Property Details: - Type: Detached house - Bedrooms: 5 - Bathrooms: 4

Agent: Jackson-Stops - Chester Phone: 01244 725686

A fully modernised period family house standing in a private garden and within walking distance of village amenities. <br/> <br/>Features <br/> <br/>- Hall<br/>- Cloakroom/W.C.<br/>- Drawing room<br/>- Sitting Room<br/>- Study <br/>- Kitchen with Breakfast Area <br/>- Utility Room <br/>- Master & Guest Bedroom Suites<br/>- 3 Further Bedrooms (1 en-suite) <br/>- Family Shower Room <br/>- Secure Outbuildings <br/>- Parking & Turning for Several Cars <br/>- Lawned Gardens <br/>- Wide Terrace with Seating Area <br/>- In all about 0.36 acres<br/> <br/>Description <br/> <br/>Marford Gate provides purchasers with the opportunity to acquire an impressive and fully refurbished 5 bedroom detached family house standing in a generous and private garden. Dating from the 1930’s the design is very distinctive being constructed of brick with white painted elevations incorporating a first floor balcony and new double glazed windows beneath a tiled roof. Marford Gate has recently undergone a comprehensive scheme of modernisation and improvement offering contemporary family style living but yet retaining much of the original character and architectural detailing. Heating is courtesy of a new gas fired boiler with under floor heating throughout the ground floor rooms and conventional heating radiators on the upper floors. The flooring at ground floor level is a combination of laminate and tile and there is extensive lighting with downlighters throughout.<br/> <br/>At ground floor level there are two principal reception rooms with a study off and from a central staircase hall access is gained to an open plan kitchen with island unit and a comprehensive range od Bosch appliances. From the kitchen bi-folding glazed doors open to the garden and a wide terrace. An attractive staircase leads to a first floor landing off which there are three principal double bedrooms which are all en-suite with quality sanitary fittings by Hansgrohe and Geberit. The master bedroom has an en-suite shower room and French windows onto a balcony to the front. The other principal bedrooms are en-suite, one with a bathroom and the other with a shower room and both have with walk in dressing rooms. On the second floor there are two single bedrooms served by a shower room with central glazed shower and Hansgrohe fittings<br/> <br/>Location<br/> <br/>Marford Gate is situated at the top of Marford Hill occupying a prominent yet private position. Both Gresford and Rossett are conveniently placed and between them offer a general store, post office, church, chemist, doctors’ surgery, dentist, pubs and restaurants. The larger centres of Wrexham and Chester are 4 and 8 miles respectively offering a more comprehensive range of services with High Street retailers and supermarkets complemented by out-of-town retail parks including the Cheshire Oaks Outlet Village at Ellesmere Port and Broughton Retail Park. <br/> <br/>On the recreational front there are football, rugby, cricket and hockey clubs in both Chester and Wrexham, indoor tennis on the edge of Wrexham and swimming baths. Locally there are several golf courses including Wrexham, Chester Curzon and Carden Park. In Chester there is sailing and rowing on the River Dee and for the equestrian enthusiasts’ horse racing at Chester and Bangor on Dee. <br/> <br/>Schooling in the area is well provided for with the state primary school within walking distance whilst there is a secondary school in Rossett and Yale College in Wrexham. Independent schools are available nearer to Chester including The Kings and Queens Schools and Abbeygate College at Saighton. <br/> <br/>Communications<br/> <br/>The area enjoys good road links and Gresford is extremely convenient for both Wrexham and Chester. The A483 Wrexham by-pass allows for ease of travel south towards Shrewsbury & Telford and to the north connects with the Chester southerly by-pass and A55 expressway serving North Wales. The Chester Business Park, Deeside Industrial Park and Wrexham Industrial Estate are all within daily travel and beyond Chester the southerly by-pass connects to the M53 & M56 motorways serving Liverpool & Manchester which are both within commuting distance. For travel to London there is a 2 hr rail service from Chester Station to Euston and for international travel Liverpool & Manchester airports are 32 and 41 miles respectively. <br/><br/>Distances <br/> <br/>- Rossett 1 mile <br/>- Wrexham 4 miles <br/>- Chester 8 miles <br/>- Liverpool 30 miles<br/>- Manchester 41 miles<br/>(distances approximate)<br/><br/>