3 bed detached house for sale

Carol Avenue, Bromsgrove B61

A detached home with connected living spaces, ample parking and a substantial rear garden featuring established fruit trees and Italian grape varieties.

Description

This three bedroom detached home combines open plan living and dining spaces with a kitchen and separate pantry. An additional reception space and separate shower and WC facilities complete the ground floor, while upstairs are three bedrooms, an en suite and a family bathroom. A substantial rear garden features established fruit trees and grape varieties, with a broad block paved driveway providing parking for multiple vehicles.

The ground floor
The kitchen combines timber fronted cupboards with dark work surfaces and a Rangemaster six burner gas cooker. A broad window overlooks the rear garden, while a wide opening connects to the dining area. A separate pantry provides additional storage.

The living and dining room extends between broad front and rear windows, with a fireplace and substantial surround defining the living area. Continuous wood-effect flooring links the two spaces, while the dining area enjoys views across the garden.

The former garage, now an additional reception space, retains its original doors with glazing above and a side window. Separate ground floor facilities comprise a tiled shower room with an enclosed shower and an adjoining WC with a washbasin above.

The first floor
The primary bedroom is a comfortable double, and features a broad window to the front and a regular shape for easy furniture arrangement.

The second and third bedrooms each have a wide window, continuing the broad glazing seen elsewhere in the home. Both feature high ceilings and ample space for double beds and additional furniture. The en suite to the second bedroom contains an enclosed shower, washbasin and WC, with white wall tiles and a contrasting mosaic border.

A curved whirlpool bath with a shower above is the principal feature of the family bathroom. Tiled walls incorporate a mosaic border, with a pedestal washbasin, towel rail, WC and bidet completing the fittings.

The garden and parking
A substantial lawn forms the centre of the rear garden, edged by established shrubs and fruit trees. White and red grape varieties from Italy add to its productive character, while paved paths, a gravelled area and a timber shed complete the setting.

The broad block paved driveway extends across the frontage and provides parking for multiple vehicles. The entrance sits beneath a projecting canopy beside the retained garage doors, which may offer scope to return the office space to garage use, subject to confirmation. A gated passage runs along the side of the property.

Location

Carol Avenue is an established residential road in Bromsgrove, a traditional market town in north Worcestershire. The setting provides access to the town centre while retaining a residential feel. The High Street offers independent shops, cafés and everyday services. Bromsgrove Sport and Leisure Centre provides swimming and fitness facilities, broadening the town’s leisure provision. Local schooling includes The Orchards School and North Bromsgrove High School and Sixth Form. Independent Bromsgrove School offers education from nursery through to sixth form, with day and boarding options. The M5 and M42 connect Bromsgrove with Birmingham and the wider motorway network. Rail services from Bromsgrove station run to Birmingham New Street and Worcester, providing options for commuting and onward travel. Sanders Park occupies a substantial green space on the western side of Bromsgrove, with the Battlefield Brook running through its grounds.

Services

The property benefits from mains electricity, gas, water and drainage.

Broadband Speed
Ultrafast broadband available. Download speeds up to 10000 Mbps and upload speeds up to 10000 Mbps (source: Ofcom checker).

Mobile Coverage
Likely available from EE, Three, Vodafone and O2 (source: Ofcom checker).

Flood Risk
According to the Environment Agency's long-term flood risk data, the property is currently at very low risk for river flooding and very low risk for surface water flooding.
EPC

The EPC rating for this property is: Tbc.

Council Tax
The Council Tax for this property is Band D.

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 which individually are more than 1% of the agreed purchase price and are highlighted in a survey and 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 will be 0.5% of the accepted offer price for offers below £800,000 and 1% for offers of £800,000 or over. This fee, unless specified otherwise, is payable upon acceptance by the vendor of an offer from a buyer and 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/or 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. The reservation fee will not be refunded where there is an inability on the part of the Buyer to raise any required mortgage after the Memorandum of Sale is completed.

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.

Compliance and Verification Fee

A Compliance and Verification Fee of £85 plus VAT (£102 inc VAT) per individual purchaser or related party requiring anti-money laundering, identity, source and proof of funds or financial verification checks is payable upon acceptance of an offer and receipt of the reservation fee.

This fee represents the cost of compliance administration and verification services undertaken in connection with the proposed purchase including anti-money laundering checks, sanctions screening, source of funds verification, proof of funds checks and associated compliance procedures.

The Compliance and Verification Fee shall be deducted from the reservation fee monies held by Andrew Grant.

No compliance or verification work shall be commenced until the reservation fee has been received in cleared funds.

The Compliance and Verification Fee becomes due immediately upon acceptance of the offer and receipt of the reservation fee and shall become non-refundable once any compliance or verification work has commenced, irrespective of whether the transaction subsequently proceeds to Exchange of Contracts or completion.

Where all or part of the reservation fee is refundable under the reservation fee terms, any Compliance and Verification Fees incurred shall first be deducted from the monies returned.