PROPERTY IN BRIEF

Ginger are delighted to present this unique property located on this popular address within the village. Only coming to the market for the second time in 115 years.

Balsall Street East is renowned for its larger and eclectic mix of family properties, a sought-after address convenient to local schools, village centre, open countryside walks and excellent links to major transport links.

This property dates back to 1909 and boasts many traditional and period features with high ceilings.

You are greeted by a generous in and out driveway with access to the integral garage, with remote electric roller shutters, and side access to the garden, where at the rear of the garden you will find a large workshop that opens up a number of possibilities, particularly if you run a business from home or wish to create something different from this space, subject to correct permissions.

The main property has been extensively extended on both the ground and upper floor. On the ground floor, the property opens up really well, comprising of two front reception rooms with bay windows. An open plan traditional-style kitchen with pantry, a separate utility, separate shower room, a large extended family sitting and dining area leading to the garden, as well as an additional bedroom, currently being used as an office room, linking into the wet room, which would work really well should you need a ground floor bedroom with easy access to washroom facilities.

Upstairs, the property offers an extended principal suite with walk-in wardrobe and en-suite, where the remainder of the upstairs offers four further good sized double bedrooms, one of the bedrooms leading off from bedroom number four. These linked bedrooms can work well for a teenage member of the family, perhaps to have their bedroom space and some separate sitting area, or guest bedroom for when their friends come to stay. The property also has a modern fitted family bathroom and feature gallery landing.

Outside, the property boasts a large and private rear garden, entertaining patio and pond. A large workshop to the rear with separate garage space, and a mini orchard to the rear of the workshops with an old bomb shelter.

This is a really unique property, delivering a spacious family home, large outdoor spaces, and the potential to create more of the workshop to the rear.

APPROACH

Balsall Street East is a popular address within the village, having an eclectic and wide variety of larger family properties. This particular home benefits from an in and out driveway with stone pillars, plantation area, and a gravel driveway leading to front door and garage. There is an EV charging point.

There’s access along the side of the property to reach the garden, and should you work from home and require the garden building for your office space, then having this access along the side works really well for customers to visit you without interfering with the main house.

LIVING ACCOMMODATION

The downstairs living accommodation delivers an abundance of space, especially having been substantially extended to the rear. Let’s have a look around.

The moment you walk through the front door you immediately feel a sense of space and can really appreciate the accommodation this home offers. The Travertine tiles carry you along the hallway and through into the extended sitting/dining area having the benefits of underfloor heating in the rear section. The hallway has stairs rising up to the bedrooms and bathrooms, with some under-stairs storage and gives access to the two main reception rooms at the front, kitchen, utility/wet room area and opens out to the extended part of the home.

This home enjoys two good sized reception rooms to the front. Firstly, the living room is a nice size and boasting tall ceilings with traditional coving, complimented by engineered Oak wood flooring, and boasting the most amazing period Honiton stone fireplace with a dual-fuel burning fire set within, such a lovely cosy period feature. There is some nice space to the side of the fireplace for furniture and the log basket, with a recess in the wall for a television, and enjoying the bay window to add some more floor space plus deliver an abundance of natural light. The living room has the benefit of wall lighting.

On the opposite side of the hallway is the second reception room which the current owners use as a more formal dining space. Again, another lovely room, full of period features with tall skirting boards, picture rails and ceiling coving, being tastefully presented in a colour to match the period. Also having wood flooring with feature bay window for some extra space, and an additional window to the side to add more natural light into the room. This is a comfortable room, full of grandeur and working really well either as an additional sitting room or a more formal dining area.

The extended part of the ground floor presents this large sitting/formal dining area which has many uses, working extremely well for the family, from either a day-to-day basis as a sitting/dining space, a great room for the family to unwind and enjoy the garden in the warmer months, or when entertaining to open out the house into the garden. This extended space has the benefit of Travertine tiles with underfloor heating and frost protection, large electronic skylights with blackout blinds, large patio doors opening out into the garden and patio, with some additional windows to the side. This is a lovely bright room, adding substantial floor space to the home.

Leading off from this space is a useful office room/study, perfect should you work from home in this modern world, enjoying a garden view through the window to the rear elevation. When this extension was designed the owners engineered a downstairs shower/cloakroom providing a sliding door both from the utility and also from this office / groundfloor bedroom. Therefore, the office space could double up as bedroom number 6 for somebody with ground floor needs, with the wet room on hand.

The kitchen area is in-keeping with the traditional style of the property, providing cream style shaker units and a central island, all complimented by granite work surfaces. The island is home to the sink and also double layered dishwasher. There is space for a Range cooker with splash-back tiling and extractor hood, and the kitchen has two built-in fridges. We love how the kitchen is easily accessed from the hallway, and with a large opening into the extension, really opens this space up, again, perfect for when entertaining, or as a family home.

The kitchen benefits from a pantry area to the side, which provides some good storage, space for a freezer, as well as having a window to the rear elevation.

The utility is a great addition to this home, providing plenty of storage, with period cupboards adding a nice flavour to the home, having a window to the side elevation, and provisions for your washing machine and dryer.

Opening out from the utility is a lobby area, which has a door leading out to the garden and side passageway, with a continuation of the Travertine tiles, and also some handy storage to hang up your coats and shoes.

A further sliding door opens into the wet room, which provides a double sized shower area, with an electric unit and shower curtain, a pedestal wash basin, and WC. The wet room has a double glazed frosted window to the side elevation, lighting and extractor, and another sliding door into the office room/additional bedroom.

BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS

Welcome upstairs. Just like the ground floor, the sleeping accommodation delivers super-size floor space, the perfect family home insures everybody has a generous bedroom.

The gallery landing is spacious, and perfect for the busy morning rush-hour with everybody moving around preparing for work and school. The gallery landing looks down into the hallway, with a period-style balustrade staircase, neutrally presented with contrasting carpets, and having sky tunnel lighting delivering some extra natural light into the space. There’s also a window to the side.

The landing gives access to all bedrooms and the family bathroom as well as having a smaller hatch into the loft space.

The principal bedroom is part of the extension and delivers the perfect main bedroom suite. A lovely bright room, which has been designed with consideration to the period features of the property, and offers a stunning view into the landscaped rear garden, patio and pond. The bedroom delivers excellent floor space, perfect for your larger bedroom furniture, having twin double glazed windows to the rear elevation and an opaque window to the side. The room is neutrally presented with carpets, having central heating radiators with thermostat control and numerous power points in all the right places. The principal suite has the benefit of a walk-in wardrobe with a sliding door, fitted shelves and rails.

The principal en-suite delivers a double sized shower with mains control having both drench and handheld attachments complimented by glass shower doors, a white hi-gloss vanity unit with sink above and a mixer tap, as well as a toilet with dual flush. There is a wooden double glazed style window to the side elevation, vanity mirror with light and shaver point. There’s also a rounded radiator for towels and ceiling spotlighting.

The second bedroom is a fantastic size, the ideal room for the growing teenager to have plenty of their own space. Located at the front of the house benefiting from twin windows to the front, with central heating. This bedroom benefits from fitted wardrobes and additional storage above the bedspace, and enjoying the benefits of a period style fireplace to add character to this space. This room works really well as you can see, having a seating area, plenty of space for a homework desk/gaming area, bed and still plenty of room to move around.

The third bedroom is also set to the front of the house, enjoying sash windows on the front elevation, with an additional sash window to the side elevation to ensure plenty of natural light flows into the bedroom. Also boasting a period style fireplace as a feature, having a handy vanity unit with sink which makes this the perfect guest room. Ceiling lighting, radiator with thermostat control and fitted wardrobes, drawers and shelving.

Bedroom number four is a great space, and would really work well for a teenager, especially offering the fifth bedroom that links to the side. Perhaps ideal for the teenager to have their bedroom space in one room, and using the adjoining bedroom to act as a sitting/gaming/study area or perfect for friends to sleep over. The fourth bedroom has a double glazed window to the rear elevation having central heating radiator underneath with thermostat control, plenty of space for your bed, wardrobes and drawers, with the door leading down to bedroom number five.

Bedroom five has been added over the garage, having dual aspect views front to rear, and central heating. A nice size bedroom which is accessed via bedroom four.

The family bathroom is super stylish, located off the landing, having a large deep and wide bath offering a press button type of facility to fill the bath, complimented by a mains-fed shower with handheld and drench attachments and accompanying shower curtain, as well as a WC with dual flush control, and a hi-gloss vanity unit for storage, with a large Vitra wash basin and chrome mixer tap with vanity mirror opening for some more storage.

The bathroom also has some additional storage space. The bathroom has a modern radiator, LED ceiling spotlights, and a sash frosted window to the side.

REAR GARDEN

One of the highlights this street is known for are the larger rear gardens and generous plots these houses sit on. This home is no exception.

There is access along the side of the property leading down to the rear garden from the driveway.

The garden has been beautifully landscaped and well-maintained, firstly boasting a large patio, as you step out from the extended lounge/sitting room, with a pathway that runs down to the rear workshop and garden, and with the generous lawn in the middle, which is surrounded by well-established plantation. The garden also benefits from a delightful pond area with water feature , having the benefit of outdoor power, and an outdoor sink with hot and cold water.

WORKSHOP

This is a fantastic feature of this property. The workshop is located to the rear of the garden, providing a substantial construction, where the current owner has segregated the space into several zones. This building provides an abundance of opportunity, some being subject to planning/building regs. You may be able to develop into more living accommodation- self-contained, or, should you operate a business from home, then this can be improved to match your needs. At present, the owner has one part gym, where the other areas are used as work shop and storage.

There is a separate garage to the side providing additional storage.

ORCHARD AREA & BOMB SHELTER

Behind the workshop area is a mini orchard, which is a really peaceful space to enjoy, having some fruit trees, greenhouse and planting areas, surrounded by tall trees for privacy. A lovely feature to this property and some history, as the bomb shelter.


SOLAR POWER AND WELL WATER

The property benefits from solar power energy within the roof tiles which generate electricity for the home and produce an income for next 10 years. Your viewing representative will expand on the details during your viewing. There is also a water well, where the water is used through the property to flush toilets and more.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We are advised this property is Freehold, please seek confirmation from your legal representative.

We are advised the council tax band F is payable to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.

Ginger have not checked appliances nor have we seen sight of any building regulations or planning permissions. You should take guidance from your legal representative before purchasing any property.

Room sizes and property layout are presented in good faith as a guide only. Although we have taken every step to ensure the plans are as accurate as possible, you must rely on your own measurements or those of your surveyor. Not every room is accounted for when giving the total floor space. Dimensions are generally taken at the widest points.

All information we provide is in good faith and as a general guide to the property. Subjective comments in these descriptions imply the opinion of the selling agent at the time these details were prepared. However, the opinions of a purchaser may differ. Details have been verified by the sellers.

Council Tax Band: F
Shared Ownership: No