The Shires, Preston, Lancashire
- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
5
- BATHROOMS
3
- SIZE
3,901 sq ft
362 sq m
- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Exclusive development with just four eco-friendly detached homes at The Shires, built about 10 years ago.
- Recently updated with a converted garage now a games room.
- Luxurious and spacious design, ideal for family living and entertaining.
- Gourmet kitchen with high gloss units, silestone countertops, and central island with induction hob.
- Five double bedrooms upstairs, master with ensuite and dressing room.
- Beautifully landscaped garden with seating areas, BBQ, pizza oven, and hot tub space.
- Eco-friendly features include zoned underfloor heating from an air source heat pump and rainwater harvesting.
- Tranquil semi-rural location, close to schools and a short drive to the city center and M6.
Description
The four fantastic eco-friendly detached homes on The Shires were built around 10 years ago. But you probably knew that already. You may even have had a quick drive up to check out the imposing properties and to help visualise making The Shires your home.
No.1 The Shires was impressive when first built in 2013 but it’s even better now, with part of the built in double garage having been recently converted into a more beneficial (and fun!) games room.
It’s a luxurious, state-of-the-art family home, providing a spacious and sociable home for families who love spending time together…and entertaining friends and family.
As soon as you step inside you’ll be impressed. The double-height entrance hall with beautiful porcelain tiled flooring and a stunning sandblasted glass divider leads to the open-plan family room and kitchen/dining room.
The stylish and well-appointed kitchen is a chef’s dream. It has stunning high gloss fitted units with silestone worksurfaces and tiled splashbacks. The substantial central island shares the same high gloss units and worksurfaces, with a breakfast bar and Neff induction hob.
If the kitchen and family room are the social hub of the home, there’s a spacious lounge with a 'Barbas' stove inset into the chimney breast and a 2nd reception room where you can escape to chill out and relax.
Upstairs has five double bedrooms. Two of the bedrooms have ensuites with the master bedroom also benefiting from a dressing area.
The four-piece family bathroom is as luxurious as you’d expect, with a gorgeous bath and wetroom-style walk-in shower.
The beautifully landscaped back garden will be perfect for family get-togethers or hosting more lavish garden parties.
It’s private and secluded, with a low maintenance (artificial turf) lawn, a choice of seating areas, a BBQ area with a wood-fired pizza oven and even a covered area for a hot tub.
There’s ample parking on the drive, which may have informed the decision to recently convert part of the built-in double garage to a games room. Your teenagers (and big kids) will love it!
The luxurious build quality is second to none, but the property has also been built to be environmentally friendly too. It has a zoned underfloor heating system (warmed by an external air source heat pump) and a rainwater harvesting system, providing water on demand for laundry, toilet and hosepipe use.
The Shires is on the western edge of the city, with open fields opposite and Ashton & Lea Golf Club only a 5-minute drive away.
The semi-rural location feels tranquil and leafy, yet it’s only a 15-minute drive to the city centre and less than 10 minutes to the M6.
If you have young children, Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School (rated “Good” by Ofsted) is only a 10-minute walk away, or 2 minutes in the car.
Older kids have a slightly longer journey to Ashton Community Science College (another “Good” school) but it’s only a 5-minute drive or less than a 10-minute bike ride away.
It’s hard to believe but this impressive, individually designed family home is even better in 2024 than when it was first built in 2013.
If you’re a family who demands the best you need to see it for yourself.
Council tax band: G
Front External
Indian stone flagged footpath, laid to lawn grass gardens either side, mature trees, outside
power points, outside lights, CCTV system, security lights, double width block paved
driveway with parking for two cars, hedging to one side, wooden side security gate, wall
mounted post box, front door canopy.
Back External
Low maintenance Astro turf lawn, decorative raised boarders with plants and shrubs,
wooden panelling detail, lights in the boarders, feature rectangular shaped tiled stepping
stones, raised patio area with porcelain tiles, bench seating, fire pit, stone pizza oven,
fencing enclosed, separate flagged patio area with a pergola and rockery with bonsai trees,
outside power points, outside tap, outside lights, pergola for outside seating, fencing
enclosed.
Garage/Games Room
Concrete sealed floor to the garage area, herringbone tiled flooring to the games room, up
and over electric door, two feature vertical radiators, spot lights, smoke alarm, bi-fold doors
that open out to the patio area, double glazed window to front aspect, ceiling mounted
projector, power points, door leading to the storage room housing the water cylinder, door
leading to the utility room.
