
Detached Double Garage (21' 2'' x 16' 8'' (6.45m x 5.08m))
Two up and over doors. Hard wood framed single glazed windows to rear and side aspects. Power and light. Work bench with stainless steel single drainer sink unit inset and having hot and cold water. Personal door. Access via a retractable ladder to the roof space which is fully boarded with light.
Rear
Adjacent to the rear of the house is a stone paved terrace providing a suitable outside dining area. A retaining wall with sloping access leads to the main gardens the majority of which are laid to lawn with pockets of flower borders, all of which is encompassed with a mixture of hedgerow. Timber Gazebo.
Services
All mains services are connected (although not tested).
Tenure
Freehold (subject to solicitors' verification).
Viewing
Strictly by appointment through sole selling agent Timothy A Brown.
The Chantry is a delightful and charming Victorian residence at the heart of Cheshire’s most picturesque village. On the edge of the scenic Cheshire Peak and conveniently served by fast motorway, high-speed rail and international air links, Astbury is an ideal location for your family, home and business.
At the heart of the Astbury Conservation Area and close to the original Roman settlement which gave the village its name, The Chantry nestles below the iconic Church of St Mary. An imposing battlemented church dating back to the 11th Century, with an unusual combination of spire and two towers, it provides a picturesque backdrop to Astbury’s much-photographed green, and its great sycamore tree.
Featured in seasonal celebrations, the Great Tree is particularly lovely during the Christmas period when draped with festive lighting, and in spring with Astbury’s meadow of daffodils stretching beneath its immense canopy. A most delightful vista featured in many calendars and magazines, and enjoyed from the windows of The Chantry.
The Astbury community is served by the highly commended Astbury St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Astbury Golf Club (18 holes, plus pro-shop and fine clubhouse), the Glebe Farm rural shops and café, and the acclaimed Egerton Arms Country Inn, with its real ales and fine food. The village is at the centre of an extensive network of safe rural walks and tracks, including the Macclesfield Canal and Mow Cop.
Congleton offers a perfect blend of cultural and leisure activities, and well-rated schooling. It hosts a choice of independent and multiple shops, as well as regular markets and craft fairs. The Daneside Theatre and the town’s Jazz & Blues Festival enhance an active cultural scene. Astbury Mere Country Park is ideal for easy exploration. With Congleton’s broad range of restaurant and bars, you can effortlessly unwind from the working week with family and friends. The town’s retail park offers a Marks & Spencer Simply Food, a comprehensive Boots, a large Tesco and more. The town boasts independent butchers, florists and newsagents as well as essential services such as chemists, doctors and dentists, and a gateway local hospital.
Astbury has outstanding transport and communications links :
• Immediate access to A34 and the new Congleton Link Road, providing convenient main road travel to the North’s cities including Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool, and South to The Potteries, Newcastle under Lyme and Birmingham.
• Astbury is a 10 minute drive from junction 17 of the M6 Motorway, the North West’s primary arterial route, providing easy access to the surrounding areas, towns and cities.
• Manchester International Airport is only 18 miles away, offering direct flights to over 180 domestic and worldwide destinations.
• The major regional rail hub of Crewe is less than 12 miles by swift main roads, and will incorporate the new HS2 line, providing London links in 55 minutes.
• Congleton’s own railway station is 2 miles away, and provides frequent expresses to Manchester, and regular connections to Stoke on Trent and beyond.
• The Chantry is connected to the latest BT Full Fibre Broadband, offering download speeds up to 300Mb.
The Chantry is substantially built and well-maintained. With most attractive elevations, it retains much of its original charm and character, offering well-presented extended accommodation throughout. Its outside spaces must be highlighted: The large rear gardens and patio are a safe haven, ideal for families with young children ideal for any age group or gardener, as the grounds provide a spacious environment to socialise with friends and family. The secure gated driveway offers exterior parking for multiple cars, including charging for electric/hybrid cars.
The extensive detached double garage is superbly versatile, and allows the secure storage of at least two sizeable vehicles plus workshop. A substantial structure, it is also ideal for a variety of alternative uses such as a home office, leisure facility or gym, with additional first floor accommodation above the main 33sq m garage area.
This home offers further potential, with the vendor able to provide architect plans for alterations, changes or improvements, enabling owners to increase the value and grow their investment. The multi roomed layout provides a total of 1800sq ft (167sq m) which exceeds the size of those modern day contemporaries, and offers far more outside space and privacy too.
On entering, the main entrance delivers you to the reception hall favoured with a beautiful distressed pine staircase with matching panelling. The hall with concealed stairs down to the useful cellar offers doors to most of the reception rooms, including the sitting room, lounge, dining room and cloakroom. The galley kitchen to the rear of the property opens into the garden room which enjoys a pleasant aspect over the gardens.
The return staircase leading to the first floor leads to the main landing with access to each of the four bedrooms (bedroom 4 currently serving as a fitted dressing room and suited to a nursery or en suite).
