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RESIDENTIAL 1-30 BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL 31-36 CLASSIFIEDS 37 LETTINGS 38-

Bungalowwith a viewSUNSET in Waverley Street,

Worcester, is a detached bungalowoccupying a fine positionoverlooking playing fields on thesouthern side of Cherry Orchardand with open westerly viewsacross to the Malvern Hills, hencethe property’s name.

Built in the 1950s and double-fronted, the bungalow hasfrontage of 32ft with a plot depthof 70ft and is set back behind awalled front garden and slightlyelevated from the roadway.

A personal driveway alongsidethe property includes a carportand there is a detached garage,plus a small but private reargarden.

An interesting external featureis a pathway from the rear gardenleading up to Cavendish Street,while an internal feature is theextensive and part partitioned loft

area.

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INDESMART: Sunset in Waverley Street.

BUYER’S INFOPRICE: £162,500AGENT: SPENCERSCALL: 01905 27272

Super home with styleA DOUBLE-fronted periodproperty, 112 Bromwich Road lieson the southern approaches toWorcester, within easy reach of thecity centre and the opencountryside towards Malvern.

On the ground floor there is areception hallway from whichstairs rise to the first floor. A doorleads through to the lounge whichhas a ceiling rose, coving and afeature fireplace, plus tongue and

grooved exposed timber flooring.The separate dining room also

has a timber floor, plus anornamental fire surround. There isa combined kitchen diner withfitted units and double glazed

French doors leading out to a patio.A utility area adjoins and there isalso a ground floor WC.

On the first floor are fourbedrooms and a family bathroom.The master suite includes an en

suite shower room and theremaining three bedrooms all haveexposed wooden flooring. Thebathroom has an electric showerand a screen. The house comeswith a detached garage at the side

and a rear garden.

DELIGHTFUL: 112 Bromwich Road is a double-fronted period property close to Worcester city centre.

BUYER’S INFOPRICE: £279,940AGENT: TOWN AND COUNTRYCALL: 01905 610710

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THREE MORE OF A KIND: FAMILY HOMES INTHE SUBURBS


HENWICK ROAD

In the St John’s area of Worcester lies the superbly refurbishedsemi-detached house at 47 Henwick Road. This traditionalfamily home has an entrance hall, a sitting room with a bay window and recessed chimney breast with a limestone hearth,a separate dining room and a reffitted kitchen with someappliances. On the first floor are three bedrooms and a family bathroom with shower and shower screen. Gas-fired centralheating and double glazing are installed. Outside is a privateenclosed garden and driveway. To the front of the property thedriveway provides off-road parking for 3/4 medium sized vehicles.PRICE: £200,000; AGENT: SHELTON AND LINES; CALL:01905 353933

BATTENHALL ROAD

A DETACHED dormer-style home, 67 Battenhall Rsought after residential area of Worcester to the city centre.On the ground floor the accommodation comprisereception hall, a lounge, a study area, a dining robreakfast kitchen, a utility room, a bedroom and aroom. On the first floor there are two further bedrDouble glazing and gas central heating are instalproperty is approached via double wrought iron gaon to a gravelled driveway providing plenty of off-rPRICE: £390,000; AGENT: ANDREW GRANT; CA734734

CEDAR AVENUE

THE property at 2 Cedar Avenue, to the north of Worcestercity centre is a well presented and improved three-bedroomsemi-detached house with enclosed gardens.It has a covered entrance porch, a reception hall, a livingroom and a kitchen/breakfast room.All three bedrooms and a bathroom are on the first floor.The house has double glazing and gas-fired central heating.There is also parking space, an external store room andgarden.PRICE: £137,950; AGENT: GRIFFITHS AND CHARLES;CALL: 01905 726464

FAMILY homes within easy

reach of Worcester city centreare always a sought aftercommodity, both for ease of shopping and schooling. In

the suburbs there is plenty of choice,ranging from sizeable period housesto smaller semi-detached propertiesand even single storey, if that’s whatsuits.

Here is a quartet of current marketoffers to cover most eventualities,dating from the Victorian era up tomore modern times. The first isConiston, an imposing detached five-bedroom Victorian residence in theBarbourne area of Worcester,standing in its own gardens.

The present owners haveundertaken a comprehensiverefurbishment of the house, whichhas retained the vast majority of itsoriginal period details including covings, wonderful originalfireplaces, doors and sash windows.

