Bark Hill, Bewdley

A charming home dating back around 300 years with character interiors, around an acre of enchanting gardens and scope for improvement, offered with no onward chain.

Offered with no onward chain, this atmospheric home on Bark Hill combines period charm with generous accommodation. Three reception rooms include a cosy sitting room with a wood burning stove, a formal dining room and a welcoming kitchen breakfast room leading to the conservatory. There are three bedrooms, one of which is on the ground floor with an en suite, plus a family bathroom. The extensive gardens extending to around an acre, include lawns, terraces and a greenhouse. A large driveway provides parking for several vehicles. This is a rare opportunity to modernise and create a wonderful family home in a sought after setting.

• Period home with versatile accommodation, potential for modernisation, and the benefit of previously approved plans for a two-storey extension, offering further potential subject to renewed planning permission.

• Character features include exposed timbers, inglenook fireplaces and a distinctive octagonal conservatory

• Grounds approaching an acre with lawns, mature trees, greenhouse, shed and numerous secluded seating areas

• Expansive brick paved driveway accommodating four to five vehicles with potential for garaging

• Situated in Bewdley, convenient for riverside walks, schools, shops and road links to nearby towns

The kitchen and breakfast room
This inviting kitchen breakfast room forms the hub of the home, perfect for everyday meals. Exposed beams, terracotta tiled flooring and white cabinetry frame a substantial range cooker and butler style sink under a window. There is space for a dining table, with steps leading up to the dining room and a doorway linking with the adjoining utility.

The living room
Designed for relaxed gatherings, the living room offers a cosy retreat for family and friends. Character ceiling beams span overhead and a substantial fireplace houses a wood burning stove set on a brick hearth. A wide window frames views of the gardens and doors connect to the central hall and ground floor bedroom, creating a sociable flow.

The dining room
The dining room provides a versatile space for meals and entertaining. Historic beams and a large brick fireplace with inset stove underline the heritage. This room links to the kitchen and hall, allowing for easy serving, and has a window overlooking the gardens.

The conservatory
The octagonal conservatory is a wonderful room to enjoy the garden in all seasons. Glazed walls and a vaulted roof with exposed timbers create a connection with the surrounding gardens. Double doors open onto the terraces and the layout flows back to the hallway.

The primary bedroom
Positioned on the first floor, the primary bedroom functions as the principal sleeping space. The vaulted ceiling, heavy timber beam and an ornamental fireplace reveal the age of the home, while dormer and casement windows overlook the grounds. A bank of built in wardrobes provides excellent storage and there is additional space for drawers, with access to the landing and bathroom nearby.

The second bedroom
A further first floor bedroom, this room is ideal for family or guests, or could serve as a study. The sloping ceiling with cross beams creates character, and a wide dormer style window looks out across treetops. A built in wardrobe provides useful storage and there is space for a desk, with easy access to the landing.

The third bedroom
The ground floor third bedroom offers a tranquil private space away from the main living areas. A vaulted ceiling with exposed beams draws the eye, while a window looks over the gardens. A built in wardrobe provides useful storage, and an inner door leads directly to the en suite with ample room for free standing furniture.

The third bedroom en suite
Serving the ground floor bedroom, the en suite shower room is both practical and comfortable. A glazed shower enclosure sits opposite a vanity style basin unit, complemented by a low level WC and tiled surrounds. Two small windows allow ventilation and there is space for storage cabinets.

The bathroom
Serving the first floor bedrooms, the family bathroom offers a choice of bathing and showering. A panelled bath with mixer tap sits opposite a generous shower enclosure with patterned tiling, alongside a pedestal basin and WC. The room has a sloping ceiling with an exposed beam and open shelving for toiletries.

The garden
The property is set in about an acre of established gardens that will appeal to keen gardeners and families alike. Sweeping lawns are interspersed with mature trees and shrubs, while a greenhouse and a timber shed sit discreetly to one side. Terraces and seating areas, including gravel and paved patios, provide opportunities for alfresco dining and meandering paths lead through archways to more secluded glades.

The driveway and parking
A substantial brick paved driveway lies behind the walled entrance, providing secure parking for several cars. Double wooden gates open to a spacious forecourt screened by mature hedging, with ample turning space and room for up to four or five vehicles. Although there is no garage, there is scope to add one subject to permissions, and a covered gateway and timber doors offer shelter.

