Highfield House is a modern, bespoke-built country property located on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The house has been built in a very traditional style and has accommodation arranged over two-and-a-half floors. There is a grand oak staircase and the house also features oak flooring; the triple aspect drawing room has an impressive inglenook with stone flags and fitted oak pews. The large family kitchen is built in a split-level style to take advantage of the views from the breakfast area.
Upstairs the first floor landing has an oak balustrade. The master bedroom features fitted wardrobes and en en-suite shower room. Two further bedrooms have oak flooring and one has loft access and the fourth bedroom would serve well as a dressing room or a second study.
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Outside the gardens are landscaped and feature a small brook, specimen trees and shrubs and an elevated sitting area with 270 degree views, making the most of the hillside site. Below here is the paddock which extends to around 5.6 acres.
Highfield House is situated above the picturesque village of Combs on the fringe of the Peak District National Park. The local town of Chapel-en-le-Frith has a railway station with good connections and a range of local amenities.
The guide price is £895,000. For further information please contact Savills on 01625 417 454 or visit www.savills.co.uk.
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