Rednal Road Kings Norton | Birmingham
REDNAL ROAD Built in 1908, this charming and spacious four-bedroom Edwardian property offers a fabulous family home with period features, modern functionality and a beautiful quintessentially English country style garden. Set behind electric gates the property is approached via a gravel driveway with ample parking for several vehicles. Further screening and privacy is provided by mature bushes shrubbery and trees.
Once through the gates, a wide frontage provides access to a double garage with electric doors and a deceptively large car port fronted by double width garage door as well as a side entrance to the rear garden. A welcoming double-glazed storm porch with tiled floor and shoe storage, leads to the solid wood front door and onto a charming and spacious hallway with solid wood flooring and cloak room with contemporary white sanitary ware, tiled flooring and wood panelling. A dog leg staircase leads to first floor. Neutral dĂŠcor throughout the home, mixed with subtle styling, provides an eclectic mix of contemporary living and period style. DINING ROOM Leading directly off the hallway is an elegant formal dining room with wooden flooring and direct access to the garden via double glazed French doors. SITTING ROOM A stylish room with feature coving and picture rail. The room gives a sense of being cosy in the winter with its wood burner set in a feature fireplace as well as a haven of tranquillity all year around.
The owners particularly enjoy relaxing in the front sitting room, which is a cool retreat in the summer but is also made cosy in the winter by the fireplace with its log burner.
KITCHEN DINER An L-shaped kitchen diner overlooks the garden with two double glazed windows providing an abundance of natural light. The kitchen functions well as the heart of the home with practicality and style to the fore. With a breakfast bar, handmade bespoke antique pine wall and base units proving comprehensive storage, a white inset ceramic sink and drainer, integrated dishwasher, space for a range cooker all merged with the practicality of both tiled and laminated flooring. UTILITY ROOM A practical modern utility with white gloss finished base and wall units, stainless steel inset sink and durable tiled flooring , space for washing machine, tumble dryer. Access to the side and garden is provided by a half glazed door. CONSERVATORY Leading from the kitchen diner is a good sized UPVC double glazed conservatory with laminate flooring, garden views and French doors to access the beautiful garden. GARAGE There is a double garage with electric door and ladder access to large area above, currently used as storage, but could easily be utilised as a hobby/games room.
Seller Insight This attractive four-bedroom extended family home, which originates from the Edwardian period, occupies a large plot in a sought-after location in King’s Norton. Set behind electric gates, the property also has off-road parking, a garage with loft space, and a separate car port and log store. The vendors are only the third owners of this property, which they bought 24 years ago. They were attracted by the comfortable size of the rooms, which had not been too harshly modernised and retained some original Edwardian features. Together with the lovely mature garden, the property offered the potential for further development into a lovely family home. The owners extended the house to integrate the once separate garage, which can now be accessed internally from the laundry room. The extension also provided a ground floor WC and a large conservatory. The owners also knocked through between the existing breakfast room and kitchen and refurbished the combined space with handmade pine units. Edwardian features such as picture rails, doors, and a fireplace in the front sitting room, were reinstated, while in the hall, the owners uncovered and restored the original oak floorboards. On the first floor, a shower room was added to the master bedroom, and the family bathroom was refurbished in the Edwardian style to include a roll top bath from the period. Externally, the owners added a patio across the width of the house and the garage at the rear, which enjoys the advantage of the daytime sun, while the far end of the garden benefits from the sun in the late afternoon and evening. The garden is not overlooked and has a wide array of mature planting, which the owners have continued to supplement over the years. It includes many flower beds, a small pond, lawns, a specimen Yew tree, a scented bay hedge, a vegetable patch and fruit trees The house is conveniently located within a short distance of retail and other amenities at King’s Norton Green, while nursery and childcare facilities are located just across the road. The house is in the catchment for the King’s Norton Infant and Junior School, while buses give easy access to the wide selection of state and private schools in the area. There are bus routes into Birmingham and Solihull, while Cotteridge train station, which is just a 10-minute walk, connects to Longbridge’s new retail development, as well as central Birmingham, Redditch, and Lichfield. The M42, M5 and M6 are readily accessible and Birmingham airport can be reached in approximately half an hour. 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.
The versatile conservatory adjoining the kitchen enhances the reception space, offering not only a pleasant seating area, but also providing an alternative dining room or party area.
MASTER BEDROOM Situated to the front of the property, with fitted wardrobes and en-suite shower room with white sanitary ware and shower cubicle BEDROOM 2 A good sized double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and window to the front.
The owners have loved living here but as the family have grown up its time for them to move on.
BEDROOM 3 Double bedroom with fitted wardrobes laminate flooring and large window with lovely garden views. BEDROOM 4 A versatile bedroom ideal for family member requiring study area separated from bedroom by door way and step down to bedroom area with fitted wardrobes and rear garden views FAMILY BATHROOM A light and bright bathroom featuring half tiling and stylish roll top bath, shower cubicle and white sanitary ware. Eye catching black and white flooring compliments the black and white colour scheme implemented throughout the bathroom.
GARDEN The garden is a real gem. It enjoys day time sun across the patio and afternoon and evening sun toward the far end of the garden. It currently showcases an extensive range of shrubs and flower beds to provide a colourful backdrop from spring through to the first frost of autumn. It is accessed via a patio which runs across the width of the house with pathway either side of the main lawned area. The garden also includes a vegetable patch and fruit trees. CAR PORT A useful car port with garage door to front provides excellent storage space or adaption to a second garage.
