Walkers Lane
Whittington, Worcester
6
5
3
- Mature parkland style gardens and grounds with ha-ha
- Countryside outlook
- Detached double garage
- Several outbuildings featuring a studio
- Home workshop
- Utility room and pantry with wine-store
- Garden room
- Excellent transport links
- Development opportunity
Offers in excess of
5578 sq. ft.
Tenant Info01905 734 734
Please quote reference number AHA220222
An imposing Grade II listed country residence encompassed within 2 acres of gardens and grounds located just 3 miles away from Worcester City Centre.
- Mature parkland style gardens and grounds with ha-ha
- Countryside outlook
- Detached double garage
- Several outbuildings featuring a studio
- Home workshop
- Utility room and pantry with wine-store
- Garden room
- Excellent transport links
- Development opportunity
Whittington Grange is a stunning period residence which has been meticulously refurbished throughout whilst retaining all its charm and original features.
The extensive accommodation within includes a sizeable entrance hallway, three spacious reception rooms, a well-equipped kitchen, a utility room, a pantry with a wine store, a boot room, a workshop, a garden room and a cloakroom/shower room situated on the ground floor.
Upstairs are five bedrooms and three bathrooms including the impressive master suite. The second floor houses a further bedroom with an ensuite bathroom.
Outside, the beautifully kept gardens and grounds do not disappoint and total around 2 acres. There is also plentiful driveway parking, a double garage and multiple outbuildings including a studio and a wood store. The outbuildings are ripe for conversion, subject to the usual permissions being granted.
Whittington Grange is accessed via a large, gravelled driveway, allowing for plentiful parking and housing the detached double garage. From here, pathways lead to the front of the house and the gated entrance accessing the rear courtyard.
Upon your approach to the property, you are instantly struck by the beautiful gothic black and white façade featuring an exquisite stained-glass door to the main entrance set within an intricately detailed canopy porch with a tiled floor.
Entrance
Entering the property, you are greeted by an extremely spacious and inviting hallway with warm coloured wooden floors.
From here, doors access the drawing room, dining room, utility room and a staircase rising to the first floor.
Drawing room
Situated to the left of the hallway is a large drawing room with a characterful brick inglenook fireplace complete with wood burning stove.
This room is well lit by dual-aspect windows, one featuring original leaded light windows.
Dining room
The formal dining room is situated to the right of the hallway from which the wooden floors flow through. This huge room can easily accommodate an eight seat dining table and includes charming period features such as a decorative fireplace surround, a dramatic cross shaped beam to the ceiling and a large window with stunning views over the lawns.
From the dining room, a further door accesses an inner hallway, which has a staircase rising to the first floor and doors granting access to the snug, garden room, shower room and workshop.
Snug
The cosy snug has a wood-burning stove and an ornate leaded bay window overlooking the garden.
Garden room
Situated to the right side of the property is the garden room. This lovely room has commanding views across the grounds and a door to the front terrace.
Kitchen
The remarkable kitchen features wall and base units, with work surfaces and a sizeable island unit incorporating a sink. Integrated appliances include a hob, an extractor and a dishwasher.
The kitchen also includes an oil-fired AGA and a large leaded bay window overlooking the courtyard at the rear.
Completing the ground floor are the utility room, shower room, workshop and boot room. From the kitchen, a door opens into a sizeable utility room with base units incorporating work surfaces and a sink. A further door grants access to the large pantry with built in shelving and a quintessential wine store. Another door from the utility leads to the stairwell adjacent to the entrance hall where additional storage is located.
To the other side of the kitchen is a useful home workshop perfect for tinkering and a boot room. The boot room has plentiful storage space and a door to the courtyard making it ideal for returning from muddy countryside walks.
The ground floor also benefits from a shower room including a WC, wash basin and a shower cubical with a window into the garden room.
First floor
From the entrance hallway, a staircase rises to the landing which has a window to the rear, a staircase rising to the second floor and doors to two double bedrooms, a single bedroom/office, a bathroom and a separate WC.
Master bedroom
The impressive master bedroom suite has a feature fireplace, a timber beam to the ceiling and beautiful views over the parkland style grounds.
