Detached house for sale in Bastonford, Powick, Worcester WR2

This charming, detached family home sitting on a generous 0.35 acre plot in the hamlet of Bastonford is now available for the first time in 40 years, offering a rare opportunity for prospective buyers.

Description

Placed at an elevated position and set far back from a country lane, Rose Bank is shielded by a picket wooden fence. The property boasts a spacious front garden with a well-maintained lawn. Accessible via a path leading to the front door, the property also includes a driveway at the side, providing ample parking space for at least three cars. This driveway leads to an exceptionally large detached double garage with one electric door, which includes a rear workshop and offers access to the rear garden. Additionally, there is a large paved area to the side of the driveway suitable for a caravan, boat or rv.

Upon entering the property through the front door, you'll find a porch ideal for shoe storage, leading into the entrance hall. This hall features a convenient storage cloaks cupboard, stairs to part of the first-floor accommodation, and doors leading to the dining room, study, and reception room.

Dining Room
The dining room boasts dual-aspect windows overlooking the front garden and comfortably accommodates a six-seater dining table.

Study
Currently serving as a study, this versatile room offers dual-aspect windows overlooking the rear garden, carpeted floors, and the flexibility to be used as a playroom, TV room, or hobby space.

Reception Room
Situated at the front of the property, the charming reception room features carpeted floors, an open fireplace set in a stone mantle, characterful black beams to the ceiling and two bow windows, allowing abundant natural light. Adjacent to this room is an internal hallway leading to a staircase to the first floor, a convenient cloakroom and access to the kitchen and rear utility room.

Kitchen
The country-style kitchen comprises cream wall and base units, equipped with a double oven, hob with an extractor, and a sink with a drainer. It features windows to the side elevation and into the utility room.

Utility Room
At the rear of the property, a large conservatory-style utility room offers French doors opening onto the rear patio and convenient access to the side of the property.

First floor
The first floor is divided into two separate sections, ideal for multi-generational living. One section comprises two double bedrooms, a bathroom, and a separate cloakroom. The other side features a well-proportioned single bedroom and a shower room.

Bedrooms One and Two
Each double bedroom is carpeted with windows overlooking the front garden, with bedroom one benefiting from built-in wardrobes.

Bathroom and Cloakroom
The bathroom and cloakroom, serving bedrooms one and two, are accessible from the landing. The landing also features a useful large storage cupboard that functions as a wardrobe. The bathroom amenities include a corner shower, bathtub, WC and hand washbasin.

Bedroom three
Accessible from the second landing, bedroom three is a good-sized single bedroom with carpeted floors and dual-aspect windows allowing for view across the surrounding countryside. This bedroom is serviced by a shower room across the landing.

Second bathroom
The generously sized shower room includes a shower, WC and hand washbasin.

Garden
Accessed via the utility room or side gate, the extensive rear garden is fully enclosed by mature hedges and predominantly laid to lawn, featuring a herringbone patio perfect for al fresco dining in warmer weather.

Location

Located in the small rural hamlet of Bastonford situated between Malvern and Worcester. The property is surrounded by open countryside, with a public house within walking distance.

Powick is situated between Worcester and Malvern and allows convenient access to the motorway.

The area has a wealth of local amenities, with excellent primary schools and secondary schools nearby.

There are more extensive shopping and leisure amenities including a wide range of pubs and restaurants available within the Malvern and City of Worcester along with excellent independent schools and sporting facilities including horse racing, cricket and rugby.

Services

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

Double glazed throughout.

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.