5 bed detached house for sale

Lye Lane, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52

A striking and substantial contemporary residence set in a secluded location on the upper slopes of Cleeve Hill, within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The property extends to 4,758 square feet over three floors that enjoy far-reaching panoramic views across Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, the Brecon Beacons, and the Malvern Hills. The property includes an impressive double-height entrance atrium, a reception hall and a cloakroom. Spread all the way across the front of the house, there is an open-plan living space that includes a Roundhouse kitchen as well as three versatile reception areas that all open onto a huge west facing terrace. The ground floor also features a guest suite with a separate sitting room (or a study) and a private terrace.

Downstairs, there is a cinema room as well as a very generous games room/gymnasium with bi-folding doors onto another west facing garden terrace. The gymnasium is accompanied by a changing room and shower room. Additional amenities on this level include a utility room and plant room.

On the first floor, there is a principal bedroom suite that includes a dressing room, en-suite bathroom and south west facing terrace. Three further bedroom suites on the first floor take the total number of en-suite bedrooms to five. The first floor has fully integrated TV and Audio systems routing back to a media centre cabinet.

The main living area is designed to maximise natural light and views, with bi-folding doors opening onto expansive terraces. The lower ground floor offers flexible space suitable for family use or conversion into a self-contained apartment. All bathrooms are fitted with high-quality Duravit fixtures, and the interior detailing includes walnut, chrome, and glass finishes.

Constructed with a focus on energy efficiency and modern living, the property features a passive air management system, a thermal store for hot water, solar roof tiles (not currently in use), a heat recovery system (mvhr), and grey water recycling. All lighting is LED, the gates are automated, CCTV is installed and there is underfloor heating throughout.

Rockaway Ridge stands on a plot that extends to around 0.6 of an acre. The gently sloping site is approached through solid double electrically operated gates, with video entry system, that open to a wide driveway that leads to the double detached garage with room over that once again commands the most stunning views and would make an ideal office or artist's studio.

The orientation of the grounds is almost due east west and as such, the front lawns and orchard enjoy the afternoon and evening sun. The gardens are arranged to three sides and provide a relaxed setting for the clean lines of the house, bordered by a mature treelined boundary that creates great privacy but with an aspect that enables one to still enjoy the epic view.

Services: All mains services are connected. CCTV.

Set high on the Cotswold escarpment within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (aonb), the property enjoys views across the Severn Vale to the Malvern Hills as well as immediate access to Cleeve Common (over 1,000 acres and the highest point in the Cotswolds), the Cotswold Way and several well-known Cotswold towns.

It is also within a short walk of Cleeve Hill Golf Club, The Rising Sun public house and restaurant and at the foot of the hill is Ellenborough Park hotel, restaurant and spa. A short 3 mile drive to the north, tucked away in the folds of the Cotswold Hills, the thriving Anglo-Saxon market town of Winchcombe is well known for its warm toned Cotswold stone cottages, tea shops, good local amenities and traditional medieval architecture.

To the south, the nearby Regency town of Cheltenham is best known for its quality of lifestyle, schooling, recreational activities and amenities all of this set against the stunning back drop of period architecture and its beautiful scenery being positioned just on the edge of the Cotswold Hills. Winchcombe 3 miles, Cheltenham 5 miles, Stow-on-the-Wold 16 miles, Burford 25 miles, Oxford 43 miles, London 82 miles (distances approximate)