3 bed detached house for sale

The Downs, Bromyard HR7

A charming country home with outbuildings and land, offering development potential, generous gardens and far-reaching views, all set in a peaceful rural location near Bromyard.

Description

This detached home offers charm, space and excellent potential. The ground floor includes a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, utility and bathroom, with three generous double bedrooms and a family bathroom upstairs. A collection of outbuildings present exciting opportunities for renovation or redevelopment subject to planning, ideal for those seeking extra accommodation, workspace or lifestyle use. The gardens are a particular feature, with sweeping lawns, fruit trees and open countryside views. Paddock-style land further enhances the setting, appealing to buyers with equestrian or smallholding interests. A gated driveway ensures privacy and provides extensive parking for several vehicles. Enjoying a peaceful position close to Bromyard, this is a rare opportunity to secure a home with generous grounds and development potential in a desirable countryside location.

Characterful detached home with versatile accommodation and outbuildings offering exciting development potential.

Generous living spaces complemented by three double bedrooms.

Expansive gardens and grounds with fruit trees, lawned areas, and countryside views, extending to over two acres.

Gated driveway with ample parking for several vehicles.

Peaceful rural setting close to Bromyard’s amenities, schools, and excellent transport links.

The living room
The living room is a welcoming space that immediately sets the tone for this cottage. At its heart is a traditional log burner set within an exposed stone fireplace, creating a focal point that enhances the character of the room. The timber beam overhead adds further charm, highlighting the cottage’s period origins and adding to the sense of warmth.

This room is generous in proportion, easily accommodating both seating and dining areas, making it versatile for everyday living as well as for gathering with family or friends. Natural light flows in through the windows at either end, framing views of the surrounding land and ensuring the room feels bright during the day while retaining a sense of cosiness in the evenings.

The kitchen
The kitchen is a practical space with a range of fitted cabinets and generous work surfaces, ideal for everyday use. A tiled floor adds to its functionality, while exposed beams provide a reminder of the cottage’s character. The layout is straightforward, with a built-in oven and hob alongside space for additional appliances. Well positioned within the ground floor, the kitchen connects easily to the rest of the home, while offering scope for updating, it is ready for immediate use and reflects the home’s traditional charm.

The dining room
The dining room provides a bright and practical setting for family meals or casual gatherings. Large windows span the length of the room, drawing in natural light and offering views over the surrounding outbuildings and countryside beyond. The space comfortably accommodates a dining table and chairs, making it a versatile area that can be enjoyed for everyday use as well as more formal occasions.

The bathroom and utility
The ground floor includes a bathroom and adjoining utility, both designed with practicality in mind. The bathroom is fitted with a bath, wash basin and WC, with a window drawing in natural light. Beside this, the utility offers additional space for appliances such as a washing machine and provides useful storage. With direct access from the main living areas, this part of the home is highly convenient, while offering scope for future updating to suit individual preference.

The primary bedroom
The primary bedroom is a generously sized room, well positioned to enjoy views across the surrounding countryside. Its proportions allow for a variety of furniture layouts, making it a versatile and comfortable space. Subtle character features, including exposed timbers, add to the cottage feel and connect the room with the home’s traditional style. With its outlook, size and charm, this bedroom offers a peaceful retreat and has ample scope for personalisation to suit individual taste.

The second bedroom
The second bedroom is a well-proportioned double room, enhanced by dual windows that fill the space with natural light and offer attractive views across the countryside. Its size provides flexibility for a range of furniture arrangements, making it a comfortable and practical choice for family or guests. Character features, including exposed timbers, lend charm and reflect the traditional style of the cottage.

The third bedroom
The third bedroom is a comfortable double room featuring a window that captures views of the surrounding countryside. Its proportions allow flexibility for use as a bedroom, guest room or study, depending on personal needs. Positioned alongside the other bedrooms, it completes the upstairs accommodation and adds to the home’s versatility, making it a practical and appealing space within the property.

The family bathroom
The family bathroom is a spacious room, fitted with a bath, separate shower, wash basin and WC, offering everything needed for everyday convenience. A large window allows natural light to filter through, while providing ventilation and a pleasant outlook. Tiled surrounds to the bath and shower ensure ease of maintenance, while the neutral setting allows for personalisation.

