An attractive period home with a delightful garden, convenient location and great potential...

Description

This charming period home, dating back to the late Victorian era, exudes character and offers fantastic potential for the next owners to update and personalise its interiors. Carefully maintained over the years, the property boasts key structural improvements, including a new roof.

• A late Victorian home, full of character, on the market for the first time in over 70 years.

• Three generously sized double bedrooms spread across two upper floors.

• Two reception rooms featuring original tiled fireplaces and period details, perfect for flexible living.

• A spacious cellar offering excellent storage or potential for conversion.

• A long, well-maintained rear garden with mature trees, a lawn and a secure courtyard area.

• A recently renovated roof.

• Conveniently located near Kidderminster town centre and train station.

• On-street parking in a traditional and sought-after residential street.

The living room
While requiring modernisation, it retains its timeless appeal, with delightful original features such as tiled fireplaces, cast iron bedroom fireplaces and a picture rail in the sitting room. The long, private rear garden is a rare find, providing an ideal outdoor space for relaxation or gardening enthusiasts.

The dining room
Generously proportioned, this second reception room is ideal for family meals or entertaining. A tiled fireplace with built-in period cupboards adds character and practicality. The room offers direct access to both the galley kitchen and the cellar, making it a functional and versatile space.

The kitchen
Light and practical, the galley kitchen features matching wall and base units, with ample work surfaces, an inset sink drainer and space for appliances. Two double-glazed windows flood the space with natural light.

The ground floor shower room
Located off the kitchen, the downstairs shower room includes a shower cubicle and a pedestal wash basin. A folding door then leads to a space with a door leading to the rear, and from here a second folding door leads to a space housing a separate WC.

The primary bedroom
Situated on the first floor, the principal bedroom is spacious and bright, with a cast iron fireplace adding vintage charm and a front-facing window offering street views.

Bedrooms two and three
Also located on the first floor, this well-sized double bedroom overlooks the rear garden and features an attractive cast iron fireplace.

Occupying the second floor, the third large double bedroom benefits from a double-glazed rear window with views of St Ambrose Church and surrounding rooftops. Eaves storage provides additional practicality.

The garden
The long rear garden is a standout feature of this property. Fully enclosed and private, it comprises a secure courtyard area directly behind the house, a lawn bordered by mature trees and shrubs, and a wooden shed at the far end. This outdoor space is perfect for relaxation, gardening or entertaining.

Note
A small, gated front garden leads to the property’s entrance. The road itself offers ample on-street parking in a traditional and well-regarded neighbourhood.

Location

Leswell Street is a charming and sought-after road on the Birmingham side of Kidderminster. Its leafy setting is enhanced by the period homes and historical buildings in the area, including a striking vicarage directly opposite the property. The town centre and train station are both within walking distance, offering excellent local amenities and transport links.

Services

The property benefits from mains gas, electricity, water and drainage.

Fees

Reservation Fee - refundable on exchange

A reservation fee, refundable on exchange, is payable prior to the issue of the Memorandum of Sale and after which the property may be marked as Sold Subject to Contract. The fee will be reimbursed upon the successful Exchange of Contracts.

The fee will be retained by Andrew Grant in the event that you the buyer withdraws from the purchase or does not Exchange within 6 months of the fee being received other than for one or more of the following reasons:

1. Any significant material issues highlighted in a survey that were not evident or drawn to the attention of you the buyer prior to the Memorandum of Sale being issued.
2. Serious and material defect in the seller’s legal title.
3. Local search revealing a matter that has a material adverse effect on the market value of the property that was previously undeclared and not in the public domain.
4. The vendor withdrawing the property from sale.

The reservation fee will be 0.5% of the accepted offer price for offers below £800,000 and 1% for offers of £800,000 or over. This fee, unless specified otherwise, is payable upon acceptance by the vendor of an offer from a buyer and completion of an assessment of the buyer’s financial status and ability to proceed.

Should a buyer’s financial position regarding the funding of the property prove to be fundamentally different from that declared by the buyer when the Memorandum of Sale was completed, then the Vendor has the right to withdraw from the sale and/or the reservation fee retained. For example, where the buyer declares themselves as a cash buyer but are in fact relying on an unsecured sale of their property.

Once the reservation fee has been paid, any renegotiation of the price stated in the memorandum of sale for any reason other than those covered in points 1 to 3 above will lead to the reservation fee being retained. A further fee will be levied on any subsequent reduced offer that is accepted by the vendor. This further fee will be subject to the same conditions that prevail for all reservation fees outlined above.