3 bed semi-detached bungalow for sale

Ilfracombe Road, Sutton Leach, St. Helens, Merseyside WA9

A deceptively spacious dormer bungalow offering flexible living across two floors, with multiple reception rooms, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a private rear garden, driveway parking and a detached garage. This is a home that combines practical everyday living with the versatility to suit a range of buyers.

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Arriving on Ilfracombe Road, you'll find your new home set back from the road with a lawned front garden and driveway parking. Your driveway runs alongside the home, providing convenient off-road parking and leading toward the detached garage, which adds valuable storage or workshop space depending on how you choose to use it.

From the outside, the property presents itself as a bungalow, but as you begin exploring inside, you'll quickly realise there is far more space and versatility here than you might first expect.

You enter the home directly into your kitchen, and this space immediately sets the tone for practical, everyday living. Positioned along the side of the property in a galley layout, the kitchen makes excellent use of its footprint. Cabinets run along the length of the room, giving you generous storage for everything from cookware and utensils to your everyday groceries. The worktops offer plenty of preparation area, whether you are making a quick breakfast before work or preparing a larger meal for family and friends.

From the kitchen, you move through into your first reception room, which sits toward the front of the property. This room feels immediately welcoming, with natural light pouring in through the front-facing window. The fireplace acts as a focal point, giving the space a cosy atmosphere that invites you to sit down and relax. The room has generous proportions, which means you have flexibility in how you arrange your furniture. You might position sofas around the fireplace to create a traditional lounge, or open the space up for a more contemporary layout.

An archway leads you through to your second reception room, located towards the rear of the property. This space works beautifully as a dining room and feels especially bright thanks to the French doors that open directly onto the garden patio. You can easily picture a dining table positioned here, with chairs gathered around for family meals, celebrations or relaxed weekend breakfasts. Because the room connects naturally to the first reception room, the layout feels sociable and open without losing the sense that each space has its own purpose.

Also on the ground floor is an additional bedroom, which offers you real flexibility. Depending on your lifestyle, you might choose to use this as a guest bedroom, a home office, a hobby room or even a playroom. Its position close to the main living space means it feels like a natural extension of the home rather than a tucked-away afterthought.

Nearby sits the ground-floor bathroom, which makes the layout particularly practical if you want bedroom and bathroom facilities on the same level. The space has a fresh, modern feel thanks to the contemporary tiling that runs around the room, giving it a practical finish that is both stylish and easy to maintain. A bath sits beneath the window, creating a relaxing spot where you can unwind after a long day. Natural light filters through the frosted glass, brightening the room while still maintaining privacy.

Stepping outside through either the kitchen door or the French doors from the dining room brings you into your rear garden, and this is a space that has practicality in mind while still offering plenty of opportunity to make it your own.

A wide paved patio stretches across the back of the house, giving you a ready-made outdoor seating area the moment you move in. This is exactly the sort of space where you can set up garden furniture, bring out the barbecue and enjoy long summer evenings with friends or family. The patio is large enough to create different zones if you wish. One area might hold a dining table for outdoor meals, while another could become a more relaxed seating space with outdoor loungers.

The patio sits directly outside the house, so it works as a natural extension of your indoor living space. When the French doors are open, the dining room flows effortlessly into the garden, making entertaining feel easy and informal. Carrying food from the kitchen outside is also simple thanks to the rear door located there.

The layout is refreshingly straightforward, meaning you can shape the space however you prefer. You might add raised planters filled with flowers, create a lawned area for pets or children to enjoy, or add decorative lighting and planting to create a relaxing evening atmosphere.

The detached garage adds even more practical storage or workshop potential. Whether you use it for diy projects, storing larger equipment or simply keeping your belongings organised, it is a valuable addition to the property.

Heading back inside and making your way upstairs, the staircase rises from the living room to the first floor, where you will find two further bedrooms along with another bathroom.

The main bedroom upstairs feels bright and comfortable, with a wide window allowing natural daylight to fill the space. The proportions of the room easily accommodate a double bed along with wardrobes and additional furniture. It's the perfect space for you to wake up to natural light filtering through the window and enjoy a calm start to the day. It also benefits from an en-suite bathroom, complete with its own vanity sink and toilet. This means avoiding the morning/evening bathroom runs, and gives you a wonderful sense of independence and privacy.

The other bedroom on this floor offers another versatile space. It could easily become a child's bedroom, a guest room for visiting family, or even a dedicated home office if you prefer to keep work separate from the main living areas downstairs. Like the rest of the home, it benefits from natural light and practical sizing that make it easy to adapt to your needs.

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Ilfracombe Road is a delightfully established place to live, characterised by a family-oriented community and an ideal, peaceful suburban lifestyle. It has the perfect entwinement of being easily accessible for both drivers and those taking public transport, whilst nestled up against the doorstep of nature. When it's time to unwind, you've got plenty of choices.

Clock Face Country Park is a short drive away, with its wonderful woodland walks, the peaceful Griffin Wood and the Anglers Fishery, perfect for any avid anglers in the family. Sherdley Park is also ideal for weekend strolls or family picnics.

Just to the South, through the village of Clock Face, is the M62 motorway, connecting to Liverpool in the West and to Greater Manchester in the East, over to the Pennines to Yorkshire. It also makes connecting to the M6 for the North West and the West Midlands convenient for drivers.

Ilfracombe Road is situated close to Lea Green train station, providing you with great connectivity.

There are numerous local schools nearby, providing you with sufficient options if educational considerations dictate your move to the area.

-[material information]-

Tenure Type: Leasehold

Tenure Length: 942 years remaining

Tenure Expiry Date: 23/07/2968

Annual Ground Rent: £12.50

Council Tax Band: B

Construction Type: Standard

Sources of Heating: Mains

Sources of Electricity supply: Mains

Sources of Water Supply: United Utilities

Primary Arrangement for Sewerage: United Utilities

Broadband Connection: Up to 1800mbps

Mobile Signal/Coverage (Out of 3): 02 - 3, EE - 2, Three - 0, Vodafone - 3

Parking: Driveway

Flooded in Last 5 Years: No

Entrance Location: Front

Located on a Coalfield: No

Other Mining Related Activities: N/A

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