Gerrard's new gym is so big it has different postcode to his house

Steven Gerrard's new gym is so big that it has a different postcode to his house. The gym in Gerrard's back garden has been greeted with mixed opinions from his neighbours.

Gerrard's £350,000 two-storey gym in the Merseyside suburb of Freshfield is almost complete following eight months of construction, according to The Times.

The copper and glass gym has been built on the site of a former bungalow in Gerrard's back garden; despite several objections Gerrard was granted planning permission to build the structure behind his £2m home. However, the footballer's neighbours are still divided over the new gym.

"The gym is not to my taste, but my husband and two sons love it. There are always going to be people who are going to object but there are a lot who love the fact that he is here - and I'm sure that Gerrard doesn't care what others think," said a woman who lives directly opposite the gym.

Others are not so pleased: "I cannot begin to understand why anyone would want to build an eyesore like this in their back garden. It is not in keeping with the properties in this area," said one, while another felt that the new gym was nothing more than a "glorified garden shed" that happened to be worth more than the average semi-detached house.

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