Completing this floor is the family bathroom with three piece suite and a separate walk-in shower.
Open Storm Porch
Brick built base with timber supports and pitched roof to:
Entrance
Solid oak panelled door with upper light.
Reception Hallway (16' 2'' x 7' 0'' (4.92m x 2.13m))
Timber framed window with inset lead effect and secondary double glazing to front aspect. Dado rail. Radiator. Pine staircase to the first floor with matching side panelling. Door to cellar head.
Inner Hall
Dado rail.
Cloakroom
Suite comprising: Low level w.c. And vanity wash hand basin. Tiled to half height. Extractor fan.
Sitting Room (12' 1'' x 11' 11'' (3.68m x 3.63m) plus bay)
Timber framed bay window with secondary double glazing to front aspect. Double panel central heating radiator. 13 Amp power points. Cast iron fireplace having tiled insert and slate fire surround with living flame coal effect gas fire inset. Television aerial point.
Lounge (14' 0'' x 11' 10'' (4.26m x 3.60m) into recess)
Timber framed window with secondary double glazing to side aspect. Dado rail. Two wall light points. Cast iron fireplace with living flame coal effect gas fire set on quarry tiled hearth with moulded fire surround. Television aerial point. Book shelves to both alcoves with double cupboard to one. Double panel central heating radiator.
Dining Room (12' 2'' x 9' 10'' (3.71m x 2.99m))
Timber framed window to rear and side aspects with secondary double glazing. Radiator. 13 Amp power points. Wall mounted Worcester gas central heating boiler.
Kitchen (14' 0'' x 8' 4'' (4.26m x 2.54m) max)
Range of oak panel fronted hand painted eye level and base units having Corian preparation surfaces over having composite franke one and a half bowl sink unit inset. Slot in electric cooker with integrated extractor hood. Space and plumbing for washing machine and fridge freezer. Tiled to splashbacks. 13 Amp power points. Quarry tiled floor. Panelled and glazed door to side aspect. Large opening to:
Garden Room (9' 8'' x 7' 1'' (2.94m x 2.16m))
Brick built base with hard wood framed double glazed upper panels with solid pitched roof over with two double glazed roof lights. Painted wood panelling to walls. Double panel central heating radiator. 13 Amp power points. Television aerial point.
Cellar (15' 7'' x 6' 9'' (4.75m x 2.06m))
Power and light.
First Floor
Landing
Attractive pine spindled return staircase with pine hand rail and newel posts with 3/4 landing. Dado rail.
Bathroom
Timber framed window with secondary double glazing to rear aspect. Suite comprising: Low level w.c., pedestal wash hand basin, panelled bath and separate shower cubicle with mains fed shower. Half tiled walls. Double panel central heating radiator. Dado rail. Deep airing cupboard housing a lagged hot water cylinder.
Main Landing
Corridor having fitted bookshelves. Single panel central heating radiator. Dado rail.
Bedroom 1 Front (12' 5'' x 12' 0'' (3.78m x 3.65m))
Timber framed double glazed window with secondary double glazing to front aspect. 13 Amp power points. Feature cast iron fireplace.
Bedroom 2 Rear (12' 0'' x 9' 10'' (3.65m x 2.99m))
Timber framed window to rear aspect with secondary double glazing. Double panel central heating radiator. 13 Amp power points. Built in pine triple fronted wardrobes with cupboards above.
Bedroom 3 Side (12' 0'' x 8' 4'' (3.65m x 2.54m))
Timber framed window to side aspect with secondary double glazing. Single panel central heating radiator. 13 Amp power points. Two double built in pine wardrobes with cupboards above.
Bedroom 4 Front (8' 2'' x 7' 1'' (2.49m x 2.16m))
Currently used as a dressing room. Timber framed window with secondary double glazing to front aspect. Extensive range of two double and two single wardrobes with overhead store cupboards. 13 Amp power points.
Outside
Front
A quaint forecourt garden with lawn and flower borders. Wrought iron gate with gate posts with pedestrian path to front door.
Side
Cobbles laid to the drive entrance with painted wrought iron double gates to a pebble laid driveway which opens to a wide cobbled area providing parking for at least four vehicles, all of which terminates at the detached garage.
Detached Double Garage (21' 2'' x 16' 8'' (6.45m x 5.08m))
Two up and over doors. Hard wood framed single glazed windows to rear and side aspects. Power and light. Work bench with stainless steel single drainer sink unit inset and having hot and cold water. Personal door. Access via a retractable ladder to the roof space which is fully boarded with light.
Rear
Adjacent to the rear of the house is a stone paved terrace providing a suitable outside dining area. A retaining wall with sloping access leads to the main gardens the majority of which are laid to lawn with pockets of flower borders, all of which is encompassed with a mixture of hedgerow. Timber Gazebo.
Services
All mains services are connected (although not tested).
Tenure
Freehold (subject to solicitors' verification).
Viewing
Strictly by appointment through sole selling agent Timothy A Brown.
