Guarlford Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14

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A Beautifully Presented And Positioned Detached House Situated Close To Local Amenities And Offering Deceptively Spacious Living Accommodation Benefitting From Gas Central Heating And Double Glazing, South Facing Rear Garden. EPC Rating C

Location

16 Guarlford Road is located on the outskirts of Barnards Green and Guarlford Common. The shopping precinct in Barnards Green offers a range of independent shops, Co-op supermarket, take aways, eateries and community facilities. Further and more extensive amenities are available in the Victorian hillside town of Great Malvern with a Waitrose supermarket and also at the retail park in Townsend Way having a number of high street names including Boots, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons and Next to name but a few.

Transport communications are excellent with a mainline railway station in Great Malvern providing direct links to Worcester, Birmingham, London, Hereford and South Wales. A regular bus service runs through Barnards Green connecting the neighbouring areas. Junction 7 of the M5 motorway is just outside Worcester and brings the Midlands, South West and South Wales into an easy commute.

The area is well known for its excellent schools at both primary and secondary levels in the state and private sectors.

Description

16 Guarlford Road is a 1950's detached property situated within this popular and sought after location close to local amenities. The property is set back from the road behind a beautiful foregarden enclosed by a fenced and hedged perimeter, in between which a five bar wooden vehicle gate opens to the gravel driveway allowing parking for vehicles and giving access to the attached single garage. Within the foregarden there is an ornamental pond as well as a number of specimen fruit trees flanked by beautiful planted beds.

The gravelled pedestrian path continues from the driveway giving access to the wooden front door with glazed panels all set under a pitched wooden storm porch with quarry tiled step and this opens to the living accommodation which is in excess of 1,200 square foot and benefits from gas central heating and double glazing.

Internally the spacious living accommodation, which has been extended by the current owners, is set over two floors and is ideal for family living or those looking to be closer to the amenities of Barnards Green.

The living accommodation in more detail comprises:

Reception Hallway
Stairs rising to first floor. Ceiling light point and coving to ceiling. Wood panelling to half height. Radiator and a modern quarry tiled floor throughout. An oak panelled door opens through to the sitting room (described later) and further Oak door with wooden architrave opens through to

Living Room 8.93m (28ft 10in) x 3.41m (11ft) maximum narrowing to 8'6
This is a beautiful dual aspect room, versatile in its space and currently divided
into two main areas which are:

Lounge Area 5.50m (17ft 9in) x 3.41m (11ft) maximum
Enjoying a glazed window to front overlooking the beautiful foregarden. Coving to ceiling, ceiling light point and exposed wood floor boards flow throughout this area. The focal point of this room is the wood burning stove set into a brick fireplace with wooden surround and mantle with tiled hearth. This room is open to

Dining Area 3.38m (10ft 11in) x 2.63m (8ft 6in)
Positioned to the rear of the property and enjoying double glazed, double doors opening to the rear patio. Further double glazed window to side. Ceiling light point and inset ceiling spotlights, coving to ceiling, radiator and tiled floor with pattered inlay. This room is conveniently situated adjacent to

Dining Kitchen 4.54m (14ft 8in) x 4.23m (13ft 8in) maximum narrowing to 9'4 minimum
Fitted with a range of Shaker style drawer and cupboard base units with rolled edge worktop over set into which is a one and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap and drainer, set under a double glazed window overlooking the rear garden. There are matching cabinets with underlighting as well as pelmets with downlighters. The breakfast return has additional cupboard space and there is space and connection point for a range cooker, where there is currently a Rangemaster installed (which is available by separate negotiation) with a stainless steel cooker hood over. There is undercounter space for fridge and freezer. A tiled floor flows throughout this area and into a space where a breakfast table could be positioned and from here the useful utility cupboard
housing space and plumbing for washing machine and wall mounted combi boiler which was installed in 2011/12. There is a further useful storage cupboard, door to sitting room (described later) and further oak panelled door opening through to

Rear Hall
Having a wooden, double glazed stable door opening to the patio area. Continued tiled flooring, ceiling light point and door opening through to

Shower Room
Fitted with a white low level WC, vanity wash hand basin with mixer tap and cupboard under. Shower enclosure with electric shower over, tiled floor and splashbacks, chrome wall mounted heated towel rail, ceiling light point and obscured double glazed window to front.

