18 Nursery Road| Edgbaston | Birmingham | B15 3JX

Guide Price £650,000

SITUATION

Nursery Road is a popular residential address within Harborne, and the house is ideally situated for the convenience and facilities of the nearby Harborne High Street, which is within walking distance of the property. SCHOOLS

A wide range of schools for children of all ages is available in the vicinity both in the private and state sectors. Blue Coat School, Edgbaston High School for Girls, Hallfield Preparatory School, West House, St George’s School, The Priory School, and The King Edward Foundation Schools are all within three miles. Local state funded schooling includes Harborne Infant and Junior School at Station Road and Harborne Academy which is within walking distance. Meanwhile, Lordswood Girls and Boys Schools, and Lordswood Sixth Form Centre are also located within easy access. MEDICAL FACILITIES The more recently redeveloped Queen Elizabeth Hospital is approximately only about a mile and a half away and provides state of the art medical facilities for the region. The BMI Edgbaston and Priory Hospitals are within one and two miles respectively, and The Birmingham Children’s Hospital and City Hospital are within three and four miles respectively. SHOPPING

Harborne High Street offers excellent convenience shopping with a Marks and Spencer Food Hall, a Waitrose as well as chemists, greengrocers, butchers and newsagents, and also benefits from a range of convenience shops and brasseries, restaurants and coffee shops including its own Michelin starred restaurant.

In addition the City Centre offers some of the best shopping in the country, and lies only around 3 miles distant. The famous Bullring Shopping Centre contains over 140 shops including one of the only Selfridges department stores outside of London and the exclusive Mailbox development, which is host to a range of designer outlets including Armani and Harvey Nichols. The more recently opened £150m Grand Central shopping centre sits directly above the new £600 million redevelopment of the now world class New Street station, including a flagship 250,000 sq. ft. John Lewis store, in addition to over 60 premium retailers and quality restaurants and cafes. The redevelopment enforces Birmingham’s retail landscape bringing a mix of unrivalled premium fashion and quality high street brands to the heart of the city.

TRANSPORT

There are good links to the national motorway network, with excellent access to Birmingham International Airport and The National Exhibition Centre. The property is about 5 miles from Junction 3 of the M5 and around 6 miles from Junction 6 of the M6. Public transport by road and rail is also most convenient. Major bus routes into and out of the City Centre can be picked up on the nearby Harborne Road. The Five Ways Railway Station lies only about 1.7 miles away and the superb newly developed Birmingham New Street Station is only some 2.5 miles from the property. SPORTS AND RECREATION

Edgbaston Priory Club, Edgbaston and Harborne Golf Clubs, The Archery Tennis Club and the Warwickshire County Cricket Ground are all within two and a half miles of the house. During the past few years, the area around Broad Street, linking Five Ways to the City Centre has been developed and improved to provide excellent business and recreational facilities. Within a mile stretch can be found the International Convention Centre, with its superb conference facilities and the world-renowned Symphony Hall. The National Indoor Arena, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, the Hyatt and Marriott Hotels and numerous brasseries, restaurants and coffee shops are all to be found there.

DESCRIPTION

This most well-appointed town house property offers attractive brick faced elevations, principally set beneath a pitched tiled roof, and since 2009 the present vendors have most comprehensively refurbished, extended and tastefully modernised to a high standard and exacting level of specification throughout. Features of particular note include engineered oak flooring with underfloor heating to the ground floor reception rooms, an extended breakfast kitchen with granite worktops and Terracotta tiled floor ( again with under floor heating), new bath/shower suites, a tanked

A beautifully presented town house, which has been substantially extended, refurbished and tastefully modernised to an excellent level of specification throughout. The property is set in a sought after and most conveniently placed residential location, being within walking distance of Harborne High Street, whilst also situated only some 3 miles from Birmingham City Centre. Ground Floor: Reception hall, dining room, superb living room, spacious open plan fitted breakfast kitchen/dining room. Tanked cellar. First Floor: Bedroom 1 with an en suite shower room, 3 further bedrooms, bedroom 4/box room and a family bathroom. Generous off road parking for up to 4 cars on front drive. Private landscaped rear gardens and seating terrace.

cellar, as well as double glazed windows and CAT 5 cabling. The excellent open plan fitted breakfast kitchen/dining room, measures over 25 feet across, and has a magnificent vaulted ceiling to give a wonderful feeling of space, whilst providing a superb everyday living space extending in all to some 340 sq.ft. (31.5 s.q m). The ground floor accommodation is also ideally suited for entertaining purposes, with the kitchen area connecting directly through to both the principal reception rooms, as well as opening out onto the private rear gardens via French doors. The property also has the benefit of generous off road parking on the front drive, with the capacity of parking up to 4 cars, whilst the well maintained gardens to the rear of the property provide a private setting, with a delightful al fresco seating terrace (with wiring for external speakers). The accommodation in total extends to about 1,551sq. ft. (144 sq. m). On the Ground Floor A front door leads into the reception hall, with a useful built in under stairs storage cupboard, engineered oak floor with underfloor heating, and provides access into both the main living and dining rooms. The sitting/living room (measuring some 22’3’’ in length), has ample natural light with its dual aspect, a feature Porcelenosa natural stone mosaic chimney breast, engineered oak floor (with under floor heating), integrated wiring for music system, and connecting glazed double doors through to the fitted breakfast kitchen/dining room. The dining room continues off the reception hall, again with a quality engineered oak floor (with under floor heating), an open aspect overlooking the sitting/living room below, and a cleverly concealed tanked cellar with hydraulic access hatch, currently used as a study/office. Separate access is also gained from the dining room to the superb open plan fitted breakfast kitchen/dining room, having a dramatic vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers, and double glazed French doors opening out onto the rear gardens. There is a fine Terracotta tiled floor, designated breakfast/dining area and a fitted dresser unit, a range of fitted base and wall mounted cupboards, central island unit and granite worktops with a corner breakfast bar. Appliances include a Neff double oven and grill, separate microwave, 6 ring gas hob with extractor fan over, integrated dishwasher, washing machine and dryer, an American style Samsung fridge/freezer, and a twin bowl Belfast style sink unit with mixer tap. There is also wiring for a speaker system, and cupboard housing the gas fired central heating boiler.

On the First Floor From the reception hall a staircase rises to the first floor landing, with access to the loft space (with a retractable ladder), and doors off to the bedroom accommodation. Bedroom 1 has built in wardrobes, matching dressing table unit and bedside tables, and is served by a quality en suite shower room. There are a further 3 bedrooms, bedroom 2 with fitted wardrobes, bedroom 4/box room, as well as a modern family bathroom on this floor. Outside To the front of the house is a block paved front drive providing off road parking for up to 4 cars, and with a pathway off, flanked by rockery flower beds, continuing up to the front door of the property. The well maintained landscaped gardens are a most attractive feature of the property and are situated to the rear of the house, whilst also enjoying a private aspect. A terrace to the far end of the garden provides a superb seating area, with a shaped level central lawn,planted borders and mood lighting for night-time entertainment. There is also a secure side access onto the front drive, and two useful garden sheds which are supplied with electrical power. General Information Tenure: The property is understood to be Freehold. The Agent has not checked the legal documents to verify the Freehold status of the property. The buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor. Services: All mains services are understood to be available and connected. The property is heated by way of gas fired central heating. Fixtures and Fittings: All fixtures and fittings mentioned in these particulars of sale are included in the asking price. All others are specifically excluded, but some items may be available by separate negotiation. Viewing: Strictly by prior appointment with the Selling Agents: Robert Powell, 7 Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3SH 0121 454 6930. Regulated by RICS.

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