Featured Listing: Handsworth Wood Road, Birmingham

The OPA are pleased to present an exceptional opportunity to acquire a remarkable family home boasting seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, two spacious reception rooms, an office, kitchen diner, utility, basement, and driveway.

Originally built in 1884, this house has had a colourful history, being originally used as a secret meeting place for The Freemasons, home to the Lancaster sisters, who owned most of the surrounding land in the area for some time before sectioning the land off in plots for sale. Over the years it has been split into 5 flats, then a children’s home, and at the time of purchase in 2001 it was a fully compliant HMO with internal emergency lighting and fire sirens. It was then lovingly converted back into a family home between 2001 and 2006.

Accomodation

On approaching the property, you are greeted by a large front aspect (3 car spaces), a double-dropped curb, built-up rendered walls with coping stones, an exotic mature planted area, and also a dark cobble-printed driveway.

The original side entrance has been built up to provide an office. There are steps up to the front entrance with a separate walkway past the huge bay windows to the office, which has an external water and electrical outlet.

On accessing the porched entrance via the double doors and through the large mahogany second door, you enter into a beautiful large hallway with 3 m high coved ceilings and a real ivory limestone floor. This limestone continues through the hallway, into the cloak room, kitchen, and utility room.

The original staircase is directly ahead, which goes up three floors and down to the wine cellar.

To the left is a huge reception room, with access to the office to an arched hallway that leads to the cloakroom and kitchen.

The kitchen affords a huge granite island with a built-in sink and four built-in induction hobs. The work surfaces either side of a circa 1930 restored Aga, matching the granite island. Intergrated fridge/freezer and oven/grill are housed in a bank of units, handpainted in Farrow and Ball light stone.

There are three folding doors that open out at the back of the kitchen, leading to a decked and lawned area and mature gardens. The impressively large garage can be seen from here and resembles a chapel with its 3 m high arched mahogany doors.

The ceiling height continues throughout the ground floor, excluding the office and cellar.

The second reception room is accessible via the large hallway and the kitchen, making this very handsome communal space.

Set over four floors, the layout features a spacious kitchen, along with two generous and inviting reception rooms, an office, and a utility room on the ground floor. The two expansive reception rooms provide ample space for entertaining and enjoying quality family time. You’ll find three spacious en-suite bedrooms with closets on the first floor, and three en-suite bedrooms and a study room on the second floor to accommodate your family’s needs.

The enchanting rear garden has been landscaped with an arched stairway, leading to the top tier in sympathy to the original splendour of the house, and is perfect for hosting barbecues and outdoor gatherings. This is an opportunity you won’t want to overlook!