The high quality and stylishfixtures and fittings complement theoriginal character of the house withnew cast-iron radiators in somerooms on the ground floor, abeautifully fitted kitchen completewith Aga and two impressivebathrooms.

The accommodation has the classicproportions of its period, with tallceilings and light rooms, including agood-sized cellar and a prettyVictorian porch to the side.

Coniston has attractive andsecluded gardens running to thefront, side and rear with anexpansive block paved driveway atthe front and side with ampleparking and turning space fornumerous vehicles, plus a large

BUYER’S INFO

PRICE: £765,000AGENT: JOHN SANDERSCALL: 01905 726220

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Semi set in anideal location

BUYER’S INFOPRICE: £369,950AGENT: JOHN SANDERSCALL: 01905 726220

This splendid family homenjoys attractive light feA WELL-presented family house, 6

Rosedale, Abberley, has an attractivelight feel.

There is a spacious reception hall onthe ground floor leading through to agood sized sitting room with dining roombeyond which in turn opens through intoa large and well-fitted kitchen breakfastroom.

The house has the added facility of alarge utility room with shower room off,and an additional reception room whichwould be perfect either as a study comeplayroom or even as the fifth bedroom.

Four bedrooms are set off a mainlanding and include a particularlyimpressive vaulted master bedroomcomplete with en suite. There is also awell-fitted family bathroom.

The house is set back behind a long garden with mature hedging and adriveway, providing hard-standing forseveral vehicles.

To the rear the attractive gardens

include lawns and landscaped beds,which drop down at the end to a smallstream with woodland and opencountryside beyond.

IMPRESSIVE: 6 Rosedale is set back behind a long garden with mature hedging and

BRITANNIA Squarewith its listedgentrified residences isconsidered to be one of the best addresses inWorcester; and number49, an elegant Regencyvilla is among its finestproperties.

Believed to have beenbuilt in 1821, it ismentioned in theWorcestershire volumeof Pevsner’s Buildingsof England, and wasformerly owned by DrChristopher HenryWebb, the first electedMayor of Worcester.

It has an imposing,

Doric portico withdecorative iron-workbalcony, handsomestucco elevationshighlight theprominent paintedshutters either sidesash windows, thelarger panes being laterVictorian additions,and there is a stainedglass front door withdecorative teardrop-styled fanlight.

Victorian-tiledflooring and a sweeping staircase withmahogany handrail,and arched Palladian-style window ensure

a suitably grandentrance.

The splendid drawing room features anAdams-style chimneypiece with open-fire,attractive ceiling cornicing and rose andpolished floor boards.

Upstairs, french doorslead out onto the west-facing balcony, fromwhich views of theextensive gardens canbe admired.

A significant featureof this residence is theunexpected calm andpeaceful setting of themature walled garden –

a rarity to bwithin sucproximity centre.

This six-bhome has tflexible accwith the pocreate a sepcontained athe advantdriveway pgarage.

BUYER’S PRICE: £895AGENT: KNICALL: 01905

STUNNING: Britannia Square with its listed gentrified homes is one of the best addresses i

A MUCH-improved three-bedroomsemi-detached traditional-styleproperty, 11 Tapenhall Road is in thevillage of Fernhill Heath with easyaccess back to Worcester, Droitwichand motorway links.

It has an entrance hall, a sitting room, a dining room, a kitchen anddownstairs cloakroom.

On the first floor are three bedrooms

and a refitted family bathroom.The property has off-road parking to

the front, while to the rear is a gardenand a detached single garage.

BUYER’S INFOPRICE: £215,000AGENT: ALLAN MORRISCALL: 01905 612266

MUCH-IMPROVED: 11 Tapenhall Road.

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Business&commercialLATEST NEWS

Attractive address

is available to let

ONE of north Worcestershire’s moststylish business addresses is nowavailable to let in the Bromsgrove area.

Rigby Hall is in a quiet backwater justminutes from the town and was built asNail-makers Mansion in 1838.

It was occupied until 1983 when it waspurchased and completely renovated toits present glory by Spiral Housing Association. It was bought byconsulting actuaries Garvin & Co in1999 as their headquarters and they

upgraded further the alreadyexceptional specification. It is now 6,500sq ft net of fully modernised offices,centrally heated and part airconditioned. “They are large brightoffices in a prestigious office building,”said agent John Truslove. “Not only dothey offer three floors of veryagreeable, versatile accommodation,there is also good sized vaultedcellarage for storage or other usage.”

