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There are houses that photograph well, houses that work well, and occasionally houses that manage to do both.

3 Jay Road does.

Positioned on the established Charterfields Estate in Kingswinford, this three-bedroom semi-detached home has been steadily improved by its current owners and has evolved into a genuinely useful family home, with a layout that gives you considerably more than you might initially expect.

There is a substantial block-paved driveway, a generous main living room, separate dining room, fitted kitchen with a full range of integrated appliances, sun room overlooking the garden, three bedrooms, a modern family bathroom, impressive walk-in wardrobe storage to the main bedroom and, outside, a landscaped rear garden accompanied by a dedicated office, separate store and additional summerhouse.

In other words, it has somewhere to park the cars, somewhere for the children, somewhere to work from home and, perhaps most importantly, somewhere to hide all the things that normally end up under the stairs.

The bits you'll want to know

Three-bedroom semi-detached home on the established Charterfields Estate
Marketed at £260,000
Huge block-paved driveway providing substantial off-road parking
Large main living room with feature fireplace
Separate dining room
Fitted kitchen with integrated dishwasher, washing machine, fridge, freezer, oven and hob
Sun room overlooking the rear garden
Main bedroom with extensive fitted storage and concealed walk-in wardrobe
Modern family bathroom
Landscaped rear garden with lawn, established planting and seating areas
Separate garden office and adjoining store
Additional summerhouse
Excellent work-from-home potential
Considerable improvements completed during the current ownership
Welcome Home
The frontage immediately tells you that practicality has been taken seriously here.

A substantial block-paved driveway stretches across the front and side of the property, providing excellent off-road parking while still retaining a landscaped section of front garden with neatly maintained planting.

For anyone with several vehicles, work vans, visiting family or teenagers approaching driving age, it is the sort of frontage that becomes more valuable the longer you live there.

And that usefulness continues once you step inside.

Living Room
4.62m x 3.45m | 15'2" x 11'4"

This is a proper family living room.

At approximately 15.9 sq m, it occupies the full width of the front of the property and has space for substantial sofas without the room ever feeling crowded.

A broad front window draws plenty of natural light into the room, while the feature fireplace creates a natural focal point. Contemporary vertical radiators, upgraded finishes and strong proportions give the room a modern feel while keeping it comfortable and usable.

There is enough space here for movie nights, children, dogs, Christmas morning, family gatherings and the occasional Sunday afternoon when absolutely nobody intends to move.

Dining Room
4.30m x 2.20m | 14'1" x 7'3"

The dining room sits centrally within the ground floor and helps tie the whole layout together.

There is space for a full family dining table and chairs, while the room flows towards the sun room at the rear, giving the ground floor a much more sociable feel than you might expect from a traditional semi-detached footprint.

This is an actual dining room too, not a table squeezed into the corner of a kitchen.

The connection into the sun room also means the dining area enjoys a visual link straight through towards the rear garden, helping the whole ground floor feel lighter and more open.

Kitchen
2.76m x 2.30m | 9'1" x 7'7"

The kitchen makes very good use of the available space.

There is a comprehensive arrangement of wood-effect wall and base cabinetry, generous worktop areas, tiled splashbacks and a particularly useful range of integrated appliances.

These include the dishwasher, washing machine, fridge and freezer, together with an integrated oven and hob with extraction above.

The sink sits beneath the rear window with a pleasant outlook towards the garden, while the horseshoe-style worktop arrangement creates plenty of preparation space without wasting floor area.

It is compact, but very well organised, and with the major appliances integrated neatly behind the cabinetry the room feels far less cluttered than you might expect.

The boiler has also been relocated as part of the improvements completed during the current ownership.

Sun Room
2.90m x 2.20m | 9'6" x 7'3"

Then comes one of the property's little surprises.

The sun room extends the living accommodation into the garden and provides another genuinely usable space rather than simply acting as a passage to the outside.

With glazing wrapping around the room and views across the established rear garden, it works beautifully as a morning coffee spot, reading room, children's play space or somewhere to simply sit with the doors open during the warmer months.

It gives the rear of the property a lovely indoor-outdoor connection and makes the dining room feel even more sociable.

Upstairs
The first floor provides three bedrooms and the family bathroom, but the main bedroom hides perhaps the property's cleverest storage solution.

Main Bedroom
3.55m x 2.70m | 11'8" x 8'10"

The main bedroom is positioned to the front of the property and is a comfortable double room with two windows bringing in plenty of natural light.

There is extensive fitted storage, but rather than simply providing another run of standard wardrobes, part of the arrangement conceals a walk-in wardrobe.

Inside there is hanging space to one side, dedicated bag storage to the other, plus additional shelving and shoe storage.

It is a very clever use of the available space and removes a substantial amount of everyday storage from the main sleeping area, helping the bedroom itself remain calm and uncluttered.

Bedroom Two
3.40m x 2.70m | 11'2" x 8'10"

Bedroom two is another good-sized room with space for a proper bed and additional furniture.

It works equally well as a second double, guest room or child's bedroom and gives the property genuine flexibility for growing families.

Bedroom Three
2.55m x 1.85m | 8'4" x 6'1"

Bedroom three is the smallest of the three, but the photographs show how effectively the space can be used.

There is room for a bed together with storage and shelving, making it ideal as a child's room, nursery or smaller home office if, somehow, the garden office still isn't enough.

Family Bathroom
2.40m x 1.85m | 7'10" x 6'1"

The family bathroom has been modernised and provides a full-sized bath with shower arrangement, WC and wash hand basin.

Large-format pale tiles keep things bright, complemented by contrasting blue walls, a chrome heated towel rail and privacy-glazed window.

