7 bed detached house for sale

Salisbury Road, Cressington Park, Liverpool. L19

Description

This impressive double-fronted family home occupies one of Liverpool's most desirable locations, nestled within extensive grounds and offering exceptional accommodation arranged over four floors.

The elegant front elevation sets the tone for the rest of the property, featuring relief bands, symmetrical windows, and a Welsh slate roof complemented by twin lateral chimney stacks.
Approached via wrought iron gates and decorative railings, the property is set within beautifully landscaped grounds, with a granite-set driveway and a stunning rear garden.

Internally, the accommodation is exquisitely designed, having been thoughtfully modernised and extended to create a seamless blend of period charm and contemporary open-plan living. The welcoming entrance hall is decadent in style, leading to a series of bright and airy reception rooms. A high quality fitted kitchen flows effortlessly into the dining area and family sitting room, complete with a solid fuel stove. Additional ground floor amenities include a laundry room, cloakroom, and a basement level providing an ideal TV and cinema room for entertaining.

The first and second floors offer seven well-proportioned bedrooms, many benefiting from dual-aspect glazing and attractive views over the surrounding grounds. The principal suite is particularly impressive, featuring a spacious bedroom, en-suite bathroom, and a walk-in dressing room. Bedrooms two and three also enjoy modern en-suite facilities. The upper floor provides four further bedrooms, all served by a stylish and contemporary family bathroom.

The current owners have meticulously maintained and enhanced the property to an exceptional standard. A full schedule of accommodation, along with a comprehensive photographic inventory, is included within this marketing brochure.

The gardens are a particular highlight, generous in size and beautifully arranged, with terraces flowing seamlessly into lawns and deep, well-stocked borders filled with mature trees, flowers, and shrubs, creating an ideal family environment. To the side of the property, a secure cobbled courtyard leads to a large double garage with full services.

This represents a rare opportunity to acquire a remarkable residence in one of South Liverpool's most sought-after locations.

Cressington Park is one of Liverpool's most beautiful residential parks and is a designated Conservation Area, having a selection of architecturally important dwellings and possessing much charm and character including tree lined roads, Victorian lamp standards and wonderful Esplanade where you can enjoy riverside walks, views of the Wirral peninsula and on clear days the Welsh Hills.

The area is served by many local amenities including shopping on Aigburth Road in addition to having easy access via public transport services including road and rail, with the Park itself having its own railway station.

There is popular schooling within the area covering all age ranges. Access is available to many other amenity areas including those at Booker Avenue, Aigburth Vale, Woolton, Allerton Road and the Mersey Retail Park.

There are a number of sporting clubs within the area including nearby Liverpool Cricket Club, Mossley Hill Athletics Club and the Leisure Centre at Long Lane. Open space and recreational amenities can be enjoyed at Sudley House, Otterspool Promenade Sefton Park with its beautiful lake and palm house.

Council Tax Band: G (Liverpool City Council)
Tenure: Freehold

The Approach

A classically designed and professionally landscaped front garden is accessed via decorative sandstone piers with a low level sandstone wall furnished with railings and electric gates. Granite setts laid out in an elaborate fanlight format connect to established lawns with boxed topiary hedges surrounded by established and mature trees to the surrounding borders. The driveway extends to a further set of secure internal electronic gates leading to the courtyard with EV charging points.

The entrance to the property is traditional and impressive with an attractive entrance door leading into the decedent and inviting reception hallway.

Reception Hall (8.54m x 1.98m)

The six panel timber entrance door with a fan light over is surrounded by deep architraves providing a feeling you have arrived. The immediate entrance is finished with a decorative Minton tiled floor. The focal point is the stunning return staircase leading to the upper floors with turned newel posts, decorative spindles under a balustrade with panelled string. Detailed joinery work is displayed in its finest form including deep skirting boards, wide architraves to door casings all under a high ceiling furnished with elaborate coving and cornice work. Wall lights provide a feeling of ambience.

Inner Hallway (1.98m x 0.96m)

Allows access into the laundry room, basement and connecting to the open plan dining kitchen, dining room and family room for ease.

Cloakroom & WC (1.50m x 1.47m)

A spacious area offering cloaks cupboard with sliding doors, radiator, close coupled WC vanity unit with wash basin and mixer tap with illuminated mirror over, fully tiled walls, radiator, and frosted sash window to the side.

