A spectacular Hale mansion belonging to England cricket legend Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff – and previously owned by former Manchester United star Phil Neville – has gone on the market for £6.75million.
The six-bedroom property on Hill Top extends to around 10,000 sq ft over four floors and comes with its own swimming pool, gym, games room and cinema.
Flintoff, 48, bought the house in 2021 from Neville after the former United and Everton defender moved to the United States to become head coach of David Beckham’s Inter Miami.
It means the property has been home to two of the North West’s best-known sporting figures.
Altrincham Today first featured the house back in 2015, when Neville put it on the market for £3.5m ahead of moving to Spain to become assistant manager of Valencia.
At the time, the property was described as “technologically one of the most advanced houses on the market”, with features including a games room, cinema, gym, steam room, sauna, spa swimming pool and a lift serving all four floors.
Eleven years later, the house is now being marketed at almost double that asking price.
Known as Longwood, the detached family home has three main reception rooms as well as a large open-plan kitchen and family room.
Its extensive leisure suite includes a swimming pool, gym, games room and cinema, while a passenger lift provides access between all four floors. The property also has a monitored CCTV and security system.
The current listing describes Longwood as combining “clean contemporary architecture and luxurious modern finishes with a distinctive sense of character throughout”.
Flintoff is one of the most recognisable figures in English cricket, having played 79 Tests for his country during a career in which he became a key figure in England's famous 2005 Ashes victory.
After retiring from cricket, the Preston-born all-rounder moved into television, becoming a presenter of Top Gear and later fronting the BBC series Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams.
He suffered serious facial and rib injuries in a crash while filming Top Gear in December 2022 and subsequently spent an extended period away from public life.
More recently he returned to professional cricket as a coach, including a spell in charge of England Lions. He stepped down from that position last month ahead of taking up a role with Sydney Thunder in Australia's Big Bash League.
Neville, meanwhile, made 263 appearances for Manchester United and won six Premier League titles during his time at Old Trafford before joining Everton in 2005.
