63 westfield road, edgbaston, birmingham

Fine & Country Solihull

Tel: +44 (0)121 746 [email protected] House, 970 Stratford Road, Solihull, West Midlands B90 4ED

Fine & Country

Fine & Country is a global network of estate agencies specialising in the marketing, sale and rental of luxury residential property. With offices in the UK, Ireland, The Channel Islands, France, Spain, Hungary, Portugal, Russia, Dubai, Egypt, South Africa, West Africa and Namibia we combine the widespread exposure of the international marketplace with the local expertise and knowledge of carefully selected independent property professionals.

Fine & Country appreciates the most exclusive and more expensive properties require a more compelling, sophisticated and intelligent presentation - leading to a common, yet uniquely exercised and successful strategy emphasising the lifestyle qualities of the property. This unique approach to luxury homes marketing delivers high quality, intelligent and creative concepts for property promotion combined with the latest technology and marketing techniques.

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63 WESTFIELD ROAD Edgbaston | Birmingham | B15 3JF

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63 Westfield63 WESTFIELD ROAD This beautiful family home occupies a superb location within the prestigious Calthorpe Estate.

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Set back behind a private in out electronic gated entrance is this fabulous six bedroom detached 1920’s period residence on one of Edgbaston’s most desirable roads.

This spacious family home offers a superb oak panelled entrance hall leading to a generous extended breakfast kitchen, two lovely reception rooms, a well-equipped study, six excellent sized bedrooms, two en suites, family bathroom, utility, store/gym, downstairs WC, cloakroom and magnificent rear gardens of approximately half an acre, complete with a raised summerhouse, Japanese Garden, orchard and vegetable area, and large storage shed.

The property has benefitted over the years from sympathetic extension and refurbishment throughout to an excellent standard. As a property of this period, there is naturally a feeling of space and light throughout with high ceilings, wide staircase and excellently proportioned rooms throughout. The vendors have maintained and restored some beautiful period features, in particular, the oak panelled entrance hall and formal dining room and original fire places.

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n Stylish Lounge with its marble fireplace, French doors and large windows taking in the views across the beautiful rear gardens

n Elegant traditional Dining Room with stripped fine Oak panelling, fabulous stone fireplace with original hand painted Chinese tiles, polished original oak floor and oak serving hatch to kitchen

n Light and airy magnificent extended breakfast kitchen opening onto the terrace with views across the rear gardens. Beautifully fitted with a range of bespoke white wooden units, double ceramic sink and an excellent range of high quality appliances, the family area has a further range of coloured storage units with wooden worktop over, full height storage cupboards, and a delightful matching bench seat set into the window recess to enjoy the garden views.

n Fabulous master bedroom with dual aspect windows, seating area, and views to front and rear gardens, there is also a good sized en suite with his and hers sinks and separate double shower.

n Five further excellent sized bedrooms, including a delightful double guest bedroom with further en suite

n Superb reception hall with fine oak panelling, lovely original fire place with panelled oak back and Delft ceramic tiling and a very useful shelved under stairs cloaks/storage cupboard.

n Useful inner lobby area complete with side access from the front of the property, an excellent built-in office with two work stations, a storage room currently utilised as a gym, and a large well equipped utility with door to the back garden.

n Lovely light family bathroom with Canadian Maple wooden flooring and a modern white suite including a Jacuzzi bath and separate shower cubicle.

n Accessed from the hallway there is a good sized double garage benefitting from electronic up and over doors and key pad access from the front of the house.

n Stunning mature privately screened gardens extending to around half an acre, complete with summerhouse with raised decked seating area, Japanese garden, large storage shed, ornamental steam railway and fruit and vegetable areas.


“The front of the house is virtually unchanged from when we bought it,”

says Kathryn, “as it’s at the back that extensions

were added. It gave us six good size bedrooms,

a study, a multi-purpose room and utility and

a fabulous open-plan kitchen, dining and living

area, which has been the centre of family life.”

