5 bedroom house
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0QZ
Guide Price
£1,000,000
Residential Tags: Grade II
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Summary Details
- First Marketed: Jul 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: Grade II
- Property Tags: N/A
- Land Tags: N/A
Detached Grade II Listed cottage situated in a convenient location with lovely open views together with outbuildings, detached studio and gardens and grounds extending to about 0.87 acres.
Situation
Close Cottage is located along a quiet country lane with The Malvern Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty, being only a stone’s throw away.
Close by is the historic river side town of Upton upon Severn which has many local amenities and popular for hosting summer music festivals bringing excellent tourism into the town. Further and more extensive leisure amenities can be found in Great Malvern which is renowned as a cultural centre with an excellent theatre and cinema together with a leisure centre, swimming pool and several sports clubs. Shopping facilities include a Waitrose superstore in the town centre and there are a wide range of independent retailers.
More comprehensive facilities are available in the Cathedral City of Worcester with extensive shopping and recreational facilities to include Premiership Rugby, County cricket and horse racing.
Transport communications are excellent with the M5 motorway accessed via junction1 of the M50 or Junction 7 providing quick access to Birmingham to the north and Cheltenham, Gloucester and Bristol to the south. Superb rail network links are available from either Great Malvern or Worcester Parkway to London, the
Midlands and the South West.
The property is believed to date in parts to the early 17th century with later extensions and has a wealth of period features to include exposed wall and ceiling timbers, a stunning vaulted ceiling in the principal reception room together with a inset
stained glass door panel depicting the Royal Worcester Fruit Design and in the dining room an original leaded light borrowed window to the hallway. The accommodation provides excellent
free flowing versatile accommodation and to the ground floor the current owners have installed feature copper coloured cast iron radiators to a number of the rooms.
The everyday entrance to the property is through the entrance door from the driveway through to a tiled reception hall with a separate cloakroom. The adjacent dining room which is believed
to be the earliest part of the cottage has windows to the front elevation and a panelled and half paned door with a canopy porch which leads out to the garden. There are also lovely exposed oak ceiling beams and a feature inglenook fireplace with what is believed to be the original over mantle beam. A door leads through to the triple aspect sitting room which is a stunning reception room open to the ceiling with walnut wooden
flooring and a feature fireplace with decorative blue and white tiling and a wood burning stove. A door leads through to a rear porch with access to the garden and also opens into the breakfast kitchen which an excellent range of fitted units with granite worktops, a two oven black Rayburn and integral appliances to include a dishwasher, Samsung oven and induction hob with a Cooke and Lewis extractor over. There is a separate utility room which has a tiled floor and fitted
cupboards and a recess for the washing machine.
From the kitchen there is a door to the family room/snug with French doors to the garden, an office with fitted shelving and a further bedroom which overlooks the front of the property. If required these three rooms have potential to be reconfigured to form a ground floor self contained guest annexe for a relative or a teenager.
On the first floor there is a good sized landing with decorative painted balustrading and an airing cupboard. The master bedroom enjoys lovely views and has a range of fitted wardrobes and an en suite bathroom with a freestanding roll top bath and a Burlington wash hand basin with a vanity unit under. The guest bedroom also has an en suite bathroom with a freestanding slipper bath and a corner Mira shower cubicle. There are two further double bedrooms both with exposed wall and ceiling beams and one having a concealed ornate cast iron fireplace. The family bathroom also has exposed ceiling, beams, a free standing slipper bath and a vanity unit with an inset wash hand basin.
Outside
The property is approached through double wooden field gates to a large gravelled parking and turning area. There is an open fronted Heritage style carport and an adjacent brick and tiled outbuilding with double wooden doors and incorporating the original Victorian pigscot. This is currently used as a workshop and garden store but has excellent potential subject to obtaining
the necessary planning permission to convert to ancillary accommodation as it spacious and has an existing mezzanine area and a working chimney breast. To the side there is a detached Marley garage currently used as a wood store.
To the rear of the property the outside oil fired central heating boiler is located together with the oil tank
The main garden is fully enclosed and predominantly laid to lawn with mature hedging and shrubs and is south facing. There is a summer house and a useful wooden garden store.
