A chance to live inside Birmingham’s model village

A rare cottage with an attractive price in the idyllic garden village of Bournville in Birmingham will appear in Bond Wolfe’s next auction.

The four-bedroomed, semi-detached property at 36 Cob Lane will have a guide price* of just £69,000+ in the livestreamed auction on Thursday 26 March.

James Rossiter, associate director at Bond Wolfe, explained that the freehold property was just around the corner from the popular model boating lake in The Valley Parkway, on Bournville Lane.

Mr Rossiter said: “This cute looking cottage has some lovely features, including the original oak beams running through various rooms on both floors.

“The property stands back from the road behind a driveway and large front garden, with more space at the side and rear. There are two reception rooms, a kitchen-diner and bathroom downstairs, with the landing and four bedrooms upstairs.

“There is both double glazing and gas central heating, and although a little tidying and redecoration is needed, this property is in pretty good condition.”

Bournville is a 19th century garden village in south-west Birmingham founded by the Quaker Cadbury family for employees at its chocolate factory, where the sale of alcohol was forbidden.

The cottage is one of several older properties that occupy an eye-catching corner of Cob Lane, close to the A38 Bristol Road South which provides easy access into Birmingham city centre.

Other nearby park areas include Rowheath Playing Fields, Woodlands Park and Bournville Park, with the Cadbury World visitor centre not far away.