A substantial four-bedroom detached family home arranged over three floors, offering generous reception space, an extended kitchen and sun room, concealed en-suite, garage, driveway and established gardens.
A substantial and characterful detached family home, ideally positioned within easy reach of Ansdell’s shops, amenities and railway station, with a bus stop conveniently located at the end of the street. The property is also within comfortable walking distance of Lytham, Fairhaven and the seafront, making this an excellent location for enjoying the area’s shops, cafes, coastal walks and leisure facilities.
Offering spacious and versatile accommodation arranged over three floors, the property retains a wealth of traditional features, including attractive leaded and stained glass, while providing excellent family living space with three reception areas, an extended kitchen and dining room, and a bright rear sun room with direct access to the garden.
The ground floor comprises a welcoming entrance porch and hallway, generous lounge with bay window and feature living flame gas fire, separate sitting room, sun room, well-equipped kitchen and adjoining dining room. The first floor provides three bedrooms, including an excellent principal bedroom with extensive fitted furniture and a cleverly concealed doorway leading to an en-suite shower room, together with a family bathroom and separate WC. The second floor offers a versatile fourth bedroom with characterful sloping ceilings, exposed timber detailing, roof windows and useful eaves storage.
Externally, the property benefits from a gated driveway, attached garage and attractive established front garden. The rear garden has been arranged into a number of seating and entertaining areas, with paved and gravelled sections, mature planting, artificial lawn, timber pergola, greenhouse and garden storage, all enclosed by established boundaries.
Overall, this is a generously proportioned family home combining traditional character with flexible accommodation, excellent entertaining space and established gardens, all in a highly convenient location for Ansdell and the surrounding coastal communities.
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Entrance Porch
Double glazed entrance porch with attractive leaded glazed French doors and matching glazed panels, tiled flooring and useful built-in storage cupboard. A further leaded glazed entrance door opens into the welcoming main hallway.
Hallway
A welcoming entrance hall with staircase rising to the first floor, radiator, ceiling coving and attractive leaded and stained glass detailing surrounding the entrance. Doors lead through to the principal ground floor reception rooms.
Lounge
4.68m x 4.76m (15'4" x 15'8")
A particularly generous principal reception room featuring a large leaded double glazed bay window to the front, allowing plenty of natural light into the room. The focal point is a living flame gas fire set within an ornate decorative surround with marble inset and hearth. Further features include decorative ceiling coving, picture rail detailing, radiator and an additional leaded stained glass window to the side, adding further character.
Sitting Room
3.49m x 4.26m (11'5" x 14'0")
A comfortable second reception room featuring a white-painted brick fireplace with raised hearth and open fire, radiator, TV aerial point and ceiling coving. Double glazed sliding doors open directly into the sun room, creating a natural connection between the two rooms and extending the available living space towards the rear garden.
Sun Room
3.49m x 3.48m (11'5" x 11'5")
A bright and versatile additional reception space enjoying extensive double glazing together with a pitched glazed roof, creating a light and airy environment. Double glazed French doors open onto the rear garden and patio area, while wood-effect flooring, radiator, internal access to the garage and an open connection through to the kitchen make this a particularly practical family space.
Kitchen
2.56m x 3.98m (8'5" x 13'1")
Fitted with a comprehensive range of cream gloss-fronted wall and base units complemented by contrasting dark granite work surfaces and mosaic tiled splashbacks. Integrated appliances include a five-ring gas hob incorporating a wok burner, stainless steel electric oven, curved glass and stainless steel extractor hood and dishwasher. A one-and-a-half bowl sink and drainer is positioned beneath the rear window, with plumbing and space for a washing machine together with space for an American-style fridge freezer. Further features include under-unit lighting, glazed display shelving, additional storage, contemporary pendant lighting and wood-effect flooring. A double glazed door provides direct access to the garden, while the room opens through to the adjoining dining area.
Dining Room
2.56m x 3.17m (8'5" x 10'5")
Positioned immediately alongside the kitchen, the dining room provides ample space for a family dining table and creates an excellent social hub between the kitchen and rear living accommodation. A striking exposed brick chimney breast incorporates a contemporary inset electric fire with mirrored panel above. Matching wall and base cabinetry provides useful additional storage, including glazed display cupboards, complemented by contrasting work surfaces and feature lighting. Double glazed window to the side, radiator, TV aerial point, wood-effect flooring and useful understairs storage cupboard.
Garage
3.01m x 5.83m (9'11" x 19'2")
Attached single garage with up-and-over door, power and lighting, together with convenient internal access from the sun room.
First Floor
Landing
A spacious split-level landing with staircase continuing to the second-floor loft bedroom. Double glazed window to the side, ceiling coving and access to the first-floor bedrooms, bathroom and separate WC.
Principal Bedroom
3.95m x 4.76m (12'11" x 15'8")
An excellent-sized principal bedroom positioned to the front of the property and enjoying a wide leaded double glazed bay window. The room incorporates an extensive range of fitted bedroom furniture including wardrobes, overhead storage, bedside cabinets, shelving and a fitted dressing table beneath the bay window. A bank of mirrored sliding wardrobes provides further storage. Radiator and ceiling spotlights. A particularly clever feature is the concealed doorway within the fitted wardrobes, providing access to the private en-suite shower room.
En-Suite
Fitted with a shower enclosure incorporating a thermostatic shower and pedestal wash hand basin. Tiled walls, mirrored wall cabinet and fitted lighting.
Bedroom Two
3.50m x 4.26m (11'6" x 14'0")
Another generous double bedroom enjoying a double glazed window overlooking the rear garden. The room offers excellent proportions with ample space for a full range of freestanding bedroom furniture, together with radiator and TV aerial point.
Bedroom Three
2.04m x 2.56m (6'8" x 8'5")
Single bedroom with double glazed window to the side and radiator. Offering useful flexibility, this room would make an ideal child's bedroom, nursery or home office.
Bathroom
2.49m x 2.19m (8'2" x 7'2")
Fitted with a shaped panelled bath with shower over and glazed shower screen, circular wash hand basin set onto a vanity unit and low flush WC. The walls are extensively tiled with decorative mosaic border detailing, complemented by wood-effect flooring, ceiling spotlights, extractor fan and mirrored wall cabinet. Double glazed window to the rear with fitted blind.
Separate WC
Low flush WC, partially tiled walls and double glazed window to the side.
Second Floor
Loft Bedroom
3.06m x 4.22m (10'1" x 13'10")
A characterful additional bedroom occupying the upper floor, featuring extensive timber-clad sloping ceilings and exposed timber detailing. Two Velux-style roof windows provide natural light, while built-in eaves storage is provided to both sides. This versatile room could work equally well as a bedroom, home office, hobby room or occasional guest room.
External Front
The property has an attractive traditional façade with rendered elevations relieved by contrasting brick detailing, decorative gables and leaded glazing. A gated entrance opens onto a driveway providing off-road parking and leading to the attached garage. The front garden incorporates a lawn with established shrubs, planted borders and mature hedging, creating an attractive approach to the property. A pathway leads to the enclosed entrance porch.
Rear Garden
The rear garden has been thoughtfully arranged to provide several distinct areas for sitting, planting and outdoor entertaining. Immediately outside the house is a paved seating area with further gravelled sections and stepping-stone pathways, helping to keep maintenance relatively manageable. Established shrubs, trees and planted borders provide a mature backdrop, while a further garden area features artificial lawn and a timber pergola. There is also a greenhouse, additional paved seating area and useful garden storage. Mature hedging, fencing and established stone and brick boundary walls provide a good degree of enclosure.
