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£465,0003 bedroom detached house for sale
Spode Cottage, Quina Brook, Wem, Shrewsbury
Detached house
3 beds
2 baths
1377
EPC rating: E
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Features and description
- Characterful period cottage with sympathetic modern upgrades
- Spacious and versatile living areas, ideal for family life and entertaining
- Three bedrooms including principal with en suite; stylish family bathroom
- Mature gardens extending to approx. 0.4 acres of land
- Private driveway, ample parking, and garage
- Peaceful hamlet setting with easy access to Wem, Ellesmere & Shrewsbury
A Characterful Country Residence Set Within over 0.4 Acre of Mature Gardens
Spode Cottage is a quintessential Shropshire home, combining period charm with thoughtful modern improvements. Sympathetically restored and extended over the years, this property offers flexible and spacious accommodation, ideally suited to family living, home-working, or entertaining. The residence is set within beautifully maintained gardens extending to approximately a quarter of an acre and benefits from double glazing and central heating throughout.
Accommodation
The property is entered via a charming Entrance Porch leading into the Reception Hall, which provides access to the Cloakroom with low-flush WC and wash hand basin.
The Lounge is a bright and welcoming space, featuring large windows and French doors opening onto the gardens. A focal point of the room is a traditional brick fireplace with stone hearth and log burner, complemented by wooden flooring and a radiator. Adjacent is the Dining Room, which enjoys garden views and continues the elegant wooden flooring throughout.
The Kitchen/Breakfast Room is fitted with a combination of wooden base units, drawers, and worksurfaces, incorporating a single drainer sink with mixer taps and a Stanley range cooker providing both heating and hot water. A freestanding log burner on a tiled hearth adds a cosy focal point. A Further Kitchen offers contemporary white base units, integrated double oven with gas hob, space for appliances, and a single drainer sink, providing excellent practical utility for family life.
A Rear Hall with full-length windows and a UPVC door offers additional storage through a range of base and eye-level units.
Upstairs, the First-Floor Landing provides loft access, a deep storage cupboard, and a window framing open rural vistas. The Principal Bedroom enjoys views over the gardens and towards Hawkstone Park, with an en suite shower room comprising shower unit, low-flush WC, wash hand basin, and tiled surrounds. Two further well-proportioned bedrooms overlook the gardens, complemented by a generous family bathroom with panelled bath, wash hand basin set into a vanity unit, low-flush WC, and tiled surrounds.
Outside
Accessed via a private wooden gate, a stoned driveway provides ample parking and leads to the Garage. The gardens are a particular feature of Spode Cottage, with extensive lawns, mature hedging and specimen trees, flower, shrub and herbaceous borders, as well as a garden store, greenhouse, vegetable patches, summerhouse, and a sun terrace ideal for outdoor entertaining. To the rear, a charming feature cast-iron well adds character and historical interest.
Location
Situated in the peaceful hamlet of Quina Brook, Spode Cottage offers a rare combination of rural tranquillity and convenient access to the North Shropshire market towns of Wem and Ellesmere. Wem, approximately 9 miles north of Shrewsbury, provides an extensive range of amenities, including excellent schooling, a library, post office, medical facilities, and leisure amenities such as a swimming pool, gym, bowling green, tennis courts, and a cricket club. The Town Hall has been transformed into a vibrant arts centre, while Wem railway station offers convenient links to the wider region. Shrewsbury lies approximately 15 miles to the south, with commuting options to Telford and Chester readily accessible.
Spode Cottage represents a rare opportunity to acquire a period country home with modern conveniences, flexible living spaces, and gardens of considerable charm and scale.
Key Details:
Property: Spode Cottage, Quina Brook
Tenure: Freehold
Accommodation: Entrance Porch, Reception Hall, Cloakroom, Lounge with log burner, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Further Kitchen, Utility, Rear Hall, Principal Bedroom with En Suite, Two Further Bedrooms, Family Bathroom
Heating & Glazing: Central heating, double glazing
Outside: Private stoned driveway, garage, mature gardens approx.0.4 of an acre, , vegetable patches, summerhouse, sun terrace, garden store, feature cast iron well
Location: Peaceful rural hamlet, close to Wem and Ellesmere; approx. 9 miles to Shrewsbury, convenient for commuting to Telford and Chester
Key Features: Period charm with sympathetic modernisation, versatile accommodation, spacious family living, attractive entertaining spaces, elevated rural views
Sales Disclaimer
These particulars are intended only as a general guide and do not constitute, nor constitute any part of, an offer or contract. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and any other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchaser should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact. They must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. No person in the employment of Welch Estate Agents has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in respect of this property.
