Price changed to £830,000
December 29, 2025
Listed for £850,000
December 9, 2025
Sold for £380,000
2004
PROPERTY IN BRIEF Ginger are super delighted to offer this unique and secluded six bedroom detached family home in the heart of Balsall Common village. Convenient for the village shops, schools, and a short walk to Berkswell train station as well as excellent transport links and easy reach to Birmingham International airport. Having been extended over the years, to provide a comfortable family home for the larger family, offering an abundance of living accommodation, and six bedrooms, three with en-suite bathrooms. The property is accessed by road on Meeting House Lane, with a personal gate to the front on Station Road. There is a large front garden which is secluded by tall trees and shrubs, providing a delightful landscaped garden area and an abundance of parking, as well as access to the garage. There is a further secluded garden to the side and a private patio. On the ground floor the welcoming hallway with Karndean flooring affords access to the super-generous family living room with feature multi-fuel burning fire, the extended kitchen/ sitting/dining area, with separate utility, a family dining room/study, and a modern refitted cloakroom. Upstairs, the property enjoys six double bedrooms, the principal having en-suite bathroom with separate shower and a walk-in wardrobe. Bedrooms four and five sharing a Jack and Jill shower room. There's also a family bathroom which benefits from both a bath and separate shower. Outside, there is a generous amount of garden space to both the front and side, a rear secluded patio, an abundance of parking to the front and a larger-than-single garage to the side with electric hook-up point for your car to the driveway. APPROACH The property is located on Station Road as its postal address, however, the access is along Meeting House Lane. A superb central village location within a sought-after address, being convenient to the village shops, a short walk to Berkswell train station and the village schools. The property is well screened and secluded from the roadside with tall trees and bushes, having a pedestrian access that is gated along Station Road, and the vehicle access behind gates on Meeting House Lane. Even if you are a local resident you probably didn't know this property was there. There is generous parking for several family cars, and the current owner even parks their motorhome tucked away along the side of the garage. The driveway gives access to the garage where there is an electric point for EV cars. The large proportion of the property’s garden is set to the front of the house and is beautifully landscaped, well-managed enjoying a combination of large lawn areas, and block paved patio and pathways. There’s also a gate to the side into the separate and private garden which runs along the side of the home. Steps lead up to the pillared storm porch, which boasts a grand entrance into the home. LIVING ACCOMMODATION Welcome inside this stunning family home. The hallway is lovely and bright, providing the perfect spot to hang your coats, leave your shoes, and having an additional storage spot under the stairs. Offering hard-waring Karndean lightly patterned flooring that continues into the cloakroom and dining room/study. The hallway gives access to the kitchen, the dining room/office, downstairs cloakroom, and the large living room. There's stairs rising to the bedrooms and bathrooms. The living room is a grand affair, and offers really generous floor space, you will be impressed by the space the moment you walk in. This is the perfect room for a larger family to all get together at the end of the day in front of the telly, whilst enjoying the feature and focal inset 10kw multi-fuel burning fire. The living room will easily accommodate large multiple sofas, media centre and lounge furniture. The current owners use rear of this room as their formal dining section which makes perfect sense to be able to retire to the comfy sofas after a meal. The living room is neutrally presented, having a feature bay window to enjoy the view into the secluded front garden, a further high-level window to the rear, and French doors leading out to the side garden and decking area. The dining room is accessed from the hallway, and continues the Karndean flooring throughout. The room is currently being used as a home office, providing plenty of space for large desks, storage units and boasts a double glazed bay window to enjoy the garden view. Being a tranquil place to work and having a central heating radiator. Alternatively, this room would work really well as a formal dining room, easily accommodating a large dining table with plenty of space around for additional display and storage units. The key feature to this property is the large kitchen/dining/sitting area which has to be the space that you spend most of your day whilst at home. This room works really well for the family, and especially when entertaining, having the benefit of a patio door leading out to the rear and private patio area. This is the central hub of the home. The kitchen offers a good range of units, providing a number of integrated appliances, to include Baumatic double ovens with grills, a built-in Baumatic microwave oven, an Electrolux dishwasher, and a Baumatic 5-ring gas hob with granite splash-back and extractor hood over. Furthermore, the breakfast bar is the perfect spot for your barstools, to sit with a morning coffee, toast and a laptop, having power points close by and a good number of ceiling spotlights. The seating/dining area is set to the front of the house, boasting a large bay window to the front, with a further double glazed window to the side elevation to ensure plenty of light. The continuation of the kitchen is lovely and bright, neutrally presented with the contrasting slate tiles that run throughout the room, and offering plenty of space for some comfy sofas and a dining table, and the ideal spot for your TV on the wall. There is a low-level radiator with thermostatic control, ceiling spotlights, and access into the utility. Such a great family /social space. The separate utility is a great asset to this home, providing a good compliment of units, plumbing for your white goods, and a sink and drainer with contrasting splash-back tiles. There is also a towel radiator, which is perfect for when the dog comes home from his muddy walk, and the