Forge Lane, Little Aston
- Land size
- 1.95 acres
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 1
Description
An exceptional semi-rural opportunity in sought-after Little Aston, combining a substantial detached family home, established commercial premises and almost two acres of mature gardens and meadowland.
Set along prestigious Forge Lane, Cherry Nook has remained within the same family for generations and offers a rare blend of lifestyle, investment and future potential. The accommodation includes a welcoming reception hall, drawing room, sitting room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, utility, four bedrooms, family bathroom and useful loft room.
Two commercial premises, The Forge and Forge Garage, are currently let to established tenants under commercial leases, providing an immediate income stream.
Outside, the property is approached via an extensive carriage-style driveway and enjoys beautifully established grounds with formal gardens, sweeping lawns, meadowland, mature hedgerows and an ornamental pond.
A truly unique holding with significant versatility and longer-term development potential, subject to the necessary consents.
Cherry Nook comprises four complementary elements:
•Cherry Nook – a detached family residence offering spacious and versatile accommodation.
•The Forge – a charming period commercial building occupied by an established tenant.
•Forge Garage – a separate commercial premises providing additional rental income.
•Approximately 1.95 acres of beautifully maintained gardens, paddock and meadowland extending behind the property.
EPC Rating: D
Approximate total floor area 6,685 sq. Ft or 621 Sq. Meters including house and outbuildings
Situation - The property is in a sought-after residential location within the village of Little Aston, close to the local church, Junior school and Recreation ground.
In nearby Sutton Coldfield town centre there are a comprehensive range of shops and restaurants within the Gracechurch Shopping Centre. Mere Green, also nearby, offers an M&S and Sainsbury’s supermarket together with an array of restaurants and coffee shops in Mulberry Walk. Sutton Park is only a short distance away and the park is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, offers huge scope for walking, golf, and a variety of other outdoor pursuits.
The town of Sutton Coldfield provides an excellent choice of shops, restaurants and schooling including Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls and Highclare School. Purchasers are advised to check with the Council for up-to-date information on school catchment areas.
One of the many advantages of the area is its location for fast communications to the M42, M6, M6 Toll and Birmingham International/NEC.
Because the property enjoys a highly desirable position in Little Aston, renowned for its leafy surroundings, nearby golf courses and convenient access to Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Birmingham and the wider motorway network; this makes Cherry Nook an outstanding lifestyle opportunity in one of the region's most sought-after locations.
Description Of Property - Cherry Nook
Set well back from Forge Lane behind mature boundaries and approached via an extensive carriage driveway, Cherry Nook enjoys an enviable degree of privacy within one of Little Aston's most sought-after settings.
The house has been lovingly maintained over many years and offers generous family accommodation including its extensive range of outbuildings and workshops.
Internally, the accommodation has been designed for practical family living, centred around welcoming reception rooms overlooking the gardens together with a spacious kitchen, study and utility accommodation. The first floor provides four bedrooms, including a generous principal bedroom, family bathroom and useful loft room.
Whilst beautifully cared for throughout, purchasers may also wish to update and personalise the accommodation to create a truly exceptional long-term family home.
Workshops, Garaging & Ancillary Buildings
An extensive range of workshops, detached garages, stores and traditional outbuildings provide exceptional flexibility for a wide variety of uses including secure vehicle storage, workshops, studios, home business accommodation, equestrian facilities or hobby space, subject where necessary to the appropriate permissions. Such a comprehensive collection of buildings is increasingly difficult to find within a residential setting and significantly enhances the versatility at Cherry Nook
Established Commercial Investment
The estate benefits from two separate commercial buildings known as The Forge and Forge Garage.
Both are occupied by established tenants, providing an immediate income stream whilst offering purchasers the flexibility to continue the investment, review future leasing arrangements or explore longer-term redevelopment opportunities, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.
The commercial element provides an attractive diversification rarely associated with a private residence and will appeal equally to owner occupiers, investors and developers.
Grounds
The gardens and grounds are every bit as impressive as the buildings themselves.