The garden
The garden wraps around the cottage and provides a generous outdoor setting with sweeping views over the surrounding countryside. Mainly laid to lawn, the space is interspersed with mature hedges, fruit trees and established planting, creating a natural rural backdrop. A traditional water pump adds a touch of character, while gated access connects directly to the adjoining fields. The size of the garden offers plenty of room for outdoor seating, recreation or cultivation, making it highly versatile.

The ground
The property extends to over two acres, arranged across a series of well-proportioned paddocks that provide an attractive setting for those seeking space and rural lifestyle opportunities. The land is mainly laid to pasture and is bordered by established hedgerows, creating both privacy and a natural connection with the surrounding countryside. With its manageable size, the grounds are ideally suited for smallholding, hobby farming, or equestrian use, subject to requirements.

The outbuildings
The outbuildings present an excellent opportunity for redevelopment and future value creation. They include a traditional stone barn with lofted space, alongside further agricultural-style structures, all of which offer clear potential for conversion into stables, workshops, or ancillary accommodation (subject to planning). While several require substantial renovation, their scale and positioning around the courtyard create an exciting prospect for those seeking to add functionality or income-generating uses to the property.

The driveway and parking
The property is approached via a gated entrance that leads onto a private driveway, offering direct access to the house and adjoining outbuildings. There is ample parking for multiple vehicles, with space for larger vehicles if required, and turning areas to enhance practicality. The driveway setting creates a clear division between the house, garden, and outbuildings, making it ideal for those seeking a property with both residential and working potential.

Location

Location
The Downs is a highly desirable rural setting combining countryside charm with excellent access to local amenities. Situated on the outskirts of Bromyard, the property enjoys far-reaching views and a tranquil environment, while remaining close to the town’s shops, services, and leisure facilities. Bromyard offers a thriving community with independent retailers, cafés, pubs, and a regular calendar of festivals and events, reflecting its strong local identity.

The town is well-served for education, with several highly regarded primary schools nearby, as well as Queen Elizabeth High School offering secondary education. Independent options such as Hereford Cathedral School, Malvern St James and Malvern College are also within easy reach.

Healthcare provision includes local gp services and dentists in Bromyard, with Hereford and Worcester hospitals offering wider medical facilities. Everyday needs are well-catered for, and larger shopping centres can be found in Worcester, Hereford and Leominster.

The A44 and A465 provide straightforward access to Worcester, Hereford, and Leominster, while the M5 motorway is accessible at Worcester for travel further afield. Rail connections are available at nearby stations in Malvern, Hereford, and Worcester, offering regular services to Birmingham, London, and beyond. For international travel, Birmingham Airport is within comfortable reach.

Services

Services
The property benefits from mains electricity and water. There is oil-fired central heating and drainage is supplied by a private septic tank.

Fees

Reservation Fee - refundable on exchange

A reservation fee, refundable on exchange, is payable prior to the issue of the Memorandum of Sale and after which the property may be marked as Sold Subject to Contract. The fee will be reimbursed upon the successful Exchange of Contracts.

The fee will be retained by Andrew Grant in the event that you the Buyer withdraws from the purchase or does not Exchange within 6 months of the fee being received other than for one or more of the following reasons:

1. Any significant material issues which individually are more than 1% of the agreed purchase price and are highlighted in a survey and were not evident or drawn to the attention of you, the Buyer, prior to the Memorandum of Sale being issued.
2. Serious and material defect in the seller’s legal title.
3. Local search revealing a matter that has a material adverse effect on the market value of the property that was previously undeclared and not in the public domain.
4. The vendor withdrawing the property from sale.

The reservation fee will be 0.5% of the accepted offer price for offers below £800,000 and 1% for offers of £800,000 or over. This fee, unless specified otherwise, is payable upon acceptance by the vendor of an offer from a buyer and completion of an assessment of the buyer’s financial status and ability to proceed.

Should a buyer’s financial position regarding the funding of the property prove to be fundamentally different from that declared by the buyer when the Memorandum of Sale was completed, then the Vendor has the right to withdraw from the sale and/or the reservation fee retained. For example, where the buyer declares themselves as a cash buyer but are in fact relying on an unsecured sale of their property. The reservation fee will not be refunded where there is an inability on the part of the Buyer to raise any required mortgage after the Memorandum of Sale is completed.

Once the reservation fee has been paid, any renegotiation of the price stated in the memorandum of sale for any reason other than those covered in points 1 to 3 above will lead to the reservation fee being retained. A further fee will be levied on any subsequent reduced offer that is accepted by the vendor. This further fee will be subject to the same conditions that prevail for all reservation fees outlined above.