Location

Hagley is a well established village offering a range of day to day amenities. These include local shops, cafés and everyday services, together with a railway station providing frequent commuter links to Worcester and Birmingham. The village setting combines convenient access with an attractive semirural environment, supported by the surrounding network of public footpaths and countryside routes.

Brakemill Farmhouse sits in a glorious spot at the end of a private drive off Stakenbridge Lane on the edge of Hagley, with direct access to Kidderminster Road South (A456). Hagley Station is approximately 0.6 miles (1 km) from the property, offering direct services to Worcester and Birmingham. Regional connections offer access to M5 junctions 3 and 4.

The area offers a strong choice of state and private education. Bromsgrove School, one of the region’s leading independent schools, lies approximately 8.8 miles from Stakenbridge Lane via the A491 and B4091. Worcester around 18 miles from Hagley by road, is home to several established Worcestershire independent schools, including RGS Worcester, The King’s School Worcester and other noted preparatory and senior schools, reachable via the A450/A449 and M5 network.

The property is well placed for outdoor recreation, with public footpaths, local walks and bridleways extending through the Hagley and Brake Mill surroundings.

Description

An exceptionally attractive and welcoming period home, Brake Mill Farm enjoys an enchanting and tranquil setting. Offering five bedrooms, three bathrooms and four reception rooms, the property also benefits from a well appointed home office suite with independent access, together with flexible outbuildings and stabling. The grounds incorporate beautifully tended formal gardens and a paddock, extending in all to just over an acre.

Approached from Stakenbridge Lane on the edge of Hagley, the house is ideally placed for village amenities including highly regarded schooling, a mainline station with direct services to Worcester and Birmingham, and connections onwards to London. The M5 motorway is also readily accessible at junctions 3 or 4, making the location both convenient and discreet.
Despite its excellent proximity to facilities on the south eastern fringe of the West Midlands conurbation, Brake Mill Farm feels wonderfully removed from everyday life. Nestled within open countryside and accompanied only by a small number of neighbouring barn conversions and a picturesque lake, the property offers a rare sense of calm—an inviting retreat from the pace of modern living.

Classically styled and double fronted, the house presents a charming façade with a rose and honeysuckle draped porch leading into a central reception hall with oak flooring. The atmospheric Drawing Room, sympathetically enlarged as part of an extension undertaken around 2001, enjoys a striking Cotswold stone fireplace which creates a beautifully cosy focal point during the winter months.

The elegant dining room also features a Cotswold stone fireplace and oak flooring, and enjoys views across the lake, with a generous bay window taking in a further aspect over the side garden. A separate snug, with oak flooring and a bay window to the rear, provides a delightful secondary sitting space ideal for family life. French doors lead from here into the breakfast room, which in turn opens to the kitchen. Fitted with a two oven gas Aga and electric companion, along with a Belfast sink, vaulted ceiling, granite work surfaces and bespoke oak cabinetry and dresser, the kitchen perfectly reflects the classical character of the property.
From the reception hall, a guest cloakroom features a marble topped vanity unit and fitted storage. A separate utility room offers plumbing for two washing machines and a tumble dryer, as well as fitted units and a sink keeping household functions discreetly separate from the kitchen.

The beautifully panelled staircase rises to the first floor where a central landing leads to the principal bedroom suite. Enjoying lovely views over the lake, the room features an antique fireplace, fitted wardrobes and a dressing area connecting to a particularly impressive en suite bathroom. This generous space includes a large Air Bath, twin basins, shower, champagne fridge, wc and bidet.
Bedroom two offers fitted wardrobes, an antique fireplace and access to a Jack and Jill bathroom shared with bedroom five, which itself includes fitted wardrobes, desk and antique fireplace. Bedroom three enjoys far reaching views over the lake and fields, fitted wardrobes and a Jack and Jill shower room. Dual aspect bedroom four lies at the rear of the house and enjoys views of the surrounding fields and woodland.

Self Contained Office Suite

Perfect for those working from home, the fully fitted basement office suite features Amtico flooring, a general office, a reception office and independent external access ideal for welcoming visitors without entering the main house. A separate wc and useful store room complete the professional office space, which could, if desired, be converted into a self contained annexe.

Outside

The property is approached toward the end of a private drive, with a gravelled driveway offering ample parking and turning space. Beyond lies the paddock and a range of five timber stables laid out as four boxes plus a tack/feed room with wc and washing machine/dryer. One stable is double sized, one is currently used as a gym, and another as a sound/film recording studio, both sound insulated.

The formal gardens surrounding the house are a delight, with a well?secured outdoor area designed with pets in mind. The paddock offers an enchanting prospect for any child dreaming of their first pony. The property as a whole delivers a superb lifestyle opportunity ideal for family living, entertaining or simply retreating from the world. During lockdown it served as the perfect sanctuary, and the local area provides excellent walks, country pubs and a network of public footpaths and bridleways to explore.

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