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“Everyone tends to gravitate to this part of the house,”

says Kathryn. “You can sit and relax and congregate around the

kitchen table. It’s a real centre of family life. The French doors

open out onto our patio terrace so in the summer months in

particular there’s a lovely connection to the garden.”

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“We had to carry out a major refurbishment and we also extended the

property to almost double the size, but we did our best to conserve the lovely

original features.”


“I would say that the garden is a major feature of this house,” says Kathryn. “We’ve done an awful lot to it and created various ‘rooms’,

and now it’s absolutely beautiful. We have the patio terrace, from which steps lead down to a vast area of lawn, and then behind that we’ve created a

Japanese garden, a vegetable garden and we’ve also had a lovely summerhouse with curved deck constructed.” “That’s particularly lovely,” adds Stephen,

“because it gets the afternoon and evening sun, so it’s the perfect place to sit out on a summer’s evening with a G&T.”


Although the property is of an excellent size for a large family, the vendors were considering the addition of an Orangery to link the breakfast kitchen and lounge and further enhance the outlook over the rear gardens. Although planning permission would need to be re-applied for, it was pre-viously granted to create this wonderful further reception room and a copy of the plan and proposed rear elevation are above.


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 27.07.2015

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The property is located in one of the most prestigious roads on the renowned Calthorpe Estate, within a few hundred yards of Harborne Road providing public transport services giving direct access to City Centre via Five Ways and Broad Street, NCC / Indoor Arena developments and the Symphony Hall.

Harborne High Street is easily accessible in which can be found an excellent variety of shopping facilities, social and recreational amenities.

EDGBASTON is a thriving Birmingham suburb, renowned for being one of the most upmarket and affluent parts of the city. There are numerous hospitals such as the world renowned Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and extensive public and private schooling for all ages including the University of Birmingham.

The area is also renowned for its comprehensive recreational and leisure facilities including Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Edgbaston Priory Tennis Club and Edgbaston and Harborne golf clubs.

Cannon Hill Park and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens also proudly sit within the suburb, making this an extremely desirable and prosperous place to reside.

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BIRMINGHAM has undergone extensive redevelopment and investment over recent years, making Britain’s second city a highly attractive place to inhabit.

Landmarks of the city include St Martins Church, Birmingham Town Hall, St Philips Cathedral and the Bull Ring shopping centre, which contains over 100 stores including Selfridges Department Store.

Birmingham offers excellent transport links with three large train stations, Birmingham New Street, Moor Street and Snow Hill, and an extensive motorway network nearby, offering access to Birmingham International Airport.

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Viewing arrangements strictly via the vendors’ sole agents Fine & Country on 0121 746 6400

As a perfect setting for this fine family home are equally stunning gardens bathed in light yet privately screened throughout. At around half an acre, the vendors have cleverly created various points of interest, leading down from the spacious mature patio area. Three sets of old stone steps lead through the well-stocked herbaceous borders and rockeries with an abundance of mature herbs such as marjoram and rosemary interspersed with lavenders and hebes. Leading down from the steps are the large sweeping lawned areas surrounded by fabulous mature trees and shrubs including orange blossoms, cherry trees, lilacs and roses.

Leading through the Pergola are the delightful Japanese gardens creating a space of peace and tranquillity where bamboos and acers grow either side of the stepping stones down to an ornamental pond and fountain, together with the clever use of garden lighting. Beyond this is the very unique and wonderful miniature steam railway, for enthusiasts and children alike.

A paved pathway meanders down to the chalet style wooden summerhouse with raised outside decking and seating area, set in landscaped garden with fruit trees beyond including pear and apple. Screened behind hedging to the rear of the garden is a large vegetable patch and a good sized gardeners shed.

TENUREFreehold

SERVICESMains electricity, gas, water and drainage are connected.

LOCAL AUTHORITYBirmingham City Council

WATER AUTHORITYSevern Trent Water


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Road63 WESTFIELD ROAD“I’ll miss the peace and quiet, watching the wildlife in the garden and the lovely atmosphere within the house. I hope the next owners will love it as much as we have.”


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