Utility Room
Tiled floor, double glazed window to front aspect, spot lights, fitted base units with laminate
work surfaces, fuse box, spot lights, space and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer,
feature black composite single bowl sink with a mixer tap, power points, underfloor heating,
thermostat control panel, fitted shelves, composite door for external access with a window
panel, fitted cupboard housing the manifold for the underfloor heating system, door leading
to the kitchen.
Kitchen/Dining Room
Tiled floor, underfloor heating, range of wall and base units with quartz work surfaces,
integrated fridge/freezer, fitted double oven and grill, integrated dishwasher, kitchen island
with storage below and seating for four people, five ring Neff induction hob with a ceiling
mounted extractor fan above, spot lights, pendant light, spot lights in the kick boards, LED
strip lighting under wall units, double glazed French doors that open out to the garden and
has windows either side. Double glazed window to side aspect, double glazed window to
front aspect, one and a half bowl sink with a mixer tap, power points, USB points, half
height tiled walls, thermostat control panel, open to the entrance hall.
Entrance Hall/Family Room
Tiled floor, underfloor heating, feature glass art installation, double glazed French doors to
the back aspect with windows either side, double glazed window to side aspect, composite
front door with feature etched glass windows either side, vaulted ceiling, open staircase
with an oak handrail and carpet flooring, fitted storage cupboard, oak internal doors, spot
lights, smoke alarm, power points, thermostat control panel, entry keypad and alarm
system, doors leading to all rooms.
Gym
Double glazed window to back aspect, spot lights, underfloor heating, power points,
internet point, tiled floor, television point, thermostat control panel.
WC
A two piece suite comprising of a low level WC with concealed cistern and a wall mounted
sink with a mixer tap. Half height tiled walls, extractor fan, spot lights, double glazed frosted
window to side aspect, heated towel rail, underfloor heating, vinyl tiled floor.
Lounge
Carpet flooring, bay window with full height double glazed windows, fitted shutters, power
points, two pendant lights, recessed log burning stove, television point, air con/heating
system, thermostat control panel.
Bedroom 2
Bay window with double glazed French doors and windows either side, Juliet balcony,
pendant light, carpet flooring, power points, fitted storage cupboard, fitted wardrobes,
underfloor heating, thermostat control panel, door leading to the ensuite.
En-Suite
A three piece suite comprising of a corner shower cubicle, a low level WC with cistern and a
sink with a mixer tap. Wall mounted mirrored cabinet, spot lights, extractor fan, velux
window, heated towel rail underfloor heating, thermostat control panel, vinyl tiled floor.
Bedroom 5
Carpet flooring, fitted storage cupboard, power points, bay double glazed windows to back
aspect, thermostat control panel, underfloor heating, pendant lights, television point.
Landing
Gallery open landing, smoke alarm, pendant light, double glazed window to the front
aspect, underfloor heating, thermostat control panel, power points.
Bedroom 4
Bay double glazed window to back aspect, pendant light, eaves storage, loft hatch, power
points, open fitted storage wall units, underfloor heating, carpet flooring, thermostat
control panel.
Family Bathroom
A four piece suite comprising of a bathtub with central wall mounted mixer taps, low level
WC with enclosed hidden cistern, sink vanity unit with mixer taps and storage below and a
walk in shower enclosure with a frameless shower screen, rainfall shower head and a hand
shower attachment. Spot lights, extractor fan, thermostat control panel, underfloor heating,
double glazed frosted window to side aspect, heated towel rail, tiled floor, wall mounted
LED lit mirror.
Bedroom 3
Carpet flooring, pendant light, underfloor heating, thermostat control panel, power points,
large feature double glazed window in the bay with fitted shutters.
Bedroom 1
Carpet flooring, double glazed French doors with windows either side that open to a Juliet
balcony, Velux window, spot lights, pendant light, underfloor heating, thermostat control
panel, power points, USB sockets, dressing area, aircon/heating system, fitted storage
cupboard, door leading to an ensuite.
En-Suite
A three piece suite comprising of a walk in shower enclosure, a large sink vanity unit with
mixer taps and storage below and a low level WC with an enclosed cistern. Velux window,
spot lights, underfloor heating, thermostat control panel, LED lit wall mounted mirror, tiled
floor and walls, extractor fan, heated towel rail.
- COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
- Band: G
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Garage,Driveway,Off street
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Enclosed garden
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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