House For Sale £525,000
A superbly finished four bedroom detached house with separate studio in a prime position within a popular residential development in Malvern.
Entrance Hall - Sitting Room - Dining Room/Study - Kitchen/Breakfast Room - Utility Room - WC - Master Bedroom with Ensuite - Three Further Bedrooms - Family Bathroom - Studio / Garage Conversion - Private Driveway - South Facing Landscaped Garden
Built in 2022 this property occupies a prime position within the Malvern Rise development, overlooking the central green, with views of the Malvern Hills and a south facing landscaped garden. The house itself is the highly popular “Foxford” design, with abundant natural light, large windows, and an excellent layout, one of just three in this development that overlooks the green.
The house has undergone an extensive programme of upgrades inside and out, done to exacting standards and resulting in a truly ‘turn key’ property, ready to move in to, without the fear of snagging issues associated with many new build houses.
The detached garage has been converted into an excellent studio space with high quality fixtures and fittings including WIFI controlled heating and air conditioning, and the entire roof space has been boarded and insulated for storage. The beautifully landscaped rear garden has been taken back to bare ground and landscaped with new drainage system, armoured electricity supply, large Indian sandstone patios and paths bordered with attractive oak sleepers, raised flower beds and exterior lighting.
The development known as Malvern Rise is situated just off St Andrews Road in Malvern. A much admired location renowned for its excellent access of a broad range of amenities within 1 mile including: six schools (1x high school, 2x independent schools, and 3x primary schools), Malvern Common, Great Malvern Train station, 2x Gyms, and a broad range of shops at Barnards Green.
Great Malvern is within walking distance, the commercial, cultural and historic heart of this eminently popular Spa town. There are numerous amenities including Malvern theatre complex, Waitrose supermarket, numerous independent and chain shops, cafes, restaurants, public houses, banks, takeaways and a Post Office.
Malvern enjoys excellent transport links with two mainline train stations offering direct links to Worcester, Birmingham, London, Hereford and South Wales. The M5 motorway (J7), and the M50 motorway (J1) approximately 9 miles and 11 miles respectively, providing easy access to the midlands, South West and South Wales.
THE PROPERTY
The property is approached via a wide tarmac driveway at the side, or via an Indian sandstone path leading from the pavement to the front door, via a front lawn and limestone gravelled area enclosed with a brick dwarf wall. The front door is a modern composite door with obscured glazed panels and flanked with tall obscured glazed windows. There is a modern door surround with outdoor lighting and wired-in Ring doorbell.
Upon entering the property you are met with a bright entrance hall tastefully decorated and with polished porcelain tiled flooring. Opposite, there are carpeted stairs that rise to the first floor. To the left of the stairs there are doors to the kitchen breakfast room, and a cloakroom. Immediately on the left, there is a door to the dining room/study, and on the right a door to the sitting room. There are downlights on dimmer switches, which are found throughout the property for adjustable lighting. There is a tall wall mounted Merlo radiator, a Hive thermostat, and an upgraded consumer unit.
The Sitting Room is a spacious room with a dual aspect, from a large picture window at the front with views of the green, and French windows that open onto a terrace in the rear garden. There are twin pendant lights, and limed oak effect flooring. There are numerous socket points including media sockets. Superfast broadband enters the property in the sitting room and there is a 4-way network switch, providing ethernet port for hard-wired digital televisions in the sitting room, kitchen, master bedroom, and studio via an armoured underground cable.
The Dining Room has a dual aspect with a large tall window overlooking the front garden and green. It has limed wood-effect flooring and a pendant light. It would also make a good study or playroom.
The Cloakroom has a WC, corner basin with mix tap, downlights, extractor fan and porcelain flooring.
The Kitchen Breakfast Room is a stylish spacious and bright room with a dual aspect. There are fitted shaker style base and wall mounted cupboards with Carrara quartz worktops and upstands, and a large peninsula breakfast bar creating a sociable sitting space. The room enjoys an abundance of natural light from two windows overlooking the south facing garden, and large French windows opening onto a terrace at the side. Integrated appliances include a fridge, freezer and dishwasher. There is a four-ring electric hob with stainless steel extractor hood above, and electric oven with food probe below. There is an inset stainless steel sink and half with mixer tap, below windows overlooking the garden and Malvern hills. There are multiple socket points with USB sockets, under cabinet lights, and dimmable downlights on separate wiring rings so the dining area can be set differently to the kitchen area. There is space for a dining table or sofa. There is the same porcelain flooring from the hallway and cloakroom which continues into the utility room next door. There is a Merlo tall wall mounted radiator, hard-wired ethernet ready for a wall mounted television, and a door leading to an understairs cupboard. Overall, this is an impressive space and the heart of this lovely home.
