England cricket legend Andrew Flintoff has put his Cheshire mansion on the market – and it is listed for sale at £6.75million.
The 48-year-old, better known to fans as Freddie, played 78 Test matches for England and after retiring from playing went on to become a successful TV presenter, fronting shows including Top Gear and Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams.
He bought the mansion in 2021 from former Manchester United star Phil Neville, who moved to the US to coach Inter Miami, the MLS team owned by David Beckham.
The property, which covers 10,000 square feet and boasts six bedrooms and six bathrooms, is described on Rightmove as a ‘stunning detached family home arranged over four floors’.
The listing in Cheshire goes on to mentions the house’s three main reception areas and stylish kitchen, as well as a leisure suite including swimming pool, gym, games room and cinema.
It also points to a ‘comprehensive monitored CCTV & security system’.
‘Designed with both entertaining and family living in mind, Longwood combines clean contemporary architecture and luxurious modern finishes with a distinctive sense of character throughout.
Andrew Flintoff’s mansion is listed for sale on Rightmove at £6.75million
The cinema room forms part of the extensive leisure suit in the four-floor mansion
The listing includes a description of the leisure suite including a swimming pool and gym
‘The principal living accommodation is exceptionally well proportioned, with three impressive reception rooms complemented by a magnificent open-plan kitchen and family room.
‘The kitchen is fitted with an extensive range of bespoke cabinetry and integrated appliances, creating a superb central hub for everyday family life and entertaining.’
It also mentions a passenger lift serving all floors, ‘providing effortless access throughout the house and adding considerably to its practicality and accessibility’.
Flintoff and his wife Rachael have four children – Holly, Corey, Rocky and Preston.
Corey and Rocky have both followed in his cricketing footsteps, with 20-year-old Corey an all-rounder for Kent and Rocky, 18, playing for his father’s former county Lancashire.
It also mentions the games room, which has football and cricket memorabilia on the walls
Flintoff went on to coach England Lions before leaving the role last month
Flintoff and his wife Rachael, pictured in 2019
In 2022 Flintoff suffered life-changing facial and rib injuries during a crash while film Top Gear.
‘Afterwards, obviously, there’s the physical scars that I’ve got. But then the mental side of it,’ he said. ‘I didn’t leave the house for probably six or eight months. The only times I was leaving the house was for medical appointments and surgeries.’
Flintoff expanded on the incident in the Sunday Times, saying: ‘Suddenly the car was rolling and the world was all slow-motion chaos. I knew, somehow, exactly what was coming. I knew the options: If I stuck my arm out, I’d lose it. If I didn’t brace, I’d snap my neck.
‘So I made the call. I shut my eyes and flung up my left arm, with the thinking being that as a right-hander, I was prepared to lose my left.
‘The car dragged me underneath for 50 metres, face skidding, body flipping. Minus two degrees, busted face, but alive — because in that instant, my mind, honed on cricket’s demands, made the right call. A split-second decision. One that saved my life, and changed it.’
