Semi-detached house for sale in Birmingham B29, 5 Bedroom
Quick Summary
- Property Type:
- Semi-detached house
- Status:
- For sale
- Price
- £ 695,000
- Beds:
- 5
- Baths:
- 2
- Recepts:
- 2
- County
- West Midlands
- Town
- Birmingham
- Outcode
- B29
- Location
- Pershore Road, Selly Park, Birmingham B29
- Marketed By:
- Robert Powell and Co
- Posted
- 2024-05-22
- B29 Rating:
- More Info?
- Please contact Robert Powell and Co on 0121 659 0195 or Request Details
Property Description
An extended and greatly improved Edwardian town house which is set well back from the Pershore Road in a popular and convenient residential location within a recently designated conservation area. The accommodation is well laid out over two floors and extends to 2,311sq. Feet, it includes a porch with reception hall, large study/dining room, dual aspect sitting/drawing room extending from front to the rear, open plan new breakfast/kitchen, rear hall and cloakroom. There are five good bedrooms on the first floor, a dressing room
ursery, shower room and family bathroom.
Situation
The property lies within the Selly Park Conservation area and under the auspices of the Selly Park Owners's Association. It is close to Birmingham City Centre and to two arterial routes which lead to the national motorway network.
It is an area which enjoys many excellent facilities including in the field of education, medicine, sport, recreation and culture. Birmingham City Centre has become one of the best shopping areas in the country with the popularity of the Bullring introducing some fine retail outlets, including Selfridges, followed by the Mailbox which has some established designer shops such as Armani and Harvey Nichols. The recent new development at Grand Central has brought in a new John Lewis superstore and many other popular outlets such as Hobbs and the White Company. The redevelopment has enforced Birmingham's retail landscape and brought in a mix of unrivalled premium fashion and quality high street brands.
Broad Street and Brindleyplace has been developed and improved to produce excellent business and recreational facilities, with the International Convention Centre with its superb Symphony Hall, The National Indoor Arena, The Birmingham Central Library, The Repertory Theatre, numerous hotels, restaurants and brasseries. In Chinatown nearby is the excellent Hippodrome Theatre, home to the Welsh National Opera Company and Birmingham Royal Ballet Company.
There are excellent recreational facilities nearby which include Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Cannon Hill Park with its Midlands Arts Centre, The Barber Institute of Arts, Edgbaston Priory Tennis and Squash Club, Edgbaston Golf Club and the Edgbaston Botanical Gardens.
There are excellent medical facilities in both the state and private sectors, they include the Queen Elizabeth Complex, The Edgbaston Priory and Nuffield Hospitals, The Children's and The Women's Hospitals.
The University of Birmingham, The Dental and Medical Schools are also all nearby and it follows that these centres of excellence attract a great many people to live in the area.
There are also some wonderful schools in the area both in the state and private sector, they include Hallfield and West House Preparatory Schools, Edgbaston High School for Girls, The Priory, St. George's and Blue Coat Schools and along the Bristol Road, the King Edward Foundation Schools. St Edward's Catholic Primary School is nearby and has been confirmed as one of the ten best Primary Schools in Birmingham according to the Real School Guide for 2019.
Description
843 Pershore Road is a delightful Edwardian family home which is full of original features set within a very attractive plot of approximately a quarter of an acre. The gardens are well established well-stocked with a profusion of specimen shrubs and plants. The house is understood to date form circa 1900 and in recent years has been substantially extended, improved and modernised so as to offer well-proportioned living space which is perfect for a growing family. Of particular note is the double depth principal reception room, with large sliding doors onto the terrace and gardens and also a large newly refurbished breakfast/kitchen with lovely garden views.
The current owners have been meticulous in their own refurbishment of the property. Their love of exquisite English oak is apparent from the moment one enters the hall. One of the most impressive improvements is to the magnificent staircase, which is ornately carved with beautiful newel posts and hand rail. In addition the architraves and doors together with most of the floors have been replaced in oak, the front windows have been replaced with treated hardened hardwood at vast expense and the overall result is stunning.
Other period character features include picture rails, moulded ceiling cornices, a wood burning stove in the main sitting room, as well as feature fireplace surround to a number of the bedrooms.
The property is double glazed, has gas fired central heating which is less than five years old. The superb kitchen has been replaced and boasts some lovely pale grey/blue kitchen units with granite worktops and fine ceramic floor tiles, with the breakfast area having the oak flooring which extends to the rest of the ground floor.
The house is brick-faced and has rendered elevations, set principally beneath a pitched slate roof, with relief offered by brick chimney stacks and single story bay window to the front elevation.
It extends to some .(215 sq.M.) and the well laid out accommodation includes:-
The Ground Floor
A part double-glazed front door leads to an enclosed entrance vestibule with an inner front door which has stained glass panels and this leads into the central reception hall.
To the left is the double-depth sitting/living room which is dominated by an impressive high oak arch. It is beautifully light with large bay window to the front, feature fireplace with wood burning stove and slate hearth, oak flooring and tall double glazed sliding doors onto the terrace and gardens beyond.
The Dining Room is at the front and has a large east facing bay window. There is a timber fireplace surround and high oak shelf. The room is currently used as a study/home office.
The superb open plan kitchen has been recently up-graded and refurbished. It occupies a large area with fully fitted kitchen part in a delicate grey /duck egg blue colour, granite mottled work surfaces with inset sink beneath the window which overlooks the garden There is excellent storage in the breakfast area with two deep walk-in pantries perfect for the storage of dry goods/wine and equipment such as an ironing board and vacuum cleaner. The kitchen area has ceramic tiled flooring with wooden floorboards to the breakfast area.
There is a small rear hall with a cloakroom with w.C. And door giving access to the garden.
The new and impressive oak staircase with its beautiful newel posts dominates the reception hall. The first floor separates into two segments which are at separate levels, adding interest and character. Two of the bedrooms which are both double and one of the bathrooms are at the rear of the property, with the shower room to the side.
The Master Bedroom with its adjoining dressing room and two further bedrooms are in the main body of the first floor accommodation.
Outside
The property is set well back from the Pershore Road and is approached from a block paved drive, flanked by areas of lawn and a mature privet hedge to the front boundary and allows for the safe parking of at least three cars. The drive also gives access to a double garage with remote-controlled door to the front, with also another original single garage/coach-house /garden store.
To the west-facing rear aspect are the delightfully maintained gardens, with block-paved/decked sitting areas, steps to the elevated areas, well-stocked borders with specimen plants, shrubs and trees and a further seating area.
The whole plot covers approximately covers 0.25 acre.
General information
Tenure:
The property is understood to be Freehold. The Agent has not checked the legal documents to verify the Freehold status of the property. The buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor.
Services:
All mains services are understood to be available and connected.
Fixtures and Fittings: All fixtures and fittings mentioned in these particulars of sale are included in the asking price. All others are specifically excluded, but some items may be available by separate negotiation.
Viewing: Strictly by prior appointment with the Selling Agents: Robert Powell, 7 Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3SH. Telephone No: Regulated by RICS.
Published March 2019
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