5 bed detached house for sale

Main Road, Harlaston, Nr Tamworth B79

The property



tenure: Freehold



EPC Rating: Awaiting Report ** Council Tax Band: F

Introduction, Exterior & Double Garage



Positioned on a fabulous large plot in the idyllic Staffordshire village of Harlaston, this perfectly presented, extended home will prove extremely popular to larger families seeking a long term move. The house is elevated away from Main Road behind a softly sloped block-paved driveway that has off-road parking for multiple cars and precedes a double garage. The garage has a wide up-and-over door for vehicles to enter and a personnel door to the left. Two curved retaining walls at either side of the driveway entrance are finished with lawn and slate. A secure gate to the right side of the house leads through to the rear garden.

The rear garden is absolutely outstanding, and no expense has been spared in developing what viewers see today. It begins with a large porcelain patio that has remarkable surface area for a range of outdoor furniture to be positioned. From the patio the garden continues to a lawn that has attractive raised flower and shrubbery beds supported by sleepers. At the far end of the lawn is a fence that includes a gate to access the field and public footpath at the rear of the property.

Work Room

The garden continues to the right hand side where as pathway through wild flowers leads to another outdoor seating area and a huge work room that was created to support the owners’ business.

The work room is very impressive. At over thirty-four feet in length and with three large double glazed windows allowing in the natural light, anybody running a business form home or having a hobby will love this key feature. The flooring is carpeted, and mains power & spotlighting is available. This offers future potential for a home office, gym, cinema room, teenagers den or (subject to planning) a 'granny' annexe.

Important – Utilities



It's important to note that this home is fuelled by kerosine home fuel. The tank for this is well secluded behind fencing to the left of the rear garden. Mains electric, water and drainage are in place.

Ground Floor



Guests enter the home via a composite door to the front that opens to a generous porch for the removal of coats and shoes. A second secure door then opens to an incredible hallway that is large enough to be a reception room in its own right. The current owners use the right hand side of the hallway as a study area and the bay window to the front provides a pleasant outlook. At the rear of the hallway is a deep storage cupboard and access to the guest WC with wash basin is found at the front left. Doors from the hallway lead to the kitchen, dining room and lounge, and there is a carpeted staircase with glass balustrade rising to the first floor.

The lounge is a sensational reception room at the far right of the house. It’s impossible to look at this room and not think of how beautiful it would look for the family to celebrate Christmas whilst having a delightful view of the rear garden through the French doors to the rear. A brick chimney breast provides an eye catching feature with the gas log-burner style fireplace set within. The lounge is part of a vast double extension that makes this house completely unrecognisable from its original build.

Another part of the extension allows for the large dining room to be open plan with the breakfast room, and subsequently the kitchen. Both the dining room and breakfast room have a set of bi-folding doors to open out to the patio. This makes for a sensational area for entertaining guests and holding summer parties. The kitchen has a stylish modern suite that curved units with trendy low profile work surfaces. The suite includes a long island unit with the breakfast room. Included within the suite is a dishwasher, sink with drainer and an array of storage space. A clear area is available to position a range oven with an overhead extractor fan in place.

The kitchen recesses to the left and it’s from here where a door opens to the long utility room. A row of units to the left of the utility matches that of the kitchen and includes another sink with drainer. Plenty of spaces and plumbing is available where necessary for a host of appliances to be placed, such as a washing machine, tumble dryer and fridge freezer. Above the utility room is a vaulted ceiling with skylights to allow lots of natural light, along with the windows at the far end of the room, where there is an exit to the garden patio. It’s worth noting that all exterior doors and windows are double-glazed.

First Floor

Moving up to the first floor, guest arrived at a long and wide corridor landing that leads across the house from left to right. Doors lead off to five bedrooms and the family bathroom. The is also a deep storage cupboard with double doors to access to the far left of the landing.

At the opposite end of the house is the master bedroom. As this bedroom is positioned above the lounge, it was wholly created as part of the double extension and is therefore an outstanding double bedroom. An array of fitted wardrobe and dressing furniture is available with enough floorspace to position a super-king sized bed with ease. At the front of the room there is access to a stylish en suite shower room. With complete tiling to the walls and floor, the en suite comprises of a walk-in double shower cubicle, wall mounted wash basin atop a drawer unit, toilet and a heated towel rail.

This isn’t the only en suite in the house as bedroom two, just to the right of the staircase, also has access to an en suite shower room. Beginning with the room, this is another superb sized double bedroom with built-in wardrobes and dressing unit. The en suite includes a corner shower cubicle with pedestal wash basin, toilet and a heated towel radiator.

The remaining bedrooms comprise of two generous double bedrooms that, along with bedroom one, have glorious views over the countryside to the rear of the house, and a long, large single bedroom that is currently used as a study and music room.

The family bathroom is converted from what was originally a double bedroom and is therefore a remarkable size and features a suite that will impress viewers. Immediately of note is a freestanding oval bathtub that has been positioned at an angle. A recess to the front of the room has been cleverly designed to conceal a long walk in double shower. The rest of the suite has a wall mounted wash basin with drawer unit, toilet and a heated towel radiator.

Nb - room sizes are shown at the bottom of the page.



Transport links

This home is within a ten-minute drive from the A38 dual carriageway which leads south toward Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield & Birmingham and north toward Burton upon Trent & Derby. Travelling through nearby villages using various rural routes will lead the new owners to Tamworth, Swadlincote and also the M42 junction 10 which provides good access to Birmingham, Nottingham & Ashby de la Zouch with the A444 leading from the same junction giving access to Nuneaton & Atherstone.

The nearest train station to this home is Tamworth station has split level platforms offering services to London Euston (West Coast Main Line), and between Birmingham New Street and Nottingham (Cross Country Line). Lichfield Trent Valley Station also has split level platforms offering services to all major UK destinations including Birmingham New Street and Sutton Coldfield (Cross City Line), whilst also being part of the West Coast Main Line.



Schools & amenities

The catchment secondary school is the highly regarded Rawlett School in Tamworth, for which there is a school bus service which departs from the village. The primary catchment is The Howard School in the nearby village of Elford, a lovely and traditional village primary school

Amenities wise, the Church of St Matthew located in the heart the village. There is also Harlaston village hall on Manor Lane and the popular White Lion public house. Furthermore, the village is located in the Mease Valley and there are plenty of public footpaths towards the River Mease, making this a perfect location for dog & recreational walkers.

The nearest shop is found in nearby Alrewas near the A38 which has a Co-operative convenience store, café, butchers, fish & chip shop, and petrol station amongst other local businesses. The nearest supermarkets are found in Lichfield, Tamworth and Burton on Trent which are all between ten and twenty minutes away.



Room sizes



Ground Floor



Lounge: 19’10 (plus French doors) x 16’11 (maximum)



Kitchen: 14’4 x 8’1 plus 7’0 x 6’0

Breakfast Room: 11’5 x 11’5



Dining Room: 16’11 x 12’4



Utility Room: 19’0 x 5’0 (plus recess)



Guest WC: 6’8 x 3’5

Double Garage: 18’3 x 16’5



First Floor



Master Bedroom: 19’4 (into recess) x 14’10 (plus wardrobe)



En Suite Shower Room: 10’8 x 7’7



Bedroom Two: 15’3 x 11’4 (plus wardrobe)



En Suite Shower Room: 6’8 x 5’6



Bedroom Three: 12’4 x 11’6



Bedroom Four: 11’5 x 8’9 (plus recess)

Bedroom Five: 11’4 (plus door recess) x 9’0



Family Bathroom: 9’9 x 8’2 (plus recess)

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