Hartlebury, Worcestershire
£600,000

Guide price

Bedrooms: 6
A Grade II listed six bedroom double fronted village house in the heart of a desirable village, built in 1797 for the second master of The Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Hartlebury.

A handsome and spacious 6-bedroom, 3 bathroom detached house in charming gardens and including an open fronted garage and parking.

Ground floor

• The front door opens to an entrance hall with a Georgian main staircase, off which is a cloakroom, ground floor shower room and a door to the cellar.

• The sitting room has an Adam style fireplace with a woodburning stove, period cupboards and a French door to the garden

• The dining room has a timber surround fireplace and is Jack & Jill to the ground floor shower room, thus offering flexible use of this room as a ground floor bedroom

• The fitted kitchen has a gas fired Aga.

• Off the kitchen is a large utility room with a rear entrance door that was originally the back kitchen. It has a large China laundry sink, blue period tiled floor and a larder cupboard with a marble shelf.

First floor

• Off the first-floor landing are three double bedrooms served by a family bathroom, one bedroom is currently in use as a delightful study overlooking the garden.

• Off the second-floor landing are 3 further bedrooms, one of which has a large en suite bathroom and the smallest of which also lends itself to use as a study.

• On the second floor is also a useful storage room.

• Five of the bedrooms over the first and second floors enjoy feature fireplaces.

Gardens and grounds

• Accessed off a peaceful no-through lane, the rear drive extends to a single open fronted garage with adjacent parking.

• The charming gardens wrap around the house and are mainly south and east facing allowing the all-day sunshine to be enjoyed.

• Throughout the gardens are a range of evergreen and perennial plants, along with mature trees that include walnut, mulberry, Bramley apple, pear, plum and quince.

• The gardens also feature a fenced kitchen garden and a useful traditional brick store and separate tool store.

Situation

The red house is situated in the heart of the thriving village of Hartlebury next to the village church and within the conservation area. The village offers a post office and general store, a public house, village hall, primary school, and a train station with trains to Worcester and Birmingham, and onward links to London. The village is also home to Hartlebury Castle and nearby is Hartlebury Common, which is the largest and most important area of heathland remaining in Worcestershire.

Nearby Droitwich Spa is an attractive town with everyday amenities including a Waitrose and a mainline station.

Worcester to the south has all that would be expected of a city including country cricket and horseracing.

There is a selection of private schools in the county including Winterfold near Chaddesley Corbett, Bromsgrove School, King's School and RGS in Worcester and the Malvern Colleges.

The M5 motorway network is highly accessible at Junction 5 and Birmingham is only 21 miles to the north with an international airport and several train terminals.

Fixtures and Fittings

All fixtures, fittings and furniture such as curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments and statuary are excluded from the sale. Some may be available by separate negotiation.

Services

Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. Gas fired central heating. None of the services or appliances, heating installations, plumbing or electrical systems have been tested by the selling agents.

The estimated fastest download speed currently achievable for the property postcode area is around 80 Mbps (data taken from checker.ofcom.org.uk on 07/06/2024). Actual service availability at the property or speeds received may be different.

We understand that the property is likely to have current mobile coverage (data taken from checker.ofcom.org.uk on 07/06/2024). Please note that actual services available may be different depending on the particular circumstances, precise location and network outages.

Agents Note

Bedroom 1 on the first floor enjoys planning consent for an en suite to be installed. The planning consent and approved plans are available on the Wychavon District Council website under reference W/24/0072/LB (dated 11 April 2024), or on request from Fisher German.

Tenure

The property is to be sold freehold.

Local Authority

Wychavon District Council

Council Tax Band: G

Public Rights of Way, Wayleaves and Easements

The property is sold subject to all rights of way, wayleaves and easements whether or not they are defined in this brochure.

Plans and Boundaries

The plans within these particulars are based on Ordnance Survey data and provided for reference only. They are believed to be correct but accuracy is not guaranteed. The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and the extent of ownership. Neither the vendor nor the vendor's agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof.

Viewings

Strictly by appointment through Fisher German LLP.

Directions

Postcode – DY11 7TE

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