Leek Road, Waterhouses, Staffordshire, ST10 3HS

"Your home should be a sanctuary that nurtures your spirit, fuels your creativity, and inspires you to live your best life"

This three-bedroom residence offers just that, featuring impeccably maintained and substantial gardens at both the front and rear. The interior has been lovingly cared for by the current owners, presenting a wonderful opportunity for reconfiguration and extension (subject to any necessary planning consents).

Situated in a charming village on the edge of the breathtaking Peak District, this home also provides easy access to the nearby market towns of Leek, Cheadle, and Ashbourne, as well as major road networks, making it perfect for commuting.

Denise White Estate Agent's Comments - A three-bedroom home, perfectly positioned on a generously sized plot with beautifully landscaped gardens at both the front and rear. Nestled in the picturesque village of Waterhouses, adjacent to the Peak District National Park, this property is the ideal choice for those who wish to embrace countryside living while enjoying convenient commuting options.

The property has a double driveway offering ample parking, complemented by a single garage and a detached double garage, providing extensive space for vehicles, storage, or hobbies.

The current owners have meticulously maintained both the interior and exterior of the home, showcasing immaculate gardens that create delightful outdoor spaces for gardening enthusiasts and families alike, whether it's for children’s play or entertaining guests.

Upon entering through the composite front door, you are welcomed into a spacious entrance porch, perfect for storing coats and shoes. This leads into a light-filled inner hallway, featuring a staircase to the first floor and a handy understairs storage cupboard. From the hallway, doors open to the kitchen, sitting room, and dining room.

The sitting room is generously proportioned, complete with a central fireplace featuring an inset LPG coal effect fire, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. Dual-aspect windows allow natural light to stream in, offering lovely views of the front garden. The dining room mirrors this spaciousness and also includes a focal fireplace with an inset LPG coal effect fire, paired with a front-facing window.

The kitchen is equipped with a variety of base units, complemented by work surfaces and integrated appliances, including a fridge and dishwasher, with space for a freestanding oven and hob. A practical storage cupboard with shelving enhances functionality. A utility room and cloakroom provide additional convenience, while a sliding door leads to a spacious pantry, also outfitted with shelving. The kitchen offers potential for reconfiguration to create an open-plan kitchen-dining area, with possibilities for extension (subject to necessary planning consents).

On the first floor, you’ll find three bedrooms and a family bathroom. Bedrooms one and two are spacious doubles with dual-aspect views, showcasing stunning elevated countryside scenery. The third bedroom is a well-sized single, featuring ample eaves storage.

The family bathroom benefits from dual-aspect views and includes a contemporary white suite, complete with a bath and a corner shower unit equipped with an electric shower.

Outside, the front of the property features a rare double driveway alongside a pristine lawn. The driveway leads to a single attached garage with a newly installed up-and-over door, complete with power and lighting. The detached double garage is fully equipped with electricity and a separate circuit board, featuring double wooden doors at the front and a convenient side entrance.

The rear garden is equally impressive, primarily laid to lawn, with a patio seating area, vibrant herbaceous and flowering borders, and raised planters ideal for a dedicated vegetable plot.

This property comes with oil-fired central heating and uPVC double glazing throughout, ensuring comfort and efficiency in every season. Don’t miss the opportunity to make this stunning residence your own!

Location - Waterhouses is a village in the south of the Staffordshire Peak District in England. It is around 8 miles from Leek and Ashbourne, being nearly the halfway point between the two towns on the A523 road, which roughly follows the southern boundary of the Peak District National Park.

The village of Waterhouses is on the River Hamps, a tributary of the River Manifold, and at the southern end of the track of the former Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (now the Manifold Way, a walk- and cycle-path), which ran to Hulme End.

Waterhouses situated on the A523 Leek to Ashbourne Road on the edge of the dramatic scenery of the Peak Park. It offers a doorway to the beauty of the Peak District National Park, uninterrupted by traffic. via many footpaths or the aforementioned Manifold Way Cycle path The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village.

The small farming hamlet of Waterfall lies a kilometre and a half away to the north. This is a pretty little village with local pubs, and a fine late Georgian church. Waterhouses has a large primary school and nursery facilities.

Entrance Porch - A main composite door, providing ample space for coats and shoes, access gained into the main entrance hall.

Entrance Hall - A staircase leads to the first floor accommodation and houses a convenient understairs storage cupboard. Fitted with a carpet, radiator, ceiling light, coving to the ceiling. From the hallway, there are doors leading to the kitchen, sitting room, and dining room.

