Heathdale, Giantswood Lane, Congleton, CW12 2HQ

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Heathdale is an exceptional Arts & Crafts-style residence of distinction and quiet grandeur - a home of rare character, substance and architectural beauty.

Giantswood Lane is a highly desirable and much sought-after address - leafy and peaceful, yet perfectly positioned on the fringe of both the town centre and open countryside. This particular area is regarded as affluent and aspirational, offering an enviable balance of convenience and lifestyle.

The location provides excellent access to Congleton town centre, as well as routes to the north and west of the town, including the recently constructed Wolstenholme Elmy Way link road.

Highly regarded primary and secondary schools are within a short walking distance of Giantswood Lane, along with local amenities such as a Morrisons Local convenience store for everyday essentials.

The vibrant market town of Congleton can be reached on foot in approximately fifteen minutes. Here, a wide range of shops, cafés, restaurants, pubs, parks, and the recently redeveloped leisure centre are all easily accessible.

Heathdale is an exceptionally desirable, individually designed residence of notable architectural significance, combining distinctive character with refined craftsmanship throughout.

The sense of scale throughout is extraordinary - unexpectedly expansive, yet carefully balanced to retain intimacy and comfort.

Behind its handsome façade lies remarkably generous, beautifully flowing accommodation extending to five substantial double bedrooms and three bath/shower rooms. Four elegant reception rooms provide a series of sophisticated yet highly comfortable living spaces - perfect for formal entertaining, relaxed family gatherings, or quiet retreat.

A rare architectural jewel, this residence pays homage to the Arts and Crafts movement that defined late Victorian and early Edwardian design. Influenced by the visionary ideals of William Morris, the home embodies a philosophy where beauty and craftsmanship coexist in perfect harmony. Rich woodwork, intricate motifs, and hand-finished detailing evoke an era when homes were created as works of art — enduring, authentic, and profoundly elegant.

Constructed some seven decades ago by master craftsmen, this elegant freehold detached home is rich in opulent period features and intricate detailing, it offers a refined yet welcoming aesthetic - a home designed not merely to impress, but to endure.

At the heart of the home sits a charming farmhouse-style kitchen, thoughtfully proportioned and full of warmth - a true gathering space. A separate utility and boot room enhance practicality without compromising style, while a discreet downstairs WC serves family members and guests with ease.

Upon entering the property, it is immediately apparent that this is no ordinary home. The expansive and welcoming reception hall offers just a glimpse of the grandeur and scale of the accommodation beyond.

The formal living room situated towards the front of the property, showcases an array of glorious hallmark Arts and Crafts features, including sweeping arch-fronted windows, decorative plaster ceiling coving, exposed ceiling beams, plate rails, deep carved skirting boards, and a magnificent slate and cast-iron fireplace. This is truly a statement reception room.

Across the reception hall and positioned to the rear of the property, the stunning dining room retains its original oak parquet flooring, along with an impressive inglenook-style fireplace. The chimney breast beautifully replicates intricate Tudor-era brickwork, featuring herringbone and soldier-course detailing, complemented by a solid oak surround and side panels, a striking mantel, and a cast-iron multi-fuel burner. Oak plate rails, ornate plaster ceiling mouldings, and stained-glass windows further enhance the presentation of this exceptional and highly impressive reception space.

Possibly the Pièce de résistance; the near full-length heated and ventilated garden and summer room is a space to truly savour. Wrapped in light and open to sweeping views of the beautifully tended gardens and the leafy horizon beyond, it invites slow mornings with coffee, golden-hour gatherings, and quiet moments immersed in nature - all enjoyed in complete comfort, whatever the season.

Positioned between the lounge and dining room, and enjoying privileged views through the garden room across the expansive gardens, the farmhouse-style island kitchen provides not only generous space but also the perfect environment for a passionate cook.

Appointed with a comprehensive array of classic Shaker-style fitted cabinetry, this kitchen is undoubtedly the heart of the home. Warm, spacious and filled with natural light, it offers a truly delightful setting for both everyday living and entertaining.

Adjoining the kitchen and accessed from the garden, a generously proportioned laundry and boot room delivers exceptional practicality. Ideal for managing daily household tasks, it also caters perfectly to muddy children and dogs alike. The laundry retains an original walk-in pantry and thoughtfully separates the main accommodation, while connecting seamlessly to the garage and workshop and providing convenient access to the study.

The aforementioned study offers an excellent solution for those requiring dedicated home-working space. Well-proportioned and quietly positioned to the far rear of the ground floor, it provides an ideal retreat for focus and privacy when needed.

Complementing the main residence is a substantial integral double garage with attached workshop or studio, offering secure parking, creative workspace, or potential for individual adaptation.

Returning to the reception hall, an elegant half-turned staircase — thoughtfully designed to incorporate a discreet ground floor cloakroom and WC — rises gracefully to an impressive, light-filled galleried landing.

