Worcester Property News 17/03/2011

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DETACHED: 40 Deer Avenue is at St Peters, just south of Worcester.

Plenty of space to park here

ON the southern outskirts of Worcester at St Peters is number 40 Deer Avenue. This detached modern house has three bedrooms, a refitted shower room and an en-suite, a kitchen/diner, a sitting room with a bay window, a utility and a downstairs lavatory. There is gas fired central heating, double glazing, a driveway with parking for several vehicles and a garage. There are front and rear gardens with lawns, trees and shrubs. The house also has a patio and a shed.

LOTS TO SEE HERE: 2 The Hill, Abberley, near Worcester, has three bedrooms and panoramic country views.

Rooms with a viewtimber worktops, patio doors to the rear garden and there is also a utility room. A dual aspect sitting room has patio doors to a paved balcony, there is also a sitting room with a nearby study and an archway to a dining room. Also on the ground floor is a shower room and below is a double garage. Upstairs the house has three bedrooms all with wardrobes and a family bathroom with a shower over the bath. In the garden, which backs on to mature woodland, are two mature cherry trees and a shed.

RESIDENTIAL Allan Morris.................................. Andrew Grant.............................. Carver Knowles............................ Cawley......................................... Connells....................................... Griffiths & Charles......................... G Herbert Banks........................... Halls............................................. Hayles Sales & Lettings................... Hills Estate Agents......................... John Goodwin.............................. John Sanders................................. Knight Frank.................................. Michael Tuck................................. Parkinson Wright.......................... Philip Laney & Jolly........................ Platinum....................................... Reeds Rains.................................. The Property Centre..................... Town & Country Property Services.. Waterfords................................... Your Move....................................

BUYERS INFOPRICE: 220,000 AGENT: HILLS ESTATE AGENTS CALL: 01905 723545

WITH panoramic country views 2 The Hill is a 1970s built house on the side of the Abberley hills at Abberley, near Worcester. The property enjoys a rural setting and it has been improved since its construction. It has an L-shaped hallway with an open staircase. The breakfast kitchen has quality pale green painted timber units with solid

BUYERS INFOPRICE: 320,000 AGENT: G HERBERT BANKS CALL: 01299 896968

LETTINGS Allan Morris Lettings..................... 48 Andrew Grant Lettings.................. 56 Belvoir!......................................... 44 Griffiths & Charles......................... 50 G Herbert Banks........................... 45 Hills Estate Agents......................... 49 Houselets...................................... 45 John Sanders................................. 53 Lets Rent...................................... 44 Martin & Co.................................. 55 Philip Laney & Jolly........................ 51 Platinum....................................... 46 Premier Places.............................. 47 Reeds Rains.................................. 48 Simply Lets................................... 52 Town & Country Property Services..... 1,54

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You too can live the dream in a comfy, chocolate box home BIn his hunt for traditional black and white homes Mike Pryce finds one that dates back to the 1400s and has an impressive inglenookLACK and white properties abound along the byways of Worcestershire giving a real clue to the countys rural heritage. Tucked away in cosy villages or even sometimes to be found on the edges of towns when the urban sprawl has overtaken them they are the epitome of period charm, something you just cant get with a new build. Here are four half-timbered homes each with its own special appeal. So if you are looking for chocolate box chic, take your pick. The first, Church Farm House in Abberton Road, Bishampton, near Pershore, is a beautiful grade two listed timber framed property believed to date from the early 1400s. The house has been well maintained and has excellent family accommodation that is choca-block with character features including some superb exposed timbers and a particularly impressive double sided inglenook. The option also exists to create a self-contained suite. Church Farm House has landscaped gardens and pretty views. Inside is a hall with an inglenook, a beamed sitting room and dining/living room and a breakfast room/ kitchen with oak

LIVING WITH HISTORY: Church Farm House, Abberton Road, Bishampton, near Pershore, has five bedrooms and two bathrooms.fronted units. There is also a study, a utility and a store room. Upstairs are five bedrooms and two bathrooms. Church Farm House is approached along a no through lane. It has a gravelled driveway and parking for several vehicles. The gardens feature colourful flower beds, shrub borders and a large cedar. There is also an ornamental water feature, an attractive blue brick path and terrace, lawns and outbuildings that provide useful storage.