Lounge - 3.35m x 4.80m (11 x 15'9) - The lounge is a spacious room and is fitted with a carpet, ceiling light, two radiators, coving to the ceiling. Featuring a Spanish limestone fireplace and hearth with an inset LPG coal effect fire. There are dual aspect views with a uPVC window to the side and a uPVC bay window to the front.

Dining Room - 3.05m x 4.27m (10 x 14) - Another spacious room that at present is used as a dining room which also includes a Spanish limestone fireplace and hearth with an inset LPG coal effect fire along with a front-facing window. Fitted with a carpet, ceiling light and coving to the ceiling.

Kitchen - 4.19m x 2.51m (13'9 x 8'3) - The kitchen has ample space for a dining table. Fitted with a range of base units with work surfaces over, an inset 1 ½ stainless steel sink with a drainer and a chrome mixer tap over with a tiled splashback. Housing an integrated fridge, dishwasher, with space for a free standing oven and hob. The kitchen has floor covering, inset spot lighting, radiator, coving to the ceiling, uPVC double glazed windows to the rear aspect over looking the rear garden. A practical storage cupboard with shelving provides additional space. Access leads to the utility room and ground floor cloakroom, while a sliding door opens to a spacious pantry, also equipped with shelving.

Pantry - Ample space for storage with adequate storage.

Inner Hallway - Quarry tiled flooring and a uPVC door leading to the rear garden, with access to the guest cloakroom and utility room. Ceiling light, radiator.

Utility/Boot Room - The utility room continues the quarry tiled flooring and includes a Belfast sink with hot and cold taps, appliance space, and plumbing for a washing machine, along with additional space for other white goods and fitted shelving. uPVC double glazed window to the rear aspect. Ceiling light.

Cloakroom - Quarry tiled flooring and is equipped with a low-level WC. uPVC double glazed window, ceiling light.

First Floor Accommodation -

Landing - Fitted carpet, ceiling light, uPVC double glazed window to the front aspect, coving to the ceiling, you'll find doors leading to the bedrooms, family bathroom, and loft access.

Bedroom One - 3.35m x 4.27m (11 x 14) - A good size double room with uPVC double glazed windows to the front and rear aspects, fitted carpet, ceiling light, radaitor.

Bedroom Two - 3.07m x 4.27m (10'1 x 14) - Another good size double room with a fitted carpet, ceiling light, radiator, uPVC double glazed windows to the front and side aspects, coving to the ceiling.

Bedroom Three - 2.49m x 2.51m (8'2 x 8'3) - a generously sized single, featuring ample eaves storage. uPVC double glazed window to the rear aspect, fitted carpet, ceiling light, radiator.

Bathrooom - 2.95m x 2.51m (9'8 x 8'3) - A modern fitted bathroom with uPVC double glazed windows to the front and side aspects. Featuring a white suite, including a wash hand basin with a chrome mixer tap and a vanity cupboard beneath, bath with a chrome mixer tap and a handheld showerhead. A corner shower unit with an electric shower. The airing cupboard, equipped with shelving, houses the hot water tank and header tank. Bathroom floor covering, tiled walls, inset spotlighting, radiator.

Outside - At the front of the property, you’ll be welcomed by a double driveway that complements a beautifully manicured front lawn. This driveway leads to a single attached garage, featuring a recently installed up-and-over door, complete with power and lighting for added convenience. Additionally, the detached double garage is fully equipped with electricity and a separate circuit board, boasting double wooden doors at the front and a handy side entrance for easy access. Perfect for any car enthusiasts, secure storage or a hobby room/workshop.

Moving to the rear of the property, you’ll discover another meticulously maintained garden, primarily laid to lawn, creating a serene outdoor retreat. This space includes a charming patio seating area, vibrant herbaceous and flowering borders, and raised planters that are perfect for cultivating your own vegetables, making it an ideal setting for both relaxation and gardening enthusiasts. It is also perfect space for letting children play and the dogs roam.

Agents Notes - Freehold
Electricity supply: Mains. Water supply: Mains. Sewerage: Mains. Heating: Oil
Local Authority/Tax Band: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council / Tax Band D

Please Note - Please note that all areas, measurements and distances given in these particulars are approximate and rounded. The text, photographs and floor plans are for general guidance only. Denise White Estate Agents has not tested any services, appliances or specific fittings — prospective purchasers are advised to inspect the property themselves. All fixtures, fittings and furniture not specifically itemised within these particulars are deemed removable by the vendor.

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