The landing gives way to five beautifully proportioned bedrooms, two of which are enhanced by luxurious en-suite facilities, appointed to an exceptional standard. Each bedroom enjoys captivating elevated views — to the front, far-reaching vistas across the rolling Peak Hills; and to the rear, delightful outlooks over the expansive, landscaped gardens.

A stylish and contemporary family bathroom serves the remaining three bedrooms with ease, while a particularly useful and well-positioned storeroom is accessed from the landing, located towards the front elevation.

Outside, beautifully manicured gardens frame the house, providing privacy, maturity, and enchanting outdoor settings for summer entertaining or peaceful reflection.

Thoughtful and knowledgeable landscaping have created terraces that capture not only the best of the sunny south-westerly orientation, but also provide shaded areas too.
The garden is expansive, mature and full of colour and natural evergreen screening to maximise all year round privacy.

The gardens provide a wonderful setting for children to play, pets to roam, and adults to relax. They are equally suited to intimate gatherings with family and friends, as well as larger social occasions and outdoor entertaining.

Parking for multiple vehicles, including space for a caravan or motorhome, is provided via a practical in-and-out driveway. In addition to the integral garage, a separate centrally heated workshop/studio is positioned to the rear — ideal for those running a business from home or pursuing hobbies requiring dedicated workspace.

The current owners are reluctantly offering Heathdale for sale following a period of considerable investment in sympathetic renovations and thoughtful improvements. A new chapter in their lives now calls them to relocate to the south of the country, closer to family and friends.

Heathdale represents a rare opportunity to acquire a home of architectural integrity and considerable stature - a property that combines timeless craftsmanship with the space, versatility and presence demanded by modern family life.

Viewing is considered essential in order to fully appreciate all that this exceptional home has to offer.
In the first instance, please contact the sole selling agent, Simeon Rains, in association with The Good Estate Agent Congleton.
Our offices are located at 20 High Street, Congleton, CW12 2HQ, directly opposite Congleton Town Hall.

Reception Hallway: Period-style hardwood front door; cloak hanging area; decorative plaster ceiling coving; oak-effect plank flooring; Hive smart remote app heating system; telephone point; central heating radiator; 2 x wall light points; understairs storage cupboard; double glazed window to the front elevation.

Ground Floor WC: Low-flush WC; corner cloakroom wash basin with chrome taps & wall splashback tiling; mirror wall tiling; opaque double glazed window to the side elevation.

Lounge: Period decorative architectural features - plaster ceiling coving, beams & window archway; high-level wall plate rails; deep skirting boards; chimney breast incorporating a magnificent slate fireplace with a cast iron insert, tiled inlay, open grate, & quarry tiled hearth; William Morris designed fireplace wall backdrop; 4 x wall light points; central heating radiator; TV point; tongue & groove oak door with wrought iron door furniture.

Dining Room: Oak parquet flooring; feature Inglenook-inspired brick fireplace, incorporating intricate herringbone, basket weave & soldier course designs, oak fireplace mantle & panels; brick open hearth incorporating a cast iron & glass multi-fuel stove heater; fireplace side double glazed windows with stained leaded glass panels to the openers; oak high-level wall plate rails; decorative plaster ceiling coving & beams; central heating radiator; William Morris designed wall décor; leaded glass wall panel incorporating double doors opening to the garden room; tongue & groove door to the hallway.

Garden Room: Dwarf wall foundation with double glazed window & roof panels, incorporating French doors opening to the garden & electric roof ventilation; slimline panel heating; 2 x wall light points; 'Spring Herringbone' quality branded flooring; LED spotlights; double glazed windows to the kitchen area.

Island Kitchen: Comprehensively fitted with a classic range of light grey Shaker-style kitchen cabinets incorporating over countertop lighting & comprising cupboards & drawers with brushed chrome handles; granite-effect countertops incorporating an inset one-&-a-half bowl sink & chrome swan-neck mixer tap; central island with a solid marble top & cupboard & drawer storage under both sides with stool space seating; inglenook-style cooker extractor canopy housing a freestanding gas range cooker with 7 x gas burner hob, 3 x ovens/grill & plate warmer drawer; tiling to the wall splashback areas; integrated dishwasher; LED recessed ceiling spotlights; decorative dado rail; central heating radiator; quality branded oak-effect plank flooring; double glazed windows overlooking the garden room and gardens; antique pine door to the laundry & bootroom with wrought iron gate & thumb latch handles.

Laundry, Bootroom & Walk-in Pantry: Fitted with a range of contemporary-style high gloss base storage cupboards with a granite-effect fitted worktop & inset single bowl/twin drainer sink, incorporating a chrome swan-neck mixer tap; space & plumbing for a washing machine & space for a dryer; space for an American-style fridge & freezer; part-wall tiling; tiling to the floor; walk-in pantry with fitted shelving & a traditional quarry tiled floor; smoke alarm; doors from the laundry to the garage/workshop, study & garden; coat hanging area located by the garden door.

