2 bed cottage for sale

Caunsall Road, Caunsall, Kidderminster DY11

Please quote Reference SH17979 when enquiring by phone.

Rose Cottage is one of those houses you tend to remember.

Built in 1827, it sits on Caunsall Road with views across the River Stour to the front and open fields behind. There is a sense of space around the house that you perhaps wouldn't expect from a cottage of this age, and the outlook is a constant part of life here- through the windows, from the garden and even before you've stepped through the front door.

Inside, much of what gives the house its character has been allowed to remain.

The living room stretches to around 19 feet and is particularly inviting, with exposed ceiling beams, shuttered windows and a substantial brick fireplace centred around a wood-burning stove. It feels unmistakably like an old cottage, but without feeling dark or enclosed.

Across the ground floor, the kitchen has been updated in a way that sits comfortably alongside the older parts of the house. Timber-fronted cabinetry, generous work surfaces and a dark tiled floor give it a practical, unfussy feel, while the large sky lantern window brings plenty of daylight into the room. Beyond is a separate dining area, with glazed doors opening directly outside.

There is also a long store running alongside the rear of the house, the sort of useful space that rarely earns much attention in a property description, but quickly becomes invaluable once you live there.

Upstairs are two bedrooms, both with good proportions and plenty of natural light. The larger bedroom extends to more than 15 feet, while the second is comfortably large enough to work as a proper double room.

The bathroom is unusually generous for a cottage of this period, having been converted from a three bedroom home to create a larger space. A freestanding roll-top bath sits alongside a separate walk-in shower, with plenty of floor space around both.

There is substantial gated parking alongside the cottage, while the gardens rise behind the house in a series of different levels and seating areas. From higher up, the outlook opens dramatically across the surrounding landscape. With open land directly behind, there is a feeling of being connected to the countryside despite the convenience of the road frontage.

Across Caunsall Road, the land falls away towards the River Stour, with trees and open countryside beyond. It is a view that changes with the seasons and gives the cottage a setting that would be very difficult to recreate elsewhere.

Rose Cottage has clearly evolved during almost two centuries of life, as houses like this should. The important thing is that the things worth keeping, the proportions, beams, shutters, fireplace and unmistakable cottage character are still very much present. What has changed is everything around them that makes the house easier to live in today.

An early viewing appointment is encouraged, so arrange your appointment today.

Approach

With a Tarmacadam driveway leading to vehicle gate and further parking, low maintenance garden area to the front, steps leading from the foot-path to the front door

Living Room - 5.81m x 3.58m (19'0" x 11'8")

With a glazed timber door from the front, stairs ascending to the first floor, a door to the kitchen, brick built fireplace with solid fuel burning stove, mantel & hearth, double glazed windows with fitted shutters to the front and a central heating radiator

Kitchen - 4.74m x 3.56m (15'6" x 11'8")

With a door leading from the living room and being open to the dining room, fitted with a range of wall and base units with worktops, integrated oven with grill, hob with designer extractor above, composite sink with mixer tap and drainer, double glazed windows to the front, rear and side and a central heating radiator

Dining Room - 2.65m x 2.65m (8'8" x 8'8")

Being open to the kitchen with a door to the store room, double glazed patio doors to the side and a central heating radiator

Store Room - 5.11m x 1.22m (16'9" x 4'0")

With a door from the dining room, central heating radiator

Landing

With stairs ascending from the living room, doors to various rooms, a double glazed window to the rear and a central heating radiator

Bedroom - 4.61m x 2.61m (15'1" x 8'6")

With a door leading from the landing, fitted wardrobes, double glazed windows to the front and side with panoramic views and a central heating radiator

Bedroom - 3.36m x 2.58m (11'0" x 8'5")

With a door leading from the landing, door access to store, double glazed window to the front and a central heating radiator

Bathroom - 3.14m x 2.5m (10'3" x 8'2")

With a door leading from the landing, WC, hand wash basin set atop vanity unit, walk-in shower cubicle with mains fed mixer shower, a roll-top bath with chrome feet and mixer tap, a double glazed window to the side and a central heating radiator

Garden

With gated access to the front, multi-level garden with a variety of seating areas and panoramic views across the surrounding expansive countryside

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