The owners say that wherever you stand in the garden, you can’t see its entirety, which makes it perfect for children to play hide and seek. The property still offers further scope for development, having had past planning permission for the removal of the car port and the addition of a garden room.
KINGS NORTON Kings Norton, a large outer suburb of Birmingham, still retains some of its earlier ‘village’ character particularly around ‘The Green’. A number of buildings of historic interest surround the Green, in particular St. Nicolas Church and the Saracen’s Head. The church dates back to the 13th century and has an impressive and unusual crocketed spire that is a landmark visible for several miles. The area around the Green, including the church, Old Grammar School and Saracen’s Head is designated as a conservation area, and it is hoped that it will remain so for future generations to enjoy. The Worcester & Birmingham and Stratford canals meet in the Lifford area of Kings Norton. Just beyond the junction is a rare example of a guillotine lock used here as a stop lock. The local railway station is a busy commuter stop on the cross-city line, Redditch to Lichfield. The area is home to Kings Norton Golf Club, considered one of the premier golf courses in the West Midlands, with its impressive Grade 11 listed Weatheroak Hall clubhouse. Set in 220 acres of beautiful parkland and featuring 27 holes of championship standard, a par 3 short course, putting green and practice facilities.
BIRMINGHAM Lying at the seat of England’s industrial and commercial heartland, the “Second City” is the very model of a beaming cosmopolitan global city that sets the standard for others to mirror. Increasingly recognised as an important cultural hub with the Birmingham Royal Ballet based in the city, along with a magnificent and striking new library. Birmingham also boasts some of the best shopping in Europe with the superb Bullring Shopping Centre containing over 140 shops including a flagship Selfridges department store. The exclusive Mailbox development is host to a range of designer stores including Armani and Harvey Nichols. Alongside outstanding museums and galleries you’ll find an increasing number of gastronomic restaurants, cool and/or secret cocktail bars and picturesque canals with waterside bars, restaurants, attractions and cruises. Thriving legacies of Birmingham’s industrial heritage include its Jewellery Quarter, Cadbury manufacturing plant and a former custard factory that’s been transformed into a cutting-edge creative hub. With construction on the High Speed Rail (HS2) line – connecting London with Birmingham in just 45 minutes by 2026 – set to boost employment and the economy, ‘Brum’, as it’s dubbed by locals, is buzzing.
Location This property is located off the A441 Redditch Road in Kings Norton, a suburb approximately 7 miles south of Birmingham City Centre. Parts of Kings Norton retain a “village” atmosphere. The key to this atmosphere is the village green. Some buildings of historical importance are round the green, and various events and fairs take place here. The nearby canals are well known to enthusiasts and the property lies only 4 miles from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. Nearby sporting facilites include a local leisure centre, tennis club with three outdoor all weather playing surface courts and one of the premier golf courses in the West Midlands. There are also some excellent schools in the area including Kings Norton Girls’ School & Sixth Form and Kings Norton Boys’ School. Motorways Kings Norton lies a short distance from the M42, which connects to the entire Midlands motorway network. Railway Stations Kings Norton Railway Station lies 0.8 miles away which connects to Birmingham’s New Street Station. Buses also run to the city centre every few minutes along the Pershore Road. Airports Birmingham International Airport is located 18.7 miles away which, via the M42, is approximately 20 minutes drive. East Midlands Airport is 53.6 miles away, which via the M42 and A42, is approximately 55 minutes drive.
KINGS NORTON BIRMINGHAM • 115 miles from London • Easy access to M42, M40, M5, M6, M6 Toll • Local train links: Kings Norton, Bournville, Northfield, Birmingham New Street
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81 Rednal Road, Birmingham, B38 8DT
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Approximate Gross Internal Area 220.9 sq m / 2378 sq ft (Includes Garage & Excludes Carport)
Local Authority Birmingham City Council Council Tax Band F Viewing Arrangements Strictly via the vendors sole agents Fine & Country on
= Reduced headroom below 1.5m / 5'0
Conservatory 5.64 x 3.16 18'6 x 10'4
0121 746 6400 Opening Hours
Kitchen 5.53 x 5.02 18'2 x 16'6
Dining Room 4.41 x 3.81 14'6 x 12'6
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Bedroom 3.26 x 2.28 10'8 x 7'6
Monday to Friday 8:30am – 6:30pm Bedroom 4.37 x 3.60 14'4 x 11'10
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Sitting Room 4.95 x 4.36 16'3 x 14'4
Entrance Hall 4.99 x 3.09 16'4 x 10'2
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(Includes Garage but excludes Carport) Bedroom 3.01 x 2.41 9'11 x 7'11
Bedroom 3.95 x 3.60 13'0 x 11'10
First Floor Ground Floor FLOORPLANZ © 2016 0845 6344080 Ref: 171591 This plan is for layout guidance only. Drawn in accordance with RICS guidelines. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.
Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and quoted in metric with imperial equivalents and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Printed 09/08/2016
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220.9 sq m / 2378 sq ft
2.55 x 1.12 8'4 x 3'8 IN
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Approximate Gross Internal Area
Carport
Utility 4.58 x 2.29 15'0 x 7'6
Garage 6.47 x 4.67 21'3 x 15'4
3.14 x 2.23 10'4 x 7'4
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