BUYERS INFOPRICE: 595,000 AGENT: JOHN SANDERS CALL: 01905 726220

THREE MORE OF A KIND: BUY YOURSELF A SLICE OF HALF-TIMBERED HEAVENUPPER ELMORES END, WHITBOURNE THE HERMITAGE, MALVERN TREES COTTAGE, COWSDEN

Upper Elmores End farm and barn at Whitbourne, between Worcester and Bromyard is a grade two home thats full of character but it does need some updating. The principal accommodation has three reception rooms with exposed beams, open fireplaces and fine views. The first and second floors provide extensive character bedroom accommodation with good ceiling heights. In addition is an attached twin-storey cider house with a cider press and mill and nearby is a detached stone built twin-storey oast house. Outside are lawns, shrubberies, a wildlife pond and outbuildings for which plans were approved for their conversion although they have now lapsed. There is also a modern steel framed barn, some woodland and paddocks with a stream frontage and water supply. The whole covers about 27 acres. PRICE 985,000; JOINT AGENTS KNIGHT FRANK AND ANDREW GRANT; CALL 01905 723438 AND 734735

The Hermitage in Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, is a grade two, part-thatched, listed 16th century house with lots of character. It has a sitting room with an open fireplace, windows set into original timbers, a study and a music room/dining room. In the kitchen is a china box sink, granite and teak worktops, a central island and a gas fired Aga. Beyond is a larder, a utility and an office/boot room. The first floor is centred around a split level landing. There are four bedrooms most of them have storage cupboards, vaulted ceilings and exposed beams. The bathroom has a central slipper bath from which there is a view of the garden. The Hermitage has a right of way over Link Common and it has a gravelled drive and a detached brick three-bay stable block/garage. PRICE 650,000; AGENT ANDREW GRANT; CALL 01905 734735

Trees Cottage at Cowsden, Upton Snodsbury, near Pershore, is a grade two listed four or five-bedroom cottage thats just bursting with character. Originally three cottages, the flexible accommodation comprises an entrance hall, a rear hall, a downstairs lavatory, a sitting room, a kitchen, a dining room, a snug and a study. On the first floor which is reached by three separate staircases are the bedrooms, a bathroom and another separate lavatory. Trees Cottage has mature, well-tended gardens, a single garage and two driveways.

PRICE 450,000; AGENT ALLAN MORRIS; CALL 01905 612266

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PROPERTYPROFILEILEA two-bedroom Victorian end of terrace house, 9 Hopton Street, Worcester, can be found on the western side of the city. It offers good access to the facilities in St Johns and it is also handy for the university. The accommodation, which has gas fired central heating and is mostly double glazed, includes a sitting room with an Adamstyle fire surround, a dining room with decorative coving, a kitchen with a built-in electric oven and a five-ring gas hob and a cloakroom. On the first floor there are two bedrooms and a bathroom. Outside is a rear garden with a lawn, a seating area and a shed. PRICE 139,950; AGENT PARKINSON WRIGHT; CALL 01905 721655

HANDY END OF TERRACE HOME

NEEDS COMPLETING: Most of the work has been done on converting the Oast House at Adamswood Farm, Upper Sapey.

Looking for a project?A DETACHED barn conversion standing in just over one acre of land, the Oast House at Adamswood Farm, Upper Sapey, near Tenbury Wells, is ideal for a buyer in need of a project. The building dates from 1840 and was part of the neighbouring farm. The current owners bought the oast house in 1988, were given planning permission to convert it and worked on it until 2008. The main building works are now virtually complete and what requires finishing is the installation of central heating, some final fix electricity and plumbing, fitting the kitchen and bathrooms and decoration. The accommodation, when complete, will comprise a breakfast kitchen, a dining room, a sitting room, a study, a further study or library, a playroom, a utility and a hall with a lavatory

BUYERS INFO

The Oast House also has a master bedroom with an en-suite shower room and fitted wardrobes, four further double bedrooms two have fitted wardrobes and two bathrooms. There is also extensive loft storage.

