Lockwood Avenue
Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7ABDescription
Substantial in nature with an important feel, this fantastic home oozes quality. Built for the current vendors in 2008 to a superb specification, the house extends to over 5000 sqft and incorporates 4 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms and 7 ensuite bathrooms, set in spacious and highly attractive grounds. We’d love to show you around.
Nestled at the bottom of a sought after cul-de-sac, this popular location offers some stunning homes all within walking distance of Poulton's vibrant town centre and the train station. Poulton offers so many amenities to include supermarkets, cafes, places of worship, junior and senior schools as well as healthcare providers. Private schools in the area include AKS Lytham, Rossall School and Kirkham Grammar. Poulton town has a super atmosphere in the evening with popular restaurants and bars. Situated in the Wyre area, close to the edge of the Fylde Coast and close to the coastline and is a short drive out to the Bowland Fells to the east and Lake District. Manchester – 50 Miles, Blackpool – 4 Miles, Preston – 22 miles (mileage approximate).
Heading along Lockwood Drive, the property is located a super, private position at the bottom and electric gates open to reveal the house. On entering the property a block paved driveway and parking area opens up ahead of the impressive façade. There is plenty of parking in this space ahead of the three car garage. The pillared open porch makes a palatial entrance to this home. Part glazed double doors open into the entrance hall, which is a room to behold on its own. The oak panelling, grand staircase, Tudor style window and spacious feel of this room set the property off to an excellent start. Oak doors lead through to various ground floor reception rooms.
The living kitchen is in zoned areas where there is a kitchen space, dining area and living area. The kitchen itself includes a range of wall and base mounted kitchen units with contrasting work surfaces in granite, and a double porcelain sink. The central island incorporates a highly sociable breakfast bar. There is a point for a range cooker with an extractor over and integrated appliances include an oven, undercounter fridge and freezer, two dishwashers, two combination microwaves, chiller and cooler. The living kitchen is open to the living and dining spaces where there is a wood burning stove, giving a cosy feature to the room and views out to the gardens.
The utility/laundry room also has a range of wall and base mounted units, a double sink and a point for two washers and two dryers—perfect for busy family life. The boiler room is found off, this has two boilers, and also two downstairs w/c bathrooms. There is also internal access to the garage. Stairs rise up to the space above the garage, which is home to a gym space with steam room and sauna.
The lounge is a beautiful room which has patio doors to the side and a woodburning stove set in a striking stone fireplace creating a superb feature to this room. There are views out across the gardens and grounds. The study has a range of built in study furniture and views out to the front of the property.
In the lower ground floor there is a built-in wine store together with a games room, this is a fabulous room which has glazed doors out to the garden, the perfect place for parties. There is a well-equipped bar with fridges and dishwasher. The cinema room has a patio door out to the gardens and impressive panelled walls.
The staircase rises up to a spacious landing which is galleried to enjoy the Tudor style picture window. The principal bedroom has a door to the a private balcony with views over the gardens, two dressing areas and two o ensuites. One with a double ended copper bath with a shower head fitting, copper wash handbasin in unit along with a WC and heated towel rail. The other with a double shower, wash basin, and W/C.
Bedroom 2 enjoys views over the gardens and an ensuite, with a ‘P’ shaped spa bath, WC and pedestal wash handbasin. Walking through to Bedroom 3, there is a shared dressing room space and access to a shared, generous balcony. This room is also furnished with an ensuite.
Bedroom 4 has glazed doors to the balcony also includes a dressing area and an ensuite which has a ‘P’ shaped bath/shower, wash handbasin and WC and a heated towel rail.
The staircase continues to rise up to the second floor where you’ll find a further landing area, this flexible space could be utilised as study / homework / library type area should the purchaser wish. The second floor bedrooms are lovely and tucked out of the way, both bedroom 5 and bedroom 6 have a shower ensuite. There is also additional attic/loft space, providing handy storage.
There is a three car garage with sectional ‘up and over’ doors. As mentioned, above this, you’ll find a space currently designated to gym, with a sauna and steam room.
The gardens and grounds have been designed by the current vendors and include fantastic flagged patios and pathways along with topiary, expanses of lawn, vegetable gardens, fruit trees and an attractive central water feature with planted bends and borders. This space offers exceptional levels of privacy and it is hard to believe you are so close to the liveliness of the town centre – a property that must be seen.