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House For Sale £360,000
Chestnut Drive, Erdington, Birmingham B24


Description
The property

This gorgeous period home located in a lovely, quiet location with lovely neighbours will impress all families seeking a long-term move. The property begins with a double width driveway that precedes a single garage with double wooden doors. To the side of the driveway is a front lawn with shrubbery to borders that further enhances the pleasant initial appeal from kerbside. Viewers will then enter the house via the delightful arched French doors that lead into a short porch with ample room for removing coats and shoes.

A second secure front door leads into a beautiful hallway which demonstrates the character of this home. Features include wooden flooring and lovely wooden panelling applied to the walls as well as featured stained double glazing. From the hallway viewers have the option of taking the carpeted staircase up to the first floor or Alternatively taking one of three doors to the lounge, dining room or kitchen.

Both reception rooms are positioned to the left of the house and the one to the front is the family lounge. This fabulous reception room features a gorgeous, curved Bay window to the front, Karndean flooring and a fully working open fireplace sunk into the far wall. Both the chimney breast for the lounge and the dining room are located on the exterior of the building maximising the interior space. The carpeted dining room is another superb sized reception room featuring another Bay to the rear but this time including French doors leading out to the patio with two large side windows.

The kitchen features a pleasant suite with integrated appliances that include a four-ring electric hob, electric oven, cooker hood extractor fan and fridge freezer. To the right-hand side of the kitchen is a door that exits out to the garden and just in front of this door is access to the handy under stairs storage cupboard which makes for an ideal pantry. Interested parties will be pleased to learn that the current owners have planning permission and architectural plans for single story full width gable kitchen extension.

Just outside of the side kitchen door is an outbuilding that is attached to the house with the front part including the washing machine fittings and the rear part featuring an outdoor toilet, perfect for entertaining and for those who spend a lot of time in their garden. From this area there is also a secure door into the garage which has a lovely tall ceiling and a side window that allows plenty of natural light. The garage also offers potential for conversion into a usable interior room.

Moving upstairs the landing area features more of the wooden panelling seen in the hallway and has doors leading off to all three double bedrooms and the family bathroom. Above the landing is also access to a very large loft which again offers potential for conversion into a fairly large double bedroom. The master bedroom at the front of the property features a continuation of the lovely Bay window from the lounge below and like the remaining bedrooms is a generous double room. All three bedrooms are carpeted with the second bedroom looking over the garden at the rear and the third bedroom having a large recess due to the sloping ceiling and having a quirky dressing room to the rear with a small, double-glazed window that allows plenty of natural light.

The bathroom suite in this home will certainly delight all viewers. It features a curved bathtub, a separate double shower cubical, a wash hand basin mounted on top of a cabinet with a second mirrored cabinet mounted above. The suite is finished off with a toilet, chrome heated towel radiator and sleek tiling to the walls and flooring.

Finishing outside, the house comes complete with a well presented, South Facing rear garden that is perfect for entertaining, relaxing and child's play. It begins from the side of the house with a slabbed patio offering plenty of space for garden furniture and continues onto the lawn which covers the majority of the rest of the garden. Again, similar to the front garden, there are shrubs to the borders and a raised flower bed that divides the patio from the garden. Tall wooden fencing has been erected to the boundaries to maintain privacy and there is a secure wooden gate to the side off the garage to provide access between the front and rear of the property.

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Transport links

This home is fantastically located for commuters, with short journeys to the A452 Chester Road & Tyburn Road. Chester Road leads to Erdington and Sutton Coldfield in the north and the M6 and A38 for Birmingham and other major destinations to the south. Tyburn Road is perfect for journeys toward the A38 for Birmingham & Spaghetti Junction.

The nearest train station to the property is Chester Road, which is part of the Cross City railway line and operates a regular service to Birmingham New Street, Sutton Coldfield, Redditch & Lichfield.

Bus services are available on both Chester Road and Tyburn Road, with services to Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Castle Vale, Erdington and Great Barr, amongst other local areas.



Schools & amenities

Paget Primary School is very likely to be the catchment Primary School as it is located within close walking range. The catchment secondary school is likely to be the recently formed Erdington Academy which is located just over a mile away. As with any home, it is recommended that prospective buyers contact the local authority to confirm catchment.

Travelling south down the A452 Chester Road will bring the new owners to the Tyburn Island from which there are a few nearby retail parks including Ravenside Retail Park which focuses on Home Improvements and the popular Fort Shopping Park, for all major clothes brands. Travelling east from the Tyburn Island will lead to Minworth Island where there is a large Asda Supermarket.

Closer to home, at the beginning of nearby Tyburn Road there are many independent shops and business along with a large supermarket. At the entrance of the development from Pype Hayes Road there is a small row of shops on Chester Road that includes a convenience store. Across the Chester Road from the shops is the open greenery of Pype Hayes Park.



Room sizes



Ground Floor



Lounge: 11’9 (plus bay window) x 10’11



Dining Room: 12’2 (plus bay & French doors) x 10’11



Kitchen: 10’4 x 7’11



Garage: 14’3 x 7’4



First Floor



Bedroom One: 11’9 (plus bay window) x11’0



Bedroom Two: 12’2 x 10’11



Bedroom Three: 12’4 x 8’5 (plus dressing room)



Family Bathroom: 8’2 x 7’9



Tenure: Freehold

EPC band: D

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