Listed for £500,000
September 15, 2024
Sold for £320,000
2015
Sold for £114,000
1999
Sold for £114,000
1999
An extended 3 bedroom semi-detached house located in a popular address with easy reach of village centre, school, amenities and local walks. Offering generous accommodation to include extended diner/sitting room, large living room, re-fitted kitchen, separate utility and WC. principal bedroom with en-suite, large private garden with fields behind, workshop and generous driveway.
PROPERTY IN BRIEF
Ginger are delighted to offer this extended, three bedroom semi-detached family home located in the popular part of Balsall Common village. Within easy reach to the village centre, local fields, parks, and a short distance walk to the village schools.
This spacious property delivers many benefits particularly with the extended dining/ sitting room, the re-fitted modern family kitchen, a large living room, separate utility area, cloakroom and office on the ground floor, with three bedrooms upstairs, with the principal bedroom enjoying a large bathroom en-suite, as well as a separate modern recently re-fitted family shower room.
Outside, the property benefits from generous off-road parking for several cars to the front, a workshop area to the side, and the most delightful landscaped rear garden with patio backing onto open fields to deliver that private and secluded garden area.
APPROACH
The property enjoys the benefit of a generous driveway to the front, providing parking for several family cars. The front door leads you into the porch, there’s an outdoor water tap, and gate to the side which brings you into the workshop and access into the rear garden.
LIVING ACCOMMODATION
First of all as you enter the property into the porch; a perfect space to kick away your shoes, hang coats and some additional storage. There is a composite front door with patterned windows, central heating with door leading into the living room.
One of the key rooms in this style of property is the large living room, being lovely and bright, with plenty of natural light pouring through the large double glazed window to the front elevation. The living room provides generous floor space for multiple sofas, media centre and bookshelves. This room is brightly and tastefully presented with feature wall colourings and papers, and complimented by wood floors and a feature log-effect gas inset fire. There’s also central heating to this room, both ceiling and wall lighting, and doors leading to the kitchen, to the stairs and dining room. This is a great family room to sit back and enjoy a movie or entertaining, as well as having the benefit of a handy cupboard for some additional storage or hanging coats.
Access to the extended dining room is via the stairway vestibule. Once inside you will be amazed at the space that this room offers. Having been extended some time ago to make a perfect all day room, mixing both dining room and also a delightful sitting area, boasting a view into the garden, with French doors leading out into the patio. The extended part is kept lovely and bright with a large skylight above.
This is a lovely room and one that you will probably spend most of your daytime whilst at home, offering an abundance of floor space for sofas, comfy chairs, coffee tables and of course the family dining table. There is a further door leading into the kitchen which makes the space work really well when catering for the family, or entertaining, with the kitchen/dining room and living room all linking into one.
The kitchen has been re-fitted in recent years, and provides a delightful and modern white hi-gloss range of wall and base units, with a bright contrasting splash-back around the work areas. The Corian moulded work-surface is all in one piece, and includes the twin sink which has a flexi-hose mixer tap, and moulded draining board to the side. In addition, there is a built-in Neff double oven with Siemens microwave oven set above, A 5-ring gas burning Siemens hob with Siemens extractor hood, and an in-built dishwasher. The high-level cupboards are high-riser fronts, some being glazed, as well as a shutter door style pantry cupboard, all complimented by under-counter lighting. Numerous power points around for small appliances. The kitchen is tastefully presented, modern with its decor, as well as having floor tiles, which make for ease of cleaning.
In addition, there is a door leading into the under-stairs pantry cupboard, further door back into the living room, door to dining room, and through to the utility/office and WC.
The utility space leads off the kitchen which is convenient, and is perfect for the modern busy family, not only having work-surface with sink, but providing plenty of space and provisions for washing machine, dryers and additional fridge/ freezers. There is a handy cupboard home to the Valliant boiler, and has plumbing for a dryer.
Furthermore, there is a downstairs toilet which is convenient to the back garden door, and the front section to this room this has been converted providing a useful home office/study area with large double glazed window to the front, central heating and space for desk and cupboards.
BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS
Welcome upstairs. The stairway and landing is neutrally presented with feature wall. The landing gives access to all three bedrooms and the family shower room.
The principal bedroom is lovely and bright enjoying a large double glazed window to the front elevation to bring in plenty of natural light. The bedroom is neutrally presented with wood laminate floor for ease of cleaning, whilst delivering plenty of floor space for bed, side tables, free-standing furniture and wardrobes. There is also a built-in wardrobe over the stairs. This bedroom also has central heating and benefits from an en-suite bathroom.
The en-suite bathroom is a great size and is a great asset to the principal bedroom. Enjoying the benefit of a large bath with central tap, as well as a main-fed chrome hand-held and drench attachments over the bath for a shower. There is a separate WC with dual flush, a large vanity drawer unit with moulded sink and mixer tap, as well as additional storage furniture and shelving space. The en-suite has a large frosted double glazed opening window to the side elevation, a modern ladder radiator, tiled flooring and walls, as well as access into the loft space.
The second bedroom is set to the rear of the house boasting that stunning garden and fields views into the distance. This spacious second bedroom will easily accommodate a large bed, and having good wall space for free-standing wardrobes, is neutrally presented with laminate flooring, central heating and large double glazed window.
The third bedroom is a single bedroom, again enjoying that delightful garden view, the bedroom deliveres good floor space for a bed and wadrobes, making this the perfect youngsters bedroom. Presented with central heating radiator and ceiling light.
The shower room is a nice size and has been re-fitted to deliver a modern white hi-gloss suite which comprises of a double sized step-in shower with chrome attachments including hand-held and rain fitments, complimented by a glass shower screen. There is a white hi-gloss vanity unit for storing your toiletries away, a wash basin with a Grohe mixer tap, WC with dual flush, contrasting modern towel ladder radiator, tiled floor and contrasting wall tiles, as well as a window to the side and shaver point.
OUTSIDE SPACES
One of the key attractions to the property is the delightful garden to the rear. Having been landscaped to provide a generous patio area as your step out from either the utility area or the extended dining room, opening up really well for the family and especially when entertaining on those sunny days.
There are steps and ramp rising into the lawn area, which stretches all the way back to the fields at the back of the garden. The garden has been well tended with curved borders and edging, a good lawn for the kids to play in and dog to roam freely, and a further landscaped area to the rear with planting beds, summer house and sheds for additional storage. There are also fruit trees. The low-level fence looks out into the fields to the rear, and it’s just simply a delightful and peaceful space to enjoy the day, as well as listen to the fishpond pouring away. The summer house has electricity, there is water to the rear of the garden for watering the veggie patch, as well as a further tap to the back of the utility room.
WORKSHOP
To the side of the utility room is a wood construction space, which works exceedingly well as some storage and workshop space. Having a gated door to the front, a door to the rear into the garden, and a separate storage area with workbench. There is to this area, lighting, and gives access from the front of property.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We are advised this property is Freehold, please seek confirmation from your legal representative.
We are advised the council tax band E is payable to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Approx £2500pa full tax
We are advised the property was extended in 2016
We are advised the loft is fully boarded
the boiler is services annually- we have not seen certification.
Kitchen is approx. 5 years old. En-suite 8 years old and family bathroom refitted approx. 3 years ago.
We are advised the left and rear fence belong to this property
EPC- TBC
Ginger have not checked appliances, nor have we seen sight of any building regulations or planning permissions. You should take guidance from your legal representative before purchasing any property.
Room sizes and property layout are presented in good faith as a guide only. Although we have taken every step to ensure the plans are as accurate as possible, you must rely on your own measurements or those of your surveyor. Not every room is accounted for when giving the total floor space. Dimensions are generally taken at the widest points.
All information we provide is in good faith and as a general guide to the property. Subjective comments in these descriptions are the opinion of the selling agent at the time these details were prepared. However, the opinions of a purchaser may differ. Details have been verified by the sellers.
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