Hollybush Road,
Bridgnorth,
Shropshire, WV16 4AX
Offers in the Region Of £135,000

18th Century two bedroom, mid terrace, former rail workers cottage overlooking Severn Valley Railway in need of some TLC but ideally placed for potential investment opportunity

9 Hollybush Road is a mid terrace, period cottage that would reward some TLC, located opposite the Severn Valley Railway it may well prove attractive as a holiday cottage investment opportunity as the Severn Valley Railway and the many historical aspects of the town are a major draw of tourism to the town alternately it may suit a potential purchaser willing to put in the work to achieve a character home conveniently situated and within walking distance of all of the amenities of Bridgnorth High Town.

Set on a raised terrace above Hollybush Road and approached via a short flight of steps, with the mature front garden to side, the property is entered via an enclosed. part glazed, porch entrance that opens to the full width living room that overlooks the front garden has exposed ceiling timbers and a feature fireplace with a gas stove, beyond the living room is the kitchen fitted with matching floor and wall mounted cabinetry with built in oven hob and extractor, a door from the kitchen provides access to the enclosed rear porch. A staircase off the kitchen leads to the first floor landing, two bedrooms and the bathroom, the double bedroom to the front of the property, is a flying freehold and extends over the passage to the rear garden and has a high ceiling and two cast iron period windows overlooking the front garden, the single bedroom to the rear overlooks the terraced rear garden and has a wall mounted central heating boiler, the bathroom is fitted with a coloured suite. Outside to the front is a mature front garden, the large shrubs of the raised terrace garden providing privacy from the roadside, to the rear the rear garden is terraced and banked up towards historic steps into the town beyond.

Hollybush Road is one of the main approaches to the town centre so the property is conveniently situated for the towns amenities that include well regarded schools for children of all ages, a doctors surgery, hospital, traditional hostelries, restaurants, national and independent shops, a cinema, an historic theatre and petrol stations at vantage points. Bridgnorth is conveniently located for access to the west midlands via the A454, Telford and Kidderminster via the A442 and Shrewsbury and Stourbridge via the A458 Bridgnorth by pass. The number 125 bus runs between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth via Bewdley and Highley and the number 9 bus to Wolverhampton.

The market town of Bridgnorth is steeped in history and therefore popular with visitors who explore the history. 9 Hollybush Road is across the road from the ever popular Severn Valley Railway which runs between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster and is close to the junction of Hollybush Road and Railway Street, an attractive street of period houses that step up the hill to the town centre, the Severn Valley Railway used to cross Hollybush Road, via a bridge, at this point before entering a tunnel under the town en route to Ironbridge. The town was under siege during the English Civil War and at that time Panpudding Hill was built by the by parliamentary forces as a gun position, Lavington's Hole around the corner was also a consequence of the siege when it was excavated in an attempt to blow up the towns munitions store from below. The castle ruins lean at an angle greater than the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Cliff Railway, connecting the low and high town, is the steepest in land railway in the country.

Tenure
We understand that the property is Freehold

Services
The property has the benefit of all mains services and is heated by gas.

Local Authority
Shropshire. Council Tax Band C, Local Authority Reference number 3300494000000000

EPC
Rating - E certificate number 2100-3404-0722-6597-3653

Viewings
All viewings are to be arranged via the vendors sole agents, Nick Tart 01746 711442 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.