BUYER’S INFO

GUIDE RENTAL: £49,750paAGENT: JOHN TRUSLOVECALL: 01527 584242

IMPRESSIVE: Rigby Hall is a beautiful building in an exceptional setting. It is set in Rigby Lane.

OFFICES and alaboratory have become

available to let atBrindley Court at ShireBusiness Park,Worcester.

The premises occupysuites ranging from 420sq ft to 3,965 sq ft andare available following the relocation of theinternational food

company Sadia. LanceTurner, of agent Harris

Lamb, said the availablespace provides a uniqueopportunity for anincoming tenant tolease a combination of offices/foodprocessing/laboratoryspace located withinhalf a mile of junction 6of the M5.

At present one of thesuites is fully fitted out

as a research anddevelopment kitchen,which was used bySadia for thedevelopment of newproduct lines.

Mr Turner added thatthe suites are availableto let on flexible leaseterms from £7.00 sq ft

with the benlevels of car p

close to the TExpress and Frog Nursuryfacilities withGresley RoadNeighbourhoShopping Cen

Further inffrom Harris L01905 22666.

Unique opportunity for a tena

IDEAL SPOT: Brindley Court is located within half a mile of junction 6 of the M5.

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Business&commercLATEST NEWS

Out-of-town officaccommodation proving a big hitINKSMOOR Credit ManagementLtd has become the latest tenantat Worcester’s Whittington Hall,completing a new 10-year leasefor 3,900 sq ft of prime officespace at Suite 1, Brook Court forits new headquarters.

The development at the hall onthe southern outskirts of thecity by the Pemberstone Grouphas now secured lettingsamounting to more than22,500 sq ft in the past ninemonths, a third of all officelettings in the Worcester districtincluding the city centre andbusiness parks, according tochamber of commerce statistics.

Whittington Hall, wherePemberstone has its ownheadquarters, offers grade Ahigh specification out-of-townoffice accommodation withviews of the Malvern Hills.

It is located near junction 7 of the M5, within two miles of Worcester city centre.

It provides an opportunity forbusinesses seeking contemporary offices in atraditional estate setting withdirect access to the landlord’smanagement team.

Brook Court is a three-storeycampus-style office building which has a well-appointedreception area, a combinedcomfort cooling/heating system,fully raised access floors,suspended ceilings with recessedlighting to the latest regulations,and is DDA compliant.

David Clark, head of commercial management atPemberstone Commercial, said:“We are genuinely excited aboutInksmoor joining us.

“They are still a relatively

young company andan important phasegrowth.

“We hope to sharesuccess and we will deliver as a landlord

The letting builds Pemberstone’s recensecuring leases of 14Teme House to The Group, and Suite 2 iCourt for 4,700 sq ft summer to another

Enquiries for SuitCourt (4,680 sq ft) anfloor of Teme Houseare invited.

Agents for PemberKing Sturge and HaFor further informaavailability, contactwarrack@kingsturg2007189) or lance.turharrislamb.com (019

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A FORMER doctors’ surgery hasbecome available in the heart of

Bromsgrove with the potenialfor other uses.Churchfields Surgery in

Recreation Road is a purpose-built doctors’ surgery andpharmacy which was originallyconstructed as a single-storeybuilding and over time has beenextended and modernised tomeet the ever changing requirements of a busy markettown GP’s surgery.

The building is of predominantly two-storey brickconstruction with a pitched tiledroof and a tarmacadam carparking area to the side. The

building is currently sub-dividedinto a series of consulting,examination and treatmentrooms making it ideal forcellular office use. However, itcould be adapted to providelarger open-plan areas foralternative uses.

To the side and connected to

the main building tsingle-storey pharm

providing predominplan accommodatioThe building has a

location overlookinland, is decorated anto a high standard aand female WCs on There is a public pacar park adjacent anaccess to the M42 anmotorways.

Building could be adapt

BUYER’S INFOGUIDE PRICE/RENTAL£40,000paAGENT: JP DILLONCALL: 01527 872525

VERSATILE:Churchfields Surgery.





