Bayley Road, Willaston, CW5

This substantial five-bedroom detached home on a generous corner plot in the popular village of Willaston needs modernising throughout. It offers a rare chance to take on a project of real scale and turn it into a home to your own taste. The bones are all here. The ground floor has a welcoming reception hall, three reception rooms, a conservatory, kitchen, utility room and WC. Upstairs, the master bedroom has its own dressing room and ensuite, bedroom two has an ensuite of its own, and three further bedrooms share a family bathroom. Add mature gardens to the front and rear, driveway parking and an integral double garage, and this is an exciting opportunity to update, reconfigure and add value in a sought-after village between Nantwich and Crewe.

The property sits behind neat established hedging, with a front lawn and mature shrubs, including a striking acer, wrapping around the corner of the plot. A driveway to the front provides off-road parking and leads up to the integral double garage, which has twin up-and-over doors. A dormer and a pair of bay windows give the home plenty of kerb appeal.

Stepping inside, an entrance porch opens into the reception hall. This is a generous central space with a bow window to the front and the staircase rising to the first floor, with a ground-floor WC just off the entrance.

The living room is a large reception room with a bow window to the front, a further window to the rear and decorative coving. It is crying out for a fresh scheme to make the most of its size. Opening off the hall, the sitting room provides a further reception space and leads through to the conservatory, which overlooks the rear garden and has French doors opening straight onto the patio.

The dining room sits at the back of the house, with windows looking out over the garden and room for a large family table. From here, a door leads through to the kitchen. It is currently fitted with dark wood-effect wall and base units, an eye-level oven, a hob, space for an American-style fridge freezer and fully tiled walls. The kitchen is now dated and ready for replacement, giving new owners the chance to design a modern kitchen from scratch. They could even open it up into the dining room to create a large kitchen/diner overlooking the garden, subject to the necessary consents. The kitchen also has a door through to the garage, and a separate utility room beyond provides further practical space, with a door out to the rear garden.

The integral double garage is made up of two side-by-side garages, each with its own up-and-over door. It offers secure parking, storage or workshop space, with potential to convert it into further living space, subject to the necessary consents.

Upstairs, the landing provides access to all five bedrooms and the family bathroom. The master bedroom is a well-proportioned double, currently fitted with a full wall of dated bedroom furniture. It has its own dressing room, along with an ensuite fitted with a corner bath and wash basin, with tiled walls and a window.

Bedroom two is a further generous double, with a large window looking out over mature trees, along with built-in wardrobes and its own ensuite. Bedrooms three and four are both good-sized rooms. Bedroom five is a further double with a window overlooking greenery, ideal as a guest room, child’s bedroom or home office. The decor throughout the bedrooms is dated, so each room is ready to be redecorated to suit. The family bathroom is fitted with a panelled bath with a shower attachment and a pedestal wash basin, with tiled walls and an obscured window. Like the ensuite, it would benefit from a complete refit.

To the rear, the garden is mainly laid to lawn and has a sunny, open feel, enclosed by established hedging, shrubs and timber fencing. A paved patio next to the house and the conservatory provides a lovely spot for outdoor dining, and a greenhouse sits tucked into one corner for keen gardeners. With gardens on more than one side, the corner plot gives the home a real sense of space.

Homes of this size, on a corner plot in a village as popular as Willaston, rarely come to the market in need of updating. With generous rooms, two ensuites, a double garage and gardens on more than one side, all the fundamentals are in place. The next owner is free to put their own stamp on it and create a superb family home for years to come.

Location

Willaston is a popular, well-established village sitting between Nantwich and Crewe, just off the A500, offering a friendly community feel with the amenities of both towns close at hand. The village has its own primary school, Willaston Primary Academy, along with a pre-school playgroup, local shops and village pubs, and a regular bus service runs between Crewe and Nantwich. The historic market town of Nantwich, around a mile and a half away, is known for its wealth of black-and-white timber-framed buildings, independent shops, cafes and restaurants, its traditional market and its two well-regarded secondary schools, both with sixth forms. For commuters, Crewe railway station is a short drive away, offering fast, direct services to London Euston, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and beyond, while the A500 provides quick access to junction 16 of the M6. Manchester Airport is around 45 minutes’ drive away.