The Utility Room is accessed via the kitchen. It has the same fitted cupboards and worktops in the kitchen. There is a side window, downlights, integrated washing machine, space for a dryer, extractor fan and a wall-mounted cupboard housing the boiler.
UPSTAIRS
The stairs rise to a spacious carpeted gallery landing where there is a window, airing cupboard, and a hatch to a large insulated loft space with LED strip light and TV aerial. Each of the bedrooms and bathrooms are accessed via the landing.
The master bedroom with ensuite is at the back of the house. It is a lovely spacious room which enjoys superb views of the Malvern hills. It has ample space for a large bed (Emperor sized bed in the photos) with bedside tables and USB sockets either side of the bed. There are four-door fitted wardrobes with integrated shelving and hanging, as well as space for further furniture. There are twin pendant lights, a Hive thermostat, and a wall mounted Powrmatic air conditioning unit. The ensuite is part tiled with limed wood-effect ceramic tiled flooring. There is a tiled shower enclosure with glass doors and a mains feed shower. There is a pedestal basin, WC, heated towel rail, shaver socket points, extractor fan, and an obscured glazed window.
There are three further bedrooms each with fitted wardrobes, two at the front of the property overlooking the green with views to the Worcestershire Beacon, and the fourth bedroom at the rear of the property overlooking the garden and with views of the Malvern hills. The wardrobes in each bedroom have integrated shelves and hanging space.
The Family Bathroom is part tiled with limed wood-effect ceramic tiled flooring. There is a bath with fully tiled enclosure with electric shower and glass shower screen. There is a pedestal basin, WC, towel radiator, shaver sockets, extractor fan, and obscured glazed window.
The Studio / Garage Conversion is a superb addition to this property. Converted by the current owner to exacting standards, it is a space that has been designed to meet a multitude of uses, from home gym to office. Consideration has been given to storage too, with an insulated and fully boarded loft space with lighting, digital TV aerial, accessed via an insulated loft hatch.
The studio has a dual aspect with a window at the front, and French windows at the side, which open onto a raised terrace in the rear garden. It benefits from thermal and sound insulation and features a 3.5 KW Daikin ceiling-mounted air conditioning and heating unit, with WIFI connectivity. There are multiple socket points with USB points and high level media/ethernet sockets on two walls. There are downlights on dimmer switches and Evocore oak-effect flooring.
OUTSIDE
To the front of the property there is a limestone gravelled area between the house and a dwarf privacy wall. Indian sandstone paving leads to the pavement, with lawn at the front. To the right of the house is a tarmac driveway leading to the studio. It is approximately 4.25m wide and almost 14m long, space for several vehicles. There is an electricity point in situ for an electric car charger. At the end of the driveway there is a large Asgard electric bike storage unit bolted to the ground. Between the house and the studio there is a 6ft close board fence with gate leading to the rear garden.
The studio can be accessed via the driveway or via the garden. It has a composite door with storm canopy matching the front door of the house, and French windows at the side. There is an automatic outdoor lantern and Ring security flood lighting and security camera above the front door, which serves the driveway and side of the house. There is a second Ring video camera and lights above the French doors of the studio for the garden.
The rear garden is fully enclosed, mostly walled and part fenced, and comprises Indian sandstone terraces and a gently sloped lawn with new topsoil and premium turf. It is south facing, so enjoys an abundance of sunshine and fantastic views of the Malvern hills. It has been designed to provide a tastefully landscaped garden that is low in maintenance. There is a large Indian sandstone terrace with limestone shingle edges, in the space at the side of the kitchen and back of the sitting room. This area benefits from outdoor lighting and exterior socket points. A path continues around the back of the house to an outdoor tap, and there is a raised terrace which extends to the side of the studio where the French windows open. The terrace is bordered with oak sleepers and includes sleeper steps that lead down to the lawn and a path to another terrace at the bottom of the garden, where there is a further electricity supply for water feature or additional sockets. There are terraced raised flower and vegetable beds constructed of oak sleepers ready for the new owners, and a pink and white Magnolia tree has been planted. To the rear of the studio there is a useful little area which could be utilised for a small tool shed.
PRACTICALITIES
Malvern Hills District Council Tax Band 'F'
Mains Water, Electricity, Gas & Drainage
Gas-Fired Central Heating ThroughoutUltrafast Broadband Available
EPC Rated B
DIRECTIONS - WR14 3RT What3words: ///quiet.manage.urban
From Great Malvern, head down the hill on Church Street towards Barnards Green. At the traffic island take the fourth exit onto Court Road following signs to Malvern College. Continue along this road, which becomes St Andrews Road, for approximately 1 mile. Take the left turn into Doppler Road (signs for Quinetiq). Continue down Doppler Road to the central green. Bear right around the green onto Woodward Way, where the property can be found on the right, at the bottom corner of Woodward Way.
Council Tax Band: F
Tenure: Freehold