Please note the postcode normally takes you to a nearby property. Please use site plan or what3words ///voted.screen.foal
Marketed by: Fisher German, Worcester
Situation
Close Cottage is located along a quiet country lane with The Malvern Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty, being only a stone’s throw away.
Close by is the historic river side town of Upton upon Severn which has many local amenities and popular for hosting summer music festivals bringing excellent tourism into the town. Further and more extensive leisure amenities can be found in Great Malvern which is renowned as a cultural centre with an excellent theatre and cinema together with a leisure centre, swimming pool and several sports clubs. Shopping facilities include a Waitrose superstore in the town centre and there are a wide range of independent retailers.
More comprehensive facilities are available in the Cathedral City of Worcester with extensive shopping and recreational facilities to include Premiership Rugby, County cricket and horse racing.
Transport communications are excellent with the M5 motorway accessed via junction1 of the M50 or Junction 7 providing quick access to Birmingham to the north and Cheltenham, Gloucester and Bristol to the south. Superb rail network links are available from either Great Malvern or Worcester Parkway to London, the
Midlands and the South West.
The property is believed to date in parts to the early 17th century with later extensions and has a wealth of period features to include exposed wall and ceiling timbers, a stunning vaulted ceiling in the principal reception room together with a inset
stained glass door panel depicting the Royal Worcester Fruit Design and in the dining room an original leaded light borrowed window to the hallway. The accommodation provides excellent
free flowing versatile accommodation and to the ground floor the current owners have installed feature copper coloured cast iron radiators to a number of the rooms.
The everyday entrance to the property is through the entrance door from the driveway through to a tiled reception hall with a separate cloakroom. The adjacent dining room which is believed
to be the earliest part of the cottage has windows to the front elevation and a panelled and half paned door with a canopy porch which leads out to the garden. There are also lovely exposed oak ceiling beams and a feature inglenook fireplace with what is believed to be the original over mantle beam. A door leads through to the triple aspect sitting room which is a stunning reception room open to the ceiling with walnut wooden
flooring and a feature fireplace with decorative blue and white tiling and a wood burning stove. A door leads through to a rear porch with access to the garden and also opens into the breakfast kitchen which an excellent range of fitted units with granite worktops, a two oven black Rayburn and integral appliances to include a dishwasher, Samsung oven and induction hob with a Cooke and Lewis extractor over. There is a separate utility room which has a tiled floor and fitted
cupboards and a recess for the washing machine.
From the kitchen there is a door to the family room/snug with French doors to the garden, an office with fitted shelving and a further bedroom which overlooks the front of the property. If required these three rooms have potential to be reconfigured to form a ground floor self contained guest annexe for a relative or a teenager.
On the first floor there is a good sized landing with decorative painted balustrading and an airing cupboard. The master bedroom enjoys lovely views and has a range of fitted wardrobes and an en suite bathroom with a freestanding roll top bath and a Burlington wash hand basin with a vanity unit under. The guest bedroom also has an en suite bathroom with a freestanding slipper bath and a corner Mira shower cubicle. There are two further double bedrooms both with exposed wall and ceiling beams and one having a concealed ornate cast iron fireplace. The family bathroom also has exposed ceiling, beams, a free standing slipper bath and a vanity unit with an inset wash hand basin.
Outside
The property is approached through double wooden field gates to a large gravelled parking and turning area. There is an open fronted Heritage style carport and an adjacent brick and tiled outbuilding with double wooden doors and incorporating the original Victorian pigscot. This is currently used as a workshop and garden store but has excellent potential subject to obtaining
the necessary planning permission to convert to ancillary accommodation as it spacious and has an existing mezzanine area and a working chimney breast. To the side there is a detached Marley garage currently used as a wood store.
To the rear of the property the outside oil fired central heating boiler is located together with the oil tank
The main garden is fully enclosed and predominantly laid to lawn with mature hedging and shrubs and is south facing. There is a summer house and a useful wooden garden store.
Please note the postcode normally takes you to a nearby property. Please use site plan or what3words ///voted.screen.foal
Marketed by: Fisher German, Worcester
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.