* Freehold
* Central village location
* 3 reception rooms
* Kitchen through utility room
* Former retail/family room
* 4 double bedrooms
* Family bathroom with adjoining WC
* Cellar and outdoor storeroom
* Approximately 236 sqm (2, 545 sqft) of accommodation
* Generous garden
* Extensive private parking
A substantial Georgian residence within the heart of Malpas village, with a
generous garden and extensive parking, within a short walk of Ofsted
"Outstanding" state schooling.


Situation
Chester Villa sits in the heart of the popular village of Malpas, due south of
Chester and to the east of Wrexham. Malpas itself offers an excellent range of
local amenities including public houses, restaurants, a convenience store,
grocers with bakers, hairdressers and a highly regarded doctor’s surgery.


Recreational opportunities include tennis and football at Malpas and district
sports club, along with a village recreational ground and youth club. Carden
Park Hotel Golf Course and Spa is within a short drive offering first - rate
recreational facilities, along with two championship golf courses. Malpas is
well - served by state schooling, including Malpas Alport Primary School and
Bishop Heber High School, the latter deemed ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.


Malpas is well - placed for commuting to the commercial centres of the North
West via the A41 and A49, leading to the motorway network. Chester station
offers a direct service to London, Euston within 2 hours.


Description
Chester Villa is an imposing Georgian, Grade II Listed residence, believed to
have been built circa 1820s. The property provides accommodation over three
levels with the addition of a cellar. The property occupies a prominent
position on the High Street, ideal for access to the local schools by foot and
extensive local amenities.


The current owners have previously used the rear section of the property as a
florist/gift shop, and from a planning perspective has a Use Class A1
(shops/retail use).


The Accommodation
A trellis porch gives way to a boarded front door, opening into a welcoming
central reception hall with exposed beamed ceiling. Either side of the
reception hall are two well - proportioned reception rooms of comparable
proportions; the sitting room featuring an inglenook fireplace with brick
lined recess and Yorkstone hearth. The lounge features a multi - fuel stove also
within a brick lined recess with stone hearth and overmantel, flanked by arch
topped recessed bookcases. Also off the entrance hall, is a glazed door
opening to the rear courtyard and enclosed sandstone steps lead down to a
single chamber cellar.


The hub of the property is a large kitchen with vaulted ceiling and a range of
shaker style cabinets with an array of freestanding appliances including an
electric oven and grill, a dishwasher, fridge and freezer. Adjoining the
kitchen is an additional space which could be used as a utility room or
breakfast room, having a range of matching base cabinets. Beyond the kitchen
is the dining room with glazed elevation, with French doors leading out to an
adjoining veranda. To the rear of the property is a large room with vaulted
ceiling with exposed purlins and rafters and glazed double doors leading to a
decked terrace. This room has previously been used as a florist/gift shop but
would be ideal as a substantial family room, subject to any “change of use
requirement”.


A heavy oak spindle staircase with turned balusters rises to a half landing
giving access to a bathroom featuring a white modern suite with adjoining WC
and chrome heated towel radiator. Stairs continue to the first - floor landing
giving access to two double bedrooms featuring exposed ceiling beams and wide
original exposed oak floorboards.


The staircase rises to the second - floor landing, offering space for a home
study/reading area and gives access to two large double bedrooms each having
semi - vaulted ceilings.


Outside
Chester Villa features an attractive formal front garden featuring conical,
ball and lollipop box topiary with stone steps leading to the front door. To
the side of the property is an extensive tarmacadam driveway providing
parking, with gates opening onto a further hardstanding providing additional
parking spaces, where required.


The principal gardens are south west facing; the lower gardens predominantly
being lawned with brick retained floral beds and an adjoining decked terrace.
Sandstone steps lead to the upper garden, offering a natural wildlife garden
with a barked surface. A timber framed garden store with adjoining pergola
with brick paving offers a charming seating area. (Please note the boundaries
of the garden with the adjoining High Street Church are open and the buyer
would need to establish their own enclosures, where required).

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