Sitting Room 4.21m (13ft 7in) x 3.56m (11ft 6in) maximum
Accessed from either the kitchen or the reception hallway and enjoying a double glazed window overlooking the foregarden. Wall light points, radiator. A cosy room with a wood burning stove set into a wooden fire surround with mantle and tiled hearth.

First Floor Landing
Double glazed window to rear, ceiling light point, over stairs storage cupboard. Loft access point and Oak doors opening through to

Bedroom 1 4.00m (12ft 11in) x 3.41m (11ft)
A lovely double bedroom with dual aspect double glazed windows to front and rear. Ceiling light point, radiator.

Bedroom 2 3.20m (10ft 4in) x 2.61m (8ft 5in)
Further double bedroom with double glazed window to front, ceiling light point, radiator. Controls for the underfloor heating in the bathroom.

Bedroom 3 2.45m (7ft 11in) x 2.61m (8ft 5in) maximum
Double glazed window to front, ceiling light point, radiator. Useful storage cupboards.

Family Bathroom
Having recently been refitted with a Victorian style suite comprising of a white low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin and roll edged and claw footed bath with mixer tap and shower head fitment. Separate shower enclosure with rainfall thermostatic controlled shower over with hand held unit. Panelling to half height and tiled splashbacks in complimentary tiling. Inset ceiling spot lights, wall light points either side of the sink. Obscured double glazed window to rear. The floor is tiled and benefits from underfloor heating.

Rear Garden
The garden is south facing and very private. A quarry tiled patio with retaining wall extends across the rear of the property and is a wonderful place to enjoy the pleasantries of this setting. To the side a gravelled path leads to the Italian styled patio to the side of the house which is covered with a grape vine covered pergola providing shade and flanked to one side by sleeper and planted beds. A further gravelled area leads to a wooden shed and gated pedestrian access set into the brick wall giving access to the front. From the rear patio a gate leads to the lawn with WOODEN GREENHOUSE (available by separate negotiation) and further raised beds planted with a variety of specimen trees. There is a raised decked area where a hot tub (available by
separate negotiation) is positioned. The garden is enclosed by a fenced and hedged perimeter and benefits from outside water tap and power socket. From the garden a double glazed pedestrian door leads through to

Workshop 2.97m (9ft 7in) x 3.49m (11ft 3in)
Positioned at the end of the garage and having a double glazed window, light and power and makes for an excellent hobbies room, store or workshop.

Garage 5.04m (16ft 3in) x 2.51m (8ft 1in) maximum
Attached to the right hand side of the property and accessed via double wooden vehicle doors. Benefitting from power and sensored light points. The wall at the end could be opened up into the workshop area at the rear if extra space was required.

Services

We have been advised that mains services are connected to the property. This information has not been checked with the respective service providers and interested parties may wish to make their own enquiries with the relevant local authority. No statement relating to services or appliances should be taken to imply that such items are in satisfactory working order and intending occupiers are advised to satisfy themselves where necessary.A

Directions

From the traffic lights in the centre of Great Malvern proceed down Church Street. Follow this route for approximately half a mile (past Malvern St James Girls School and playing fields) to a major island in the centre of Barnards Green. Take the third exit off to the left signposted Upton and passing through the shopping centre towards the Guarlford Road. After passing Crown Lea Avenue the property can be found on the right hand side In the second turning for the Bluebell Inn as indicated by the agent's For Sale board.

Council Tax

COUNCIL TAX BAND "E"
This information may have been obtained from the local council website only and applicants are advised to consider obtaining written confirmation.

Energy Perfomance Certificate

The EPC rating for this property is C (69).

Viewing

By appointment to be made through the Agent's Malvern Office, Tel: 01684 892809

General

Intending purchasers will be required to produce identification documentation and proof of funding in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017. More information can be made available upon request.

John Goodwin FRICS has made every effort to ensure that measurements and particulars are accurate however prospective purchasers/tenants must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of the information provided. No information with regard to planning use, structural integrity, tenure, availability/operation, business rates, services or appliances has been formally verified and therefore prospective purchasers/tenants are requested to seek validation of all such matters prior to submitting a formal or informal intention to purchase/lease the property or enter into any contract.

Tenure

We are advised (subject to legal confirmation) that the property is freehold.