A Grade II-listed canal-side home in Stourport-on-Severn has come onto the market for £239,950, offering buyers the unusual prospect of living directly beside the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal.
The two-bedroom property at Parkes Quay forms part of a former canal maintenance yard workshop, converted into residential accommodation in 1998. It sits in a quiet private cul-de-sac and looks directly onto the canal.
For boating enthusiasts, one of the biggest attractions is the possibility of a garden mooring for a boat of up to 60ft immediately beside the house. The current owner leases the mooring from the Canal & River Trust, and any purchaser wishing to continue the arrangement would need to make their own application to the Trust. The agent says the mooring is available to Parkes Quay residents only and is not included in the freehold sale.
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The house itself is arranged over two floors, with two bedrooms and a bathroom on the ground floor and an open-plan living area and kitchen above.
The first-floor living space features high vaulted ceilings, exposed wooden beams, opening skylights and arched windows overlooking the canal. The kitchen sits at one end of the open-plan room, while the larger of the two bedrooms downstairs also has a window looking directly onto the water.
Outside, there is parking for two cars and land to the rear, currently accessed via a jetty to the side of the property.
The building is jointly Grade II listed with neighbouring properties at 11 and 12 Parkes Quay under the Historic England entry Former Canal Maintenance Yard Workshop.
The property is freehold, although residents contribute towards the upkeep of the private road and communal areas through Parkes Quay Management Services Ltd. The current service charge is stated as £300 per year.
The home is being marketed by Severn Estates with no upward chain and has an EPC rating of C.
For those who have ever fancied stepping straight from home onto the towpath — or even onto their own boat — it is certainly one of the more unusual canal-side properties currently on the market.
Price: £239,950
Location: Parkes Quay, Stourport-on-Severn
Bedrooms: Two
Tenure: Freehold
Mooring: Potential garden mooring for a boat up to 60ft, subject to a separate Canal & River Trust application. Electric narrowboat potentially also available as a further purchase.
