3 bed semi-detached house for sale

The Croft, Blakedown, Kidderminster DY10

Characterful family home offering a generous garden overlooking a lake and a large driveway in a popular village setting.

Description

This traditional village home offers well-balanced accommodation with the potential to modernise and personalise. The ground floor includes a comfortable living room, a dining room opening to the garden and a galley kitchen that leads through to a utility and cloakroom. Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside, the rear garden is a particular highlight, providing a generous lawn, patio and mature borders with a lovely outlook over a lake. A paved driveway at the front offers off-road parking behind a hedged boundary. With its combination of space, setting and scope to improve, the property will appeal to buyers seeking a home they can make their own.

• Well-proportioned three-bedroom home with two reception rooms.

• Generous rear garden with lawn, patio, shed and views over mature trees and a neighbouring lake.

• Paved driveway provides off-road parking and a hedged frontage with side access to the garden.

• Village location with a countryside outlook yet within easy reach of amenities, schools and transport.

The kitchen
Meal preparation is centred on a galley-style kitchen, a built-in gas hob with stainless steel extractor and double oven sits beneath a generous window and is complemented by colourful tiled splashbacks and extensive storage. A door leads through to a practical utility area with plumbing for a washing machine and space for an under-counter fridge. Beyond this, a separate cloakroom keeps facilities conveniently close at hand.

The living room
Relaxation is the theme of the front-facing living room, perfect for family gatherings and quiet evenings. A gas fire set in a carved timber surround with a marble hearth provides a cosy focal point, while a broad picture window overlooks the front garden. The room is carpeted for comfort and flows directly from the hall, creating an inviting and homely atmosphere.

The dining room
Day-to-day dining and entertaining is easily accommodated in the dining room at the rear of the house. Glazed French doors open onto the patio and garden beyond, drawing the outside in and offering lovely views over the lawn. A wall-mounted gas heater is framed by a wooden display unit and there is ample space for a dining table and seating. Double doors connect to the kitchen for ease of serving meals.

The primary bedroom
The primary bedroom provides a tranquil retreat at the end of the day. One wall is lined with fitted wardrobes offering abundant storage and freeing up floorspace, and a broad window frames views over the surrounding countryside. There is plenty of room for a double bed and additional furniture, and the room is accessed from the landing.

The second bedroom
A comfortable double or generous guest room is offered by the second bedroom. A wide window looks out to the front and the gently sloping ceiling adds character. The room can accommodate freestanding furniture and includes a radiator for warmth, with the bathroom and landing close by.

The third bedroom
Currently arranged as a study or dressing room, the third bedroom is versatile and adaptable, benefiting from a window bringing in ample natural light. This space could serve as a nursery, hobby room or home office, depending on the new owner's needs.

The bathroom
Family facilities are provided by the first-floor bathroom. It contains a panelled bath with tiled surround, a pedestal wash hand basin and a close-coupled WC. A frosted glazed window allows in daylight while maintaining privacy, and there are tiled walls for practicality.

The garden
Outdoor living is a delight with the sizeable rear garden. A large lawn is edged by mature shrubs, hedging and specimen trees, while a paved patio beside the house offers space for alfresco dining. Pathways meander through the borders, a wooden shed and brick outbuilding provide storage and a metal arch marks a route through the planting. The garden backs onto a lake with a tree-lined outlook, giving a sense of peace and privacy.

The driveway and parking
Approaching the property you are greeted by a generous paved driveway behind a neatly trimmed hedge. The driveway affords off-road parking and leads to the front door, which sits beneath a pitched canopy. Mature shrubs and low planting soften the frontage and a gate to the side gives convenient access to the rear garden.

Location

Blakedown is a desirable village that combines rural tranquillity with everyday convenience. Nestled amid open countryside, the area offers scenic walks and a relaxing village ambience, while amenities such as shops, pubs and primary schooling are within the community.

A railway station in the village provides services to surrounding towns and cities, making commuting viable for professionals. Road connections link to Kidderminster, Worcester and the wider Midlands network.

There are leisure facilities and country parks in the wider area and the village setting by a lake creates a picturesque backdrop for family living. Blakedown therefore offers a balanced lifestyle with countryside charm and practical connections.

Services

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

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.