7 bed semi-detached house for sale

Pleasant Harbour, Bewdley DY12

An imposing Grade II listed Georgian townhouse in the attractive town of Bewdley, meticulously restored and brimming with charm and history.

Description

• This stunning Georgian townhouse is filled with period features and modern comforts.

• Includes a spacious two-bedroom coach house, perfect for a holiday rental or multi-generational living, with separate access from the rear road of Glenhurst.

• Features many characterful rooms, including elegant reception rooms and a magnificent breakfast kitchen.

• Manicured walled gardens with a patio perfect for entertaining.

• Secure gated entrance with a sweeping driveway providing ample parking.

• Located in historic Bewdley with its shops, pubs and scenic river walks.

The kitchen
This stunning bespoke kitchen breakfast room boasts vaulted ceilings, sleek white wall and base units, and marble work surfaces with a butler-style sink and Quooker tap. The kitchen further benefits from a magnificent island unit, a wine fridge and a three-oven aga with two electric oven modules and a gas hob, making this kitchen both beautiful and functional.

Adjacent to the kitchen is a spacious dining area with a corner fireplace, perfect for casual meals. Two external doors lead to the rear courtyard and side of the property. Whilst a staircase descends to the extensive cellarage and a door opens to the handy utility/boot room, ensuring convenience for everyday needs.

The drawing room
Just off the hall, the spacious drawing room features a cast iron open fireplace set in a decorative mantle between two recessed arches. A side window and a large sash window overlooking the south-west facing garden flood the room with natural light, creating a bright and inviting space.

The dining room
To the other side of the hall, the charming dining room is steeped in history, reputedly hosting meetings by Stanley Baldwin, former UK Prime Minister. Luxurious wood panelling, built-in window seats and an open fireplace contribute to its dramatic appeal.

The entrance hall
The impressive entrance hall welcomes you with characterful wooden floors, half panelled walls, a large sash window and a splendid cast iron open fireplace. A decorative staircase leads to the first floor, with doors accessing the drawing room, dining room and kitchen breakfast room.

The utility and cellar
The vaulted ceilings continue into the useful utility/boot room, featuring plenty of storage, base units with a sink, a window to the side and external access. The lower ground floor, accessed via a staircase from the kitchen, offers excellent storage and could be utilised as a games or cinema room.

The master bedroom
The spacious master bedroom is illuminated by three sash windows overlooking the garden. It features a large walk-in wardrobe, additional storage cupboard and a decoratively tiled fireplace with a white mantlepiece.

The second bedroom
Bedroom two is of excellent size, featuring a characterful open fireplace and two tall sash windows, providing ample light and a sense of space.

The third bedroom
Similarly spacious, bedroom three also boasts characterful open fireplaces and two tall sash windows, making it a comfortable and inviting room.

The family bathroom
The family bathroom is spacious and elegant, with a low-level WC, washbasin, storage cabinet, free-standing bathtub, separate shower cubicle, corner fireplace and a window to the side. The adjacent shower room features a low-level WC, washbasin, shower cubicle and a window to the rear.

The family room
On the second floor, the bright and open family room features charming sloped ceilings with exposed beams, a window to the front, and doors to the bathroom and bedrooms four and five. The bathroom includes a WC, washbasin and bath.

The fourth bedroom
Bedroom four, the largest in the main house, continues the theme of charming beams and sloped ceilings. Dual-aspect windows brighten the room, offering views over the garden and beyond.

The fifth bedroom
Bedroom five, accessed from the family room, features exquisite exposed beams, a fireplace and a dormer window overlooking the garden.

Beech Tree Cottage
This wonderful coach house has its own private entrance via secure wooden gates leading to a parking area and courtyard garden. The accommodation includes a sitting room, kitchen, shower room and two bedrooms.

The sitting room
The sitting room welcomes you with a window to the front, a staircase rising to the first floor, and doors to the kitchen and shower room, creating a cosy and functional space.

The kitchen
The kitchen boasts shaker-style wall and base units, work surfaces incorporating a sink with drainer and mixer tap, and integrated appliances, including an oven and hob with concealed extractor above.

The bedrooms
Upstairs, the landing leads to the master bedroom benefitting from built-in wardrobes and a window to the rear, and bedroom two, an ‘L’ shaped room with a window to the rear also.

The gardens and grounds
The generous south-west facing lawned garden includes lovely specimen trees and shrubs. A large patio spans the width of the property, perfect for alfresco dining and entertaining. The private, walled garden is surrounded by mature trees.

The courtyard
At the rear of the main house, a sizeable courtyard garden offers a mix of block paving and gravel, providing ample space for garden furniture. The garden also features a log store and a gardener’s WC.

The outbuilding
An oak-framed outbuilding, with a window to the front and two skylights, completes the grounds. This building would make an excellent home office or workshop.

Agent’s notes
• All fireplaces on the ground floor of the property are fully functional and
currently in regular use.
• The roof to the kicthen and utility area has been recently restored.
• Both Glenhurst and Beech Tree Cottage can be accessed via a separate
road to the rear of the property which is on higher ground.

Location

The historic town of Bewdley offers a wealth of amenities for residents, including interesting shops and boutiques, a variety of pubs and waterfront eateries, and recreational facilities such as a rowing club, cricket club and an annual duck race.
Unique local attractions include the Severn Valley Steam Railway, Bewdley Museum, and the annual Bewdley Festival. Outdoor enthusiasts will appreciate the nearby walking paths along the River Severn, Trimpley Reservoir, Ribbesford Woods, and the Wyre Forest Nature Reserve, accessible from various points around town.

Services

The property has mains gas, mains electricity, mains water, mains drainage and superfast broadband.

Council tax band, Beech Tree Cottage - D

Fees

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.