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LARGE, partly completedcommercial premises, which hadbeen earmarked for a restaurant,have become available at FingerWharf in Worcester’s Diglis Basinredevelopment.

The two-story building calledWaterside fronts both the riverSevern and Worcester-Birminghamcanal. The building was originallybuilt for a restaurant overlooking theriver with shops to the rearoverlooking Finger Wharf within thelarger development Taylor Wimpeyare undertaking to provide 431 newhomes.

Waterside extends to 7,88is divided into three self-counits. Finished to a shellspecification, in addition trestaurant and retail use ato obtaining a change of uconsent for other uses, thecould potentially include agym or educational/comm

BUYER’S INFO

PRICE: OFFERS IN EXCESS£500,000AGENT: HARRIS LAMBCALL: 01905 22666

Larger, partly completpremises are on marke

SMART: Thetwo-storybuilding calledWaterside frontsboth the riverSevern andWorcester-Birminghamcanal.

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Wonderful property setin beautiful countryside

Three-storeysemi on offer

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THE Hop Kiln is a gradetwo-listed former oasthouse in the Teme Valleyat Knighton on Teme.

It was converted in 2002and forms part of a smallenclave developmentadjacent to the charming 12th-century parishchurch, which is accessedvia a gated road whichsweeps alongside gloriouscountryside. Included inthe sale is a separate fieldof about 4.33 acres.

The Hop Kilnincorporates a wealth of character including original exposed beamsand purlins, an originalhop pocket in the kitchenceiling and rustic solid

wood internal door. Thereare views across thesurrounding countrysidefrom certain rooms.

The accommodationincludes a generouskitchen/breakfast/dining room with a range of natural wood base andwall units with graniteworktops over. Glazedfrench doors lead out tothe south-facing terrace.The triple aspect drawing room incorporates afeature exposed brickworkfireplace with bressumerbeam and stone slabhearth, upon which is a log burning stove. A study andutility/shower roomcompletes the ground flooraccommodation.

Stairs lead to a spaciousgalleried landing with highpitched ceiling andwonderful exposed beams.From the landing frenchdoors lead out to anexternal staircase down tothe south-facing gardenterrace.

The master bedroomincludes a spacious en

suite shower/dressing room with built-inwardrobes. There are threefurther bedrooms, two of which offer generous spacethrough the incorporationof a galleried staircase toupper floor space in each

roundel. A large well-fittedfamily bathroomcompletes the upper flooraccommodation.

A gravel drive sweeps upto the property and alandscaped walled gardenterrace with feature

paving wraps around thesouthern and westernelevations of the property,with a raised feature pondalso incorporated. Stepslead down to the doublegarage with barn-styledoors. The property also

includes a separate field of 4.33 acres of gently sloping permanent pasture.

BUYER’S INFOPRICE: £550,000AGENT: KNIGHT FRANKCALL: 01905 723438

STRIKING: The Hop Kiln was converted in 2002 and is part of a small development adjacent to a charming church.

IN the Newtown Road areaof Worcester, to the east of the city centre, lies thethree-storey semi-detachedtown house at 6 DarwinAvenue.

This contemporaryproperty has an entrancehall, a fitted kitchen/dinerwith a range of integratedappliances, a cloakroomand a living room.

On the first floor thereare two double bedroomsand a family bathroom andon the second floor is themaster bedroom suite with

a dressing area and an ensuite shower room.Gas-fired central heating

and double glazing areinstalled.

Further benefits includeprivate rear gardens, adetached single garage andample parking.

BUYER’S INFOPRICE: £219,950AGENT: SHELTON ANDLINESCALL: 01905 353933

CONTEMPORARY:This three-storeysemi-detachedtown house at 6Darwin Avenue.

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ST PETER’S, WORCESTERA well-presented, two-bedroom modern end-terraceproperty with corner plot garden.£575 pcmAGENT: MARTIN & CO 01905 619890

BOWDEN GREEN, DROITWICHAn unfurnished executive property withto M5. Includes four bedrooms and larg£900 pcmxAGENT: ANDREW GRANT 01905 238

ST JOHN’S, WORCESTERUnfurnished top floor apartment. Electric heatingand double glazing. Sitting room, hallway, bathroom,double bedroom, fitted kitchen with appliances.£450 pcmAGENT: SHELTON & LINES 01905 353933

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