5 bed semi-detached house for sale

South Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool. L15

Description

This spacious Victorian semi-detached dwelling combines fine original features with generous accommodation over three floors. Enjoying large symmetrical windows and high ceilings, the property offers bright and airy living spaces in addition to well-proportioned bedrooms.

In brief the accommodation comprises, a vestibule entrance leading into a fabulous reception hall with the focal point being the return staircase leading to the upper floors which is showered with natural light by way of a half landing window.

The lower part of the reception hall leads to the garden, basement, utility room and breakfast kitchen.

There is a spacious and bright living room with high ceiling and a full height and width bay window in addition to a similar sitting room, cloakroom, utility room and spacious breakfast kitchen. The basement offers a hall, two storage room and spacious front room.

Over the first and second floors half landings and a main landing serve a total of five bedrooms, with bedroom two having its own en-suite shower room. Completing the accommodation is a family bathroom and WC.

The original features include fine joinery work with deep skirting boards, detailed architraves to door casings, picture railing and corniced ceilings.

Externally the gardens are mature, established, well-proportioned and finished in a classical Victorian walled design with a combination of brick and sandstone boundaries. A patio serves the rear of the property and extends to the side with a secure gate to the front. The lawn is mature and established with a wonderful selection of mature trees including acers and a monkey puzzle, a brick built out-building provides storage. The front garden is established with a gravel driveway allowing for off road parking and established borders offer seclusion.

This charming property will prove exceptionally popular to the south Liverpool market place and viewings can be arranged strictly by appointment with Find Your Eden.

The property is located within this leafy suburb and served by a wealth of local amenities and surrounded by plentiful green space such as The Mystery Park, Greenbank Park and Calderstones Park.

The immediate area is established and offers access to a range of amenities including a wide selection of local shopping facilities, restaurants and wine bars available at Wavertree High Street, Smithdown Road and furthermore at Allerton Road.

Excellent public transport services are available locally with regular bus services, strong rail links at Wavertree Technology Park Railway Station in addition to a comprehensive local road network bringing Liverpool City Centre and the M62 motorway network to within easy reach.

The area is also renowned popular primary and secondary schooling in addition to a number of places of worship.

Council Tax Band: B
Tenure: Freehold

The Approach

Approached via a secluded front garden with a gravel driveway with a fine array of wildflowers and established trees and shrubs.

Vestibule Entrance (1.62m x 1.42m)

Access to the property via the vestibule entrance with an original four panelled entrance door with fan light over, terracotta and black tiled floor, deep skirting boards and a double glazed window.

Reception Hall (4.16m x 1.65m)

Access to the reception hall is via a stunning pitched pine original entrance door with leaded light and stained glass work, corresponding side windows and an elaborate three part fanlight all of which is set in a fine carved timber framed surround. The focal point of the hall is the stunning return staircase leading to the first floor with carved balustrade and a lions paw newel post, decorative spindles and a panelled string. Radiator, stripped and varnished floorboards, deep skirting boards and detailed architraves to door casings, dado rail with lincrusta under and a high ceiling furnished with elaborate cornice work. Steps lead down to the lower part of the reception hall.

Ground Floor WC (2.11m x 1.48m)

With low level WC, period pedestal wash hand basin, decorative tiled splashback, stripped and varnished floorboards, double glazed window.

Lower Reception Hall (4.24m x 1.99m)

With a leaded light and stained glass door leading into the garden, a terracotta and black tiled flooring, dado rail, access to the basement, utility room and kitchen.

Front Living Room (5.38m x 4.17m)

A bright and impressive living room with a high ceiling provides a feeling of light and space, double glazed sash windows overlook the front garden, brick built fire surround with open fire, radiator, impressive joinery work including exceptionally deep skirting boards connecting to detailed architraves to door casings, picture rail, ceiling rose, stripped and varnished floorboards.

Front Sitting Room (5.68m x 4.17m)

A full height and width splayed bay incorporating three double glazed sash windows overlooking the front garden. Period fire surround with arched head grate, open fire with tiled hearth, radiator, stripped and varnished floorboards, fine joinery work by way of deep skirting boards connecting to wide architraves to door casings, picture rail and a high ceiling with detailed cornice work and a ceiling rose.

Kitchen (4.06m x 3.97m)

Having a selection of wooden base, wall and drawer units incorporating glazed display cabinets and wine racks, ample work surfaces incorporating a porcelain 11⁄2 bowl sink unit with mixer tap, exposed brick open chimney breast with gas cooker point, tiling between units, quality slate tiled flooring, radiator, double glazed window, coved ceiling.

Utility Room (2.01m x 1.89m)

With terracotta and black tiled floor, work surface, plumbing for washing machine, gas fired combination boiler, radiator, double glazed window, decorative tiled sill.

First Floor Half Landing (1.90m x 1.08m)

Continuation of staircase leading to main landing. Sash window pushing light through the centre of the property. Access to the bathroom and bedroom three is available from the half landing.

Bedroom 3 (4.06m x 3.93m)

Off half landing. Double glazed sash window, wooden floor, radiator, deep skirting boards, wide architrave to door casings, picture rail, coved ceiling.

Bathroom (3.52m x 1.79m)

Four piece suite comprising a tiled sided and deep bath unit with integrated shower over and glazed screen, close coupled WC, bidet, wall mounted half pedestal wash hand basin with mirror over and lighting, cosmetic cupboard, tiled floor, part tiled walls, radiator, double glazed sash window.

Main Landing (2.73m x 1.96m)

Impressive and bright, continuation of the return staircase leading to the upper floor.

Front Bedroom 1 (5.64m x 4.12m)

Having a large double glazed sash window, stripped and varnished floor boards, deep skirting boards connecting to wide architraves to door casings, picture rail and a high ceiling.

Front Bedroom 2 (5.30m x 4.09m)

Splayed bay incorporating three double glazed sash windows providing generous natural light, stripped and varnished floorboards, radiator, deep skirting boards connecting to wide architraves to door casings, picture rail and a high ceiling finished with cornice work and ceiling rose.

En-Suite Shower Room (1.90m x 1.64m)

Comprising a glazed shower enclosure with integrated shower, close coupled WC, pedestal wash hand basin with illuminated mirror over and mixer tap, chrome heated towel rail, fully tiled walls, tiled floor, double glazed window.

Second Floor Landing (1.90m x 1.15m)

Double glazed sash window overlooking the rear garden and pushing natural light through this part of the property.

Rear Bedroom 4 (4.08m x 4.03m)

Double glazed sash window, radiator, deep skirting boards, recently installed carpet floor covering.

Rear Bedroom 5 (3.63m x 2.14m)

Double glazed sash window, radiator, deep skirting boards, recently installed carpet floor covering, high level access door providing access to the roof void.

Basement

Offering a basement hallway with two storage rooms off, power and light.

Main Basement Room (5.36m x 4.12m)

5.36m x 4.12m
Window set into a lightwell, power and light, ideal for storage.

Store Room 1 (2.22m x 1.64m)

Store Room 2 (2.12m x 1.50m)

Externally

The front garden has an established tree screen providing seclusion and a gravel driveway combined with wild flowers allowing for off road parking. Sandstone wall to the curtilage. To the rear there is a fine Victorian walled garden being of a good size, enjoying a patio to the rear of the property extending to the side with a secure gate to the front, water laid on. A brick built out-building provides storage. Sandstone walls and a mature lawn with established borders offering a fine variety of mature trees, shrubs including a monkey puzzle and acer and a selection of wild flowers and holly and a pergola to the rear.