Herbert Austin Drive, Marlbrook, B60

Property Details: • Type: Detached • Tenure: FREEHOLD • Floor Area: 2667 sqft

Key Features: • Five double bedroom detached family home extending to approx. 2,667 sq ft • Generous 0.38 acre (approx.) plot with private wrap around South East - South West garden • Prestigious setting with direct access to 26-acre communal grounds, tennis courts, golf course, and playground • Three versatile reception rooms plus dedicated home office • Stunning refurbished open plan kitchen/family room with breakfast island • Utility room and downstairs WC • Impressive master bedroom with dressing room and luxurious en suite bathroom • Principal guest bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom • Three additional bedrooms and a stunning family bathroom • Substantial block paved driveway and double garage

Location: • Nearest Station: Barnt Green Station • Distance to Station: 1.5073259576607458 miles

Agent Information: • Address: 67 Hewell Road, Barnt Green, B45 8NL

Full Description: <p><strong>Summary</strong><br />Occupying a generous plot of approximately 0.38 acres, this five double bedroom family home offers well proportioned accommodation extending to around 2,667 sq ft. <br />The property is thoughtfully arranged featuring three spacious reception rooms, a refurbished open plan kitchen with adjoining family room, and three bathrooms, including two that have been luxuriously updated. Outside, a separate double garage and a beautifully private wrap around garden with a sought after South Easterly to South Westerly aspect create a wonderful outdoor setting. Situated within the highly regarded Lord Austin Estate, the property also benefits from direct access to 26 acres of communal grounds, as well as use of tennis courts, a three-hole (six tee) golf course, and a children’s adventure playground.</p><p><strong>Description</strong><br />The accommodation begins with double wooden doors opening into an enclosed porch, which in turn leads through into a grand entrance hall. Here, a striking central staircase creates an immediate sense of arrival, complemented by a downstairs WC, cloaks cupboard and useful under stairs storage. The ground floor offers a superb balance of formal and informal living space, including an imposing dual aspect lounge with a living flame gas fire and French doors opening onto the garden. A formal dining room - currently utilised as a playroom - also enjoys direct garden access, while a separate office provides an ideal space for home working.</p><p>A particular highlight is the open plan kitchen beautifully modernised to create a sociable hub of the home, perfectly suited to both entertaining and day-to-day family life. The kitchen is centred around a breakfast island and is fitted with integrated appliances including an eye-level Bosch double oven, gas hob, dishwasher and fridge/freezer. The adjoining family area, presently arranged as a dining space, features a living flame gas fire and French doors opening onto the garden. A separate utility room provides space for laundry appliances and offers additional access to the outside.</p><p>Upstairs, a spacious galleried landing with an airing cupboard leads to a sumptuous master bedroom suite, complete with a Juliet balcony, dressing room and a luxurious en suite bathroom. The guest bedroom also benefits from its own dressing room and en suite bathroom, while three further bedrooms - two with built-in wardrobes - are served by a stunning, modernised family bathroom.</p><p><strong>Outside</strong><br />Externally, the property is set within a beautifully private wrap around garden enjoying a desirable South Easterly to South Westerly aspect. The grounds feature an extensive lawn, mature trees, two ponds, a large shed, and a decked seating area accessed from both the living and dining rooms, alongside an adjoining patio. A gate from the lawn provides direct access to the impressive 26-acre communal estate grounds.</p><p>To the front, a block-paved driveway offers ample parking for multiple vehicles and leads to a separate double garage with two electric up and over doors.</p><p><strong>Grounds</strong><br />The magnificent communal grounds (amounting to approx. 26 Acres) are predominantly laid to lawn with specimen trees including Yew, Oak and Pine, meandering gravelled walks, landscaped gardens and pond, two all weather tennis courts, fenced children's adventure park, three hole golf course and fantastic far reaching views. The estate and grounds are impeccably maintained by resident estate staff. Lord Austin Drive itself is situated behind electronically operated gates complete with intercom system and CCTV. <br /><br /><strong>Lord Austin Estate Charge: </strong>Approximately £600 per quarter</p><p><strong>Location</strong><br />Marlbrook is a semi rural village set within the picturesque Lickey Hills. This property is located close to Lickey Hills Primary School, within 2.7 miles of Barnt Green village, 3 miles to the market town of Bromsgrove (with both providing a train station) and offers excellent travel links to Birmingham and Worcester with easy access to the M5 (Junction 4) and M42 (Junction 1). Herbert Austin founded the Austin Motor Company at Longbridge in 1905 and moved his family to Lickey Grange in 1910. The Austin 7 was designed at Lickey Grange between 1921 and 1922 in the billiards room! Lickey Grange has since been converted into luxury apartments, and the remainder of the estate was developed in more recent times.</p><p><strong>Location</strong></p><br />EPC Rating: C