Fordbrook, Trescott, Lower Penn

A particularly attractive, detached family home with exceptional accommodation, including a studio apartment above the garage, all standing in delightful grounds of just under two and a half acres in a convenient and easily accessible location.

Location – Fordbrook stands in a fine, elevated position in Trescott which is a small hamlet lying approximately equidistance between Wolverhampton City Centre and the historic market town of Bridgnorth together with Stourbridge and Dudley. Local facilities are easily accessible within the Perton Shopping Centre, Compton and Tettenhall Village with Pattingham Village also being nearby. The area is also well served by schooling in both sectors.

Description – Fordbrook is an attractive family home with distinctive, gabled elevations that have long since made this house a landmark within in the area.

There is well proportioned and flexible living accommodation to the ground floor together with four bedrooms and three bath / shower rooms in the principal house together with a well appointed studio apartment above the garage.

Fordbrook Stands within well maintained and well laid out gardens and there is the benefit of an adjoining paddock with a total plot size of just under two and a half acres.

The house benefits from glorious views in all directions which is a particular feature of the residence.

Accommodation – The house stands behind an up lit sandstone terrace with an open, timber framed PORCH has a front door with inset leaded light opening into the RECEPTION HALL with tiled floor, dado rail, ceiling cornice, wiring for wall lights, an elegant staircase rising to the first floor, a cloaks and storage cupboard and a GUEST CLOAKROOM with a well appointed fancy suite with granite surface, inset sink with cupboards beneath and a WC with concealed flush, tiled floor, coved ceiling and a window. The DRAWING ROOM is a well proportioned reception space with a light corner aspect with a walk in bow window and French doors and windows to the side, a living flame coal effect gas fire with cast iron surround and formal surround and tiled hearth, polished wooden flooring ceiling cornice and wiring for wall lights. There is a SITTING ROOM with Karndean flooring, French doors to the garden, a marble fireplace with electric fire, ceiling cornice and an arched, shelved display recess with cupboards beneath. The BREAKFAST KITCHEN has a comprehensive range of well appointed cabinetry by well known specialists Dayrooms of Tettenhall with butchers block and granite working surfaces and a centre island with granite surface and breakfast bar end, a double oven oil fired aga, a Neff induction hob with filtration unit above, a built in Neff double electric oven and Bosch coffee machine, an integrated dishwasher, an American style fridge freezer housing unit, a log burning stove set within an inglenook style fireplace with quarry tiled hearth and wine rack to one side, integrated ceiling lighting and a light through aspect with two windows to the front and French doors to the garden. There is a useful pantry and an adjoining LAUNDRY with plumbing for a washing machine and space for a tumble dryer, granite surface with undermounted ceramic sink, a shelved larder cupboard and further wall and base mounted cabinetry, tiled floor, a window, integrated ceiling lighting and an open door into the BOOT ROOM with tiled floor, raftered ceiling, integrated ceiling lighting, double larder cupboard, tiled floor and a stable style door with windows to either side. There is a superb oak framed GARDEN ROOM by Prime Oak which is fully double glazed with tiled floor, French doors to the gardens and picture windows offering unrivalled views.

An elegant staircase from the reception hall rises to the first floor, galleried landing with dado rail, wiring for wall light, access to the roof space, window and linen cupboard. The PRINCIPAL BEDROOM SUITE has a large double bedroom with a wide bank of bespoke and lined fitted wardrobes, a light corner aspect with windows to two elevations with glorious views, wiring for wall lights and a well appointed EN-SUITE BATHROOM with a Victoria and Albert free standing bath, separate fully tiled shower with waterfall head and separate hose, wall hung vanity unit with granite surface, undermounted sink with cupboard beneath and backlit mirror above, a WC with concealed flush, a light corner aspect with windows to two elevations, tiled floor, tiled walls, integrated ceiling lighting and a chrome towel rail radiator. The SECOND BEDROOM SUITE was formerly two bedrooms which have been combined to form a superb room with space for sleeping and seating. There are two windows with lovely views and a well appointed EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM with a fully tiled shower, vanity unit with inset wash basin with cupboard beneath and WC with concealed flush, tiled floor, integrated ceiling lighting and a chrome towel rail radiator. The THIRD BEDROOM SUITE has a double bedroom with two windows with a charming outlook, wiring for wall lights, integrated ceiling lighting, dado rail, a wide bank of fitted wardrobes and a coordinating range of display shelving either side of a concealed TV housing unit with shelf cupboard above and drawers beneath, dado rail, integrated ceiling lighting, wiring for wall lights and an EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM with a fully tiled corner shower, WC, wall hung vanity unit with wash basin and cupboard beneath, tiled floor, part timber panelled walls, window and chrome towel rail radiator. BEDROOM FOUR has a window to the front and the HOUSE BATHROOM has a free standing roll top bath standing on ball and claw feet, a vanity stand with circular wash basin, Karndean flooring, an airing cupboard, window and integrated ceiling lighting.

Outside – Fordbrook stands in a beautiful position commanding outstanding views over adjoining open countryside, fields and farmland. The house itself is approached through electric wooden gates standing between brick piers and brick walling over a long gravelled DRIVEWAY with lighting which leads to an extensive, gravelled parking forecourt. There is a DETACHED GARAGE BLOCK with a two bay garage with twin elevating remote controlled doors, electric light and power and concrete floor. A timber decked staircase rises to a raised timber decked terrace with beautiful views and a door into the STUDIO APARTMENT. There is a BED / SITTING ROOM with a vaulted ceiling with roof lights and a circular porthole window, oak flooring, fitted wardrobes and cupboards and an EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM with a fully tiled corner shower, vanity unit with inset wash basin with cupboards beneath and a WC, a roof light, integrated ceiling lighting, tiled floor and a chrome towel rail radiator. There is also a KITCHENETTE with base mounted cupboards, a stainless steel sink and inset stainless steel drainer, oak flooring, integrated ceiling lighting and rood light.

Fordbrook stands within wonderful gardens with extensive areas of lawn, well stocked and planted beds and borders, a seating terrace and a substantia timber GARDEN CHALET which provides a superb recreational room with a timber decked terrace to the front, a principal room with double glazed windows to either side and a corner bar, kitchenette area with servery to one side and a ladder staircase to a MEZZANINE FIRST FLOOR SLEEPING DECK. The garden chalet could provide the basis for a superb home office suites, games or playroom. A five bar wooden gate from the drive opens into the adjoining PADDOCK with an area of kitchen garden. The paddock has an area of approximately 1.6 acres and the house stands in a plot of approximately 0.8 acres with a total plot size of approximately 2.4 acres.

We are informed by the Vendors that mains water and electricity are connect, drainage is to a septic tank, the heating to the main house is oil fired and the heating to the studio apartment is ??????.
COUNCIL TAX BAND G – South Staffordshire
POSSESSION Vacant possession will be given on completion.
VIEWING Please contact the Tettenhall Office.
The property is FREEHOLD.