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A SWISH £3.5m house in Cheshire's Golden Triangle will be won with a stunning £1m donation going to the charity of late cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James.

The stunning retreat, in an area loved by Premier League footballers, is the latest grand prize of the , along with £100,000 in cash.

A swish £3.5million house is up for grabs through Omaze
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A swish £3.5million house is up for grabs through OmazeCredit: Omaze
It could be yours for just £10
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It could be yours for just £10Credit: Omaze
The sprawling home boasts five bedrooms
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The sprawling home boasts five bedroomsCredit: Omaze
The draw will raise money for Dame Deborah James' charity - who was a fierce cancer campaigner
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The draw will raise money for Dame Deborah James' charity - who was a fierce cancer campaignerCredit: Stewart Williams

One lucky winner will bag the stunning five-bedroom home in Prestbury, Cheshire and a huge cash prize of £100,000 to help them settle in. If you want to enter, you'll have to be quick as the draw closes this Sunday 28th April.

Omaze has also guaranteed a minimum of £1m for the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK set up to continue the work of bowel cancer sufferer and campaigner Dame Deborah James.

Dame Debs’ mum, Heather James, 66, told The Sun: “I am so thrilled - it’s a guaranteed £1million for Deborah’s Bowelbabe Fund.

“That’s an awful lot of money. I am very aware that we will never be able to generate the level of fundraising that Deborah did in the weeks before she died, so something like this is incredible.”

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The mum-of-two died at the age of 40 in June 2022, five-and-a-half years after she was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer.

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In that time, the inspirational campaigner shared her experience of living with incurable cancer with millions, giving a no holds barred account in her Sun column, Things Cancer Made Me Say.

The Omaze Million Pound House Draw in Cheshire is the company’s 25th house draw.

The property comes mortgage free, with all stamp duty and legal fees covered.

The winner is also given £100,000 in cash and can decide to either live in the house, rent it out for a supplementary income or sell it to become a cash multi-millionaire.

If the winner decides to rent it out, local estate agents estimate that the property could earn £20,000 per month.

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The house is located in Cheshire's Golden Triangle, between Wilmslow, Alderley Edge and Prestbury - famed as the home to football stars and celebrities.

The house, behind a gated driveway, is a blend of traditional and contemporary style and includes grounds with large south facing gardens.

The house has a galleried entrance hall with a feature staircase.

Some of the houses Omaze has raffled off

Omaze runs sweepstakes in an effort to raise money for charities while offering amazing prizes for users and turning a profit for itself.

It was founded by Ryan Cummins and Matthew Pohlson in July 2012.

Omaze was launched in the UK in 2020 and has raised over £25,000,000 for some of the biggest and best-loved British charities, including NHS Charities Together, the RNLI, Teenage Cancer Trust, The Prince’s TrustBritish Heart Foundation, GOSH charity, the RSPCA and the NSPCC.

Becca Pott from Leyton paid £25 to enter the Ascot House Draw — now she’s the owner of an incredible £3,500,000 house just an hour from London.

Meanwhile, a £3.5m property in the Cotswolds came with its own heated swimming pool.

June Smith won a £4.5m dream home in Fowey, Cornwall, in December 2023 and has decided to sell it.

Another property in Scotland had a breathtaking backdrop of the Ochil Hills and included a one-bedroom guest annexe.

A dad also won a Spanish holiday villa worth £3million thanks to a chance encounter.

While a plush £3million townhouse in Islington, North London, was also raffled off.

The ground floor also has a cinema room, a study with great views over the front of the house and a home gym complete with shower room.

There is home audio and underfloor heating.

The first floor features five generous bedrooms - three of which have en suite bathrooms with fitted dressing areas.

The main bedroom suite has a huge walk-in dressing room, beautifully fitted en suite bathroom including a walk-in rainfall shower, a tiled bath and a large backlit mirror concealed television.

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The main bedroom even has its own night kitchen - with a built-in fridge - and windows overlooking the rear garden.

The desirable village of Prestbury is within a short walk of the property and is renowned for its range of upmarket shops, eateries and schools including the new Kings School Macclesfield, together with a tennis club, park, and train station enabling easy access to Manchester and London.

As well as making its lucky Grand Prize winner a multi-millionaire, the Omaze Million Pound House Draw, Cheshire, will raise money for the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK.

Mum-of-two and journalist Dame Deborah was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer in 2016 and went on to host the You, Me and the Big C podcast on BBC Radio 5 Live about her struggles with her illness raising awareness of the disease.

Given just days to live in May 2022, Dame Debs launched her Bowelbabe Fund to fund vital research “to give one final f*** you to cancer, and give more Deborahs more time”.

Debs captured the hearts of the nation and smashed her £250,000 target in a day.

Just before she died the grand total stood at a whopping £7million, and today more than £12.6million has been raised in her honour.

Mum Heather said: “As a family we are so proud of Deborah’s legacy, and it’s an honour to continue what she started. 

“She would be so excited to have an Omaze house dedicated to her Fund, she loved it and always entered the draws.

“Her brother Ben is gutted that he can’t win this house, he has a standing order every month.

“It’s such a stunning house, and will be a wonderful opportunity for a family to enjoy new beginnings and new memories together.

“And that resonates so nicely with the Bowelbabe Fund - it’s more money raised to fund more research to help save more lives.

“The money raised will go towards ensuring families like ours get the chance to make new memories with their loved ones.”

Channelling her daughter’s fundraising spirit, Heather added: “I can just hear her now, I know she would be saying, ‘let’s push and get it to £3million’.

“So I can’t help myself… wouldn’t it be amazing if we could reach at least £2million.”

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Omaze has guaranteed a minimum donation of £1m from this partnership.

The draw is open from March 21 to April 28 with the winning number drawn on May 2 and the winner confirmed on May 3. Paid entries start from £10 from .

The desirable village of Prestbury is within a short walk of the property
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The desirable village of Prestbury is within a short walk of the propertyCredit: Omaze
The main living room features more bi-folding doors that also open onto the rear garden
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The main living room features more bi-folding doors that also open onto the rear gardenCredit: Omaze
The impressive 7,000sq ft new build property is encompassed by manicured grounds
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The impressive 7,000sq ft new build property is encompassed by manicured groundsCredit: Omaze
The homes sits in one of the most exclusive areas in the country
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The homes sits in one of the most exclusive areas in the countryCredit: Omaze
Large windows not only provide beautiful views, but also fill the home with natural light
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Large windows not only provide beautiful views, but also fill the home with natural lightCredit: Omaze
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