This wonderful bedroom further benefits from a dressing room with built in storage and an ensuite bathroom complete with a double wash basin, a WC, a bath enclosed in tiles and a window to the side.
Bedroom two
Situated to the south side of the property is bedroom two, a generously sized room with an ornate open fireplace, striking exposed timber beams, double fitted wardrobes, a convenient wash basin and a leaded window overlooking the parkland gardens.
Bedroom three/office
The third bedroom/office is situated to the front of the property and has a window to the fore. This versatile room is currently used as a study, but would also make for an ideal single bedroom if required.
Family bathroom
Completing this floor is the family bathroom servicing bedrooms two and three. This bathroom has decorative tiling to the floor and a bath enclosed in matching tiles.
There is also a wash basin, a window to the rear and a seperate WC accessed from the landing.
Bedroom four
Bedroom four is accessed via a further staircase from the inner hallway along with bedroom five, a bathroom and a seperate WC.
Situated to the rear, this room features built-in wardrobes, access to the eaves and a window overlooking the courtyard.
Bedroom five
Bedroom five is situated to the front of the property and has a built-in wardrobe and windows to the front and side aspects.
Bathroom
The bathroom comprises a washbasin, a bathtub and a window to the side and a separate WC accessed from the landing.
Second floor/bedroom six
A door at the top of the stairs opens into bedroom six, which has a window to the front and a door to the rear accessing a spacious ensuite bathroom.
The ensuite has a WC, a washbasin, a bathtub, a window to the rear aspect, a bank of fitted wardrobes/storage to one wall and further storage in the eaves to the adjacent wall.
Gardens and grounds
The mature gardens surrounding this period residence have been beautifully landscaped in a parkland design and are mainly lawned. A wonderful addition to the property is the ha-ha bordering the grounds which incorporates a quaint bridge.
These lovely grounds are further complemented by various patio areas perfect for alfresco dining and entertaining as well as a sizeable pond to the right of the garden room.
There is a selection of mature specimen trees dotted throughout the grounds and beyond the borders giving a lovely leafy outlook to parts of the garden.
Courtyard and outbuildings
Situated to the rear of the property, there is a brick-laid courtyard featuring an array of outbuildings, which are ideal for conversion and have previously had planning in place for redevelopment.
The various outbuildings also include a studio and a wood store.
Services
Whittington Grange has mains electricity and water, oil, a private septic tank, a security alarms system and broadband
Council tax band - G
Reservation Fee - refundable on exchange
A reservation fee, refundable on exchange, will be payable by the Buyer to Andrew Grant Sales Limited prior to issuing the Memorandum of Sale and marking the property as Sold Subject to Contract. This fee will be reimbursed upon Exchange of contracts. The fee will be retained by Andrew Grant Sales Ltd to cover costs in the event the Buyer withdraws from the purchase or doesn't Exchange within 6 months of the fee being received other than as a result of:
1. Any structural issues arising from any survey that has not previously been disclosed
2. Serious defect in the seller’s legal title
3. The local searches reveal any matter that has a material adverse effect on the market value of the property that were previously undeclared or unknown
The reservation fee will depend on the level of your agreed offer for the property:
an agreed offer under £500,000 will be £500 inclusive of vat
an agreed offer between £500,000 and £1,000,000 will be £1,000 inclusive of vat
all agreed offers over £1,000,000 will be £1,500 inclusive of vat
Tenant information
Permitted payments (inc vat)
- Rent
- Holding deposit equivalent to one weeks rent
- Security deposit equivelent to 5 weeks rent (6 if annual rent is £50,000+)
- Utilities
Default charges
- Replacement keys and other security devices - charged at cost of replacement(s)
- Rent arrears - 3% above the Bank of England base rate
Other possible charges
- Novation of contract (where a tenancy is ended in place of another one following a change of tenant) - £50
- Variation of contract (for example, change of rent date) - £50
- Change of sharer - £50 per tenant
- Surrender of tenancy - tenant liable to pay the rent for the whole period (within reason) as well as landlord costs of re-letting the property as detailed on our landlord fee schedule
Company Lets (Non Housing Act Tenancies)
- £250 per application to include referencing and legal paperwork
- Security deposit equivalent to 6 weeks rent
- Default charges, pet charges and other possible charges as listed above may apply
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