A beautifully presented detached family home situated on the fringe of this popular village with gardens and grounds extending to 3.82 acres together with home office, garaging and stabling
Situation
Northbrook is located in an enviable setting on the fringe of this popular and thriving village within walking distance of the shop, hairdressers, church, active village hall and excellent public house. The Georgian market town of Pershore is only 5 miles away and has a wide range of educational and recreational facilities, independent shops, library, health centre, renowned Belle House restaurant, Number 8 Theatre and Arts Centre, the River Avon and the historic Pershore Abbey. Bishampton also enjoys excellent transport links with direct trains to London from Pershore as well as from Worcestershire Parkway, Evesham, Honeybourne and Warwick Parkway. The City of Worcester lies 12 miles away and there is also easy access to Evesham, Stratford and Cheltenham and the M5 motorway at Junction 7 bringing Birmingham to the north and Bristol to the south within commutable distance.
Description
This beautifully presented and spacious family home offers well proportioned accommodation and has been finished to a very high standard with oak doors, architraves, skirtings, cornicing to principle rooms and a feature central staircase with oak treads and balustrading. The canopied entrance porch with part decorative glazed entrance door leads through to a large reception hall with a limestone tiled floor with underfloor heating, the central staircase to the first floor and has a separate cloakroom with a white suite. Both the sitting room and the dining room have a front aspect enjoying the morning sun and both have oak floors. The sitting room also has a feature fireplace with a Douvre wood burning stove and views to the rear garden and paddocks. The breakfast kitchen has underfloor heating and a superb range of fitted units with granite worktops, a Franke ceramic double Belfast sink with a plate rack over and a fitted integral Bosch dishwasher. The Rangemaster Classic Delux cooker with induction hob has a feature over mantle and there are glass fronted display wall units to either side. Both the central island and dining table have oak tops and there is a useful walk in larder store and double doors to the rear garden and terrace. The boot room has a stable door to the garden, a Belfast sink and a wonderful range of fitted cupboards and shelving as well as recesses for the usual appliances.
On the first floor the landing is very spacious and the master bedroom suite has a dressing area with fitted wardrobes and a luxury en suite shower room with a tiled counter top with twin ceramic white basins and a side shelving recess for storage and display. There are three further good sized bedrooms and a fully tiled family bathroom with a white suite and a rainwater shower.
Outside
The gardens and grounds are a real feature of the property and extend in total to 3.82 acres.
The property is approached over a gated gravel driveway to a parking and turning area and to the side there is a further gated driveway to the three car garaging and the home office/studio and the paddocks beyond. The detached home office/studio provides a fantastic environment for home working and has electric heating and a feature wood burning stove.
The rear gardens are west facing and are private and secluded and arched steps lead down from the kitchen to a patio area ideal for alfresco dining which enjoys dappled shade from the clematis clad pergola. There is a useful contained area by the stable door to the boot room which has a hot water tap and outside dog washing facility and a cobbled path with inset lighting and lawn to each side which leads to a contemporary styled detached summer house.
The grounds are a feature of the property and have well fenced paddocks and enclosures together with two loose boxes with adjacent stores which have an electric and a water supply. There is a stunning pond with a central island and a seating area to enjoy the open aspect and the afternoon and evening sun.
