2 bed cottage for sale

The Ridgeway, New End, Cookhill, Redditch B96

A beautifully restored 16th century thatched Grade II listed cottage, offering timber framing, generous living space and gardens in a tranquil rural setting.

Description

Hemming Cottage is a picture-perfect thatched home that has been fully refurbished from top to bottom, including the thatch, wiring, plumbing, flooring, the frame, wattle and daub, brickwork and heating. Set behind timber gates, the ground floor features a characterful living room, a versatile second bedroom with adjoining dressing room or study, a contemporary shower room and a well-appointed kitchen opening into a light-filled boot room. Upstairs, the landing leads to a comfortable principal bedroom with its own powder room and dressing area. Outside, the gardens are mainly laid to lawn, with mature hedging, a brick outbuilding and extensive gravelled parking and separate pedestrian access.

• Fully refurbished Grade II listed timber-framed cottage with thatched roof, meticulously restored throughout.

• Spacious reception rooms with exposed beams and impressive inglenook fireplaces.

• Lawned gardens with mature hedging, patio and brick outbuilding.

• Expansive gated driveway with gravelled parking area and wiring for an EV charging point.

• Newly insulated Boiler Room housing a new Gledhill hot water system and atc Varena digital electric radiators throughout.

• Peaceful rural location with nearby village amenities and road links.

The kitchen

The second bedroom and dressing room
Positioned on the ground floor, this well-proportioned room works equally well as a bedroom or additional reception space, with exposed timber beams, a brick inglenook fireplace with stone hearth and flagstone flooring. Dual rear-facing windows provide a pleasant outlook and the room benefits from a fitted TV point and is wired to take an electric fire. Accessed from the second bedroom, an adjoining room offers ideal use as a dressing room or study, with a window and space for shelving or storage.

The garden and driveway
The gardens are largely laid to lawn, bordered by mature hedging and trees to create a private, rural setting. To the rear, the garden is accompanied by a former brick outbuilding. To the front, stone slabs sit adjacent to the home with a capped well offering potential as a superb focal point. Approached through timber gates, the driveway opens to a generous gravelled parking area, providing extensive off-road parking and a discreet sense of arrival. There is also a pathway leading off the parking area to a pedestrian entrance on to the road.

Location

Location
Hemming Cottage lies along The Ridgeway in the small settlement of New End amid rolling countryside. Leafy lanes, farmland and woodland characterise the immediate area, offering a peaceful rural setting and plenty of opportunities for walking and cycling.

Nearby villages provide day to day amenities such as local shops, pubs, cafés and community facilities, while larger market towns supply a wider range of services and supermarkets. There is a choice of primary and secondary schools in the wider area and several independent schools within comfortable driving distance.

Road links connect the property to regional centres including Worcester, Stratford upon Avon and the Midlands, and there are mainline rail services available from nearby towns. For those seeking outdoor recreation, the surrounding countryside offers bridleways, footpaths and country parks. Residents enjoy a sense of community and the ability to retreat from the bustle of city life while remaining within reach of conveniences.

Services

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

Broadband Speed
Standard broadband available. Download speeds up to 20 Mbps and upload speeds up to 1 Mbps. (source: Ofcom checker)

Mobile Coverage
Likely available from EE, Vodafone, Three and O2. (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 and surface water flooding.

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.