Monks Lane, Audlem, CW3

Charming and deceptively spacious, this three-bedroom detached home sits in the award-winning village of Audlem, complete with a detached double garage and a generous loft room above. Alongside a farmhouse-style kitchen/diner, the home has three reception rooms, a utility room and ground-floor WC, a master bedroom with its own ensuite, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside, a pretty cottage front garden, a wide driveway and a generous, well-stocked rear garden complete the picture, and the property is offered with no onward chain.

The cottage sits next to a cottage-style front garden with established planting, alongside a wide driveway providing off-road parking for up to six vehicles and leading to the detached double garage. White-painted elevations, tall chimneys and a pitched canopy porch above a bright red front door give the home classic cottage kerb appeal, although day to day the household comes and goes through the kitchen door.

Everyday access is via the rear porch, a handy spot for boots and coats, which leads straight into the kitchen/diner, the heart of the home and a real highlight. It is fitted with a generous range of cream shaker-style units, including a separate dresser-style run of base units, topped with dark granite-effect worktops and finished with white metro tiling. A rich red range cooker sits beneath a matching chimney extractor hood, with a Belfast-style sink positioned beneath a window, a built-in dishwasher, a microwave built into the wall units and integrated twin bins keeping recycling neatly tucked away. Exposed timber beams, warm quarry-tiled flooring and under-cabinet lighting give the room real farmhouse charm, while a large window overlooking the garden frames the dining area, which comfortably accommodates a family table.

An inner hall gives access to a separate utility room and a ground-floor WC, keeping laundry and everyday clutter neatly out of the way.

The ground floor also offers three reception rooms. The living room is a wonderfully cosy space full of cottage character, with heavy dark-stained beams and a central timber post running across the ceiling. An exposed-brick fireplace with a chunky timber mantel and slate hearth houses a log burner, forming a lovely focal point, while alcove shelving, wall lights and windows to the front complete the room, with plenty of space for large sofas and a desk area.

A ledged timber door connects the living room with the dining room, which continues the character theme with more exposed beams and a second log burner set on a stone hearth. An open-tread timber staircase rises to the first floor, with built-in bookshelves tucked into a recess and a window overlooking the garden, leaving plenty of room for a dining table. The room currently doubles as a study area.

Double doors open from the dining room into the sitting room, a bright and versatile space with a lighter feel. Wide timber floorboards run throughout, with a striking floral feature wall, timber-panelled walls with a long display shelf and recessed spotlights. Glazed bi-folding doors open the room straight onto the rear garden, while a further window dressed with traditional timber shutters brings in more light.

Upstairs, the landing leads to all three bedrooms and the family bathroom. The master bedroom is a peaceful double with stained timber floorboards, built-in storage behind traditional ledged doors and fitted wardrobe space, along with a window overlooking the rear. It has its own ensuite, fitted with a shower, a pedestal wash basin and WC, with a built-in cupboard and a window.

Bedroom two is a charming double with a gently sloping ceiling, windows to two aspects and a built-in wardrobe with ledged doors. Bedroom three is a further bright room with a sloping ceiling and windows to two aspects, enjoying a leafy outlook and ideal as a guest room, child’s bedroom or study.

The family bathroom is fitted with a panelled bath with an electric shower over, a pedestal wash basin and WC, with white tiling and a contrasting border, an illuminated mirror and a window.

The detached brick-built double garage is a substantial building in its own right, with twin garage doors to the front and a workshop and further store to the rear. Above, the loft room offers a superb additional space, with a pair of windows dressed with timber shutters, an exposed beam and a wall of fitted shelving, along with a separate storage room. Currently used for storage and as a library, it would make an excellent home office, studio, gym or hobby room.

To the rear, the garden is a real feature of the home, mainly laid to lawn and enclosed by tall established hedging and timber fencing, giving a good degree of privacy. Deep, well-stocked borders, mature trees and shrubs bring colour and interest through the seasons, with a paved seating area beside the house and a greenhouse tucked away for keen gardeners.

Location

Audlem is a picturesque, award-winning village in south Cheshire, set on the Shropshire Union Canal with its well-known flight of locks running alongside. The village has a friendly, close-knit community and offers a good range of day-to-day amenities, including independent shops, cafes, traditional pubs, a primary school and a historic parish church, with canal-side and countryside walks right on the doorstep. The historic market town of Nantwich is a short drive away for a wider choice of shopping, dining and secondary schooling, while Crewe station provides mainline rail connections to London, Manchester and Birmingham. The A529 links the village to the wider road network, giving good access to Nantwich, Market Drayton and beyond.