Semi-detached house for sale in Brook Street, Stourbridge DY8

An impressive period property situated within the desirable Old Quarter area of Stourbridge.

Description

This lovely property has a wealth of accommodation within, including a reception room, a dining room, a kitchen, a conservatory and a shower room situated on the ground floor. There is a cellar accessed from the entrance hallway. Upstairs, there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom situated on the first floor. A fourth bedroom resides on the second floor.

Outside, there is driveway parking and a detached garage situated to the side of the property. The mature rear garden is an excellent size and is home to various outbuildings.

This beautiful period property is approached beyond a dwarf wall featuring slate chippings to the fore and established foliage and trees. There is a driveway to the side of the property allowing ample parking for several vehicles leading to the detached garage.

The side entrance door opens onto a welcoming hallway featuring a staircase rising to the first floor, traditional black and red tiled flooring and access to the cellar.

Reception room
Situated to the front of the property, there is a beautifully appointed reception room. This room is generous in size, with traditional features including deep coving, ceiling roses and high skirting boards.

There are dual aspect windows, one to the side and two deep bay windows to the fore, two radiators featuring decorative covers and an open fireplace with tiled inserts and a wooden fire surround.

Shower room
Just off the hallway, there is a recently refurbished shower room including a white suite comprising a low level WC, an enclosed washbasin with mixer tap set upon vanity unit, and a walk-in shower cubicle.

There is also contemporary wooden panelling to partial walls.

Kitchen
To the rear of the property is a breakfast kitchen, which opens seamlessly onto the conservatory creating an excellent area to entertain with family and friends.

The kitchen is fitted with cream shaker style, wall, base and drawer units, and a matching island to the centre, with Corian work surfaces incorporating a double Belfast sink with mixer tap.

There is an integrated dishwasher, space for a range master cooker with an extractor over, space for a washing machine and an American-style fridge freezer. Further features include a plate rack, a wine rack, under-cupboard lighting and a breakfast bar incorporated within the island unit, plentiful storage, tiling to the splashbacks and flooring.

There is also a window to the side of the property and a warm air duct providing heating from the kickboards.

Conservatory
Partial glazed double doors open onto the conservatory, a delightful space flooded with light and allowing access to the garden.

The conservatory is of part-brick and double-glazed construction and features a radiator with a decorative panel. This is a wonderful space to relax, dine, or entertain.

First floor
From the hallway, a staircase rises to the first-floor landing. The landing has a window, doors accessing the bedrooms, bathroom and a useful storage cupboard with shelving.

Bedrooms one, two and three
All three bedrooms on this floor are double rooms and feature windows, with bedrooms one and two being situated to the front of the property and bedroom three to the rear.

House bathroom
Completing the first-floor accommodation is the house bathroom, which has a white suite comprising a bathtub with mixer tap and waterfall shower over with an additional handheld shower attachment.

There is also a low-level WC, an enclosed washbasin with a mixer tap set upon a vanity unit, contemporary wooden panelling to partial walls and a window to the rear aspect.

Second floor
A staircase rises from the landing to the second-floor bedroom. This versatile room would be ideal for use as a bedroom, office or children’s playroom. There is laminate flooring, a window to the side elevation and two Velux windows.

Garden
The rear garden is a particular feature of this property, being a sizeable plot with an abundance of mature colourful planting, trees and foliage.

The garden features multiple areas to enjoy dining alfresco and seating, with a lawned area beyond featuring a pathway, which meanders to the rear of the garden.

There are colourful borders to either side of the garden, which also includes a pond and raised beds to the rear ideal for growing your own vegetables. The garden includes a number of brick outbuildings currently used for storage but could be right for conversion if required subject to the usual planning consents.

There is also access to the detached garage and a side gate gives access to the driveway at the front of the property.

Location

15 Brook Street is situated within a desirable area in the Old Quarter of Stourbridge, with good schooling and parking found locally. There is easy access to Stourbridge town centre with its array of shops and amenities including an excellent train service at Stourbridge Junction which offers links to both Birmingham and Worcester, and good access to the M5 and the further motorway network.

Services

The property has mains gas, mains electricity, mains water, mains drainage and broadband.

Fees

Reservation Fee - refundable on exchange

A reservation fee, refundable on exchange, is payable prior to the issue of the Memorandum of Sale and after which the property may be marked as Sold Subject to Contract. The fee will be reimbursed upon the successful Exchange of Contracts.

The fee will be retained by Andrew Grant in the event that you the buyer withdraws from the purchase or does not Exchange within 6 months of the fee being received other than for one or more of the following reasons:

1. Any significant material issues highlighted in a survey that were not evident or drawn to the attention of you the buyer prior to the Memorandum of Sale being issued.
2. Serious and material defect in the seller’s legal title.
3. Local search revealing a matter that has a material adverse effect on the market value of the property that was previously undeclared and not in the public domain.
4. The vendor withdrawing the property from sale.

The reservation fee levels are as follows:
An agreed offer under £500,000 will be £750 inclusive of vat
an agreed offer between £500,000 and £1,000,000 will be £2,000 inclusive of vat
all agreed offers over £1,000,000 will be £3,000 inclusive of vat

The reservation fee is payable upon acceptance by the vendor of an offer from a buyer and a positive completion of an assessment of the buyer’s financial status and ability to proceed.
Should a buyer’s financial position regarding the funding of the property prove to be fundamentally different from that declared by the buyer when the Memorandum of Sale was completed, then the Vendor has the right to withdraw from the sale and the reservation fee retained. For example, where the buyer declares themselves as a cash buyer but are in fact relying on an unsecured sale of their property.

Once the reservation fee has been paid, any renegotiation of the price stated in the memorandum of sale for any reason other than those covered in points 1 to 3 above will lead to the reservation fee being retained. A further fee will be levied on any subsequent reduced offer that is accepted by the vendor. This further fee will be subject to the same conditions that prevail for all reservation fees outlined above.