For Sale 5 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 3 Receptions Guide Price £750,000

Burford, WR15 - Guide Price £750,000

SHROPSHIRE/WORCESTERSHIRE/HEREFORDSHIRE BORDER
The beautifully situated and charming five bedroomed character family house, together with gardens, paddock, pasture, barn/stabling, two orchards and separate home office extending in total to approximately 4.50 acres in an idyllic rural location next to St Mary's Church.

Cloakroom, drawing room, dining room, china pantry, farmhouse kitchen with Aga, sitting room/family room, rear hall, walk-in larder, laundry room, drying room, rear cloakroom/boot room

Master bedroom with bathroom en suite, second double bedroom with shower room en suite, three further bedrooms, family bathroom, linen cupboard
Double garage, car parking for two or three vehicles, walled garden, garden room/office, garden store
Paddock with kitchen garden and pasture orchard, barn/stabling, all extending to just over 4 acres
Fishing rights on the River Teme
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Situation		Michaelmas House stands in a quiet and idyllic setting, just one mile from Tenbury Wells, with its schools, hospital, doctors' surgery, library, Tesco Supermarket, Post Office, pubs and cafes and a wide range of independent shops Tenbury Wells 1 mile, Ludlow 8, Kidderminster 18, Worcester 23, M5 Motorway 24, Birmingham 38, Birmingham Airport 50 (approximate distances)
Description		This unique country house was built to a high standard of cavity brickwork under a tiled roof in 1954 by Treasure and Son and then extended by them in 1981 and 1983. It was further extended in 2005 by A H Caldicott and Sons. Cavity wall insulation, partial double glazing, insulated roof space. The property has been in the same ownership for 47 years and is to be sold with no upward chain. The house has been meticulously updated and improved over recent years and offers the following well-planned and spacious accommodation
GROUND FLOOR
Rustic Entrance Porch		with bespoke front door
Reception Hall		with under-stairs storage cupboard, dado rail, parquet flooring
Cloakroom		with hand basin, WC suite, fitted curtains
Drawing Room		17'0" x 13'0" (5.18m x 3.96m) with open fireplace having a Jetmaster grate, marble hearth, painted wooden over mantle, feature oriel window, dado rail, three wall lights, parquet flooring, fitted curtains. Windows to south and west, overlooking the walled garden and sun terrace, Double half glazed bifold doors (for ease of entertaining) to
Dining Room		12'9" x 12'3" (3.89m x 3.73m) with curtains to match the Drawing Room, dado rail, three wall lights, parquet flooring. South facing window over the garden. Door to
China Pantry		with worktop, extensive shelving and cupboards, oak flooring. Door to
Farmhouse Kitchen		18'0" x 13'9" (5.49m x 4.19m) with Aga oil-fired two oven cooker, two deep inset Franke sinks with Franke taps, together with an extensive matching range of painted wooden floor and wall cupboards, drawers and Corian worktops, under cupboard ambient lighting, numerous electric sockets. Neff integrated double oven, Neff four plate electric hob with Neff cooker hood over, Neff integrated dishwasher, Neff integrated microwave, integrated larder refrigerator, oak flooring, window blinds. Windows with views east to St Mary's Church and south along the grass lane. Doors to front hall, rear hall, china pantry and a glazed door to
Sitting/Family Room		27'6" x 13'9" (8.38m x 4.19m) with Villager wood burning stove set on a tiled plinth, cork tile flooring. French windows lead to a south and west facing stone terrace
Rear Hall		leading to
Laundry Room		with Belfast sink together with an extensive range of floor and wall cupboards and worktops, plumbing for washing machine, space for tumble drier, electric kickspace heater, water pump. Door to Double Garage
Drying Room		with insulated hot water tank with immersion heater, shelving, electric wall heater
Walk-in Larder		with floor and wall cupboards, worktop, slate slab and ample space for three upright freezers
Rear Cloakroom/Boot Room		with hand basin, wc suite. Eurostar oil-fired central heating boiler which also heats the hot water, fitted window blind
Rear Lobby		with mat well. Stable door to outside grass lane that leads to the paddock and pasture orchard.
FIRST FLOOR		Fully carpeted wooden staircase leads to:
Galleried Landing		with linen cupboard, storage cupboard, dado rail, fitted carpet and curtains. Dormer window in recessed area
Master Bedroom		13'9" x 12'0" (4.19m x 3.66m) plus deep recess Large double fitted wardrobe with shelving, fitted dressing table and drawers, fitted carpet, window blinds and curtains to windows to south and west, overlooking the garden and views to Bednal Hill. Supplementary radiator served by the woodburning stove in the Sitting Room.
Bathroom En Suite		10'3" x 6'9" (3.12m x 2.06m) with panelled bath having mixer taps and shower attachment, separate Triton shower compartment, pedestal hand basin, bidet, wc suite, heated towel rail, shaver socket, Dimplex wall heater, extractor fan, window blind, tiled walls. Supplementary radiator served by the woodburning stove in the Sitting Room
Bedroom 2		13'9" x 10'0" (4.19m x 3.05m) with large double fitted wardrobe with shelving, fitted carpet and curtains to window facing east with views to Burford Church. Door to