Front Sitting Room (5.13m x 4.27m)

Double aspect glazing in the form of three double glazed symmetrical sash windows to the front aspect overlooking Salisbury Road with a further sash window to the side showering the room with natural light. The front windows are furnished with plantation shutters. A high ceiling provides a feeling of light and space, and the focal point of the room is the marble fire surround with arched head grate and inset living flame gas fire set on a raised hearth with chrome fender. Detailed joinery comprises deep skirting boards, wide architraves to door casings and picture railing connecting to an arched head display niche with decorative cornice work with the ceiling enjoying elaborate coving and cornice work, downlighters and radiator.

Front Living Room (4.85m x 4.23m)

A splendid splayed bay to the front incorporating three double glazed sash windows showering the room with natural light complementing the high ceilings and providing a feeling of light and space. A marble fire surrounds enjoys an arched head grate with inset living flame gas fire set on a marble hearth with fender. This is an elegant and comfortable room furnished with detailed joinery work including deep skirting boards, wide architraves to door casings and picture railing. Downlighters, radiator and elaborate coving and cornice work.

The Heart Of The Home

Kitchen, Dining Area & Family Sitting Room (8.98m x 7.60m)

The kitchen is central to the property and extends to a beautiful open plan dining room and family sitting room. The areas connect seamlessly and is perfect for modern living.

Kitchen

A comprehensive arrangement of base, wall and drawer units, deep pan drawers all furnished with marble surfaces and complementary lighting, up stands and infill tiled splash backs. The central island is furnished with marble and incorporates an underslung stainless steel sink unity with insinkerator waste disposal and mixer tap over. A range of appliances provide convenience including a Neff induction hob with extractor hood, double oven, microwave and dishwasher. Purpose built units provide and house two oversized family fridge freezers. The flooring is finished in quality tiling, there is ample downlighting and a double glazed sash window to the side provides generous natural light, the ceiling is coved.

Impressive Formal Dining Area

Showered with natural light by way of a delightful roof lantern and wide double glazed French doors leading on the terrace and garden. Column radiators provide a feeling of style whilst open plan living is fully utilised again by way of a connection to the delightful family sitting room with double aspect double glazed windows which encapsulate the stunning rear garden.

An impressive log burning stove set on a raised plinth provides warmth during cold evenings and the room is finished off with a media wall and elaborate coving. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a spacious laundry room.

Laundry Room (4.27m x 1.81m)

The spacious laundry room has fitted units furnished with marble surfaces and an underslung stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap for convenience. Plumbing for services including washing machine and dishwasher. Attractive part tiled walls, tiled floor, high level drying rack and timber and glazed door leads to the terrace and garden.

Basement Accommodation

Accessible from the main hallway and comprising;

Basement Hallway (2.04m x 1.90m)

Providing access into the following rooms:

TV Room (4.76m x 4.15m)

Double glazed windows set into lightwells providing natural light, air ventilation system provides comfort, radiators and pre-wiring for walled TV. Door to side aspect.

Study/Former Wine Cellar (2.69m x 1.80m)

Enjoys a barrel-vaulted ceiling and fitted workspace.

Boiler Room (4.31m x 4.22m)

Splayed bay with windows inset provide natural light, two boilers by Ideal Mexico serving a high capacity water cylinder. Ideal for storage.

First Floor Half Landing (1.19m x 0.91m)

Continuation of the beautiful return staircase leading to the upper floors, sash window, linen cupboard with ground glass sash window with shelving and storage.

Study (2.18m x 1.83m)

Ground glass sash window, wooden flooring, radiator. Making an ideal office or home study.

First Floor Landing (3.48m x 1.96m)

Detailed joinery work offering deep skirting boards, wide architraves to door casings and a coved ceiling. Continuation of staircase leading to the second floor.

Stunning Principal Bedroom Suite

An elegant and comfortable room combining ergonomics, style and original features.

Bedroom (4.88m x 4.25m)

The bedroom is lavished with natural light by way of two large double glazed sash windows with delicate glazing bars overlooking the front aspect furnished with working shutters. Wooden flooring, deep skirting boards, wide architraves to door casings, picture railing and a high ceiling with elaborate coving provides a feeling of light and space.

