Guide price
£800,000
5 bed detached house for saleUpper Welland Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14
5 beds
2 baths
4 receptions
EPC Rating: E
About this property
Detached House In A Lovely Location
Wonderful Views And Surrounds
Generous Grounds Approaching 0.4 Acres
In Need Of Updating And Refurbishment
Potential For Further Development
Four Reception Rooms
Five Bedroom, One With En-Suite
Two Garages Large Wooden Workshop
Offered With No Onward Chain
Energy Rating tbc
Set Within Its Own Established Grounds Of Approximately 0.4 Acre, This Superbly Located Detached Property Offers Exceptional Potential And Generous, Well Proportioned Living Accommodation In A Highly Desirable Setting. Offered For Sale With No Onward Chain. EPC Rating: E.
Location
Vinetree Cottage enjoys an enviable position within the highly sought-after hamlet of Upper Welland, approximately three miles south of the historic spa town of Great Malvern.
Great Malvern offers an excellent range of amenities including independent shops, banks, the Waitrose supermarket, the renowned Malvern Theatres, cinema complex, cafés, restaurants and the Splash Leisure Centre with swimming pool and gym.
Everyday amenities can be found in the nearby village of Welland, less than a mile away, where there is a village shop, primary school and community facilities.
The picturesque riverside town of Upton upon Severn is approximately four miles away and provides a further selection of shops, pubs, cafés, a supermarket, doctors' surgery and marina. The town is also well known for its popular annual music and water festivals.
The property is ideally placed for commuters, with Junction 1 of the M50 approximately seven miles away and Junction 7 of the M5 at Worcester around twelve miles. Great Malvern railway station offers direct services to Birmingham, Bristol, Hereford and London.
The area is renowned for its excellent educational facilities, with a wide choice of highly regarded state and independent schools within easy reach.
For those who enjoy outdoor pursuits, the spectacular Malvern Hills, with their extensive network of footpaths and bridleways, are just a short distance away along with the St Wulstan's Nature Reserve in Upper Welland, while the beautiful Severn Valley offers further opportunities for walking, cycling and recreation.
The Property
Vinetree Cottage occupies a wonderfully private position at the end of a quiet country track, surrounded by beautifully established gardens extending to approximately 0.4 acres. The grounds wrap around the property on all sides, creating a peaceful and secluded setting with magnificent views towards the Malvern Hills.
One of the property's greatest attractions is the exceptional potential it offers. While requiring a programme of modernisation, the generous accommodation provides the perfect opportunity for buyers to create a truly individual home. There is also considerable scope for extension or further development, subject to the appropriate planning permissions.
A gravel driveway provides ample parking, leads to the integral oversized garage and continues to the side of the property. A further detached stone outbuilding/garage offers additional storage and potential.
The property is approached through an attractive Malvern stone wall and landscaped front garden. The entrance door, set beneath a charming arched tiled storm porch, opens into a welcoming reception hall.
Recent improvements include the installation of a replacement oil fired boiler and oil tank. The property also benefits from double glazing throughout.
The spacious and flexible accommodation is arranged over two floors and is ideally suited to modern family living.
The reception hall leads to a fitted kitchen with adjoining side porch and utility area. Adjacent is the formal dining room, providing an excellent space for family meals and entertaining.
The generous sitting room features an attractive open fireplace and enjoys views across the front gardens. Double doors open into a superb garden room positioned at the rear of the house, where an extensive bank of windows and French doors frame the beautiful gardens and capture views of the Malvern Hills.
Further ground floor accommodation includes a study/home office, rear porch and cloakroom. Subject to the necessary permissions, this section of the property offers exciting potential for the creation of a self contained annexe for multi-generational living.
On the first floor, the principal bedroom benefits from an en suite shower room. There are three further generous double bedrooms together with a fifth single bedroom, all served by the family shower room. An airing cupboard provides additional practical storage.
Outside
The mature gardens are undoubtedly one of Vinetree Cottage's defining features.
Extending around the north, east and west elevations, the gardens are predominantly laid to lawn and beautifully stocked with an impressive variety of mature shrubs, flowering plants, specimen trees and fruit trees.
A separate area, formerly a productive kitchen garden, includes soft fruit planting and offers excellent potential for those wishing to embrace a more self sufficient lifestyle.
The gardens are enclosed by attractive Malvern stone walls, mature hedging and fencing, creating a private and secure environment. Several paved terraces provide delightful seating areas from which to enjoy the peaceful surroundings and uninterrupted views towards the Malvern Hills.
Additional features include:
- Large timber workshop (24'6" x 9'5") with light and power
- Glass greenhouse
- Ornamental pond with seating area
- External power points
- Outside water taps
The integral oversized garage benefits from light and power and offers excellent storage or workshop space. Subject to the relevant permissions, it also presents an opportunity for conversion into additional living accommodation.
A further detached Malvern stone garage, currently provides useful additional storage.
Summary
Vinetree Cottage represents a rare opportunity to acquire a detached home in one of the Malvern area's most desirable rural settings.
Offering approximately 0.4 acres of established gardens, spectacular views towards the Malvern Hills, generous family accommodation and exceptional scope for refurbishment and extension, this is a property with enormous potential.
Available with no onward chain, Vinetree Cottage offers buyers the opportunity to create a truly outstanding home in a peaceful yet highly convenient location.
Directions
From the agent's offices in Great Malvern proceed south along the A449 Wells Road. After a short distance you will pass across Peachfield Common. Continue for approximately two miles passing the Texaco garage on your right hand side. After almost a quarter of a mile from the garage take a left hand turn down Upper Welland Road. Follow this route downhill through the village of Upper Welland. 177 is on the left hand side, opposite the junction to Benton Close.
Services
We have been advised that mains electricity and drainage are connected to the property. Heating is by way of an oil fired system with the tank and boiler having been replaced in March 2026. This information has not been checked with the respective service providers and interested parties may wish to make their own enquiries with the relevant local authority. No statement relating to services or appliances should be taken to imply that such items are in satisfactory working order and intending occupiers are advised to satisfy themselves where necessary.
Viewing
By appointment to be made through the Agent's Malvern Office, Tel: Council Tax
council tax band ''F ''
This information may have been obtained by telephone call only and applicants are advised to consider obtaining written confirmation.
EPC
EPC rating E (43)
Tenure
We are advised (subject to legal confirmation) that the property is freehold.
General
Intending purchasers will be required to produce identification documentation and proof of funding in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017. More information can be made available upon request.
John Goodwin frics has made every effort to ensure that measurements and particulars are accurate however prospective purchasers/tenants must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of the information provided. No information with regard to planning use, structural integrity, tenure, availability/operation, business rates, services or appliances has been formerly verified and therefore prospective purchasers/tenants are requested to seek validation of all such matters prior to submitting a formal or informal intention to purchase/lease the property or enter into any contract.
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