Worcester Road, Kidderminster

A three bedroom semi detached home offering an opportunity for renovation, with gardens and parking in an established Kidderminster location.

Requiring renovation and modernisation, this former council property offers scope to create a home shaped around individual tastes. A living room with windows on two sides forms the main reception space, while the separate kitchen opens directly onto the rear garden. Three bedrooms occupy the first floor alongside the bathroom, with front and rear gardens adding to the appeal of this freehold opportunity.

The accommodation
Opening directly onto the rear garden, the kitchen offers an opportunity to introduce a new cooking space as part of the wider renovation. Its separate position off the entrance hall allows it to remain distinct from the main reception room.

Windows on two sides give the living room outlooks towards both the front and rear gardens. Extending through much of the ground floor, it provides the largest room in the home, with a chimney breast shaping the space.

On the first floor, two bedrooms face the rear garden, including the larger primary bedroom, while the third overlooks the front. Their differing sizes provide a choice of bedroom arrangements, with refurbishment needed throughout to establish a consistent finish across the first floor.

The bathroom is reached from the landing and has a window for daylight and ventilation. Currently arranged with a bath and shower over, washbasin and WC, it offers scope for replacement fittings within the existing room.

The garden and parking
Grass and established shrubs frame the front garden, with a paved path leading to the entrance beneath the brick gable. Fencing defines the approach and a path continues beside the property towards the rear. Parking is also provided to the side of the property.

The rear garden combines a paved terrace adjoining the kitchen with a lawn and a further circular paved area. Timber fencing surrounds the space, with shrubs along the edges and trees beyond. Clearance and landscaping would complement the renovation of the home.

The setting combines established homes with businesses along one of the town’s principal routes, providing a practical base for access to local amenities and the wider Wyre Forest district.

Kidderminster town centre offers independent shops, cafés, restaurants and everyday services. Weavers Wharf adds a choice of larger retailers, while the town’s library broadens the amenities available locally.

Schooling in the surrounding area includes Foley Park Primary Academy and Nursery. Secondary education is available at King Charles I School, which also has sixth form provision and serves Kidderminster and the surrounding area.

The A449 connects Kidderminster with Worcester. Kidderminster railway station provides services towards Birmingham and Worcester, offering a rail alternative for commuting and access to the wider regional network.

For recreation, Brinton Park provides a substantial green space within the town, while the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal offers towpath walks.

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

Broadband Speed
Ultrafast broadband available. Download speeds up to 1000 Mbps and upload speeds up to 100 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 A.

Council tax band A

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.