En-Suite Bathroom (4.27m x 3.68m)

Bathing unit with mixer tap, close coupled WC, vanity area offering ‘his and Hers’ wash basins set under a granite surface with illuminated mirrors over. Glazed shelving, cosmetic storage for convenience. Deep shower enclosure with multi-jet, rain and rinse function, vertical towel rails, radiators, tiled floor and double glazed sash windows, picture railing and a coved ceiling make this a quality en-suite.

Walk-In Dressing Room (2.90m x 1.95m)

Fitted furniture offering ample hanging space for storage and a full height dressing mirror. Part obscured double glazed sash window furnished with shutters.

Front Bedroom 2 (4.29m x 3.24m)

A delightful room with dual aspect double glazed sash windows furnished with working shutters providing natural light, wood flooring, radiator and fitted furniture including wardrobes and drawer units. Deep skirting boards, wide architraves to door casings, picture railing and coved ceiling with downlighters.

En-Suite Shower Room (2.45m x 0.88m)

Recently re-equipped with integrated WC, vanity unit with wash basin and mirror over, glazed shower enclosure with rain and rinse attachment and built-in cosmetic niches, porcelain tiling to walls and floor provide a feeling of quality coupled with downlighters and a chrome heated towel rail.

Rear Bedroom 3 (4.28m x 3.28m)

A similar room to bedroom two in design with a large double glazed sash window furnished with working shutters overlooking the wonderful rear garden, wood flooring, fitted wardrobes deep skirting boards, wide architraves to door casings, picture railing and coved ceiling with downlighters.

En-Suite Shower Room (2.53m x 0.87m)

Matches bedroom two and offers integrated WC, vanity unit with wash basin and mixer tap, glazed shower enclosure with rain and rinse attachment and built-in cosmetic shelving and quality porcelain tiling to walls and floor finished with a chrome heated towel rail and downlighters.

Second Floor Half Landing (1.97m x 1.08m)

With window and access to spacious eaves storage area.

Main Landing (3.09m x 1.97m)

Enjoying elaborate cornice work, detailed joinery work and allowing access to the following rooms.

Front Bedroom 4 (4.29m x 4.02m)

A bright, spacious and comfortable room with slight sloping ceiling with a double glazed dormer window to the front and a delightful period arched head window to the side. Wooden flooring, radiator, wide architraves and deep skirting boards, elaborate cornice work.

Front Bedroom 5 (4.85m x 4.00m)

A symmetrical room similar to bedroom four offering a double glazed dormer and matching arched head window to the side showering the room with natural light, wardrobes and dressing table with lighting, downlighters, elaborate cornice work.

Rear Bedroom 6 (4.29m x 4.06m)

Enjoying delightful windows in the form of a double glazed dormer and arched head window to the side, radiator, slight sloping ceiling, fitted wardrobes and decorative cornice work. Access to roof void.

Rear Bedroom 7 (4.02m x 3.70m)

Set up as a gymnasium with a full wall of mirrors, radiator, wood flooring, arched head window and decorative cornice work.

Front Garden

The front garden is landscaped, beautiful in design and provides secure parking and connects to a secure internal courtyard being gated and enjoys granite setts. The courtyard allows access into the spacious double garage.

Rear Garden

The rear garden is majestic and extends over two park plots allowing for symmetrical landscaping combined with classical Victorian flair. An expansive stone terrace serves the rear of the dwelling extending to both sides making ideal family entertaining and outdoor social space. The lawns are beautifully manicured, informally divided with the main formal lawn being oval in design and edged with contrasting red brick borders. Further lawns extend outwards to deep borders which are well planted and offer a selection of established trees including birch, hawthorn, magnolia and rowan to name a few, all of which are back lit providing a feeling of ambience and framing the wonderful gardens.

Side Garden

The garden extends to the side to a play area set on an elevated lawn surrounded by retained borders, stocked with lavender and colourful shrubs. To the far-left hand side of the garden there is a brick-built workshop which holds an original fireplace, power and light. To the opposite side there is a second brick-built storage shed having power and light.

Double Garage (8.06m x 5.62m)

The garage would likely house more than two vehicles via two independently operated electronically controlled doors. The garage is well maintained, enjoys power, light and services with hayloft storage over.