Ivy House, The Green, Handscare, WS15

Set within a secluded south facing plot and showcasing a superb standard of finish throughout is Ivy House, a characterful detached Victorian home benefitting from spacious family living accommodation, four double bedrooms and superb outbuildings offering potential for ancillary accommodation, a home office suite or for conversion into garaging. Having been substantially remodelled and refurbished, this individual 1800s village residence has been restored to a superb standard and features a wealth of exposed beams, inglenook fireplaces and impressive vaulted ceilings throughout, alongside potential to create additional exterior living accommodation or a self contained workspace within the gated plot.

The interiors comprise briefly dining hall, sitting room, a beautifully appointed family living kitchen, versatile study/playroom, large walk in store room and cloakroom to the ground floor, with two double bedrooms to the first floor serviced by a family bathroom and en suite. A third double bedroom suite is accessed from the main landing, with bedroom two having a staircase which rises to guest bedroom four. Outside, gated access opens into a large driveway where there is parking fore a number of vehicles as well as access into a useful brick outbuilding, and stairs rise to the generous and secluded south facing gardens which house a summer house and an oak framed pergola. The former garage has been converted into a studio which has formerly been utilised as a shop, and in attached to this superb space there is a kitchenette, WC and a large store room. The studio and outbuildings offer ideal potential for conversion back into garaging, or for conversion into a self contained annexe, home office suite or workshop.

The property lies a few minutes’ walk from the heart of Armitage & Handsacre, where there are a range of amenities including shops, pubs, a Butchers, village hall, a doctors’ surgery and dispensary pharmacy. The location is ideal for access to local countryside and public footpaths and Cannock Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lies a few minutes’ drive away and offers activities including walking, cycling and pony trekking through picturesque woodland and protected parkland. The market town of Rugeley and Cathedral City of Lichfield are both a short drive away, where supermarkets, shopping centres and leisure facilities including Beacon Park can be found, and the property lies a short drive from commuter routes including A515, A51, A38 and M6. Rail travel from Lichfield and Rugeley provide direct links to Birmingham, London and additional destinations, and Birmingham International Airport is around a 35 minute drive away.