4 bed detached house for sale

Hurcott Road, Kidderminster DY10

A fantastic turn of the century traditional home in the Greenhill area, with a wealth of accommodation over three floors, full of charming character features. Much improved by the current owner and featuring four double bedrooms, refitted shower room, shaker kitchen and three reception rooms. Complimented by a large secluded garden and extensive detached outbuilding currently providing office, storage and garage space.

Description

- Beautifully presented four-bedroom detached family home.

- Spacious kitchen and elegant dining room, ideal for entertaining.

- Generous living room with feature fireplace and large bay window.

- Mature, well-maintained rear garden with lawn and pathway.

- Driveway provides convenient off-road parking.

- Ideally located for schools, public transport and town centre access.

A charming Edwardian home on Hurcott Road, situated in Greenhill, full of period features and set over three floors. It offers spacious living, four double bedrooms, a shaker kitchen and upgraded shower room. Outside boasts a large garden, garage with studio and store and parking for three cars on a block-paved driveway.

The hallway
Upon entering the property you step in to the welcoming reception hallway you are immediately immersed in the timeless elegance and charming character that is synonymous with properties of this era. The impressive hallway features wonderful Minton tiles throughout and has a carved wooden staircase rising to the first floor with lots of useful storage space underneath. Doors from here lead to the sitting room, dining room, snug and WC.

The kitchen
The kitchen flows nicely from the snug and sits at the rear of the house leading on to the garden via French doors. The kitchen has been beautifully refitted by the current owner to an excellent standard, with grey shaker style wall and base cupboards incorporating pull out larder drawers and further enhanced by white quartz work surfaces which house the sink and instant hot water tap. The kitchen is well equipped with fitted appliances including a dishwasher, microwave, oven, fridge freezer and washing machine.

The reception room
At the rear of the ground floor is a snug or morning room, ideal for entertaining and family dining with the kitchen located beyond. This adaptable third living area has the most splendid cast iron fireplace within the chimney breast and also features useful built-in wall storage with period frontages.

The dining room
A spacious room designed for hosting, the dining room boasts generous proportions and dual-aspect walls adorned with stylish wallpaper. A large wooden table fits comfortably, making this a fantastic setting for both everyday meals and special occasions.

The living room
At the front of the ground floor is a charming bay fronted sitting room centred around a beautiful period fireplace with inset wood burning stove, cast iron surround and black marble hearth. This room also has a picture rail and exposed floorboards.

Bedroom one
The main bedroom is a wonderfully spacious and light room on the first floor and features a good sized walk-in wardrobe with window, which has the potential to create an en suite. Located at the front of the property, this bedroom features a large window, ample floor space and a calm ambience. It comfortably accommodates a double bed and additional furniture, making it a restful retreat.

Bedroom two
This spacious second bedroom includes built-in character with a striking fireplace and plenty of room for wardrobes and a double bed. A perfect guest room or second principal bedroom.

Bedroom three
Well-proportioned and full of charm, the third bedroom includes a lovely feature fireplace and views to the rear. A versatile room, it works well as a child’s bedroom, guest room or study.

Bedroom four
Situated on the top floor with a pitched ceiling, this room is private and filled with natural light from both a dormer and skylight window. Ideal as a fourth bedroom, home office or creative studio.

The family bathroom
The stylish refitted first floor shower room blends contemporary and traditional themes. Featuring traditional style tiled flooring with under floor heating, a shower enclosure with Metro tiles, black towel radiator, vanity unit and down lighters.

The garden
A large and extremely private garden awaits at the rear of the property, providing excellent outside space to enjoy. Bordering the house is a large patio, the perfect place for al fresco dining and entertaining, with a wood store and gate leading from the driveway. A lawn with a pathway makes up the majority of the garden featuring a number of mature trees including apple, cherry and laurel then at the far end there is a fenced area ideal for creating a vegetable patch or children's play area.

Location

The property is nicely positioned on this well-respected traditional road, forming part of the popular Greenhill area of Kidderminster on the Birmingham side of town. This traditional neighbourhood is home to many impressive period homes including the subject property and is a pleasant and convenient place to live, with easy access to the town and nearby green spaces.

The centre of Kidderminster is less than a mile away and has much to offer, including many high street stores and supermarkets, a myriad of pubs and eateries plus well-respected schooling. Kidderminster train station is approximately 1.2 miles away and offers a regular service to Birmingham, Worcester and London. The wonderful Severn Valley Steam Railway also operates from here, providing scenic journeys through amazing countryside to Bewdley, Arley and Bridgnorth.

For those who like the outdoors, there are plenty of options nearby, including Springfield Park just 0.7 miles away and Hurcott Pools around 0.8 miles distant. The latter is a stunning nature reserve complete with lakes and woodland, a popular destination for dog walkers and nature lovers.

Services

The property benefits from all mains services and an alarm system.

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.