Upton Road, Kidderminster

A three bedroom semi detached home offering an opportunity for renovation, with a full depth living room, front and rear gardens and driveway parking.

Requiring renovation and modernisation, this former council property offers a starting point for buyers seeking a refurbishment project in Kidderminster. The living room extends from front to rear, alongside a separate kitchen with side access. Three bedrooms and a bathroom occupy the first floor, while gardens at the front and rear provide further scope for improvement. Driveway parking complements the outdoor provision.

The accommodation
The kitchen occupies the rear of the property, with a window overlooking the garden and an external door to the side. Its separate position off the entrance hall provides scope to renew the kitchen within the existing room arrangement.

Extending the full depth of the home, the living room has windows to the front and rear. Its elongated shape offers space for both seating and dining, providing a substantial reception area around which to plan the refurbishment.

Two larger bedrooms and a smaller third bedroom are arranged off the first floor landing. The primary and third bedrooms face the rear garden, while the second bedroom overlooks the front.

The bathroom is reached separately from the landing and has an obscured window to the front. The existing bath arrangement provides a basis for updating the room, with scope to coordinate improvements as part of the wider refurbishment.

The garden and parking
A low brick wall and timber fencing define the frontage, where a garden sits between the pavement and the home. The entrance is reached through this area, with gated access alongside the property and driveway parking completing the exterior provision.

The rear garden extends away from the home, with a grassed area, established shrubs and timber fencing. The size offers scope to restore the garden alongside improvements to the property.

Upton Road lies in the Broadwaters area of Kidderminster, within an established residential neighbourhood. The setting places the property within the wider Worcestershire town, with its shopping facilities, schools and public parks providing the local context.

Kidderminster town centre offers shops and places to eat, with Weavers Wharf adding a mix of familiar retailers and eateries.

St Oswald’s Church of England Primary School is on Sion Avenue in the local area. Secondary education within Kidderminster includes King Charles I School, which operates across its Borrington Road and Comberton Road sites.

The town’s road network includes the A449 and A456, providing connections towards Worcester and Birmingham. Kidderminster railway station also offers services to both cities, supporting journeys across Worcestershire and the West Midlands.

Broadwaters Mill Park adds a local green space, while the wider Wyre Forest offers trails for walking and cycling. The combination of town amenities and woodland recreation gives the area appeal for those who enjoy spending time outdoors.

The property benefits from mains gas, electricity, water and drainage.

Broadband Speed
Ultrafast broadband available. Download speeds up to 1800 Mbps and upload speeds up to 220 Mbps (source: Ofcom checker).

Mobile Coverage
Likely available from EE, O2, Three and Vodafone. (source: Ofcom checker).

Flood Risk
According to the Environment Agency's long-term flood risk data, the property is currently at very low risk for river flooding and very low risk for surface water flooding.

EPC
The EPC rating for this property is: D.

Council Tax
The Council Tax for this property is Band B.

Council tax band B

Reservation Fee - refundable on exchange

A reservation fee, refundable on exchange, is payable prior to the issue of the Memorandum of Sale and after which the property may be marked as Sold Subject to Contract. The fee will be reimbursed upon the successful Exchange of Contracts.

The fee will be retained by Andrew Grant in the event that you the Buyer withdraws from the purchase or does not Exchange within 6 months of the fee being received other than for one or more of the following reasons:

1. Any significant material issues which individually are more than 1% of the agreed purchase price and are highlighted in a survey and were not evident or drawn to the attention of you, the Buyer, prior to the Memorandum of Sale being issued.
2. Serious and material defect in the seller’s legal title.
3. Local search revealing a matter that has a material adverse effect on the market value of the property that was previously undeclared and not in the public domain.
4. The vendor withdrawing the property from sale.

The reservation fee will be 0.5% of the accepted offer price for offers below £800,000 and 1% for offers of £800,000 or over. This fee, unless specified otherwise, is payable upon acceptance by the vendor of an offer from a buyer and completion of an assessment of the buyer’s financial status and ability to proceed.

Should a buyer’s financial position regarding the funding of the property prove to be fundamentally different from that declared by the buyer when the Memorandum of Sale was completed, then the Vendor has the right to withdraw from the sale and/or the reservation fee retained. For example, where the buyer declares themselves as a cash buyer but are in fact relying on an unsecured sale of their property. The reservation fee will not be refunded where there is an inability on the part of the Buyer to raise any required mortgage after the Memorandum of Sale is completed.

Once the reservation fee has been paid, any renegotiation of the price stated in the memorandum of sale for any reason other than those covered in points 1 to 3 above will lead to the reservation fee being retained. A further fee will be levied on any subsequent reduced offer that is accepted by the vendor. This further fee will be subject to the same conditions that prevail for all reservation fees outlined above.

Compliance and Verification Fee

A Compliance and Verification Fee of £85 plus VAT (£102 inc VAT) per individual purchaser or related party requiring anti-money laundering, identity, source and proof of funds or financial verification checks is payable upon acceptance of an offer and receipt of the reservation fee.

This fee represents the cost of compliance administration and verification services undertaken in connection with the proposed purchase including anti-money laundering checks, sanctions screening, source of funds verification, proof of funds checks and associated compliance procedures.

The Compliance and Verification Fee shall be deducted from the reservation fee monies held by Andrew Grant.

No compliance or verification work shall be commenced until the reservation fee has been received in cleared funds.

The Compliance and Verification Fee becomes due immediately upon acceptance of the offer and receipt of the reservation fee and shall become non-refundable once any compliance or verification work has commenced, irrespective of whether the transaction subsequently proceeds to Exchange of Contracts or completion.

Where all or part of the reservation fee is refundable under the reservation fee terms, any Compliance and Verification Fees incurred shall first be deducted from the monies returned.