Terraced house for sale in Melville Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16

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A characterful, 5 bedroom terraced home on the popular and well located Melville Road in Edgbaston. This spacious period home offers a wonderful living space throughout with generous proportions and high ceilings.

Approached via a cul-de-sac location with plenty of street parking options and a peaceful outlook. The property opens into a welcoming entrance hallway complete with original Minton tiling. Off the hallway sits a large front reception room with stained glass windows and a fireplace as the centrepiece of the room. This forms an excellent sitting room and gives the flexibility of opening through into the second reception room which also has excellent proportions and large French doors leading outside.

To the rear of the property sits a downstairs w/c along with access through to a spacious kitchen diner with a further garden room area and French doors leading out onto the garden. There is also access to a useful cellar from this floor.

Leading upstairs you will find three spacious bedroom on the first floor with the master bedroom having access to ensuite facilities and a built-in wardrobe. There is also a family bathroom with separate W/C.

The 2nd floor comprises of a further two double bedrooms with ensuite facilities accessed via a jack-and-jill arrangement.

Leading outside you will find a pleasant, southerly garden with a private, sunny outlook and well-tended borders.

In summary this impressive home offers plenty of character and an excellent position on this popular road. The local walk down toward the stunning St Augustine's church is a great opportunity to explore this popular neighbourhood. The house itself offers a large living space throughout and plenty of scope for alterations should the next owner wish to make their own mark on it with plenty of original character to enjoy.

A peaceful and well regarded road located in leafy Edgbaston right next to a whole host of local amenities.

Edgbaston is an exclusive suburb of Birmingham, it is rich in history and being part of one of England's largest conservation areas. Much of Edgbaston comes under the control of the renowned Calthorpe Estate which is committed to preserving the quality and original character of the area and the properties within it, making this one of the most desirable and enjoyable places to live, it was voted number 47 out of 100 top places to live in the UK by a Sunday Times poll in October 2013.

Birmingham City Centre is within walking distance and just a 5 minute drive away is Harborne High Street with M&S and Waitrose supermarkets, as well as a plethora of independent restaurants and coffee shops.

Birmingham boasts some excellent shopping facilities with the Bullring Shopping Centre which includes a Selfridges store and the Mailbox development is also host to a range of designer shops. Broad Street and Brindeyplace are also nearby and have been developed and improved to provide excellent business and recreational facilities. Within a mile stretch can be found the International Convention Centre, Symphony Hall, and several excellent theatres.

The Edgbaston Priory Tennis and Squash Club, Edgbaston Golf club, Warwickshire County Cricket Club, The Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Winterbourne Botanical Gardens and Martineau Gardens are situated close by as is the excellent Barber Institute of Art .

Superb medical facilities in the area include the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital which provides state of the art medical facilities for the region. The Edgbaston and Priory Hospitals are nearby as are the City Hospital and The Women's Hospital on Metchley Park Road.

A wide range of schools for children of all ages is available in the area both in the state and private sectors. They include Hallfield and West House Preparatory Schools, Edgbaston High School for Girls, The Blue Coat School, The Priory, St George's and the King Edward VI private schools on the Bristol Road.