House For Sale £885,000
A handsome Grade 2 Listed period town house extending to some 2,283 sq. Ft. (212 sq. M.), whilst located in a sought after residential area of Edgbaston, with off street parking, garage, and private rear gardens.
Location Wellington Road is a most popular residential location in the heart of leafy Edgbaston, set on the renowned Calthorpe Estate, and is a road which boasts some of the most handsome houses in the area. The property is very well placed for all local amenities and is situated only some 1.3 miles from Birmingham City Centre (via the A38), as well as around 1.9 miles from Harborne Village. Both the Edgbaston Priory Tennis and Squash Club and Edgbaston Golf Club are nearby, and several excellent hospitals are within a 4 mile radius include the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, City Hospital, Birmingham Children's Hospital, and the bmi Edgbaston and Priory hospitals.
Description 16 Wellington Road is a most handsome period town house, listed Grade 2 for its architectural and historical interest and is one of a pair of attractive semi-detached early Victorian stucco villas, understood to originally date from circa 1840.
The house offers an attractive 2 storey stucco façade, with brick elevations to the rear, and relief offered by sash windows and a single projecting bay window to the front facade, whilst set principally set beneath a pitched slate roof.
The well laid out and well-proportioned accommodation is set over two levels, extending to some 2,283sq.ft. (212 sq. M.), and is currently in need of modernisation and refurbishment, but offers great potential to create a wonderful period family home by an incoming purchaser.
Accommodation
On the Ground Floor A part glazed front door leads into the central reception hall. There is a delightful wood block floor, a part glazed door giving access out onto the rear terrace and gardens, and access to the cloakroom which continues directly into the downstairs shower room.
The principal sitting room is a superb dual aspect room, with decorative ceiling covings, French doors with timber window shutters, opening out onto the rear terrace and gardens, a sash window to the front elevation with timber shutters, and a feature open fireplace with marble hearth and slips. The dining room has a bay window with window seat to the front aspect, wood block floor, fitted bookshelves, picture rail and ceiling covings.
A breakfast kitchen/family room has a quarry tiled floor, and is fitted with a range of base cupboards, work surface areas, circular stainless steel double drainer sink unit, and appliances to include a Hotpoint cooker with gas 4 ring hob, an electric double and grill below, dishwasher, and a space for an upright fridge/freezer. There is a family/sitting area to the lower level, with quarry tiled floor, feature glass covered well and French doors opening out onto the rear terrace and gardens. A separate utility/laundry room has plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, base, and wall mounted cupboards, sink unit, and access door out to the rear gardens.
Lower Ground Floor Cellar/Garage with access off the front drive, and internal staircase from the reception hall.
On the First Floor A staircase with an elegant mahogany handrail leads up to the first floor landing, with access off to the bedroom accommodation. Bedroom 1 has an aspect over the rear gardens and is served by an en suite shower room. Separate WC. There are a further 3 bedrooms and a family bathroom, with a roll top claw foot bath, and wash hand basin in a vanity unit.
Outside The property is approached from Wellington Road onto the front driveway with parking for one car, as well as access down to the integral garage.
The gardens are situated mainly to the rear of the property and enjoy a private aspect. There is a seating terrace directly to the back of the house, with a small outbuilding providing useful storerooms and a gardener's WC., and with lawns beyond.
The house and gardens in all extend to around 0.18 acre.
General Information Tenure: The property is understood to be freehold. The Agent has not checked the legal documents to verify the Freehold status of the property. The buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor.
Council Tax Band – G
Published July 2022
Location Wellington Road is a most popular residential location in the heart of leafy Edgbaston, set on the renowned Calthorpe Estate, and is a road which boasts some of the most handsome houses in the area. The property is very well placed for all local amenities and is situated only some 1.3 miles from Birmingham City Centre (via the A38), as well as around 1.9 miles from Harborne Village. Both the Edgbaston Priory Tennis and Squash Club and Edgbaston Golf Club are nearby, and several excellent hospitals are within a 4 mile radius include the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, City Hospital, Birmingham Children's Hospital, and the bmi Edgbaston and Priory hospitals.
Description 16 Wellington Road is a most handsome period town house, listed Grade 2 for its architectural and historical interest and is one of a pair of attractive semi-detached early Victorian stucco villas, understood to originally date from circa 1840.
The house offers an attractive 2 storey stucco façade, with brick elevations to the rear, and relief offered by sash windows and a single projecting bay window to the front facade, whilst set principally set beneath a pitched slate roof.
The well laid out and well-proportioned accommodation is set over two levels, extending to some 2,283sq.ft. (212 sq. M.), and is currently in need of modernisation and refurbishment, but offers great potential to create a wonderful period family home by an incoming purchaser.
Accommodation
On the Ground Floor A part glazed front door leads into the central reception hall. There is a delightful wood block floor, a part glazed door giving access out onto the rear terrace and gardens, and access to the cloakroom which continues directly into the downstairs shower room.
The principal sitting room is a superb dual aspect room, with decorative ceiling covings, French doors with timber window shutters, opening out onto the rear terrace and gardens, a sash window to the front elevation with timber shutters, and a feature open fireplace with marble hearth and slips. The dining room has a bay window with window seat to the front aspect, wood block floor, fitted bookshelves, picture rail and ceiling covings.
A breakfast kitchen/family room has a quarry tiled floor, and is fitted with a range of base cupboards, work surface areas, circular stainless steel double drainer sink unit, and appliances to include a Hotpoint cooker with gas 4 ring hob, an electric double and grill below, dishwasher, and a space for an upright fridge/freezer. There is a family/sitting area to the lower level, with quarry tiled floor, feature glass covered well and French doors opening out onto the rear terrace and gardens. A separate utility/laundry room has plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, base, and wall mounted cupboards, sink unit, and access door out to the rear gardens.
Lower Ground Floor Cellar/Garage with access off the front drive, and internal staircase from the reception hall.
On the First Floor A staircase with an elegant mahogany handrail leads up to the first floor landing, with access off to the bedroom accommodation. Bedroom 1 has an aspect over the rear gardens and is served by an en suite shower room. Separate WC. There are a further 3 bedrooms and a family bathroom, with a roll top claw foot bath, and wash hand basin in a vanity unit.
Outside The property is approached from Wellington Road onto the front driveway with parking for one car, as well as access down to the integral garage.
The gardens are situated mainly to the rear of the property and enjoy a private aspect. There is a seating terrace directly to the back of the house, with a small outbuilding providing useful storerooms and a gardener's WC., and with lawns beyond.
The house and gardens in all extend to around 0.18 acre.
General Information Tenure: The property is understood to be freehold. The Agent has not checked the legal documents to verify the Freehold status of the property. The buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor.
Council Tax Band – G
Published July 2022
