An “extraordinary period house” has been listed for sale in Merseyside.
The four bedroom semi-detached home is spread across three levels but it also has the benefit of a detached garage with kitchen and bathroom facilities. Found on Talbot Road, Oxton, it also boasts a south facing garden and is within walking distance of schools and the village centre.
Called Peristil, the historical home is filled with period detailing, including ornate woodwork. Other impressive features include a spiral staircase to the second floor and a grand hallway which doubles as one of the many reception rooms.
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Peristil is listed for sale with Brennay Ayre and O’neill with a guide price of £545,000. According to Rightmove, properties in Oxton had an overall average price of £197,384 over the last year.
Most of the sales in Oxton during the last year were terraced properties, selling for an average price of £132,294. Semi-detached properties sold for an average of £231,786, with flats fetching £128,675.
Overall, sold prices in Oxton over the last year were 6% down on the previous year and 21% up on the 2016 peak of £162,735. Homes of a similar size of Peristil, within 0.3miles radius, are currently under offer after being listed for £600,000 on Duncote Close, £650,000 on Village Road and £450,000 on Knoll.
Whereas other properties sold within moments of being on the market for £482,850 on Wellington Road and £320,000 on Village Road. Intricate detailing throughout is apparent from the interior images of the home.
Features throughout the ground floor, and the rest of the property, are described as "dramatic" with carved woodwork, period fireplaces, beams and panelling. On the first and second floors are the bedrooms and bathrooms.
The main bedroom is particularly large and replicating the ground floor reception with its inglenook. The second largest also comes with en-suite shower room. The fourth bedroom is said to be more suited as a nursery or home office.
With access via a iron spiral staircase, there are two open plan dormer rooms on the top floor. There's also a fold away loft ladder located on the main landing; which provides access.
Though it has not yet been transformed, the top floor could be turned into a further two large bedrooms with Jack and Jill en-suites. Detached but still on the plot, there's also a garage which could be further transformed into a home gym or office.
The Brennan Ayre and O’neill listing reads: "Peristil, Oxton, comprises a late Victorian house, understood to have been built under a former house name for the headmaster of Birkenhead School. Converted some while ago now into a pair of semi detached houses, so was Peristil named.
"In fact there's so much appealing detailed architectural refinement we have, unusually for us, created an extra long slideshow of photographs in order to highlight just some of those details...and the opportunities that lie within." View more images and information about the property on Rightmove here.
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