It is clean, contemporary and, importantly for a family home, there is still a proper bath.

Outside
The rear garden is another strong part of this home.

Rather than simply paving everything over, the current owners have retained a good area of lawn and surrounded it with established planting, mature greenery and defined seating areas.

It gives the garden colour, privacy and a much softer feel than many heavily modernised properties.

The sun room connects directly back into the main house, while pathways and patio areas provide places to sit out, entertain or simply follow the sun around the garden.

And then we get to the outbuildings.

Garden Office
2.55m x 2.30m | 8'4" x 7'7"

For anyone working from home, this is a genuine bonus.

The dedicated office has been arranged as a proper workspace with room for a desk, extensive shelving and storage rather than trying to squeeze a laptop onto the dining table.

At approximately 5.9 sq m, it is large enough to be genuinely useful while remaining physically separate from the main house.

Work finishes, close the door and go home.

Even if home is technically only about twenty steps away.

Store
2.30m x 2.30m | 7'7" x 7'7"

Adjoining the office is a separate store measuring approximately 5.3 sq m.

It provides valuable additional room for bikes, garden equipment, tools and all those things that otherwise have an irritating habit of migrating into the house.

Together, the office and store provide approximately 11.2 sq m / 121 sq ft of useful ancillary space.

There is also a separate timber summerhouse within the garden, creating yet another flexible area for relaxing, hobbies or children's use.

Improvements
The current owners advise that the property has benefited from a considerable programme of improvements during their ownership.

These have included the enlarged block-paved driveway, works to the outbuilding roof, creation of the garden office, installation and improvement of the sun room/conservatory, fireplace and flue works, replastering within the lounge, contemporary radiators, improved lounge windows, brickwork alterations around the former front entrance, replacement and relocation of the boiler, flooring throughout, replacement upstairs internal doors, an upgraded rear bedroom window, fitted wardrobes to two bedrooms, additional loft insulation with partial boarding and modernisation of the bathroom.

The kitchen has also previously been upgraded and now incorporates the integrated dishwasher, washing machine, fridge and freezer alongside the integrated cooking appliances.

So while the house certainly photographs well, there has also been plenty of investment behind the scenes.

The Location: Charterfields Estate, Kingswinford
For me, the location is an important part of the appeal here.

3 Jay Road sits within the established Charterfields Estate in Kingswinford, an area characterised by traditional family homes, proper driveways, useful gardens, mature planting and established residential streets.

Charterfields has had time to mature.

The trees have grown, the gardens are established and the streets have a settled feel that can be difficult to recreate on newer developments.

There is also a sense of space between the houses that comes across particularly well in the aerial photography. You are surrounded by a mature residential neighbourhood rather than rows of tightly packed new-build homes.

From a practical point of view, Kingswinford offers a strong mix of everyday shops, services, schooling and leisure facilities, while neighbouring areas including Wordsley, Stourbridge, Dudley and the wider Black Country are all within convenient reach.

For families, that balance works particularly well.

You get a residential setting without feeling cut off from the places you need day to day.

And that is part of what you're buying here.

Not just the house.

The position within Charterfields too.

My Take
What I like about 3 Jay Road is that it doesn't rely on one headline feature.

Instead, lots of genuinely useful things have been added together.

The driveway is bigger than expected. The living room is bigger than expected. There is a separate dining room. There is a sun room. The kitchen hides away all of those integrated appliances. The main bedroom hides a walk-in wardrobe. The garden has a proper office. There is separate storage. There is another summerhouse.

And there is still a lawn.

At £260,000, that creates a really interesting proposition for buyers looking for a three-bedroom home in Kingswinford but wanting considerably more than simply three bedrooms and a kitchen.

You are also buying into an established position on the Charterfields Estate, and I think that matters.

A good house can always be improved.

A good location is much harder to manufacture.

If you want it, need it and love it, come and have a look.

Room Measurements
Living Room: 4.62m x 3.45m | 15'2" x 11'4"
Dining Room: 4.30m x 2.20m | 14'1" x 7'3"
Kitchen: 2.76m x 2.30m | 9'1" x 7'7"
Sun Room: 2.90m x 2.20m | 9'6" x 7'3"

Main Bedroom: 3.55m x 2.70m | 11'8" x 8'10"
Bedroom Two: 3.40m x 2.70m | 11'2" x 8'10"
Bedroom Three: 2.55m x 1.85m | 8'4" x 6'1"
Bathroom: 2.40m x 1.85m | 7'10" x 6'1"

Garden Office: 2.55m x 2.30m | 8'4" x 7'7"
Store: 2.30m x 2.30m | 7'7" x 7'7"

All measurements are approximate and have been taken from the marketing floorplan. Buyers should satisfy themselves as to dimensions where these are important.

Material Information
Property type: Semi-detached residential house
Bedrooms: Three
Parking: Substantial private block-paved driveway providing off-road parking
Outside space: Front garden, landscaped rear garden, lawn, patio/seating areas and established planting
Additional buildings: Garden office with separate store plus additional summerhouse
Heating: Central heating installed. Buyers should confirm system specification, servicing history and documentation
Tenure: To be confirmed by the seller's legal representative
Council Tax Band: To be confirmed
EPC Rating: To be confirmed/provided
Services: Buyers should confirm the availability, capacity and condition of all mains services through their legal representative and appropriate inspections
Broadband and mobile coverage: Buyers are advised to check availability and speeds with their chosen providers
Flooding, rights, restrictions and covenants: Buyers should rely upon their solicitor's searches and enquiries for confirmation

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Checks are completed via Simplify and a £49 AML verification fee applies.

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Semi Detached House for sale in Kingswinford, Jay Road, Kingswinford, DY6 7RR