Charming family home set on a delightful plot with impressive living accommodation, four car garaging and superb home office.

Location - The Orchard is situated within the beautiful village of Belbroughton which is a pretty North Worcestershire village. The popularity of the village owes much to its rural yet convenient location with easy access to both motorway and rail links alongside superb walks around the surrounding quiet country lanes in this charming part of North Worcestershire.


Historically Belbroughton was a medieval village developed around the 14th century church of the Holy Trinity. The area has strong agricultural and industrial heritage dating back to the 19th century when the area was the centre for scythe making. Millstones are still evident in the construction of many of the buildings and mill pools and forges can still be seen along the course of Bel Brook.

Belbroughton offers good everyday amenities within the village comprising of a village shop with a post office, a café, recreational centre, flood lit tennis court and a cricket club. Belbroughton also has renowned public houses and restaurants including The Horseshoes and The Talbot.

More extensive shops and amenities are available in the nearby conurbations of Hagley, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster and Stourbridge. These include railway stations with regular services to Worcester and Birmingham Snow Hill and New Street with onward direct links to London and the regions throughout the UK.

In addition to the excellent local state school system there are a number of highly regarded independent schools easily accessible including Bromsgrove School, Winterfold in Chaddesley Corbett, the schools of King Edwards VI in Birmingham, The Blue Coat School and Edgbaston High School for Girls in Birmingham. RGS and the Kings School in Worcester are also within an easy and accessible distance. For commuters there is easy access to central Birmingham and numerous other regional centres and the motorway network, both the M5 and M42 lie close at hand. The M42 links onto the M40 and the main route from London to the West Midlands. Birmingham International Airport is close at hand off junction 6, just 24 miles from Belbroughton.

The popularity of the village owes much to its rural yet convenient location with easy access to both motorway and rail links alongside superb walks around the surrounding quiet country lanes in this charming part of North Worcestershire.


Mileages

Blakedown 3 miles
. Stourbridge 6 miles .
Bromsgrove 7 miles .
Birmingham 14 miles .
Worcester 18 miles .
M5 (J4) 4 miles . M5 (J3) 5 miles

Description - An impressive country home dating back to 1882 which has been extended over latter years to now offer a substantial family home with flexible accommodation designed for modern day living. Combined with the most delightful gardens of just under half an acre and extensive garaging, the mature plot offers a lovely outlook with much privacy just moments from the High Street.

The Orchard sits back from the road behind mature hedging, electric gates open to a large block paved driveway with garaging for four cars. A pathway leads round to the front of the house where a canopy porch and hardwood entrance door open to the central Reception Hall. The elegant sitting room is dual aspect and overlooks the beautiful gardens, it features parquet flooring and has a coal effect gas fire with solid oak surround as its main focal point. French doors open directly onto the patio area. A second reception room also overlooking the garden again is dual aspect and makes a lovely formal dining room.

The kitchen which was refitted by the present owners is a wonderful light and spacious social area opening out to the garden. There is a comprehensive range of medium oak effect cabinets, large drawer storage and dresser style illuminated glass fronted display unit, set beneath high gloss black granite worktops. There is a full range of neff integrated appliances including, double oven and induction hob, fridge freezer, dishwasher together with a bosch washer dryer and ignis wall mounted microwave oven. A peninsular unit offers a space a for more casual dining and links the breakfast area to the kitchen where there is space for a table and chairs. The current owners added a further room in 2003 which they use as a study, this would also make a super playroom for young children conveniently situated just off the kitchen.

A guest cloakroom and small study/reading room complete the ground floor accommodation.

Upstairs there are three double bedrooms, the impressive master bedroom suite is generously proportioned and overlooks the garden. With its own en suite shower room and featuring a beautifully fitted dressing area with built in drawers shoe storage and open wardrobes leading off the bedroom. There are two further double bedrooms and a quirky house bathroom with panelled bath and rainfall shower and an independently heated towel rail.

Outside - The wonderful gardens wrap around the house, two immaculately manicured lawns are flanked with deep mature beds stocked with an abundance of established perennials and evergreen shrubs. A large seating area off the kitchen is the perfect place for al fresco dining, enjoying the sun from mid morning until into the evening. For the gardener there is a hardstanding area with both a greenhouse and shed.

Tucked away in the corner of the garden is a timber home office/garden room with electric heating, perfect for those work at home days

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