Shepherds Green Road, Birmingham

There are extended family homes. And then there is this.

A remarkable five double bedroom 1930s home offering approximately 2,423 sqft of accommodation, with a vast wraparound extension, underfloor heating, an exceptional detached garden annexe, an over 8m lounge diner, huge island kitchen, south west facing garden, and off-street driveway parking for 3+ cars. and a COMPLETE ONWARD CHAIN. 

From its handsome bay fronted facade, you would never quite anticipate what waits beyond the front door.

This substantial 1930s semi detached home has been transformed over time into something genuinely extraordinary, offering approximately 2,423 sq ft of accommodation across the main house and detached garden annexe, five bedrooms, multiple reception spaces, a vast south west facing garden and proportions that become more surprising the further through the property you travel.

Yet for all the space that has been added, the character of the original house has not been forgotten.

A wide entrance hallway begins the home and stretches for more than six metres, with the marble effect flooring immediately introducing the finish that continues through much of the ground floor.

To the front is the original lounge, currently being used as a guest bedroom. This is perhaps the room that best reminds you where the house began.

A deep bay window draws natural light across the room, while high ceilings and a feature fireplace retain the scale and character associated with these classic interwar homes. It is an elegant reception room in its own right, but also gives the house a level of flexibility that larger families will appreciate.

Across the hallway is the former garage, now providing a substantial utility and storage space measuring over 4.5 metres in length.

There is also something increasingly difficult to find in a family home of this period: a genuine ground floor shower room, complete with walk in shower, WC, wash basin and bidet.

And then the proportions change completely.

The rear of the house is almost impossible to appreciate from the road: a substantial wraparound extension has transformed the ground floor.

The principal lounge and dining room stretches to over eight metres in length, creating a room of almost ridiculous proportions. There is space here to properly separate sitting and dining areas without either feeling compromised, while French doors open directly onto the rear patio and garden beyond.

It is a room designed for a house full of people.

Alongside it sits an equally impressive kitchen and dining space, measuring approximately six metres in length and arranged around an enormous central island.

Gloss cabinetry is paired with extensive marble effect work surfaces, a Hotpoint built in oven, De'Longhi cooking appliances, space for an American style fridge freezer and a striking arrangement of suspended pendant lights above the island.

The kitchen, hallway and principal lounge diner are unified by marble effect flooring with underfloor heating, helping an exceptionally large ground floor still feel cohesive.

This is not simply an extended house. The extension has fundamentally changed the way the home can be lived in.

Upstairs, the scale continues.

The first floor contains four bedrooms, all of which offer dimensions capable of accommodating double beds.

The front principal bedroom is particularly impressive, continuing the architectural character of the ground floor with another large bay window and excellent proportions.

The remaining bedrooms are arranged around a central landing and are complemented by a family bathroom with bath, WC and wash basin.

The carpets throughout the upper floors have been exceptionally well maintained, contributing to the sense that, despite the sheer size of the property, it has been carefully looked after.

And there is still another floor.

The converted second floor creates the fifth double bedroom, a substantial room measuring over 240sqft, with rooflights bringing natural light into what is an outstanding principal suite.

The layout already incorporates an area identified for a potential walk in wardrobe, while the overall footprint presents obvious scope for further reconfiguration, including the possibility of creating additional bedroom, dressing accommodation or an en-suite subject to the necessary consents and professional advice.

For a family wanting separation between generations, a private work space or simply an enormous bedroom away from the rest of the house, it adds another dimension entirely.

Then you step into the garden.

For a house with this much accommodation, you might reasonably expect the outside space to have been sacrificed.

Put simply: it has not.

Behind the house is a long south west facing garden, beginning with a broad patio before opening into an extensive lawn.

Mature boundaries give the garden a surprisingly green outlook, while its length creates distinct areas without the space ever feeling over designed.

And at the very end sits perhaps the home's greatest surprise.

An annexe that feels like a property in its own right.
Extending to approximately 578 sq ft, the detached garden annexe is far removed from the typical garden room.

Wide folding doors open directly onto the garden and reveal a huge open plan living and kitchen space finished with marble effect flooring and underfloor heating.

The kitchen provides an extraordinary amount of preparation and storage space, with extensive marble effect work surfaces and built in appliances, while the open plan proportions leave considerable room for living, dining, working or entertaining.

There is also a separate shower room with walk in shower, WC and wash basin, together with additional loft storage above.

It creates an exceptional degree of flexibility for extended family, working from home, entertaining or simply having an entirely separate space away from the main house.

A house that has grown with ambition.
What makes this home unusual is not simply its square footage.

It is the contrast.

A traditional bay fronted 1930s semi from the street. A beautifully proportioned original reception room. Then an enormous contemporary ground floor, five bedrooms across two upper levels, a garden of genuinely impressive scale and a detached annexe hidden at its furthest point.

Outside, the frontage provides parking for three or more vehicles, while Shepherds Green Road itself is a mature residential road with established housing and excellent access across Birmingham.

Gravelly Hill railway station is approximately 0.6km away, with Erdington station around 1.8km away. Erdington Hall Primary School and Erdington Academy are also both within approximately half a kilometre of the postcode.

There are larger houses.

There are extended houses.

But finding this combination of period character, almost 2,500 sq ft of total accommodation, five double bedrooms, immense living space, a south west facing garden and a substantial detached annexe on one plot is another proposition altogether.

I cannot wait to show you around! 

Front Lounge 13'9" x 11'3" / 4.2m x 3.4m
Lounge / Diner 26'5" x 11'3" / 8.0m x 3.4m
Kitchen / Diner 19'10" x 13'7" / 6.0m x 4.1m
Ground Floor Shower Room 10'0" x 6'7" / 3.1m x 2.0m
Garage / Utility 15'9" x 7'2" / 4.8m x 2.2m
Bedroom One 14'1" x 11'4" / 4.3m x 3.4m
Bedroom Two 3'10" x 11'4" / 4.2m x 3.4m
Bedroom Three 10'8" x 10'6" / 3.3m x 3.2m
Bedroom Four 14'3" x 7'1" / 4.3m x 2.2m
Family Bathroom 8'9" x 6'11" / 2.7m x 2.1m
Second Floor Bedroom 17'6" x 14'10" / 5.3m x 4.5m
Garden Annexe 25'2" x 23'0" / 7.7m x 7.0m
Annexe Shower Room 7'8" x 7'7" / 2.3m x 2.3m