The Grove, Dobcross, OL3 5RR

Berry & George Estates was set up to make selling and buying your home easier - plain and simple. Unlike most agents, we're available 7 days a week, including out of hours, because that's when people actually need us!


If you need help with a mortgage, speak to Beth at Love Mortgages, she's Award Winning and voted Mortgage Broker of the Year three years running - and yes, the advice is free. Just Google 'LoveMortgages Mold' and check out the reviews for yourself.


This is a rare opportunity to buy a home like this in this very sought after location. This house offers potential to future proof and grow into, it's a place to entertain friends and family, gardens to enjoy and at different levels for all types of uses, far reaching views, a double length garage for any kind of car buff or storage hunter....this is a home you won't want to miss out on......especially at this price!


Something that virtually all northern towns share in common, is that they tend to be located a surprisingly short distance from areas of great natural beauty and Oldham, with its easy access the wildness of Saddleworth Moor, is just such a case in point.


Beyond the boundaries of Oldham itself lies Dobcross, a charming and surprisingly historic village which plays host to this particular home. The village was originally part of the West Riding of Yorkshire but thankfully, the wars of the roses have since subsided, leaving this firmly on the Lancashire side and causing, I suspect, no small degree of chagrin over its loss in the house of York.


The village rose to prominence in the 16th century as home to the Lawton family, owners of a then revolutionary 'fulling' mill, catering to the woollen industry and which allowed them to become immensely wealthy. But happily, today even normal folk can aspire to live here and enjoy the same location and views that they once did, as this home demonstrates.


This fabulous house follows the tradition of many French designers by using the slope of the ground to allow for the inclusion of a large double garage, above which this home sits on its elevated position. This clever idea also has the effect of minimising the home's footprint and saving garden space.


To the front of the home is a wide driveway leading to the garage door. The garage runs deep beneath the home with space for at least two vehicles in line astern or, if you prefer, more storage space than a suburban home has any right to expect. This is no typical garage, there is so much more to explore in here than I am writing about....


On our right, a set of stone steps leads up past a small garden that's laid to decorative crushed slate, and with various flowering plants and shrubs to give it colour.


From the Indian stone paved area at the top, we come to the side positioned semi glazed 'front' door. This opens into a square, generously sized, bright inner hallway with its very attractive faux 'wood' flooring. This is an ideal space for shoes and coats. In front of us, having passed the bottom of the stairs we come to the door that leads into the kitchen.


Running almost the full width of the home, this is in essence, a galley style kitchen but should never be confused with what we normally expect from this, as it is so much more.
It provides space in abundance where multiple cooks can work in harmony, and never giving in to the urge to kill one another, however much opinions differ. High and low level units adorn the walls, providing generous storage and worktop space, while numerous white goods are integrated into a wall of fitted units beside the entrance from the hall. For me the crowning glory is in the shape of its massive picture window looking out over the charming multi-level gardens and the decked seating area just outside.


To the opposite end of the room is a back door, with another door that opens into the dining room, conveniently sited to ensure that meals arrive piping hot. This is a well proportioned space easily able to house a full sized suite of table and chairs along with any sideboards or other furniture you deem necessary. It is kept well illuminated by the sliding glass patio doors which open onto the area of decking overlooking the upper levels of the delightful and interesting garden.


As other houses have done, you could open the kitchen up to create a more 21st Century open-plan living space, that seems so En-Vogue today. If you love entertaining large numbers of friends and family, this home offers so much potential to do it in style and comfort.


From here we pass through an archway into the lounge, so if we are being pedantic, it is in fact a lounge/diner, although like the kitchen, to call it thus fails to do it justice.


In here we find another cheerfully bright room with one picture window and another formed by a fully glazed recess in the front wall, giving panoramic views over the neighbourhood. Between these two is a mock stone feature fireplace containing a living flame gas fire that provides an ambient glow on a dark, cold winters night. A door in the back wall opens into the entrance hall where we emerge at the foot of the staircase.


Moving upstairs and we come to the landing. There's a hatch to the generous attic space, ideal for Christmas decorations and luggage. Doors open to all of the first floor accommodation.


To our immediate right, is the door to the first of the bedrooms which is a large and characterful space made even more interesting by the way the ceiling slopes down towards the head of the double bed, giving an almost 'cottage' feel while never getting low enough to hamper headroom or feel claustrophobic.


