CHERYL COLE is to sell the £3.5million mansion she shared with cheating ex ASHLEY, The Sun can reveal.

The 27-year-old singer has decided to downsize and the property will go on the market as soon as her divorce comes through.

She will move away from Surrey and hopes to find a place near West London to make it easier for work commitments.

Cheryl also wants to be near Heathrow Airport so she can jet to LA to see her close pal DEREK HOUGH, 25.

The Geordie and 29-year-old Chelsea star Cole bought the historic property – used during World War II to house Canadian troops preparing for the D-Day landings – in October 2007.

Cheryl invited her mum JOAN CALLAGHAN to move in last year.

She has been living in an annexe at the property and has supported her daughter through her marriage break-up and malaria battle.

In June, Derek also moved in to help Cheryl recuperate. The pair have been enjoying a break in LA for the past three weeks.

She will return to resume her judging duties on The X Factor next month.

A source said: “Cheryl is selling up. She’s already looking for a new home, but it will be a lot smaller than what she has now. She doesn’t need a huge estate.

“She wants to be closer to London but stay near to Heathrow Airport to make travelling abroad easier.”

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Cheryl Cole gave a clear indication she’s on the road to recovery as she was pictured yesterday for the first time since contracting malaria.

Wearing not a scrap of make-up with her hair hanging loose, the 27-year-old smiled at photographers as she picked up a coffee from her local Starbucks in Surrey.

Wearing jeans, an off-the-shoulder white jumper and lace vest, the fresh-faced singer looked thrilled to be out in the fresh air again following nearly a month in bed.

Looking noticeably fuller in the face and a healthier size compared to her increasingly skinny frame in recent months, it appeared Mrs Cole has been enjoying home-cooked meals from her mother Joan Callaghan, who has been assisting her daughter’s recovery.

Clearly in a sociable mood after so many weeks recuperating, the star was more than happy to chat to fans and pose for photographs in the coffee shop.

Mrs Cole left hospital two weeks ago to recuperate at her Surrey mansion, which she used to share with estranged footballer husband Ashley.

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