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Floorplan
Map5 bedroom detached house
Detached house
5 beds
2 baths
Key information
Features and description
- A Fabulous Detached Family Home
- A Converted School & School House
- 5 Bedrooms & 2 Bathrooms
- Impressive Living Room & Dining Area & Office
- Fitted Kitchen Diner & Utility Room
- Fabulous Private Gardens with Rural Views
- Large Detached Garage Block with Workshop
- Beautiful & Sought After Rural Location
A fabulous detached country home, this former School House offers spacious family accommodation with five bedrooms, two bathrooms to the first floor and an impressive living room with dining area, separate office and fitted kitchen diner with utility room and cloakroom. Sitting within generous private gardens with rural views there is plenty of parking and a detached triple garage/workshop. An Internal Viewing is Highly Recommended.
Directions - From the Halls Kidderminster office on the Franche Road continue in a northerly direction and at the round-a-bout and take the first left onto Habberley Lane, B4190. Continue to the next round-a-bout toward Bewdley and take the third exit onto Low Habberley. Continue past the Habberley Trail to the junction and turn right on Hoarstone Lane and after a short distance turn left signposted to Trimpley Reservoir and then first right at Holy Trinity church and The School House will be found on the right-hand side.
Location - The School House is situated in an idyllic rural location, yet with easy access into Bewdley, Kidderminster, Worcester and beyond, providing convenient access to both town and country. Directly at hand is some fine countryside to enjoy, with nearby public rights of way providing miles of walks leading to local beauty spots such as the wooded Habberley valley nature reserve, Trimpley reservoir on the banks of the river Severn and historic Arley village. Trimpley Reservoir nestles between the River Severn on one side and the historic Severn Valley Railway on the other and the Reservoir is surrounded by Eymore Wood which is very popular with walkers, ramblers with fabulous walking and cycling tracks. The nearby village of Shatterford provides a public house and there is good access to the nearby centres of Bewdley & Kidderminster as well as direct rail connections from Kidderminster to Birmingham and Worcester. There is M5 motorway access via Junctions 3 at Quinton & 5 at Wychbold. Birmingham International airport is very accessible.
Description - The ground floor is entered by a fabulous, spacious RECEPTION HALL allowing access to the ground floor cloakroom, beautiful lounge diner and the kitchen diner. There is a rear inner hallway accessing the ground floor office, a rear porch and access to the front gardens. From the kitchen is a useful utility room with access to the garden areas whilst a turning staircase leads to a split level landing allowing access to five first floor bedrooms, two of which benefit from generous dressing rooms as well as the family bathroom and en-suite to the master bedroom. There are fabulous views from both the front and rear of the property overlooking the private garden and with rural and countryside views beyond. The gardens are beautifully presented and well tendered with electric cast iron double gates, gravelled hard standing parking and turning space with generous lawns to both front and rear as well as a fabulous detached triple garage/workshop. An internal inspection is thoroughly recommended to appreciate the quality size and character of this fabulous detached rural family home.
The impressive main RECEPTION HALL has a solid hard wooden floor and turning staircase to the first floor. There are attractive exposed timbers and access to the main lounge diner and the kitchen diner.
Off the reception hall is a useful walk in storage cupboard, as well as a CLOAKROOM with a white suite of low level close coupled WC, wash hand basin, ceiling mounted light fitting, radiator and obscure UPVC double glazed window.
The impressive LOUNGE DINER which was formally the original school has a fabulous feature exposed brick fire place with wood burning stove and solid timber over. There is a raised solid wooden platform creating a fabulous dining area with large UPVC double glazed windows to both side and rear and UPVC double glazed French doors opening out to a paved terrace over looking the gardens and parking area with fabulous rural views beyond. There are inset spot lights, ceiling mounted light fitting and three double panel radiators.
Off the reception hall is an INNER HALLWAY with radiator, ceiling mounted light fitting and access to the ground floor office.
