Grey Walls, Prenton, Noctorum Road, Prenton, CH43 9UQ Guide price £1,300,000

Situation

Noctorum Road is set within the popular and established residential location of Noctorum. The renowned Birkenhead school, with its rugby and cricket fields approximately a mile away is widely regarded as one of the most successful in the area. There is first rate private education at the Hammond, Kings and Queens schools in Chester, and Kingsmead at Hoylake. The major cities of Liverpool and Chester provide a wide range of shopping and other facilities including schools, train services to London and various places of interest. There is also a good choice of recreational pursuits in the area including horse racing at Chester and Aintree, sailing along the Wirral coastline, a number of golf courses including Wirral Ladies Golf club, and Hoylake (the home of the 2006 British Open), and shopping, a cinema and restaurants at Cheshire Oaks.
The property is situated for ease of access to the major commercial centres of the north-west, being within commutable distance of the M56 and M53, to London via the major rail networks from Crewe and Chester, and Liverpool John Lennon International airport.

Description

A comprehensively re-furbished three storey, five bedroom, five reception room, four bathroom character style detached house in favoured and established residential location, with a very high standard of tasteful presentation throughout the property. Comfortable family accommodation with a ground floor reception hall, cloakroom, W.C, drawing room with central fireplace division shared with the larger than average conservatory, superbly re-fitted kitchen with numerous contemporary appliances, dining / morning room, and sitting room. There are two useful lower ground floor rooms (with fitted climate control / de-humidifier units), which could be used as media rooms, a gym, or potentially as a sauna or small indoor swimming / plunge pool taking advantage of the in-situ pipe work. To the first floor is the master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite shower room, second bedroom / guest suite with dressing room and en-suite shower room, two further first floor bedrooms and a main (family) bathroom. The second floor offers a fifth bedroom, shower room and useful store / hobby room.
Other features include double glazed windows, gas central heating boiler serving a combination of radiators and under floor heating, pressurised hot water system, programmable lighting system, CCTV, and a high specification fire alarm system. Outside there is an intercom controlled wrought iron gateway leading to an extensive pebbled driveway, a triple garage with separate alarm system, ground floor W.C, ground floor store, and useful first floor room. Mature surrounding landscaped gardens with a series of lawned areas, mature trees, Yorkstone and pebbled seating sections, circular ornamental pond, garden lighting, and external power points.

Accommodation

Ground floor reception hall
Cloakroom and w.c.
Drawing room
Larger than average conservatory
Superbly re-fitted kitchen
Dining / morning room
Sitting room
Two useful lower ground floor rooms
Master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite shower room
Bedroom two / guest suite with dressing room and en-suite shower room
Bedroom three
Bedroom four
Family bathroom
Bedroom five
Shower room
useful store / hobby room

Directions

To reach the property from the M53 leave at junction 3 following the signs for Birkenhead. Proceed up the hill passing a Sainsbury’s on the left hand side and continue through the traffic lights to the Halfway House crossroads. Turn left and proceed up the hill onto what becomes Bidston Road and after approximately 1.2 miles take the left hand turning onto Budworth Road. Proceed along this road for approximately 0.4 of a mile and take the right hand turning onto Noctorum Road. Proceed along Noctorum Road and the intercom controlled wrought iron gateway to Grey Walls can be seen on the left hand side.