Vernon Park Road, St John's, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2

A charming and rarely available 4 bedroom fine Victorian family home, built in 1897 in this much loved, tree lined street in St John's, Worcester. This period home exudes charm and has the much lauded period features one would expect in a house of this era. The owners have had over 20 happy years here and are only moving to downsize.

The sun filled and welcoming sitting room is a delight with a large bay window, a Legend heritage coal effect gas fire with shelving on each side, the original ceiling rose, cornicing and handy picture rail. The dining room has a beautiful feature fireplace, shelving to the side, original ceiling rose, wooden floors and views over the courtyard and garden. It is perfect for family meals but also lends itself as a handy home office or play room!

The 19 ft kitchen is a great size and typical of its era. It has a handy breakfast bar, an electric double oven and ceramic hob, a wine cooler, great work surface space, plentiful storage and space for a large fridge freezer and space for your dishwasher. A very practical room ideal for small children and dogs.

There is a handy utility area where you will find space for your washing machine and dryer and a useful downstairs shower to hose down the dog and handy when older relatives visit.

I love Victorian homes and No 17 in particular as it is set in this quiet, no through road, despite being in the heart of town. The rooms are characterful and well thought out and you can walk absolutely everywhere with ease.

As always I love a cellar in which to store everything that I don't want necessarily on display but want to quickly lay my hands on. Give me a cellar over a loft anyday! Located underneath the dining room with a double glazed window to the side with light and power. The owners advise that it would be an ideal small renovation project or just simply use as storage.

Head upstairs to the lovely large main bedroom with 2 front facing sun filled double glazed windows, original ceiling rose and a range of three double wardrobes.

Beds 2 and 3 are good size with double glazed windows that overlook the pretty rear garden. There is a family bathroom close by with bath and shower over and double glazed opaque window to the side.

Bed 4 is ideal for teenagers or anyone wanting some privacy, with great storage space within the eaves. Further built in wardrobe and bedroom furniture included in the sale. A good double with a useful tiled en suite shower room with a skylight window. Perfect.

The good sized rear garden has been designed to make the most of the great British sun and has various areas designed to catch our errant and erratic sunshine. The side courtyard is block paved and there is a lawned area with a path leading to the rear patio. There are different areas to sit in and enjoy throughout the year and useful sheds at the rear.

There is a side gate which gives all important access to the front and rear and there is space to place refuse bins out of sight! The driveway was recently block paved and the kerb dropped.

No 17 is less than 15 minutes walk from Worcester town centre with beautiful walks along the River Severn and is an ideal location for growing families with many activities close at hand.

(The boiler is a Worcester Bosch Combi (2012) that has been serviced annually and a new consumer unit and kitchen down lights were added in 2019.)

*I always ask people to look at the floor plan to check sizes and to do a drive by to make sure that the house is just what you are looking for.*

Vernon Park Road is a quiet residential location within walking distance of St. John's, the 'Village in the City', with its convenient shops, schools and local amenities. These include two award-winning butchers, terrific bakery, eateries, Sainsbury's, character pubs and a post office.

Local schools include Pitmaston Primary, Oldbury Park Primary, Christopher Whitehead School, St Clements C of E, Nunnery Wood High School, Tudor Grange Academy, The Royal Grammar School and Kings Worcester so plenty of choice close by covering a wide range of good schools.

St Johns Sports Centre and Pitmaston Park, ideal for dog walking is just a few minutes walk away.

The well regarded city of Worcester with its excellent retail, cultural facilities and renowned schools also boasts a first class county cricket ground, a racecourse and Foregate Street railway station (direct to London and Birmingham) all within a mile walk of the property.

The soon to be opened 'Kepax' foot and cycle bridge will complete a superb 'figure of eight' five mile riverside route along the banks of the River Severn, past the spectacular Cathedral and racecourse, accessed from nearby Sabrina bridge.

The property is also within a few minutes drive of the recently completed southern ring road with easy access to the M5 motorway and the recently completed Worcestershire Parkway railway station with links to South Wales, the northern Midlands and beyond.

Worcester Foregate Street or Worcester Shrub Hill train stations are a few minutes' away and have direct links to Malvern (8 mins), Cheltenham (25 mins), Birmingham (45 mins), Oxford (1 hour 5 mins), Reading (1 hour 30 mins), Bristol (1 hour 30 mins), and London Paddington (2 hour 5 mins) with Junction 6 & 7 of the M5 a short drive away. Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Leamington Spa, Broadway, Bristol, Cardiff and Birmingham all readily accessible.

The beautiful Cotswolds and Malvern Hills are both within easy reach too.

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