Shower Room En Suite		with large Triton shower compartment, hand basin, wc suite, Dimplex wall heater, heated towel rail, Xpelair extractor fan, shaver socket with vanity light, window blind
Bedroom 3		14'3" x 13'0" (4.34m x 3.96m) with double built-in wardrobe with shelving, under eaves storage cupboard, fitted carpet and curtains to windows facing south and west with views over the garden and to Bednal Hill
Bedroom 4		10'3" x 9'3" (3.12m x 2.82m) with large double built-in wardrobe with shelving, fitted carpet and curtains to south facing window with views over the garden
Bedroom 5		10'3" x 8'0" (3.12m x 2.44m) with window blind to east facing window, with views of Burford Church, fitted carpet. N.B.This room could serve as a dressing room for the Master Bedroom, if preferred
Family Bathroom		with panelled bath having Triton shower fitment over, hand basin, wc suite, Dimplex wall heater, Xpelair extractor fan, shaver socket with vanity light, heated towel rail, window blinds to two small windows
OUTSIDE		A driveway leads via a period brick pillared entrance into a central shared courtyard and then turning left into
Private Driveway		with space for two or three vehicles, outside water tap, dustbin store and bunded oil tank with space for two or three vehicles, outside water tap, bunded oil tank NB. If preferred, an alternative additional entrance could easily be formed directly into the Private Driveway, thereby avoiding the central shared courtyard
Double Garage		21'0" x 18'6" (6.40m x 5.64m) having two individual electronically operated doors, wall shelving, overhead storage space, fluorescent lighting, water filter unit. Electric sockets. Door to Laundry Room and then to the house. A gravel front path, with borders to both sides, leads via a rustic front porch to the bespoke front door. A side gate leads past the house and into the
Walled Garden		This is a delightful feature of the property, being a professionally landscape designed south and west facing garden, with gravel paths and beds and within high Georgian brick walls. It is well-stocked with bulbs, specimen trees, shrubs and roses, with numerous herbaceous plants. There is a magnificent and established Wistaria. Steps lead to a raised, level croquet lawn and there are two stone sun terraces. Climbing shrubs and roses clothe the walls. Box hedging surrounds the rose garden and there is a herb bed and a brick and slate water feature. Water tap
Pergola		perfect for al fresco dining, there is an ivy and climbing shrub covered wooden pergola, over a paved base. Double wooden doors lead from here onto the grass lane that leads to the paddock and pasture orchard
Garden Room/Office		19'6" x 10'3" (5.94m x 3.12m) Cavity brickwork construction, electric wall heater, extensive shelving, worktop, internet socket, electric sockets and lighting. Stable door to garden. Inner door to adjoining
Garden Store		10'3" x 8'9" (3.12m x 2.67m) of matching construction, electric sockets and lighting. Door to garden NB. The Garden Room/Office and Garden Store have separate electric and internet connections
A grass lane leads via double five barred gates to
Paddock and Pasture with Orchard		Spacious paddock with a large, enclosed kitchen garden area having framework for a polytunnel. Soft fruit bushes and many apple and pear trees. There is a small wooded copse, including wild cherry and oaks and a medlar tree, underplanted with snowdrops and daffodils. Water tap, compost heaps
Stabling/Barn		of brick and timber construction under a slate roof. One section has a stable door to the stable area and there are double doors to the main barn, ideal for housing a quad bike, mower or garden machinery. Rear door to a further storage area for garden tools. Rainwater butt
Pasture Orchard		Fruit trees are heritage varieties, planted about 30 years ago. There is an animal drinking trough and water tap. The gardens and pasture orchards extend overall to approximately 4.50 acres
Public Footpath		leading from the rear of the Churchyard through a Kissing Gate and then onwards to a stile and then on into Tenbury Wells
Fishing		Single bank fishing of approximately 250 yards in the River Teme upstream from the Weir
Services		Mains electricity Private water supply with filter Septic tank drainage Eurostar oil-fired central heating Telephone subject to BT regulations Security lighting and alarm system
Outgoings		Shropshire Council tel. 0345 678 9021 Council Tax Band F Severn Trent Water rates are levied separately tel. 0800 783 44 44
Tenure		Freehold with vacant possession upon completion (chain-free)
Fixtures & Fittings		All those items specifically mentioned in the particulars are included in the sale price
Energy Performance Certificate		Band D
Further Information		Should you require any further information before or after viewing please contact Richard Franklin or David Roberts at Franklin Gallimore's office tel 01584 810 436 Disclosure of Interest: The owners of Michaelmas House were partners in the Selling Agents, Franklin Gallimore, before full and complete retirement from the business in 2023
Directions		Turn off the A456 trunk road one mile west of Tenbury Wells where signposted to Burford Church. Follow the Council lane to the closed end of the cul-de-sac and Michaelmas House is the property closest to the Church
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Burford, WR15 - Guide Price £750,000

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