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See how verdicts work2-bedroom flat · PR8 2DU
Sold STCListed 52 days
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About
An exceptional opportunity awaits with this spacious second-floor converted apartment, located in a handsome Victorian detached property.
Offered with no onward chain, this home presents outstanding potential for modernisation, allowing a new owner to create a bespoke living space in a highly desirable location.
Occupying the entire top floor, this apartment benefits from gas central heating and uPVC double glazing.
A shared side entrance with one other apartment leads to stairs that ascend to the first floor, continuing to the living areas on the second floor.
The layout includes a welcoming Hall and a practical Store Room. The impressive Front Living Room/Dining Room is a highlight, featuring windows to the front and side.
This expansive room offers excellent potential to be sub-divided into two separate rooms, such as a spacious living area and an additional bedroom, providing flexible accommodation options.
The apartment also includes a generously sized Kitchen,two Bedrooms and a functional Bathroom.
Situated to the shore side of Birkdale, this property boasts a prime location adjacent to the popular Birkdale Village.
Residents will enjoy easy access to a selection of local shops, charming bars, and restaurants. Birkdale railway station, offering convenient links on the Southport-Liverpool line, is also nearby.
Birkdale Beach is within walking distance, and excellent public transport facilities provide routes to Southport town centre, enhancing connectivity and lifestyle convenience.
Ground Floor: With side entrance door shared with one other apartment and stairs leading to the first floor where there is a door for this apartment leading to a staircase to the second floor.
Second Floor: Hall Front Living Room/Dining Room - 7.7m x 5.26m (25'3" x 17'3") overall and maximum measurements, with windows to the front and side and offering the potential to be sub-divided into to separate rooms (the Living Room and another Bedroom).
Kitchen - 4.55m x 2.64m (14'11" x 8'8") Bedroom 1 - 4.55m x 4.44m (14'11" x 14'7") Bedroom 2 - 2.74m x 2.29m (9'0" x 7'6") Store Room/Potential Third Bedroom/Office - 4.17m x 1.22m (13'8" x 4'0") - previously used as a third Bedroom Bathroom - 3.25m x 2.44m (10'8" x 8'0") Service Charge: We are advised the service charge for March 2026 amounted to £690 as a contribution towards building insurance, maintenance and reserve.
Tenure: Leasehold from and including 13th May 1968 to and including 2nd May 2157 (131 years remaining as of 2026), subject to an annual ground rent £30.
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