There is NO En-suite in here, but as other homes in the road have done, you could very easily add one (see floor plans)......that is, if the 1 second walk to the family bathroom really is a step too far!


Adjacent to here the smallest of the bedrooms, which is a single room, albeit a generously sized one. Should your personal circumstances need it and family demands allow, it could also serve (as it currently does) as a perfectly proportioned home office, reducing the commute to work to a mere few steps across the landing - though you would miss out on all the gossip.


Opposite the head of the stairs lies the family bathroom, the layout of which suggests that it began life as two rooms, with the separate lavatory that was common at the time the home was built. In these enlightened times it has been radically altered, fitted out to a high standard and is all the better for it. It now features floor to ceiling tiles giving a modern look and contains a contemporary counter-top hand basin with storage beneath, lavatory, traditional bath and a separate walk-in shower where the hot water is drawn directly from the central heating system ensuring a constant temperature and pressure.


Beside here is the third bedroom, while not as big as the first is nevertheless, a perfectly adequate double room, although you may need to curb your more extravagant tastes in antique furniture but for those content with the offerings from IKEA, there will be no problem whatever.


Finally, we come to the remaining bedroom, another spacious double room enjoying commanding views of the nearby hills, while offering enough space for twin bedside cabinets, set either side of the double bed, a large free standing wardrobe and two substantial chests of drawers. And it does this while still leaving enough room to move around with ease or even introduce more items of furniture, as the presence of an exercise bike demonstrates....


Outside, the garden has many layers, from a patio to wooden decking otffering some far reaching views of the hillside from this excellent vantage point. Steps then lead down to a sunken grass area...and I don't mean its underwater, which then offers more steps leading down to another area. Here, a larger patio plays host to a summerhouse and beyond continues behind it, with steps leading down to an even larger patio area. This is an extension of the driveway, hidden behind two large gates which when opened, can allow even more vehicles to be parked on here.


Useful information:

COUNCIL TAX BAND: F (Oldham)
ELECTRIC & GAS BILLS: TBC
WATER BILL: TBC


Photos are taken with a WIDE ANGLE CAMERA so PLEASE LOOK at the 2D floor plans for approximate room sizes, as we don't want you turning up at the home and being disappointed, courtesy of planstosell.co.uk:


All in all this home is a delight, surrounded by gardens that give a variety of views and aspects each with its own charm and character, it provides spacious and flexible accommodation in an interesting layout and after all, do you really want to live in a home that seems a bit tedious before you even move in? If the answer is 'no', and I suspect it is, then any decision becomes a bit of a no-brainer.....so give Berry and George a call today, it'll be the best thing you do all day...unless you're a film star, racing driver etc, in which case, it'll be the 2nd best thing you do!


If you need help with a mortgage, speak to Beth at Love Mortgages, she's Award Winning and voted Mortgage Broker of the Year three years running - and yes, the advice is free. Just Google 'LoveMortgages Mold' and check out the reviews for yourself..


Berry and George are here to help you throughout the buying and selling process, nothing is too small for us to help you with - please feel free to call us to discuss anything with regards to buying or selling.


This write-up is for light hearted reading and should be used for descriptive purposes only, as some of the items mentioned in it may not be included in the final guide price and may not be completely accurate - so please check with the owners before making an offer.


Always check floor plans before visiting as photographs are taken with a wide angle lens and room sizes can appear deceiving and we don't want you to be disappointed when you view.


1. MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS: Intending purchasers will be asked to produce identification documentation at a later stage, and we would ask for your co-operation in order that there will be no delay in agreeing the sale.
2. General: While Berry and George endeavour to make our sales particulars fair, accurate and reliable, they are only a general guide to the property and, accordingly, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact Berry & George Ltd and we will be pleased to check the position for you, especially if you are contemplating travelling some distance to view the property.
3. Measurements: These approximate room sizes are only intended as general guidance. You must verify the dimensions carefully before ordering carpets or any built-in furniture.
4. Services: Please note we have not tested the services or any of the equipment or appliances in this property, accordingly we strongly advise prospective buyers to commission their own survey or service reports before finalising their offer to purchase.
5. Anti Money Laundering - Note - To be able to sell or purchase a property in the United Kingdom all agents have a legal requirement to conduct Identity checks on all customers involved in the transaction to fulfil their obligations under Anti Money Laundering regulations. We outsource this check to a third party and a charge will apply. Ask the branch for further details.
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