The OFFICE is well proportioned with fitted desk and storage space, radiator, power points, ceiling mounted light fitting and UPVC double glazed window overlooking the neighbouring Church.
. - A rear porch with pitched beamed ceiling, UPVC double glazed window overlooking the church and part glazed, part solid wooden stable style door giving access to the front parking area, gardens and garage/workshop block.
The generous fitted KITCHEN DINER has fully tiled floor, marble work surfaces with inset one and half ceramic sink with single drainer, ornate mixer tap and extensively tiled surround. There are base and eye level units to include a Range Master' double oven with five electric hob and hot plate and extractor hood over. Further integrated appliances include dishwasher and refrigerator. There are power points, exposed ceiling timbers and access into the dining area.
The DINING AREA has a continuation of tiled floor with two ceiling mounted light fittings, power points, double panel radiator and UPVC French doors to the attractive and private rear gardens.
The UTILITY ROOM is accessed from the kitchen with continuation of the tiled floor, solid wooden work surface, inset stainless steel sink with mixer tap and tiled surround. There are base and eye level units to include space and plumbing for automatic washing machine and larder style fridge freezer. There are inset spot lights, power points and an obscure double glazed pedestrian door accessing the private rear gardens.
.. - The spacious first floor split level landing has UPVC double glazed windows, three ceiling mounted light fittings, access to roof space, radiator and power points.
The spacious MASTER BEDROOM has an initial dressing area with fitted wardrobes, radiator, double glazed Velux window and ceiling mounted light fitting. Through the dressing area the master bedroom has an array of exposed timbers with a feature double glazed window exposing the fabulous views across the private gardens and surrounding countryside. There are two radiators, power points, TV aerial lead and access to the en-suite bathroom.
The EN-SUITE BATHROOM has a white suite of panel bath with dual mixer tap and shower attachment, low level close coupled WC, pedestal wash hand basin, a corner shower cubicle with raised non slip tray, shower and glazed sliding doors. There is a radiator, ceiling mounted light fitting and a double glazed window.
Rear BEDROOM TWO benefits from an attractive outlook across the rear garden with long distance views beyond. There are two original exposed ceiling timbers, radiator, power points, dual ceiling mounted light fitting and access to a spacious dressing room. The dressing room has fitted wardrobes and cupboards with ceiling mounted light fitting, single panel radiator and UPVC double glazed window overlooking the gardens.
BEDROOM THREE has fitted wardrobes and dressing table, exposed timbers, power points, radiator, double glazed Velux window and three further double glazed windows.
BEDROOM FOUR has fitted wardrobe, power points, radiator, TV aerial lead, ceiling mounted light fitting and UPVC double glazed windows with long distance views towards Clent Hills.
Rear BEDROOM FIVE has attractive views across the private gardens, fitted shelving, radiator, power points and ceiling mounted light fitting.
The BATHROOM has marble panel bath, stainless steel mixer tap with shower attachment, low level close coupled WC, vanity wash hand basin, fitted double shower cubicle with non slip tray
Outside - Electrically operated double gates access a large gravelled hard standing area providing off road parking for a number of vehicles and turning space. There is a detached brick and rendered pitch roof triple garage and work shop with external power, courtesy lighting and security lighting. To the front of the property is a generous lawn with raised paved seating terrace with external lighting and water supply. The fore gardens are bordered via wooden post and rail fencing and mature hedging allowing for fabulous countryside rural views across the neighbouring fields and beyond. Access via the side of the property leads to the a generous rear garden with gravelled pathway passing a pedestrian gated access leading to the stepped and recessed porch main entrance. There is also a useful detached brick built store with part wooden cladding, pitched tiled roof with double timber doors leading to a useful utility/office/store with concrete base, open pitched storage roof with power, lighting and three UPVC double glazed windows.