PRICE: 395,000 AGENT: G HERBERT BANKS CALL: 01299 896968

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PROPERTY NEWSLand For Sale

worcesternews.co.uk 43Houses and Flats to Let1 BED DETACHED HOUSE Quiet location, 2 mins Worcs City Centre, ORP, U/F,refs req'd. No DSS. 445 pcm excl. 07809 671741 /01905 425114 ATTRACTIVE ONE BED SEMI With garden in Warndon Villages. 2 parking spaces. Pets considered, 495 pcm 08450 943081 LARGE 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT Church Road. GCH. DG, ORP, 495 pcm 01905 457658/ 07866 521941 ONE BEDROOM FLAT With off road parking, close to Town Centre. No DSS/Pets. 320 per calendar month. 07773 280657 SHORT TERM LET Available until 01/09. City centre. Unfurnished 2 bed house (1 E/S) 500 pcm 07846 656263 TWO BEDROOM FLAT Malvern, furnished garden flat, fitted kitchen, GCH, ORP, refs, dep req, 550 pcm 01684 575439

AuctionsNews

Harvest scene made more than expectedPaintings, Georgian furniture and a bowl excited bidders at a sale by the Cotswold Auction Company

UNDER THE HAMMER

PRIME Building plot for sale build to let investment full PP 4 bed detached family home heart of village location nr Redditch top rated schools reduced by 15k for a quick cash sale. Request further details: chestnutplans @aol.co.uk

Houses and Flats to Let

Rooms To RentSINGLE ROOM In modern house, near City Centre, weekly cleaner, broadband, all bills included, SELF CONTAINED FURNISHED STUDIO APARTMENTS In Worcester Centre. 260pcm - 395 pcm exc. Employed only. Refs/Dep. No set up fees 07973 267691 SOUTH WORCESTER no DSS. 73 pw. Telephone 07979 866644 ROOM IN HOUSE SHARE Rainbow Hill area 70 pw all inclusive 07973 130495 ROOM IN SHARED FLAT 75pw incl. Broadband. Barnards Green area, Malvern 07899 731566 ROOMS IN HOUSE SHARE St Johns. Parking. Non smoking. From 280 pcm incl. 01905 621185/07791 755505 ST JOHNS Sgle & Dble Rooms. 230 330pcm inc; Prof. No DSS Tel: 07776 201010 roomsinworcester.co.uk

CANINE: One of the paintings of Fritz that were sold for 450.WO shapely pieces of Georgian mahogany furniture which took top honours in a packed saleroom at a recent Cotswold Auction Company sale held in Gloucester. The first was a handsome George III mahogany serpentinefronted chest with three long drawers. Measuring only 94 cm wide, it would be easy to accommodate in any drawing room. There is a premium on any shaping of furniture, which requires extra skill from the cabinet maker, such as a serpentine-front, and this helped the chest race past its estimate to come under the hammer at 880. Similarly a fine French Empire secretaire chest, also serpentinefronted, found a ready buyer at 750. This was fitted with a secretaire drawer, all inlaid with mother-of-pearl scrolls. Also in the furniture section Windsor stickback elbow chairs attracted lots of attention. They were in original condition, some with desirable yew hoops and crinoline stretchers. One matched pair came sold for 500 and the other at 380. A small Georgian mahogany bowfronted chest of drawers exchanged hands for 350, while an oak chest of revived 17th century style with geometric

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TOPS: The Edwardian marquetry inlaid table that sold for 300.head of a dog called Fritz attracted several telephone bidders as well as much interest in the room and realised 450, while two still lifes of cooking ingredients on a rustic table by Vittorino Rossi made 300 and 260 respectively. The surprise of the day was a highly collectable Royal Copenhagen porcelain bowl painted with trailing floral decoration, which attracted a great deal of online interest from collectors all over the country. This was initialled CHX and was the subject of spirited bidding, which culminated in a hammer price of 500. A fine pair of Imari vases and covers, 43cm high, made a respectable 290 while two handsome Chinese porcelain tankards sold well at 260. Meanwhile 11 Chinese blue and white porcelain plates decorated with flowers and butterflies came under the hammer at 230. One coin collector was happy with a large quantity of half crowns, principally George VI, for which he needed to pay 520, a figure which once again exceeding the auctioneers expectations.

