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Walnut Tree House, Woodcote Lane Woodcote Green | Bromsgrove | Worcestershire | B61 9ED WALNUT TREE HOUSE Walnut Tree House, Woodcote Lane Woodcote Green | Bromsgrove | Worcestershire | B61 9ED WALNUT TREE HOUSE A substantial detached country property currently encompassing four dwellings, set within a secluded woodland setting, and offering ready access to the M5 motorway and railway network. Ideally suited for conversion back to one high status family home. The accommodation, over two storeys, currently provides for eight bedrooms, five reception rooms, four kitchens and five wet areas (bath/shower rooms). In excess of 3,200 square feet (300 square metres), all set within 0.6 acres (not verified) with two driveways, generous parking and detached garage. Flat 1 Ground Floor: • Conservatory • Breakfast Room • Kitchen • Sitting Room First Floor: • Main Bedroom • En-Suite Dressing Area • Shower Room with WC • Bedroom Two • Bedroom Three • Bedroom Four • Family Bathroom with WC Seller Insight Tucked away in the picturesque hamlet of Woodcote Green is Walnut Tree House, an attractive property that has been converted into four individual apartments which each have access to around half an acre of communal gardens and grounds. “Until recently, I’d lived in the house all my life,” says John. “My parents actually came to the area during the war and they had it built. I’d say that it was this lovely setting that originally attracted them, and it’s the reason I’ve stayed for over eight decades. The property is surrounded by National Trust land so the outlook will never be spoilt, and the views are really quite special. It’s leafy and green in every single direction, and we enjoy total and utter privacy. There are just three properties on the private road but you can’t see a single one from the garden. It’s one of those places that offers total and utter seclusion, but without the feeling of being isolated because we can hop in the car and be shopping in Bromsgrove in under ten minutes.” “The house began life as a rather modest dwelling, then after a fire virtually destroyed it back in the 1970s, I had it rebuilt and later turned it into flats. I now live just across the way in a new property that I had built. There are four flats in total, a two-bed, a four-bed and two one-bedroom apartments. For us, they have provided a steady income over the years as they’ve always been rented out, but we have applied for permission to turn the property back into one family home, so the options for the new owners are there to explore.” “The flats each have access to what is currently a communal garden which wraps right the way around the building,” continues John. “It’s a very attractive space with lots of flowerbeds and a pretty pond, and the property backs onto a vast swathe of woodland, known locally as ‘the bluebell woods’. It’s such a lovely environment and a real haven for wildlife; people travel from far and wide to visit the area to experience what we enjoy every single day.” “What makes the location so very special is the fact that it offers the best of countryside living with all the convenience of having a thriving town just a stone’s throw away.” “We live just across the way from the flats and what we love is the fact that there’s a superb feeling of community amongst the people who live in the area. There are only a dozen or so houses within the hamlet and everyone is so friendly.” “I think what makes the property so appealing is the fact that it can either be used to generate a good income, or it has the potential to be turned back into a really lovely family home,” says John.* * These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent. Flat Two First Floor: Ground Floor: • Main Bedroom • Sitting Room • Bedroom Two • Kitchen • Shower Room with WC Flat Three Situated on the Ground Floor: • Sitting Room • Kitchen • Bedroom • Shower room with WC Flat Four Additional Accommodation: Situated on the Ground Floor: • Utility Room • Sitting Room • Garden Room • Kitchen • Boiler Room • Bedroom • Shower room with WC Outside • Two separate driveways • Garage • Circa 0.6 acres in all (not verified) Clent Hills Dodford Walnut Tree House lies within the rural parish of “Dodford with Grafton” in the Bromsgrove District of North Worcestershire.BROMSGROVE Whilst the core of the Dodford community is based on the Chartist settlement formed in 1849, Walnut Tree HouseLocated is on close the westernto the junction fringes ofof theThe M5 Parish and M42within and the only magnificent 14 miles from backdrop Birmingham of The Randan Woods, withall of whichthe Lickey, previously Clent fell and within Waseley the Feckenham Hills on it’s Forest doorstep, when itBromsgrove was extended is aby thriving Henry II in the 12th Century.town Thewith woodland plenty to neighbouringsee and do. Formerly Walnut Tree a centre House for is both now the managed