3 bed detached bungalow for sale

Stoke Gardens, Severn Stoke, Worcester WR8

A spacious single-storey home set in generous mature gardens with a detached garage and broad scope for personalisation.

Description

This detached single-storey home offers generous accommodation and stands within mature, established grounds. Inside, a large living room opens into a defined dining area which in turn connects to a broad conservatory overlooking the garden. The fitted kitchen links both to the dining room and to the conservatory. There are three bedrooms, two with fitted storage, plus a flexible third bedroom/study. A family bathroom with separate cloakroom serves the bedrooms. Outside, a wide paved terrace leads on to an expansive lawn, and a block-paved drive provides parking and access to a detached double garage.

• Versatile three bedroom home with a through living room and dining area

• Well-equipped kitchen linking directly to the conservatory and garden

• Extensive mature garden with sweeping lawn, trees and a broad terrace for entertaining

• Block paved driveway giving ample parking and access to a large detached garage

• Located in the village of Severn Stoke within reach of amenities, schools and transport links

The kitchen
The kitchen is arranged in a practical L-shape with an extensive range of timber fronted cabinets, generous worktops and a sink set beneath a broad window. Integrated appliances include a ceramic hob with a hood and a double oven, while space is provided for further domestic machines. A glazed door opens directly to the conservatory and another leads back to the hall, creating easy connections with the principal living spaces.

The living room
Designed for relaxing and entertaining, the living room extends across the width of the house and features a focal fireplace with a timber surround. Two broad windows overlook the front garden, ensuring a pleasant outlook. The room flows seamlessly into the dining area through a wide opening, creating a generous reception space ideal for gatherings and everyday living.

The dining room
Serving as the heart of the home for family meals and entertaining, the dining room sits between the living room and the conservatory. A wide picture window frames views to the garden and there is ample space for a large table. An open arch connects the room to the main living area, creating a sociable through lounge arrangement, and sliding doors lead directly into the conservatory, linking indoor dining with the terrace beyond.

The conservatory
The substantial conservatory provides a light-filled additional reception space that invites year-round enjoyment of the gardens. A pitched roof with a ceiling fan and full-height glazing offer panoramic views across the terrace and lawn. Double doors open onto the paved terrace, while further doors link to the kitchen and dining room, blurring the line between indoor and outdoor living.

The hallway
Approached through a glazed front door and porch, the central hallway forms the axis of the home and provides access to all principal rooms. The arrangement ensures that the reception rooms, kitchen and sleeping accommodation are readily accessible.

The primary bedroom
Positioned to the front of the home, the generous primary bedroom includes a range of built-in furniture, together with a dressing table beneath the broad window. The outlook across the front garden adds to the sense of space and privacy, and there is ample room for a double bed and additional furnishings.

The second bedroom
The second bedroom also benefits from fitted wardrobes and storage units framing the bed area. A wide window overlooks the garden, creating a pleasant backdrop. The room comfortably accommodates a double bed and offers plentiful built-in storage, making it an inviting guest or family bedroom.

The third bedroom/study
Currently arranged as a study, this flexible room provides options for use as a bedroom, home office or hobbies room. Bespoke desk and shelving units are fitted beneath the window, making it ideal for working from home.

The bathroom
Serving the bedrooms, the family bathroom is fitted with a panelled bath, a separate shower enclosure and a vanity basin with extensive storage cupboards. Matching wall tiling and a heated towel rail complete the appointment. A separate cloakroom with a WC sits adjacent off the hall, providing additional convenience for guests.

The terrace
Immediately outside the conservatory is an expansive paved terrace with a distinctive circular motif set within raised brick edging. This generous seating area offers plenty of space for outdoor dining and entertaining and links seamlessly with the conservatory and kitchen. Steps and paths from the terrace lead down onto the lawn and towards the detached garage and sheds.

The garden
Beyond the terrace stretches an impressive lawn enclosed by mature trees, shrubs and hedging, affording a high degree of privacy and a green outlook from the home. Established borders provide colour and texture, while the open expanse of lawn offers space for play, recreation or potential landscaping projects. At the far end there is a view back towards the house, emphasising the scale of the plot.

The driveway and parking
A generous block-paved driveway sweeps up to the front of the home, offering ample parking and turning space for several vehicles. It leads to a large detached garage with a wide roller door, providing secure parking and storage. The approach is framed by mature hedging and lawn, creating a welcoming arrival and complementing the home’s secluded setting.

Location

Location
Severn Stoke is a village to the south of Worcester set amidst picturesque countryside between the River Severn and the Malvern Hills. The surrounding area offers an appealing combination of rural tranquillity and accessibility, with local shops, pubs and everyday amenities available in nearby settlements. Schooling for all ages is provided within the wider area and there are rail and road links to Worcester, Upton-upon-Severn and beyond. The village enjoys a friendly community atmosphere and provides opportunities for walking and outdoor recreation in the surrounding countryside.

Services

Services
The property benefits from mains electricity, water and drainage. There is also oil-fired central heating.

Broadband Speed: Superfast broadband available. Download speeds up to 80 Mbps and upload speeds up to 20 Mbps (source: Ofcom checker).

Mobile Coverage: Likely available from EE, O2, Three and Vodafone. (source: Ofcom checker).

Flood Risk (Long-term forecast): According to the Environment Agency’s long-term flood risk data, the property is currently at a low risk of surface water flooding, rising to medium risk between 2040 and 2060. The risk for river and sea flooding is very low.

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.

Compliance and Verification Fee

A Compliance and Verification Fee of £85 plus VAT (£102 inc VAT) per individual purchaser or related party requiring anti-money laundering, identity, source and proof of funds or financial verification checks is payable upon acceptance of an offer and receipt of the reservation fee.

This fee represents the cost of compliance administration and verification services undertaken in connection with the proposed purchase including anti-money laundering checks, sanctions screening, source of funds verification, proof of funds checks and associated compliance procedures.

The Compliance and Verification Fee shall be deducted from the reservation fee monies held by Andrew Grant.

No compliance or verification work shall be commenced until the reservation fee has been received in cleared funds.

The Compliance and Verification Fee becomes due immediately upon acceptance of the offer and receipt of the reservation fee and shall become non-refundable once any compliance or verification work has commenced, irrespective of whether the transaction subsequently proceeds to Exchange of Contracts or completion.

Where all or part of the reservation fee is refundable under the reservation fee terms, any Compliance and Verification Fees incurred shall first be deducted from the monies returned.