Location
Bark Hill is situated within the historic riverside town of Bewdley, with the property itself tucked away along a leafy cobbled lane that enjoys a wonderfully secluded setting despite being just moments from the town centre. Surrounded by mature trees, the position offers attractive views across Bewdley and towards the surrounding landscape, creating an atmosphere that feels almost semi-rural while retaining exceptional convenience.

Bewdley is renowned for its Georgian architecture, independent shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants, together with a wide range of everyday amenities. Schools for all ages are available locally, and there are excellent road links to Kidderminster, Worcester and the wider Midlands via the A456.

The location is particularly well placed for access to some of the area's most popular green spaces. The extensive woodland, walking and cycling trails of the Wyre Forest can be reached on foot, while the River Severn and surrounding countryside provide further opportunities for outdoor recreation. The town's railway station operates heritage services along the Severn Valley Railway, and for everyday commuting there are regular bus services and mainline rail connections available from nearby Kidderminster.

Services
The property benefits from mains gas, electricity, water and drainage.

Broadband Speed: Ultrafast broadband available. Download speeds up to 1800 Mbps and upload speeds up to 220 Mbps (source: Ofcom checker).

Mobile Coverage: Likely available from Vodafone, Three, EE and O2 (source: Ofcom checker).

Flood Risk (Long-term forecast): According to the Environment Agency’s long-term flood risk data, the property is currently at very low risk for river and surface water flooding.

Council tax band F

Reservation Fee - refundable on exchange

A reservation fee, refundable on exchange, is payable prior to the issue of the Memorandum of Sale and after which the property may be marked as Sold Subject to Contract. The fee will be reimbursed upon the successful Exchange of Contracts.

The fee will be retained by Andrew Grant in the event that you the Buyer withdraws from the purchase or does not Exchange within 6 months of the fee being received other than for one or more of the following reasons:

1. Any significant material issues which individually are more than 1% of the agreed purchase price and are highlighted in a survey and were not evident or drawn to the attention of you, the Buyer, prior to the Memorandum of Sale being issued.
2. Serious and material defect in the seller’s legal title.
3. Local search revealing a matter that has a material adverse effect on the market value of the property that was previously undeclared and not in the public domain.
4. The vendor withdrawing the property from sale.

The reservation fee will be 0.5% of the accepted offer price for offers below £800,000 and 1% for offers of £800,000 or over. This fee, unless specified otherwise, is payable upon acceptance by the vendor of an offer from a buyer and completion of an assessment of the buyer’s financial status and ability to proceed.

Should a buyer’s financial position regarding the funding of the property prove to be fundamentally different from that declared by the buyer when the Memorandum of Sale was completed, then the Vendor has the right to withdraw from the sale and/or the reservation fee retained. For example, where the buyer declares themselves as a cash buyer but are in fact relying on an unsecured sale of their property. The reservation fee will not be refunded where there is an inability on the part of the Buyer to raise any required mortgage after the Memorandum of Sale is completed.

Once the reservation fee has been paid, any renegotiation of the price stated in the memorandum of sale for any reason other than those covered in points 1 to 3 above will lead to the reservation fee being retained. A further fee will be levied on any subsequent reduced offer that is accepted by the vendor. This further fee will be subject to the same conditions that prevail for all reservation fees outlined above.

Compliance and Verification Fee

A Compliance and Verification Fee of £85 plus VAT (£102 inc VAT) per individual purchaser or related party requiring anti-money laundering, identity, source and proof of funds or financial verification checks is payable upon acceptance of an offer and receipt of the reservation fee.

This fee represents the cost of compliance administration and verification services undertaken in connection with the proposed purchase including anti-money laundering checks, sanctions screening, source of funds verification, proof of funds checks and associated compliance procedures.

The Compliance and Verification Fee shall be deducted from the reservation fee monies held by Andrew Grant.

No compliance or verification work shall be commenced until the reservation fee has been received in cleared funds.

The Compliance and Verification Fee becomes due immediately upon acceptance of the offer and receipt of the reservation fee and shall become non-refundable once any compliance or verification work has commenced, irrespective of whether the transaction subsequently proceeds to Exchange of Contracts or completion.

Where all or part of the reservation fee is refundable under the reservation fee terms, any Compliance and Verification Fees incurred shall first be deducted from the monies returned.