Lightwood Green, Nr Overton-On-Dee.

Auction Guide Price: £225,000 - £250,000
A characterful three-bedroom detached period country cottage situated within land and gardens which extend, in all, to around 1.84ac; all of which now offers excellent potential for comprehensive modernisation, improvement, and, potentially, improvement (STPP). Peacefully situated in a rural position close to Overton-On-Dee.

Description - Halls are delighted to offer The Oaks in Lightwood Green for sale by Public Auction

The Oaks is a detached traditional cottage offering an increasingly rare opportunity to acquire a rural property requiring comprehensive modernisation and improvement. The accommodation extends to approximately 1,106 sq ft and provides a useful existing layout with two principal reception rooms, kitchen and further reception space to the ground floor, together with three bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor.

Of particular note is the extent of the property, with gardens and land extending in all to approximately 1.84 acres. The grounds provide considerable outside space together with a range of existing outbuildings and offer an excellent opportunity for a purchaser to restore and improve the cottage and its surroundings to their own requirements.

Situation - The Oaks occupies a pleasant position within the rural hamlet of Lightwood Green, which nestles against a backdrop of the rolling landscape of the England/Wales border and broadly equidistant between the villages of Penley and Overton-On-Dee which, between them, provide a range of day-to-day amenities, including Schools, Medical Facilities, Public Houses, and a range of independent Stores.

The nearby lakeland town of Ellesmere provides a wider range of amenities, with the county centres of Wrexham and Shrewsbury both accessible by car in around 30 minutes or under.

Schooling - The area is served by a choice of primary and secondary schooling within Penley and the surrounding towns and villages. A wider selection of state and independent schools is available in Ellesmere, Whitchurch, Wrexham, Oswestry and Chester.

Directions - Leave Ellesmere via the A528 in the direction of Overton-On-Dee, turning right after around 2.5 miles onto Redhall Lane. At the conclusion of Redhall Lane, turn left and continue for a further 0.8miles where the property will be situated on the right, identified by a Halls "For Sale" board.

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The Property - The cottage is of traditional brick construction beneath a pitched slate roof and retains the proportions and character associated with a property of its period. Internally, the accommodation now requires a comprehensive programme of renovation, providing an opportunity for a purchaser to modernise the property throughout.

The ground floor is arranged around a central reception area, with a well-proportioned living room and separate dining room providing the principal reception accommodation. A kitchen extends across the rear of the house, whilst an additional reception area offers further flexibility within the existing layout.

A staircase rises to the first floor where a central landing serves three bedrooms and the bathroom. The bedrooms enjoy views across the surrounding grounds and countryside

Whilst substantial improvement is required, the existing accommodation provides a straightforward basis from which to create an attractive country home, with potential for further alteration or extension subject to all necessary planning and other consents.

Land & Gardens - The grounds are an important feature of The Oaks and extend to approximately 1.84 acres in all. The land surrounds and extends away from the cottage, comprising former garden areas and more open sections enclosed principally by mature hedgerows and established trees.

There is ample space for parking and the grounds offer considerable scope for landscaping, the creation of more formal gardens or other amenity uses appropriate to the property.

A limited range of timber and brick-built outbuildings stands within the grounds. These are presently in poor condition and require substantial repair or replacement, but their presence further underlines the potential of the site, subject to any necessary consents.

N.B. - A further parcel of amenity land extending to approximately 2.62ac will offered for sale immediately after The Oaks. This is delineated in blue on the accompanying plan.

Services - We are advised that the property benefits from mains water and electric. Drainage is to a private system.

Tenure & Possession - The property is said to be of freehold tenure and vacant possession will be granted upon completion.

Local Authority - Wrexham Council

Council Tax - The property is shown as being within council tax band F on the local authority register

Method Of Sale - The property will be offered for sale by Public Auction on Friday 25th September 2026 at Halls Holdings House, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury SY4 3DR at 2pm. The Auctioneers, as agents for the vendors, reserve the right to alter, divide, amalgamate or withdraw any of the property for sale at any time. The Auctioneers, further, reserve the right to sell the property privately, prior to Auction without prior notice or explanation and no liability will be accepted to any intending purchaser in consequence of such a decision.

Buyer's Premium - In addition to the Contract Deposit, purchasers should note that a Buyer's Premium is payable on the fall of the hammer, as specified within the individual lot details. The Buyer's Premium is payable in addition to the purchase price. For properties selling at £25,000 or above: 3.5% of the purchase price plus VAT, subject to a minimum fee of £4,000 plus VAT. For properties selling at £24,999 or below: A fixed fee of £2,000 plus VAT.

Contract Pack & Special Conditions - The property will be sold subject to the Special Conditions of Sale, which are not to be read at the time of sale, but can be requested from Halls, the Auctioneers or via the vendor's solicitor, Lauren Blackford of GHP solicitors, Berwyn St, Llangollen LL20 8ND, prior to the date of the auction. The purchasers shall be deemed to purchase with full knowledge thereof, whether he/she has read the Special Conditions of Sale or not.

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Viewings - By appointment through Halls, The Square, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 0AW.