The impressive rear garden has an initial flagstone patio area leading to a particularly generous lawn with mature hedge borders and useful timber garden shed. The gardens enjoy a good degree of privacy with external courtesy lighting, water supply and power.
Services - Mains water, electricity and Oil Fired Central Heating, Clearwater Biotec sewage treatment system are understood to be connected. None of these services have been tested.
Fixtures & Fittings - Only those items described in these sale particulars are included in the sale.
Tenure - Freehold with Vacant Possession upon Completion.
Directions - From the Halls Kidderminster office on the Franche Road continue in a northerly direction and at the round-a-bout and take the first left onto Habberley Lane, B4190. Continue to the next round-a-bout toward Bewdley and take the third exit onto Low Habberley. Continue past the Habberley Trail to the junction and turn right on Hoarstone Lane and after a short distance turn left signposted to Trimpley Reservoir and then first right at Holy Trinity church and The School House will be found on the right-hand side.
Location - The School House is situated in an idyllic rural location, yet with easy access into Bewdley, Kidderminster, Worcester and beyond, providing convenient access to both town and country. Directly at hand is some fine countryside to enjoy, with nearby public rights of way providing miles of walks leading to local beauty spots such as the wooded Habberley valley nature reserve, Trimpley reservoir on the banks of the river Severn and historic Arley village. Trimpley Reservoir nestles between the River Severn on one side and the historic Severn Valley Railway on the other and the Reservoir is surrounded by Eymore Wood which is very popular with walkers, ramblers with fabulous walking and cycling tracks. The nearby village of Shatterford provides a public house and there is good access to the nearby centres of Bewdley & Kidderminster as well as direct rail connections from Kidderminster to Birmingham and Worcester. There is M5 motorway access via Junctions 3 at Quinton & 5 at Wychbold. Birmingham International airport is very accessible.
Description - The ground floor is entered by a fabulous, spacious RECEPTION HALL allowing access to the ground floor cloakroom, beautiful lounge diner and the kitchen diner. There is a rear inner hallway accessing the ground floor office, a rear porch and access to the front gardens. From the kitchen is a useful utility room with access to the garden areas whilst a turning staircase leads to a split level landing allowing access to five first floor bedrooms, two of which benefit from generous dressing rooms as well as the family bathroom and en-suite to the master bedroom. There are fabulous views from both the front and rear of the property overlooking the private garden and with rural and countryside views beyond. The gardens are beautifully presented and well tendered with electric cast iron double gates, gravelled hard standing parking and turning space with generous lawns to both front and rear as well as a fabulous detached triple garage/workshop. An internal inspection is thoroughly recommended to appreciate the quality size and character of this fabulous detached rural family home.
The impressive main RECEPTION HALL has a solid hard wooden floor and turning staircase to the first floor. There are attractive exposed timbers and access to the main lounge diner and the kitchen diner.
Off the reception hall is a useful walk in storage cupboard, as well as a CLOAKROOM with a white suite of low level close coupled WC, wash hand basin, ceiling mounted light fitting, radiator and obscure UPVC double glazed window.
The impressive LOUNGE DINER which was formally the original school has a fabulous feature exposed brick fire place with wood burning stove and solid timber over. There is a raised solid wooden platform creating a fabulous dining area with large UPVC double glazed windows to both side and rear and UPVC double glazed French doors opening out to a paved terrace over looking the gardens and parking area with fabulous rural views beyond. There are inset spot lights, ceiling mounted light fitting and three double panel radiators.
Off the reception hall is an INNER HALLWAY with radiator, ceiling mounted light fitting and access to the ground floor office.
The OFFICE is well proportioned with fitted desk and storage space, radiator, power points, ceiling mounted light fitting and UPVC double glazed window overlooking the neighbouring Church.
. - A rear porch with pitched beamed ceiling, UPVC double glazed window overlooking the church and part glazed, part solid wooden stable style door giving access to the front parking area, gardens and garage/workshop block.
