A grand period property dripping with original features has been listed for sale near the Merseyside coast.
The double-fronted detached home on Scarisbrick New Road in Southport has five bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Its footprint spans more than 3,000 sq ft, with living accommodation spread over three floors and a separate outbuilding offering heaps of potential. It is currently being used as a workshop and has its own kitchen and bathroom.
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The listing said the property is "grand and most impressive" and "perfectly balances it’s classical features with modern living".
The result, it added, is a "incredibly versatile and well proportioned family home with a brand new roof added earlier this year".
The home has numerous original features, including a number of stunning stained glass windows. There's also ornate woodwork and coving, picture rails, and "exceptionally" high ceilings.
It opens up into a light and airy entrance hall with a turned staircase, with the space leading to a modern kitchen and dining area, complete with a utility room and a WC.
The ground floor also has three massive reception rooms, each with a beautiful bay window. Other cosy period features include statement fireplaces and more stained glass windows, even on the internal doors.
Upstairs, the first floor has four generously sized bedrooms, one of which is en-suite, and a huge family bathroom with its own standalone tub. The final bedroom is on the top floor.
The grandness doesn't stop in the interior; the grounds of the home are well manicured, with a huge lawn, patio areas and mature trees giving an element of privacy.
The property is on the market with David Davies Sales & Lettings for offers over £525,000.
Houses sold for an overall average of £231,492 in the last year, 12% higher than the 2019 peak.
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