01905 352026 TO LET Spacious 1 bed masonette in Wardon Villages, new kitchen and bathroom with shower, off road parking for 2 cars, easy access to Hospital and M5, no DSS, children, smokers or pets. Unfurnished at 495 pcm 07974 434784

Property Wanted2 BED HOUSE Warndon Villages, Parking, garden, to be available end April Approx 500pcm 07713 487961

HARVEST: This watercolour by Bonomi Warren was sold for 680.

SURPRISE: The Royal Copenhagen porcelain bowl that sold for 500.mouldings made 400. A late Victorian small pedestal desk sold for 400 and an attractively inlaid Edwardian marquetry mahogany occasional table with a circular top reached 300 from a telephone buyer. Several tripod tables, which are always popular pieces, sold well. The sale also included an interesting collection of oils and watercolours from a house near Stroud, Gloucestershire. Principal among these was a watercolour by Bonomi Warren, a harvesting scene with figures in a cornfield, dated 1890, which again exceeded its estimate and sold for 680. A pair of small oils on board, each showing a portrait of the

Internet bidders snap up watercoloursINTERNET bidders were keen to acquire two significant watercolours in a recent sale organised by the Cotswold Auction Company at Bingham Hall, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The first was attributed to Edward Lear (1818-1888). It was an 1886 study of The Verdala Palace, Malta, and despite lacking a signature, sailed past its estimate to reach 1,100. The second was a watercolour by David Roberts of Venice, signed and dated 1859, and it came under the hammer at 1,000. Other oils included two 17th century portraits, realising 700 and 650 each, a George Chinnery scene of figures beside a river, selling for 680 and an oil on panel after Phillips Wouvermans of a horseman and two peasants on a hillside, realising 600.

PORTRAITS: The 17th century oils that were sold for 700 and 650.

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LettingsNewsHOMES OF THE WEEK

BARBOURNE, WORCESTER Apartment with open plan lounge/kitchen with built-in appliances, one bedroom with storage, shower room and parking. 515 pcm TAYLORS 01905 20934

BARBOURNE, WORCESTER Contemporary modern apartment with lounge, kitchen two bedrooms, en-suite, bathroom, two allocated parking spaces and bike store. 695 pcm TOWN & COUNTRY 01905 610710

NEAR PERSHORE Three/four bedroom barn conversion, furnished or unfurnished. Lounge, large dining kitchen, master bedroom with en-suite and parking. 895 pcm HILLS ESTATE AGENTS 01905 723545

DIGLIS, WORCESTER A unique opportunity to rent a new fully furnished three-bedroom modern terrace property located on the riverfront at Diglis. 875 pcm MARTIN & CO 01905 619890

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LettingsNewsHOMES OF THE WEEK

CUMBERLAND STREET, WORCESTER Unfurnished Victorian terrace house with two double bedrooms, kitchen, shower room, lounge, cellar room and garden with patio. 595 pcm PREMIER PLACES 01905 616616

MALVERN A well-presented home in a quiet location with a lounge, kitchen, two double bedrooms, bathroom, driveway and garden. 585 pcm TAYLORS 01905 20934

BYFIELD RISE, WORCESTER First floor purpose built apartment with hall, lounge, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Night storage heating. Off-road parking. Unfurnished. 440 pcm SIMPLY LETS 01905 612818

DARWIN AVENUE, WORCESTER Furnished two-bedroom, former coach house show home. Lounge with dining area, kitchen, bathroom, patio, allocated parking and garage. 675 pcm PREMIER PLACES 01905 616616

OFF LONDON ROAD, WORCESTER Five-bedroom detached non-estate home. Lounge, dining kitchen, dining room, utility, bathroom, garage and rear garden. Being let unfurnished. 1,200 pcm HILLS ESTATE AGENTS 01905 723545

WORCESTER A two-bedroom two-storey apartment with hall, shower room, utility room, stairs leading to two bedrooms, family bathroom, large lounge and kitchen. Parking available. 550 pcm TOWN & COUNTRY 01905 610710

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