Listed for £430,000
October 18, 2023
Sold for £270,000
2006
A delightful family home within walking distance of Bewdley town centre, this property boasts fabulous wide-angle views to the rear, capturing the town, countryside and Severn Valley railway. It also features a tandem-length garage, four generously sized bedrooms and an en-suite bathroom.
Description
This excellent detached modern home is situated in a charming cul-de-sac. The interior is wonderfully light and airy, offering a seamless flow to the ground floor accommodation and the spacious bedrooms upstairs. The ground floor features a welcoming hallway, kitchen, living room, dining room and a convenient downstairs WC. The rooms situated at the rear of the property boast a fabulous outlook. Additionally, there is a utility room conveniently accessible from the garage.
Upstairs, there is a family bathroom, two double rooms and two good-sized single rooms, with an en-suite bathroom serving the master bedroom. The bedrooms to the rear enjoy far-reaching views of an exceptionally interesting landscape that is ever-changing.
Outside, the property features a spacious block-paved driveway accommodating multiple cars, along with an attached tandem double length garage offering both parking and utility space. The established rear garden includes a block-paved patio and an extensive lawn.
Hallway
From the driveway, a porch with a sliding door provides entry to a welcoming hallway. The hallway features wood laminate flooring, stairs rising to the first floor with storage underneath and doors leading to the kitchen, living room, dining room, downstairs WC and garage.
Living room
The bright and spacious living room, positioned at the rear of the ground floor, overlooks the delightful garden and centres around an attractive fireplace with a living flame electric fire and feature lighting. This room features wall lights, internal sliding doors to the dining room and a door accessing the garden.
Dining room
The adjacent dining room features wall lights and a window to the side aspect, offering potential for expansion into the kitchen at the front.
Kitchen
The kitchen is a good size and accommodates a table and chairs in the centre. It has matching wall and base units, ‘Metro’ tiling to the splash backs, work surfaces with an inset sink and drainer, a built-in oven and hob with an extractor above, an integrated dishwasher and space for a fridge freezer.
The kitchen also includes tiled flooring, down lighters and a large bay window flooding the room with natural light. A stylish WC with contemporary fitted furniture and a chrome towel radiator completes the ground floor.
First floor
On the first floor, a light and airy landing leads to four well-sized bedrooms, two doubles and two singles, all served by a refitted family shower room and a spacious en-suite bathroom in the master bedroom.
Master bedroom
With wonderful views of the valley and town and featuring fitted wardrobes and a fully tiled en-suite bathroom with a chrome towel radiator, panelled bath with shower, vanity unit and low-level WC.
Bedroom two and three
Bedrooms two and three are spacious rooms with fitted mirror-fronted wardrobes, the latter offering fantastic far-reaching views.
Bedroom four
Bedroom four is a good-sized single room at the front of the house facing the street.
Shower room
These rooms are serviced by a beautifully appointed shower room with a contemporary double walk-in shower cubicle, chrome towel radiator, down lighters, a mirror-fronted cupboard, a washbasin and a low-level WC with a hidden cistern.
Gardens and grounds
The elevated position of the rear garden offers expansive views and is larger and more private than gardens often found with modern homes.
A large block-paved area is ideal for al fresco dining and leads to a long sweeping lawn bordered by perennial-filled beds. A paved pathway alongside the lawn leads to a second seating area halfway down the garden.
Woodthorpe Drive is a fantastic location tucked away off Dowles Road and in proximity to both the town and countryside, right on the doorstep. The property enjoys a wonderfully elevated position atop the cul-de-sac, offering dramatic wide-angle views at the rear across the Severn Valley, encompassing Bewdley town and the celebrated steam railway as it meanders through this beautiful rural landscape.
Just a short stroll down the road and along the river, takes you to the centre of the historic town of Bewdley, which is around half a mile from the property. This picturesque place has much to offer, with winding period streets filled with interesting shops, numerous pubs and restaurants. The town also hosts several sporting clubs, including rowing, tennis, bowls and cricket.. Additionally, there are plenty of green spaces, including a recreational area on the riverside and beautiful secluded public gardens off the High Street.
For families with children, there are respected primary and secondary schools located on Stourport Road, approximately 1.2 miles away from Woodthorpe Drive.
Outdoor enthusiasts will delight in this location, with miles of walks nearby. Within moments, you can be on the riverside with waterside pathways leading to Trimpley Wood and Arley Village beyond. Alternatively, by turning left off Dowles Road, you will find yourself immersed in the Wyre Forest Nature Reserve, England’s largest wooded expanse covering over 6,000 acres.
The property benefits from connections to mains gas, electricity, water
and drainage
Council tax band E
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, equivalent to 0.5% of the accepted offer unless specified otherwise, 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.
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