Tenbury Road, Kidderminster

A deceptively spacious two/three-bedroom extended period cottage located in Clows Top, enjoying open countryside views. The property sits on approximately 1.2 acres of land, including a grazing field currently housing sheep. Offering characterful and flexible accommodation with a deceptively large ground floor including four reception rooms, the cottage provides excellent potential to update or to further extend, with the owner having previously obtained planning permission for a two-storey extension*. EPC=TBC

Approach:
The property is approached from a lane off the A456 onto a gated driveway, where a path leads to the front door.

Entrance Hall:
The property is entered via a wooden front door with double-glazed side windows, opening into a welcoming hallway with stone flooring, exposed wooden beams, a radiator, open access to the kitchen and breakfast room and doors to the utility/shower room and inner hallway.

Kitchen:
Fitted with cream base and wall units with complementary work surfaces over and incorporating a one-bowl sink with drainer and mixer tap. Appliances include an AGA, four-ring electric hob with cooker hood above, Bosch electric oven, integrated dishwasher and under counter integrated fridge. Further features include, tiled flooring, complementary tiled walls and a double-glazed window to the side elevation.

Breakfast Room:
A casual dining space featuring a window to the front and side elevation and a door to the snug.

Snug:
A cosy reception room offering a window to the side elevation, radiator and a log-burning stove.

Utility / Shower Room:
Appointed with a white suite comprising a shower cubicle with fitted electric shower, low-flush WC and pedestal wash basin with twin taps. Further features include a tiled floor, double-glazed windows to the side elevations, plumbing and space for a washing machine, space for a fridge and freezer, a cupboard housing the hot water tank and wall-mounted cupboards.

Inner Hallway:
With a roof window, inner window to the living room, radiator, stairs rising to the first floor and doors to the rear reception hall, snug and the dining room.

Dining Room:
An impressive dual-aspect L-shaped dining room, including exposed beams, two double-glazed windows to the side elevation, a double-glazed bow window to the rear elevation and two radiators.

Rear Reception Hall:
A versatile additional reception space with tiled flooring, a radiator, stove, exposed brickwork and ample seating area. Featuring a store cupboard housing the Worcester boiler with built-in shelving, a double-glazed window to the side elevation, a glazed door opening into the conservatory and doors to the living room and bathroom.

Living Room:
A large triple-aspect reception room with double-glazed windows to the side elevations, a bow window to the rear and French doors opening onto the garden and patio as well as having multiple radiators and a focal brick-faced fireplace with stove.

Conservatory:
A dwarf-wall conservatory with tiled flooring, double glazed windows, slightly tinted self-cleaning double-glazed roof windows and a door opening directly onto the garden.

Bathroom:
Fitted with a pink suite comprising a corner bath with mixer tap and handheld shower attachment, low-flush WC, pedestal wash basin with mixer tap along with a radiator and double-glazed windows to the side and rear elevations.

First Floor Landing:
Providing access to bedrooms one and two and the WC, along with double-glazed windows to the front, side and rear elevations over the staircase.

Bedroom One:
A double bedroom with a vaulted ceiling, radiator, a door leading to the dressing room/bedroom 3 and a double-glazed window to the side elevation, which is shared with the dressing room/bedroom three.

Dressing Room/Bedroom Three:
A versatile room featuring a vaulted ceiling, radiator and a window to the front elevation. Suitable for perhaps a dressing room, as interconnected children’s bedrooms or as a nursery accessed from the principal bedroom.

Bedroom Two:
Double bedroom with double-glazed windows to the side and rear elevations, radiator, decorative fireplace and a mezzanine storage area with window to the rear.

WC:
Incorporating a push-button flush WC and wall-mounted wash basin with single tap as well as a fitted electric tap for hot water.

Outside:
The property sits within wrap-around gardens, laid mainly to lawn with patio seating areas and a pond, all enjoying surrounding countryside views. The total plot extends to just over an acre, including an adjoining approximately 0.9-acre grazing field, currently used for sheep.

A gated driveway provides parking for multiple vehicles and access to the garage. The garage benefits from windows to the rear and side elevations, lighting, power, work surface and a mezzanine storage level.

*Agent’s Note:
The owner has previously obtained planning permission for a two-storey extension, offering future potential subject to the necessary consents.

Location:
Clows Top is a small village in north Worcestershire, situated on the A456 between Newnham Bridge and Bewdley, surrounded by attractive countryside and scenic walking routes. The village offers a range of local amenities including a shop/post office, butcher’s and village hall and is close to Hunthouse Wood, a Worcestershire Wildlife Trust nature reserve. The Georgian riverside town of Bewdley lies approximately 5.5 miles away, with further road links to Kidderminster and Birmingham giving access to the M5, M6, M40 and M42. Birmingham International Airport is approximately 1 hour away and the main line train station in Kidderminster has regular services to and from Worcester, Malvern, Birmingham and London. Along the A4117, the market towns of Cleobury Mortimer and Ludlow can be easily accessed by road.

Schooling:
Bayton C of E Primary School, located in the nearby village of Bayton, was rated Outstanding in most areas at its most recent inspection. For secondary education, the nearby town of Bewdley offers a Good-rated high school, with The Chantry School in Martley also rated Good. The independent sector is also well catered for locally with a fine selection of schools available nearby in Kidderminster, Chaddesley Corbett, Abberley, Bromsgrove and Worcester.

Tenure:
Freehold

Services:
Mains electricity and water; drainage to a septic tank; LPG fired central heating.

Local Authority:
Wyre Forest District Council

Council Tax:
Band F