wool andby The nail Worcestershiremaking Wildlife Trust. industries, it is now at the heart of a successful commercial and industrial area. The property is triangulated by Bromsgrove Town, 4 miles to the East, the Historic village of Chaddesley Corbett, As3 mileswell toas thea bustling West, andtown the centre village with of Belbroughton, numerous shops less thanand 3eateries, miles to Bromsgrove the North. Possibly the mostboasts sought a after rich locationarchitectural within heritage all of Worcestershire which is evidenced offering bya lifestyle buildings of villagelike the pubs, Parish shops and amenities; as well as a network of country paths and bridleway, right on the doorstep. Church of St John, Grafton Manor and Perry Hall, former home of the famed poet Central A.Birmingham E. Houseman, is 15 to mileswhom to a thelocal North trail and East. town It iscentre a city statue of International are dedicated. importance, both commercially and culturally, as defined by its magnificent Library, Town Hall and Symphony Hall; the home ofThe The Birminghampopular North Symphony Worcestershire Orchestra. villages of Blackwell and Barnt Green are The Countya short Town drive and Cathedralaway adding City to of Worcester,the mix of lyingservices on the that banks may of beThe found River Severn,within theis some 16 miles Southvicinity providing providing for high village street shopping. and boutique Bromsgove shopping, itself and is characterised well served bywith one a of recently England’s great Cathedrals,improved its Racecourse, pedestrian County high Cricket street, Ground,supermarkets, Premiership professional Rugby Club services, and University.and a wide mix of eating establishments. Destination gastro pubs may be found on the outskirts The M42 motorway, accessed via J1 at Lickey End, enables onward travel to the North East, East and South Eastof Bromsgrovevia the M1 and and M40 the townMotorways. is well placedThe M5 for accessed country at walks Lydiate and Ash rural J4, recreation. provides for ready access to the North West, Birmingham and the surrounding industrial and commercial areas. The M5, J5 at WychboldIf schooling provides is accessa priority, to the Bromsgrove South West, caters as well for as a Cheltenhamrange of provision and its toRacecourse suit a child’s (36 miles), Gloucesterneeds. and TheBristol local (75 primarymiles). The school M42 feeds also offerschildren access into to theBirmingham senior schools International at North Airport (25 miles). Road travel to London (123 miles) is best via the M40 or M6/M1, both accessible from the M42. and South Bromsgrove. There is a choice of further primary schools in the outlying The electrifiedareas. The “Cross independent City” line, sector accessed is also at wellBromsgrove served with Station Bromsgrove (5 miles), School offers retainingaccess to central Birminghama reputation for fast onward of international travelling around repute. the Further UK and afield to London. highly The regarded newly openedschools Worcestershire may be Parkway foundRailway in station,the county situated of Worcestershire to the east of Worcester, including both off Junction The Royal 7 of Grammar the M5, is School also intended to increase the capacity to London, as well as reduced journey times. This has a significant impact on Worcestershire’sand King’s accessibility School. The to Kingthe Capital Edward and Schools other areregiona withinl centres. the Birmingham conurbation. If educationAdditionally, is a priority, the thenWorcester Worcestershire and Birmingham is blessed canal with runs an enviableclose to mixBromsgrove of schooling and at it’s all levels, includingan a varietyideal destination of independent for numerous establishments, leisure allowingactivities. parents Winding to through select the the right countryside, environment for their children’s needs. These include Bromsgrove School (4 miles), Malvern College (25 miles), The Kings Schoolsthe canal and Royalstarts Grammarat the River School Severn at Worcester in Worcester (16 miles)and passes and The through King Edwards Tardebigge Schools in Birmingham.locks, Winterfold the longest House flight Preparatory of navigable School locks atin Chaddesleythe country, is onlywith 30 4 locksmiles West.climbing 217 feet (66m) before reaching Birmingham. For days out and recreation, Walnut Tree House is well placed for ready access to the North Cotswolds and Broadway (33 miles), as well as Stratford-upon-Avon (26 miles), Great Malvern (24 miles) and The Malvern Hills, and Ludlow (31). The West coast of Wales, at Aberdovey, is 102 miles. 231 Old Birmingham Road Brochure.indd 23-24 29/06/2016 13:08 BROMSGROVE Located close to the junction of the M5 and M42 and only 14 miles from Birmingham with the Lickey, Clent and Waseley Hills on it’s doorstep, Bromsgrove is a thriving town with plenty to see and do.
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