Redditch, Worcestershire

LEIGH BROOK BARN

Located in the quiet rural hamlet of Shurnock, surrounded by stunning country walks and unspoilt views, Leigh Brook Barn is a delightful barn conversion within an exclusive development of nine individually styled properties. It offers a wealth of character and charming period features such as vaulted ceilings, a gallery landing, and wonderful exposed oak beams, additionally boasting a fabulous and most generous private rear garden.

Laid across two floors and offering fabulous flexibility with the accommodation, the barn has three bedrooms to the first floor with an ensuite and family bathroom, together with a further ground floor bedroom with ensuite, a delightfully presented and spacious living room, beautiful breakfast kitchen, pantry/laundry, and guest wc. The gardens are particularly generous for a barn conversion, and are an absolute delight, having a superb terrace, large mature lawned area, beautiful arbour, and bridge across to a second garden area with a gate out to some superb country walks beyond. The barn also has its own garage and ample private parking.

Located in the first of two courtyards of Shurnock Barns, Leigh Brook Barn offers the perfect balance of character and contemporary living. From the moment you approach, you can clearly see the immaculate presentation. The light and airy reception hall with its high vaulted ceiling and smart décor creates the perfect entrance into this charming home. The smart slate tiled flooring in the hallway continues into the guest WC and cloakroom, and through to the breakfast kitchen.

The delightful kitchen offers both style and practicality with exposed brick walls, stylish quartz countertops and vintage cream cabinetry with smart cast iron door hardware, all blending perfectly with the theme throughout this barn conversion. With a good range of wall and floor mounted cabinets including a built-in spice rack and two tall corner cabinets, there is ample storage space together with an integrated Bosch dishwasher. The feature chimney breast with an inset oak beam houses the Rangermaster 110 leisure range cooker, having 4 burners, a hot plate, double oven, grill and pan warming drawer. There are two windows overlooking the private courtyard and double French oak doors to the dining area in this open plan space, offering access to the rear gardens. Adjacent to the dining area is a useful separate laundry room that houses the Worcester boiler, plus space for a washer, dryer, and fridge freezer together with further built in storage.

Leading from the entrance hall is the first of four bedrooms, offering flexibility of living with a ground floor bedroom and ensuite bathroom. This room also has some superb built in shelving and double oak doors leading to the rear terrace and gardens beyond, offering the perfect space for a further reception room if not required as a bedroom. The adjoining ensuite has a built-in vanity hand basin, wc and shower cubicle. The living room is both generous in size and exquisite in its presentation, with delicate sage green walls contrasting perfectly with lovely, exposed beams, and engineered oak flooring. The real focal point of this delightful space is the feature, exposed brick, corner fireplace with an open wood burner. Perfect for relaxing and entertaining, this light and airy space also has three oak windows overlooking the front courtyard and double French doors to the rear, giving direct access to the outdoor terrace, perfect during the summer months.

Seller Insight

We were looking for an attractive countryside property which still offered easy access to all the major motorway networks, as well as a daily commute to Birmingham. The property is also located within the catchment area for excellent secondary schools in both Worcestershire and Warwickshire, so it works well for day-to-day family life, leisure, and work purposes,” say the owners.

“The location of the house provides an excellent base for outdoor activities, including walking, running, cycling, and horse riding on the many local bridle paths, rights of way, and quiet countryside roads. There is an active village scene in both Feckenham and Inkberrow with regular village events, local cinema, award winning village shops, and excellent pubs and restaurants. Living at barns in Shurnock offers a sense of community with our neighbours which includes social events throughout the year.”

“We have lived here for 9 years and in addition to routine maintenance, we have refurbished the master bedroom and en-suite bathroom which has made it both practical and appealing. We also upgraded and improved the central heating system and it is now much more efficient and effective. The work continued outside too with the enclosure of the garden boundary, so it is now children and dog secure.”

“The property provides a large garden area spilt into a formal and a more relaxed area; the brook and mature trees in this latter part of the garden offers an area of cool shade and tranquillity, even on the hottest of days for both humans and wildlife. It’s a private and peaceful garden that’s perfect for relaxing and entertaining, as the formal part offers a large space of patio and lawn suitable for get-togethers with friends and family. French doors from the sitting room and kitchen allow this area to be a seamless extension of the indoor space and the garden also benefits from a range of outdoor lighting, so the party can go on well into the evening.”

“Our spacious and adaptable kitchen is the heart of the house. It provides an area where we can come together as family, as well a relaxing environment for entertaining friends. We also like to spend time in the sitting room as it’s such a great space to relax as it’s cool in the summer and cosy in the winter.”*

* 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.

Upstairs

With a wealth of exposed beams, the dog-leg staircase ascends to the open gallery landing, a delightful feature of this home. The spacious landing is light and airy, with Velux windows running across the back and has some excellent built in storage to both ends. The principal bedroom, with its high vaulted ceiling and large Velux windows to each side, makes the most of the barn structure and lovely old beams. There are cabinets built into the eaves, a double door built-in wardrobe and two feature oak shelves to each side of the bed space. The adjoining ensuite is immaculately presented and exhibits a contemporary style, featuring lustrous bathroom furniture. It is equipped with a shower cubicle with a Mira rain head shower, a modern hand basin set into limestone mosaic tiles, and a WC.