Spode Cottage is a quintessential Shropshire home, combining period charm with thoughtful modern improvements. Sympathetically restored and extended over the years, this property offers flexible and spacious accommodation, ideally suited to family living, home-working, or entertaining. The residence is set within beautifully maintained gardens extending to approximately a quarter of an acre and benefits from double glazing and central heating throughout.
Accommodation
The property is entered via a charming Entrance Porch leading into the Reception Hall, which provides access to the Cloakroom with low-flush WC and wash hand basin.
The Lounge is a bright and welcoming space, featuring large windows and French doors opening onto the gardens. A focal point of the room is a traditional brick fireplace with stone hearth and log burner, complemented by wooden flooring and a radiator. Adjacent is the Dining Room, which enjoys garden views and continues the elegant wooden flooring throughout.
The Kitchen/Breakfast Room is fitted with a combination of wooden base units, drawers, and worksurfaces, incorporating a single drainer sink with mixer taps and a Stanley range cooker providing both heating and hot water. A freestanding log burner on a tiled hearth adds a cosy focal point. A Further Kitchen offers contemporary white base units, integrated double oven with gas hob, space for appliances, and a single drainer sink, providing excellent practical utility for family life.
A Rear Hall with full-length windows and a UPVC door offers additional storage through a range of base and eye-level units.
Upstairs, the First-Floor Landing provides loft access, a deep storage cupboard, and a window framing open rural vistas. The Principal Bedroom enjoys views over the gardens and towards Hawkstone Park, with an en suite shower room comprising shower unit, low-flush WC, wash hand basin, and tiled surrounds. Two further well-proportioned bedrooms overlook the gardens, complemented by a generous family bathroom with panelled bath, wash hand basin set into a vanity unit, low-flush WC, and tiled surrounds.
Outside
Accessed via a private wooden gate, a stoned driveway provides ample parking and leads to the Garage. The gardens are a particular feature of Spode Cottage, with extensive lawns, mature hedging and specimen trees, flower, shrub and herbaceous borders, as well as a garden store, greenhouse, vegetable patches, summerhouse, and a sun terrace ideal for outdoor entertaining. To the rear, a charming feature cast-iron well adds character and historical interest.
Location
Situated in the peaceful hamlet of Quina Brook, Spode Cottage offers a rare combination of rural tranquillity and convenient access to the North Shropshire market towns of Wem and Ellesmere. Wem, approximately 9 miles north of Shrewsbury, provides an extensive range of amenities, including excellent schooling, a library, post office, medical facilities, and leisure amenities such as a swimming pool, gym, bowling green, tennis courts, and a cricket club. The Town Hall has been transformed into a vibrant arts centre, while Wem railway station offers convenient links to the wider region. Shrewsbury lies approximately 15 miles to the south, with commuting options to Telford and Chester readily accessible.
Spode Cottage represents a rare opportunity to acquire a period country home with modern conveniences, flexible living spaces, and gardens of considerable charm and scale.
Key Details:
Property: Spode Cottage, Quina Brook
Tenure: Freehold
Accommodation: Entrance Porch, Reception Hall, Cloakroom, Lounge with log burner, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Further Kitchen, Utility, Rear Hall, Principal Bedroom with En Suite, Two Further Bedrooms, Family Bathroom
Heating & Glazing: Central heating, double glazing
Outside: Private stoned driveway, garage, mature gardens approx.0.4 of an acre, , vegetable patches, summerhouse, sun terrace, garden store, feature cast iron well
Location: Peaceful rural hamlet, close to Wem and Ellesmere; approx. 9 miles to Shrewsbury, convenient for commuting to Telford and Chester
Key Features: Period charm with sympathetic modernisation, versatile accommodation, spacious family living, attractive entertaining spaces, elevated rural views
Sales Disclaimer
These particulars are intended only as a general guide and do not constitute, nor constitute any part of, an offer or contract. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and any other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchaser should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact. They must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. No person in the employment of Welch Estate Agents has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in respect of this property.
About this agent
Based in the historic market town of Wem in North Shropshire, Welch Estate Agents pride themselves in offering a personal service, tailored to suit each individual client, something that is often lacking from many larger companies. Founded by Callum Welch; We offer a professional and comprehensive service at a competitive rate in both Sales, Lettings and Property Management.