The Crescent

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GUIDE PRICE £160,000 to £170,000

“The magic of a new beginning lies in the courage to pick up a hammer and decide that your environment deserves to be beautiful.”

Located on The Crescent in Leek, this three-bedroom semi-detached home offers a fantastic opportunity for those seeking a substantial renovation project. Requiring modernisation throughout, the property provides spacious and versatile accommodation, gardens to both front and rear, and off-road parking. With plenty of scope to redesign, renovate and add value, this could appeal to builders, investors or buyers looking to create their own home from a blank canvas.

Denise White Estate Agent Comments - Situated on The Crescent in Leek, this three-bedroom semi-detached property presents an exciting opportunity for buyers looking for a genuine renovation project with the chance to create a home entirely to their own specification.

The property requires a comprehensive programme of modernisation and refurbishment throughout, but offers a surprisingly spacious layout, good-sized gardens and plenty of scope for improvement, making it an ideal blank canvas for those looking to put their own stamp on a home.

Upon entering, you are welcomed into an inner hallway, with the property also offering access via the kitchen. The kitchen itself is particularly spacious and provides a versatile footprint with ample opportunity to redesign and create a modern family kitchen tailored to individual requirements. There is also useful understairs storage together with a further storage cupboard.

The inner hallway leads through to two well-proportioned reception rooms. The principal lounge provides a generous living space, whilst the additional sitting room offers further flexibility and could be utilised as a dining room, home office, playroom or second reception space depending on the needs of the new owner.

To the first floor are three bedrooms, including a spacious principal bedroom enjoying an outlook over the rear garden, a second bedroom overlooking the front of the property and a third bedroom with a side aspect. Completing the first floor is a family-sized bathroom.

Externally, the property occupies a decent-sized plot with gardens to both the front and rear. The rear garden offers considerable scope for landscaping and could be transformed into an attractive private outdoor space, whilst the front provides additional garden space and off-road parking via the driveway.

Whilst this is undoubtedly a property requiring significant work, the combination of its position, three-bedroom accommodation, generous plot, gardens and versatile internal layout makes this an excellent opportunity for someone with vision. With the right investment and imagination, there is genuine potential to transform this property into a fantastic individual home.

Location - Known as the 'Queen of the Staffordshire Moorlands', Leek is a former textile town with a long and fascinating history.

The unspoilt town centre offers a refreshing alternative from modern shopping malls and has a wealth of independent shops, including former silk mills housing antique and reproduction pine centres, as well as traditional and contemporary furnishings.

Delicious local produce can be found in abundance at traditional butchers, bakers, greengrocers, delicatessens and cafes. Leek is also home to speciality producers of condiments, confectionery, preserves, wine, whisky, craft beers and the traditional Staffordshire oatcake.

Traditional markets abound, both indoors in the beautifully restored Victorian Butter Market and outdoors in the Market Place, offering everything from general goods, antiques and collectables to fine foods and special 'Totally Locally' Sunday markets. And when it comes to wining and dining, you can choose from a tempting selection of cafés, real ale pubs and restaurants.

Further afield, you'll find the unique, tooth-like rock formations of The Roaches, Rudyard Lake with its picturesque setting and narrow gauge railway and Tittesworth Water, a popular and accessible attraction for visitors of all ages.

Why We Love This Home! - For us, the real appeal of this property is the opportunity it presents. This isn’t a home where you’re simply changing the odd room or replacing a kitchen — it’s a genuine blank canvas, giving the next owner the chance to completely transform the property and create something that feels truly their own.

The spacious layout, three bedrooms, two reception rooms and decent-sized plot provide a fantastic starting point, whilst the gardens offer even more potential outside. Whether you’re looking to create a modern family home, take on your first major renovation project or simply want a property where you can put your own stamp on every detail, there’s plenty here to work with.

It needs work, but that’s exactly where the opportunity lies. With vision, investment and a good dose of imagination, we believe this property could be transformed into a fantastic detached home in a popular Leek location.

Kitchen - 4.54 x 2.94 (14'10" x 9'7") -

Inner Hall -

Lounge - 3.85 x 3.71 (12'7" x 12'2") -

Sitting Room - 3.85 x 3.71 (12'7" x 12'2" ) -

First Floor Landing -

Bedroom One - 4.01 x 3.68 (13'1" x 12'0") -

Bedroom Two - 4.33 x 2.45 (14'2" x 8'0") -

Bedroom Three - 4.81 x 2.07 (15'9" x 6'9") -

Bathroom - 3.09 x 2.02 (10'1" x 6'7" ) -

Outside - The property occupies a decent-sized plot with gardens to both the front and rear, together with a driveway providing off-road parking.

The front garden provides an attractive approach to the property, whilst the rear garden offers a particularly exciting opportunity for the new owner. Currently requiring attention, the space provides plenty of scope for landscaping, whether that means creating areas for entertaining, lawned sections, planting beds or a more contemporary outdoor space.

Much like the interior, the gardens offer a blank canvas and could be completely reimagined to suit the lifestyle and tastes of the new owner.

Agents Notes - Tenure: Freehold
Services: All mains services connected
Council Tax: Staffordshire Moorlands Band B
No chain involved with the sale

Please Note - Please note that all areas, measurements and distances given in these particulars are approximate and rounded. The text, photographs and floor plans are for general guidance only. Denise White Estate Agents has not tested any services, appliances or specific fittings — prospective purchasers are advised to inspect the property themselves. All fixtures, fittings and furniture not specifically itemised within these particulars are deemed removable by the vendor.

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