4 bed detached house for sale

Ruff Lane, Ormskirk L39

KO1148 - Woodlands Farmhouse is not your average Ormskirk listing. A substantial Georgian detached home set on 0.67 acres within the Ruff Lane Conservation Area; one of West Lancashire's most prestigious addresses, this is a property that delivers on multiple levels simultaneously. Period features, an exceptional open-plan kitchen with bifold doors onto the rear terrace, four bedrooms, two ensuite bathrooms, and an outdoor swimming pool that few homes in this postcode offer. Then there are the two substantial brick outbuildings, both carrying prior planning history; one previously consented for four self-contained studio apartments, the other as an independent detached cottage, offering a scope for rental income, annexe or development that simply doesn't come as standard at any price. This is a home worth seeing.

The Property

Ruff Lane doesn't need much of an introduction to those who know Ormskirk. It's the kind of road where properties are held for decades, where plots are generous and neighbours are discreet, and where the address alone carries a weight that no amount of renovation can manufacture. Woodlands Farmhouse sits at the heart of that; it's a home that has been thoughtfully evolved over the years into something that works as beautifully as it looks, with a layout that gives you real space across every floor, character that can't be manufactured, and a plot that hands the next owner possibilities that most properties at this level simply never offer.

Accommodation in brief

- Entrance hall
- Living room
- Sitting room
- Open plan kitchen with dining & living
- Separate utility room
- Cloakroom/ wc
- 4 Bedrooms (2 ensuite)
- Family bathroom

outside
- Approx. 0.67 Acre plot
- Front lawns & mature trees
- Driveway to detached garage
- Multiple cobbled and paved terraces to rear
- Heated outdoor pool (currently disconnected)
- Detached bungalow annexe (with prior planning)
- Detached outbuilding (with prior planning)

property information

Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession

Services: Mains water, Electric, Mains gas, Single glazing, Ultrafast broadband (estimated), Alarm. Security lighting, CCTV

Council Banding: G

EPC: D

Flood Risks: Sea & Rivers: Very Low Surface water: Very Low

Local Authority: West Lancashire Borough Council, 52 Derby Street‚ Ormskirk‚ Lancashire‚ L39 2DF, Tel