Study/Playroom: Wall recess with shelving; oak-effect flooring; central heating radiator; smoke alarm; double glazed window to the rear aspect overlooking the gardens.

Integral Garage: Double timber & opaque glazed panel garage doors opening to the in & out driveway; Vaillant gas central heating boiler; door to the workshop and laundry room.

Workshop/Studio: Window to the garage; loft hatch; central heating radiator.

First Floor - Gallery Landing: Staircase turning & rising from the reception hallway with a portrait double glazed window to the front aspect; decorative plaster ceiling coving; 3 x wall light points; smoke alarm; loft hatch; airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder & providing laundry shelving storage.

Bedroom 1: Period picture hanging rails; 3 x wall light points; central heating radiator; double glazed dormer window overlooking the rear gardens; tongue & groove door.

En-Suite Bathroom & WC: P-shaped panel bath with a chrome mixer tap & shower + an electric Mira shower; glass shower screen; floating wash basin with a chrome mixer tap & incorporating vanity storage drawers under the basin; LED lit mirror; mirror-fronted cabinet; WC; part-wall tiling; tiling to the floor; extractor fan; chrome tubular radiator/heated towel rail; twin cupboard storage; double glazed Velux skylight window.

Bedroom 2: Period picture hanging rails; central heating radiator; 2 x eaves storage access doors; double glazed dormer window to the rear overlooking the gardens.

En-Suite Shower Room & WC: Walk-in shower cubicle with a Mira electric shower; WC; pedestal wash basin incorporating chrome period-style taps; fitted wall mirror with vanity light; electric shaver/charging point; part-wall tiling; central heating radiator; extractor fan; recessed ceiling LED spotlights; Velux double glazed skylight window.

Bedroom 3: 2 x eaves storage access doors; central heating radiator; double glazed window to the side elevation & a double glazed dormer window to the rear overlooking the gardens.

Bedroom 4: Double fitted wardrobes; period picture hanging rails; central heating radiator; smoke alarm; double glazed window to the front elevation affording spectacular elevated countryside views.

Bedroom 5: A double & single fitted wardrobes; central heating radiator; twin double glazed windows to the front elevation providing glorious elevated countryside views.

Walk-in Store room: Fitted double storage cupboard; double glazed window to the front elevation with elevated countryside views.

Family Bathroom: Tile panel bath with a chrome thermostatically-controlled shower over the bath & chrome taps; floating wash basin with a chrome mixer tap & incorporating a high-gloss cupboard under the basin; fitted mirror over the wash basin; recessed ceiling LED spotlights; floating push-button-flush WC; chrome tubular heated towel rail/central heating radiator; wall mounted mirror-fronted medicine cabinet; full wall tiling; floor tiling; double glazed window to the side elevation.

Outside - Rear Gardens:
An expansive and beautifully maintained rear garden is accessed internally via the garden room and laundry/boot room, and externally through a secure side gate. Fully enclosed and enjoying a high degree of privacy, with mature evergreen hedging, trees and shrubs forming natural screening.

Predominantly laid to lawn, providing an excellent space for children and families, alongside generous paved terraces ideal for outdoor dining and entertaining. Benefitting from a favourable south-westerly orientation, the garden enjoys excellent sunlight, with established planting offering areas of shade and seclusion.

Additional features include a brick-built storage outbuilding, ample hardstanding for further storage solutions if required, and a traditional glass greenhouse positioned to the rear — ideal for growing plants, fruit or vegetables.

Front: Mature evergreen screening provides strong privacy from Giantswood Lane. A wide tarmac driveway offers convenient in-and-out access and ample off-road parking for multiple vehicles, with space suitable for a caravan or motorhome.

Integral Garage: An integral garage accessed directly from the driveway, as well as internally from the laundry and bootroom. Further details are included within the main property description.

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Disclaimer:

Sales: The information provided about this property does not constitute or form part of an offer or contract, nor may be it be regarded as representations. All interested parties must verify accuracy and your solicitor must verify tenure/lease information, fixtures & fittings and, where the property has been extended/converted, planning/building regulation consents. All dimensions are approximate and quoted for guidance only as are floor plans which are not to scale and their accuracy cannot be confirmed. Reference to appliances and/or services does not imply that they are necessarily in working order or fit for the purpose. Council tax rates have been obtained via the owner or VOA.gov and should be verified by your solicitor on purchase.

Lettings: The information provided about this property does not constitute or form part of an offer or contract, nor may it be regarded as representations. All interested parties must verify accuracy. All dimensions are approximate and quoted for guidance only as are floor plans which are not to scale and their accuracy cannot be confirmed. Referencing requirements will apply, a holding deposit of 1 weeks rent and a full deposit of up to 5 weeks rent. Council tax rates have been obtained via the owner or VOA.gov and should be verified prior to entering a tenancy agreement.