Astwood Lane, Feckenham, Worcestershire B96 6HP

Approached down a country lane leading into the heart of the village is this beautifully presented semi-detached equestrian family cottage. The private gated entrance, to one side, leads onto the generous gravelled driveway and into the property itself. A lovely storm porch over the main front door leads you into the reception hall with the breakfast kitchen ahead and delightful living room to the side. Once inside, it’s clear to see that not only has this property been sympathetically extended to retain much of the character and charm, but also to offer a generous and flexible layout to this immaculately presented family home. The tastefully decorated living room offers ample space to entertain family and friends and the attractive inset feature log burning fireplace creates a lovely focal point. With triple aspect views this light and airy room has windows to two sides and large patio doors leading directly onto the south facing terrace and enjoying views across the pretty gardens and your own private paddock beyond.

The delightful breakfast kitchen has an excellent range of contemporary units sitting beneath smart granite countertops. There is a top of the range Falcon electric range cooker with induction hob (available by separate negotiation), an inset 1.5 Franke sink and mixer tap with waste disposal, and an under counter integrated dishwasher and fridge. The breakfast bar offers further space for food preparation and casual family dining and creates a natural divide with a step leading up to the dining/family area of the kitchen. With a south facing aspect and views across the pretty courtyard, gardens and your own stables and land, the bi-folding doors really make the most of this idyllic spot, blurring the divide between inside and out during the long hot summer months. This lovely dining area has ample space for a family dining table and chairs but could equally be used as a further sitting room. It also still has the original open fireplace, although currently not used, and useful understairs storage. The smart engineered oak flooring is laid to the dining space and throughout the kitchen where steps down lead to the lower kitchen area with a laundry and boot room to one side and the conveniently situated ground floor a shower room to the other. The superbly created laundry and utility room offers ample further storage with some wonderful antique stripped pine cabinets, including the housing for a further tall fridge and freezer. It also features stripped pine countertops with an inset Belfast laundry sink and mixer tap and has a window overlooking the unspoilt open field views to the front of the property. Leading from this, and an absolute must for both dog lovers and those with equestrian pursuits, is an excellent boot room, again overlooking the unspoilt front aspect is offers ample storage and tiled flooring. Across from the lower kitchen area is a well-placed and very convenient ground floor shower room with dual aspect obscured glass windows to the front and beautifully fitted with a large walk-in double shower and a modern “midnight blue” vanity unit housing a white inset hand basin, low level WC, contemporary heated towel rail and smart LED fitted mirror.

Leading from the dining area is the second reception room. This charming room offers a cosy family room in winter with its log burner and exposed beams, and is beautifully decorated with a feature wall, neutral décor, oak flooring and a large window, again enjoying those unspoilt rear views.

Upstairs
Moving to the first floor, from the dining area, the open staircase has lovely wide stairs, plush carpet, and a rope handle banister. The wonderfully quirky layout to the first floor adds to the charm and character and offers four bedrooms and a superb family bathroom. The principal bedroom suite is substantial and immaculately presented. Having tall ceilings into the eaves and generous floorspace allows plenty of room for large freestanding wardrobes, a dressing area, and a super king bed. Windows to the rear and side views again offer delightful views across your gardens, land, and open countryside beyond. The principal en suite is very well presented with a large shower cubical having a handheld and rain head shower and a stylish light green glass effect splashback, together with a modern inset vanity unit, with storage, housing the hand basin and WC, a chrome heated towel rail and beautiful wood effect ceramic flooring with electrical underfloor heating with control panel.

There are two further good-sized double bedrooms, one to the front aspect and one to the rear. Both also benefit from high ceilings and are equally well presented with flawless décor. The fourth bedroom overlooks the front of the property enjoying the open fields beyond and has superb storage right across one side. Previously used as a bedroom, it is currently the family office, and with ample space and dual aspect windows it offers plenty of natural light. The family bathroom is delightful, decorated in pale sage greens to the panelled walls contrasting with white to the walls and beautiful handmade tiles to the splash back. The luxury suite consists of a freestanding oval-shaped bathtub, freestanding Grohe tap and WC, together with a modern heated towel rail, smart LED fitted mirror and stripped wooden flooring. The bathroom enjoys rear view garden and paddock views.

Outside
Enjoying all the benefits of owning your own equestrian facilities at the end of your garden really is the icing on the cake for Stable Cottage. Not only do you enjoy beautiful cottage gardens with a large terrace and south facing raised decked area for al fresco dining and entertaining, lower and upper lawned areas, with a flagstone pathway leading to a second higher decked terrace, a very useful brick built original storage shed and gardener’s loo, ample private parking behind your gated entrance to your generous gravelled driveway, and lovely mature borders filled with some beautiful flowering shrubs and trees, but also your very own stable yard, with three loose boxes, a tack room, hardstanding and circa 1.2 acre paddock beyond. There is also a further outbuilding behind one of the stables and a large double garage block and workshop. Conveniently located, the land wraps around your neighbour’s property to a second double gated entrance into the field from the road, making it easy for horse transport in and out and giving you additional parking space.

The Property is Freehold | EPC D | Council Tax Band E


Oil central heating; Mains water and electric supply. Private drainage.
Broadband: Superfast Broadband Available; We suggest you check with your provider.
Mobile Coverage: Some 4G and 5G available; We suggest you check with your provider.
Local Authority : Redditch District Council
A part of the land at the rear of the property has a public footpath across, please ask agent for details.
Adjoining further land available to rent by separate negotiation, approximately 2.3 acres