There are two further bedrooms leading off the landing, together with the family bathroom. The second double bedroom has good built-in storage and a large Velux window overlooking the rear garden, allowing plenty of natural light. The third bedroom is currently used as a study and also has built in storage and plenty of natural light through a Velux window to the front aspect. The family bathroom blends contemporary with chic period style, having a wonderful silver clawfoot bathtub, modern round hand basin inset into a wooden cabinet, low level wc, and a chrome towel rail together with some beautiful tiling and stylish part panelled walls.

Outside

This exceptional rural location is nestled within meticulously maintained grounds and includes a detached garage with power supply and storage above. There are three private parking spaces to the front of the property, and ample further guest parking.

Accessible through the double oak doors from the living room, ground floor bedroom, and breakfast kitchen, the fabulous outdoor space offers convenient access for everyday enjoyment. Stepping out onto the smart Indian slate terrace, perfect for entertaining and al fresco dining, sets the scene for this delightful haven away from busy life. The garden has been beautifully landscaped with a large array of lovely mature flowering shrubs and trees such as Lilacs, Roses, and Holly.

As you move from the main lawned area you reach the delightful oak framed archway, beautifully adorned with mature Wisteria and Grape Vine. With clever external lighting it creates a wonderful feature after dark, too. From here you cross the little wooden bridge over Brandon Brook and come to the second part of the garden with a further lawned area, surrounded by lovely mature tress and leading to the wooden framed greenhouse and large raised beds. To the far corner is a wooden gate that leads through to the rest of the estate grounds, offering some wonderful walks and access to open countryside.

LOCATION

SHURNOCK, FECKENHAM, ASTWOOD BANK

Leigh Brook Barn is in the small rural hamlet of Shurnock, which sits in between Feckenham and Astwood Bank. Feckenham is an idyllic, historic village with a church, community led village shop, its own radio station, two pubs, and a primary school. It hosts many activities throughout the year including: a flower festival, Village Wake, Carols around the Christmas Tree on the Village Square, and an Open Gardens event held every three years, which has been featured on Gardener’s World.

Astwood Bank offers a flourishing community surrounded by outstanding countryside. The village is noted for its successful cricket team, who have twice played at Lords. There is a church, schools (including an outstanding rated primary school), many nurseries, and a good high school all within easy reach. There are also restaurants and number of shops, including a post office and pharmacy. Additionally, there are some lovely public houses, not to mention an array of sporting clubs such as the angling club and the successful cricket club.

The A441, Evesham Road, is the main trunk road through Astwood Bank from Redditch. In addition, the town of Redditch offers easy access to motorway links (M42, Jct 2&3), Solihull also lies just 20 minutes away by car and there are good rail and bus links. One of the highlights of the year every summer is the annual flower festival and summer carnival, bringing the whole village out to enjoy. This traditional English village has some wonderful walking and riding routes nearby, including the long-distance public footpath in the parish of Feckenham - and The Monarch’s Way, which passes about 1.5 miles east of the village.

The M5 motorway (accessed via J5 for North or J7 for South) provides for ready access to the North and Southwest, Birmingham (22 miles,) and the surrounding industrial and commercial areas as well as Cheltenham and its Racecourse (32), Gloucester and Bristol (76 miles). The M42, lying to the North of Redditch also offers access to Birmingham International Airport (25 miles) and the North East. Road travel to London (126) is best via the M40 at Warwick (23 miles). The Parkway Railway Stations at Warwick or Stratford enable fast access to the capital and the electrified line from Redditch offers access to central Birmingham. The newly opened Worcestershire Parkway Railway Station, situated to the east of Worcester, off junction 7 of the M5, is also intended to increase the capacity to London as well as reduce journey times. This has a significant impact on Worcestershire’s accessibility to the capital a nd other regional centres.

If education is a priority, then Worcestershire and Warwickshire have an enviable mix of schooling at all levels, including a variety of independent establishments, allowing parents to select the right environment for their children’s needs. These include Stratford Grammar (12 miles) School Bromsgrove School (8 miles), Malvern College (22 miles), The Kings Schools and Royal Grammar School at Worcester (14 miles), and the Alcester Grammar School at Alcester (7 miles) in Warwickshire.

For days out and recreation, Leigh Brook Barn is well placed for ready access to the North Cotswolds and Broadway (23 miles) as well as Stratford-upon-Avon (16 miles), Great Malvern (22 miles) and The Malvern Hills, and Ludlow (40). The West coast of Wales, at Aberdovey, is 111 miles.

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General Information

Tenure: The property is Freehold | Council Tax Band: F | EPC: C

Services : Mains water, gas and electric supply Private Drainage

Drainage is provided via a Klargester Biodisc.

Local Authority: Redditch Borough Council

Other Property Information:

There is a freehold charge of £600 per annum to cover the drainage and upkeep of the courtyard and grounds.

The property is not listed but lies within the curtilage of a Grade II* Listed Property.

There are covenants on the property.

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Agents notes: All measurements are approximate 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 06.07.2023

RACHEL HYDE PARTNER AGENT

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