door leading into the garage. The downstairs cloakroom is always a much needed room in a large family property, and having recently been stylishly re-fitted to offer a white modern suite, comprising of a wall-mounted vanity unit with deep drawers and moulded wash basin with chrome mixer tap. A wall mounted WC with Grohe dual flush separate control. The washroom is neutrally presented with stylish tiles around the wet areas, which provides a good windowsill for some toiletries, and an opening patterned double glazed window to the rear elevation. There’s also a towel radiator with thermostat control and the continuation of the hard-wearing flooring from the hallway. BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS Welcome upstairs. This property certainly delivers excellent bedroom accommodation with six spacious bedrooms, two en-suites and the family bathroom. The landing is lovely and bright being neutrally presented, with slightly contrasting carpets to follow you around. The landing winds around upstairs, to give access to all the six bedrooms and family bathroom. Offering a feature balustrade staircase, access into the loft space, ceiling light, and a double glazed window to the front elevation to ensure plenty of natural light finds its way through. The principal bedroom is a superb size, and as you will see, will accommodate your large bed and additional large storage furniture. The bedroom is traditionally styled, neutral with a feature wall covering having contrasting carpets and boasting a large double glazed window to the front to enjoy the stunning garden view. In addition, the principal bedroom offers a generous en-suite facilitating both a large bath with individual hot and cold chrome taps, and a corner shower with mains-fed control, wall-mounted hand wash basin with mixer tap, and a WC with dual flush. The bathroom is stylishly presented with contrasting tiling and vinyl floor for ease of cleaning, as well as having a mini towel radiator, ceiling lighting and extractor. There’s also a walk-in wardrobe, which is a great feature in a large bedroom having both shelves and hanging rails for your clothes. The second bedroom is lovely and bright, and the moment you step in, you feel the space and light within the room. Benefiting from dual aspect views to the rear and side, both having double glazed windows, providing plenty of natural light into the room, which offers neutral presentation with a feature flowered wall design. There is a central heating radiator with thermostatic control, and the room offers plenty of floor space for your larger bedroom furniture and good wall space for wardrobes. Bedrooms three and four are reasonably equal in size, being perfect for teenagers not squabbling over who gets the biggest bedroom. Both bedrooms are neutrally presented, with the third bedroom being located to the front of the house, having a large double glazed window looking into the private front garden. Where bedroom number four looks over the rear elevation, and also provides good bed space, desk space and fitted wardrobes. The two bedrooms both share a Jack and Jill shower room, having a double sized shower with curved screen and mains-control, a pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap, and a WC with dual flush. The en-suite is neutrally presented having a feature border, a leaf patterned frosted opening glazed window to the side elevation, as well as a towel radiator. Bedroom five is another lovely room, neutrally styled having fluffy carpets, and the benefit of built-in wardrobes. One of the wardrobes is home to the Valliant boiler, as well as the hot water cylinder set underneath. The bedroom is spacious and will accommodate your larger furniture, and having a large double glazed window to the rear elevation to ensure plenty of light, a central heating radiator with thermostatic control and ceiling light. Bedroom number six is set to the front of the house, and is a larger single sized bedroom or a smaller double. This bedroom has a large high-level double glazed window which delivers plenty of natural light, with a central heating radiator sat under having thermostat control. This room will easily accommodate a double bed, and along one wall are fitted wardrobes. The family bathroom is a nice size, and has everything you require, offering a bath with individual hot and cold taps, a single shower with mains-fed control, a corner vanity unit for good storage with a sink set within and a WC with dual flush. There are twin windows both being leaf patterned and on the rear elevation, as well as a towel radiator, ceiling spotlights, and beautifully styled with an original period tiled wall, and neutral tiles around the rest of the room. OUTSIDE SPACE In addition to the large front garden, which is shielded, there is a private and secluded side garden to the property, which can be accessed from the rear patio, the living room and the gate to the front. This is a lovely tranquil setting, completely private, enjoying a feature fishpond, a raised decking area for your outdoor dining furniture, and a larger patio which winds its way round the rear of the property. The perfect spot for your numerous plants and pots, the vendors currently have a hot tub (the vendors will include) which is set in a nice and secluded spot to enjoy those summer evenings. Furthermore, there is a handy outdoor shed for storage. To the rear of the house is a delightful patio which stretches all the way from the side garden and continues all the way around to the garage and side gate. You can access this from the kitchen. Another private space, perfect for sitting out with a quiet cup of coffee, and also for placing your pots and plants. There is a door to access the garage. GARAGE Enjoying a larger than single sized garage to the side of the property, having barn-style wooden doors to the front for vehicle access, and a further personal door to the rear side to access into the rear patio. There’s plenty of storage in the roof space, and the garage has the benefit of power and lighting. USEFUL INFORMATION We are advised this property is Freehold, please seek confirmation from your legal representative. We are advised the council tax band G is payable to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. 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 imply 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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