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Wells Road, Malvern
Guide Price: £249,500 Freehold
A TRADITIONAL GRADE II LISTED GEORGIAN END TERRACE TOWN HOUSE IN NEED OF SOME UPGRADING AND REFURBISHMENT AND OFFERING ELEGANT THREE BEDROOMED ACCOMMODATION WITH FINE VIEWS OVER THE SEVERN VALLEY, GAS CENTRAL HEATING, MANY TRADITIONAL FEATURES, RECEPTION HALL, KITCHEN/DINING ROOM, DRAWING ROOM, CLOAKROOM, BATHROOM, LARGE GARDEN AND EXCELLENT OFF ROAD PARKING
Location & Description:
181 Wells Road enjoys a convenient position only two miles south of the cultural and historic town of Great Malvern where there is a fine range of amenities including shops and banks, Waitrose and Somerfield supermarkets, the renowned theatre and cinema complex, the Splash leisure pool and gymnasium and Manor Park Sports and Tennis Centre. The house is within half a mile of the Worcestershire Golf Club and is within the catchment area of some of the best educational facilities in the region, including The Chase High School and Wyche Primary School. Also within walking distance there is a local service station. Transport communications are well catered for. There is a mainline railway station at Great Malvern and links to the motorway system via Junction 1 of the M50 at Upton (seven miles) and Junction 7 of the M5 at Worcester (nine miles).
From its commanding position the property enjoys spectacular views across the Severn Valley towards Worcester, Bredon Hill and the Cotswolds in the far distance. In the opposite direction there is a lovely aspect of the Malvern Hills themselves.
181 Wells Road forms part of an elegant late Georgian terrace which over 100 years ago was believed to have been a school. However, for most of the last century it has, in common with its immediate neighbour The Manse House, been in residential use.
The property itself comprises a two storey end terrace town house. However, it also has within its freehold tenure a lower ground floor garden apartment. The two properties were, in the past, one dwelling but in more recent years a 99 year lease has been granted to the occupant of the garden apartment at a peppercorn ground rent, so in effect it is only the top two floors that are currently being offered in this sale.
The elegant accommodation retains much of its early Georgian heritage and features, notably a particularly fine staircase to the first floor and some most impressive original sash windows. From its commanding position some of the rooms (notably the drawing room) enjoy a truly wonderful view across the Severn Valley below towards Worcester, Bredon Hill and the Cotswolds in the far distance.
The house does require some general upgrading and refurbishment but it offers generous family accommodation with the added bonus of gas fired central heating. On the ground floor an elegant entrance hall leads to a small cloakroom, a large kitchen/dining room and a particularly fine drawing room. At first floor level there is a large landing, the main feature of which is a high hexagonal glazed dome that provides excellent natural lighting. Off the landing there are three bedrooms and a bathroom with WC.
Outside, the property is served by a wide driveway that leads to a paved terrace immediately in front of the house. This provides excellent off road parking for several vehicles and access to the lower ground floor garden apartment.
181 Wells Road has a large and imaginatively landscaped mature garden which is approached from the end of the driveway. This provides a lovely setting for sitting out and enjoying sunny summer days.
GROUND FLOOR
Reception Hall: 6.83m (22ft 5in) x 2.39m (7ft 10in) max
An attractive and spacious hall with a part leaded front door having colour glazed panel. Cornicing to ceiling with centre rose. Georgian style staircase to first floor, central heating thermostat, wall light, telephone point and door to large walk in storage cupboard which houses the meters.
Kitchen/Dining Room: 5.18m (17ft 0in) x 3.45m (11ft 4in)
Having twin bowl stainless steel sink with mixer tap. Full range of floor and eye level cupboards with drawers, work surfaces and tiled surrounds. Gas point, radiator, gas fired central heating boiler, sash window to front aspect. Cornicing to ceiling, centre rose and radiator.
Drawing Room: 5.33m (17ft 6in) x 4.22m (13ft 10in) min excluding bay window
This lovely elegant room has a fireplace with gas living flame style fire, marble inset and hearth, timber surround and mantle, radiator, picture rail, cornicing to ceiling and centre rose. Two wall light points, dado rail and sash bay window enjoying wonderful view to the east across the Severn Valley below. Glazed door leading to
Glazed Balcony: 4.17m (13ft 8in) x 1.17m (3ft 10in)
With radiator and fine view over the Severn Valley.
Cloakroom:
Having low level WC, wash basin, sash window to rear aspect and overhead shelving.
FIRST FLOOR
Landing:
Having radiator. The main feature of this landing is a most impressive hexagonally shaped glazed dome that provides excellent natural lighting.
Bathroom:
Having panelled bath with shower over. Pedestal wash basin, two radiators, low level WC, access to roof space and sash window to rear aspect with view over the Severn Valley.
Bedroom 1: 4.19m (13ft 9in) x 5.18m (17ft 0in) max (min 12'2)
With radiator, centre rose and sash window to rear aspect with fine view over Severn Valley.
Bedroom 2: 4.57m (15ft 0in) min (excluding wardrobe) x 3.51m (11ft 6in)
Centre rose, radiator, range of built in wardrobes, fitted airing cupboard with factory lagged cylinder and immersion heater. Sash window to front aspect with view of hills.
Bedroom 3: 2.9m (9ft 6in) x 2.39m (7ft 10in)
L shaped so maximum measurements
Picture rail, centre rose and sash window to front aspect with view of hills.
Outside:
A gated entrance leads on to a paved forecourt providing parking for vehicles. This area is enclosed by a brick boundary wall that supports climbers. A wide driveway to the side of the property leads to a level tarmac parking area capable of accommodating several vehicles. It also provides access to the garden apartment (described later).
The driveway itself is flanked by a solid stone wall that provides support for climbers and shrubs. At the end of the driveway a set of steps leads into the main garden. This has been imaginatively designed and laid out to provide interest, variety and colour throughout the year. It consists of a network of lawned pathways, rockeries, shrub and herbaceous borders, trellising and archways supporting climbers, ground cover plants, mature trees and paved terracing. At the bottom of the garden there is a larger area of level lawn encircled by borders, trees and shrubs. Here also there is a small pond, a SUMMER HOUSE and GREENHOUSE
GARDEN APARTMENT
Originally 181 Wells Road also owned the garden apartment below it (181a Wells Road). In more recent years this garden apartment has been separated by the granting of a 99 year lease to the current occupants at a peppercorn rent of £85.00 per annum.
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