The generous fitted KITCHEN DINER has fully tiled floor, marble work surfaces with inset one and half ceramic sink with single drainer, ornate mixer tap and extensively tiled surround. There are base and eye level units to include a Range Master' double oven with five electric hob and hot plate and extractor hood over. Further integrated appliances include dishwasher and refrigerator. There are power points, exposed ceiling timbers and access into the dining area.
The DINING AREA has a continuation of tiled floor with two ceiling mounted light fittings, power points, double panel radiator and UPVC French doors to the attractive and private rear gardens.
The UTILITY ROOM is accessed from the kitchen with continuation of the tiled floor, solid wooden work surface, inset stainless steel sink with mixer tap and tiled surround. There are base and eye level units to include space and plumbing for automatic washing machine and larder style fridge freezer. There are inset spot lights, power points and an obscure double glazed pedestrian door accessing the private rear gardens.
.. - The spacious first floor split level landing has UPVC double glazed windows, three ceiling mounted light fittings, access to roof space, radiator and power points.
The spacious MASTER BEDROOM has an initial dressing area with fitted wardrobes, radiator, double glazed Velux window and ceiling mounted light fitting. Through the dressing area the master bedroom has an array of exposed timbers with a feature double glazed window exposing the fabulous views across the private gardens and surrounding countryside. There are two radiators, power points, TV aerial lead and access to the en-suite bathroom.
The EN-SUITE BATHROOM has a white suite of panel bath with dual mixer tap and shower attachment, low level close coupled WC, pedestal wash hand basin, a corner shower cubicle with raised non slip tray, shower and glazed sliding doors. There is a radiator, ceiling mounted light fitting and a double glazed window.
Rear BEDROOM TWO benefits from an attractive outlook across the rear garden with long distance views beyond. There are two original exposed ceiling timbers, radiator, power points, dual ceiling mounted light fitting and access to a spacious dressing room. The dressing room has fitted wardrobes and cupboards with ceiling mounted light fitting, single panel radiator and UPVC double glazed window overlooking the gardens.
BEDROOM THREE has fitted wardrobes and dressing table, exposed timbers, power points, radiator, double glazed Velux window and three further double glazed windows.
BEDROOM FOUR has fitted wardrobe, power points, radiator, TV aerial lead, ceiling mounted light fitting and UPVC double glazed windows with long distance views towards Clent Hills.
Rear BEDROOM FIVE has attractive views across the private gardens, fitted shelving, radiator, power points and ceiling mounted light fitting.
The BATHROOM has marble panel bath, stainless steel mixer tap with shower attachment, low level close coupled WC, vanity wash hand basin, fitted double shower cubicle with non slip tray
Outside - Electrically operated double gates access a large gravelled hard standing area providing off road parking for a number of vehicles and turning space. There is a detached brick and rendered pitch roof triple garage and work shop with external power, courtesy lighting and security lighting. To the front of the property is a generous lawn with raised paved seating terrace with external lighting and water supply. The fore gardens are bordered via wooden post and rail fencing and mature hedging allowing for fabulous countryside rural views across the neighbouring fields and beyond. Access via the side of the property leads to the a generous rear garden with gravelled pathway passing a pedestrian gated access leading to the stepped and recessed porch main entrance. There is also a useful detached brick built store with part wooden cladding, pitched tiled roof with double timber doors leading to a useful utility/office/store with concrete base, open pitched storage roof with power, lighting and three UPVC double glazed windows.
The impressive rear garden has an initial flagstone patio area leading to a particularly generous lawn with mature hedge borders and useful timber garden shed. The gardens enjoy a good degree of privacy with external courtesy lighting, water supply and power.
Services - Mains water, electricity and Oil Fired Central Heating, Clearwater Biotec sewage treatment system are understood to be connected. None of these services have been tested.
Fixtures & Fittings - Only those items described in these sale particulars are included in the sale.
Tenure - Freehold with Vacant Possession upon Completion.
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