Beautifully established over many years, the formal gardens flow effortlessly into expansive lawns, mature trees, ornamental planting and open meadowland, creating an outstanding parkland setting extending to almost two acres.
An attractive ornamental pond provides a tranquil focal point within the grounds, whilst mature woodland boundaries and established hedgerows create exceptional privacy.
Development Potential
One of the estate's most compelling attributes is its future potential.
Professional planning advice has identified opportunities to explore sensitive residential development across parts of the holding, subject to obtaining the necessary planning permissions.
The existing commercial buildings occupy previously developed land and may present future opportunities for redevelopment or conversion, whilst the wider estate occupies a highly desirable location where evolving national planning policy relating to Green/Grey Belt, previously developed land and limited infill may create further opportunities over time.
The property therefore represents not only an exceptional lifestyle purchase but also an exciting strategic acquisition capable of adapting to future requirements.
Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves through their own planning investigations.
Development Potential - One of the estate's most compelling attributes is its future potential. Professional planning advice has?identified?opportunities to explore sensitive residential development across parts of the holding, subject to obtaining the necessary planning permissions. The existing commercial buildings occupy previously developed land and may present future opportunities for redevelopment or conversion, whilst the wider estate occupies a highly desirable location where evolving national planning policy relating to Green/Grey Belt, previously developed land and limited infill may create further opportunities over time. The property therefore represents not only an exceptional lifestyle purchase but also an exciting strategic acquisition capable of adapting to future requirements. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves through their own planning investigations.
Distances - Sutton Coldfield town centre 3.5 miles
Birmingham 10 miles
Lichfield 6.8 miles
Birmingham International/NEC 17.7 miles
(Distances approximate)
These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact.
Directions From Aston Knowles - From the agents High Street office, head towards Four Oaks. At the roundabout, take the second exit. Continue forward on to Four Oaks Road, then onto Walsall Road (A454), Forge Lane is found on the right opposite Roman Road.
Terms - Tenure: Freehold
Local Authority: Lichfield Council
Tax Band: F
Average area broadband speed: 150 Mbps. Full Fibre also available.
Services - We understand that mains water, drainage, electricity, and gas are connected.
Fixtures And Fittings - Only those items mentioned in the sales particulars are to be included in the sale price. All others are specifically excluded but may be available by separate arrangement.
Viewings - All viewings are strictly by prior appointment with agents Aston Knowles on .
Disclaimer - Every care has been taken with the preparation of these particulars, but complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If there is any point which is of particular interest to you, please obtain professional confirmation. Alternatively, we will be pleased to check the information for you. These particulars?do not constitute?a contract or part of a contract. All measurements quoted?are approximate. Photographs are reproduced for general information, and it cannot be inferred that any item shown is included in the sale.
•Photographs taken: July 2026?
•Particulars prepared: August 2026
Buyer Identity Verification Fee - In line with the Money Laundering Regulations 2007, all estate agents are legally required to carry out identity checks on buyers as part of their due diligence. As agents acting on behalf of the seller, we?are required to?verify the identity of all purchasers once an offer has been accepted, subject to contract. We carry out this check using a secure electronic verification system, which is not a credit check and will not affect your credit rating. A non-refundable administration fee of £25 + VAT (£30 including VAT) per buyer applies for this service. By?proceeding?with your offer, you agree to this identity verification being undertaken. A record of the search will be securely?retained?within the electronic property file.
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- F
- Date Posted
- 2026-08-13
Market Value Analysis
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Energy Performance Certificate
Energy Efficiency Rating
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Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.
Utilities & Restrictions
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Rights & Restrictions
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Property Features
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- Parking
- Covered Parking
- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Little Aston Primary Academy59 metresOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 203
- Type
- Academy converter
- Four Oaks Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 420
- Type
- Foundation school
- Hill West Primary School1.1 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 389
- Type
- Academy converter
- Manor Primary School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 411
- Type
- Foundation school
- Mere Green Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 422
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- The Arthur Terry School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,758
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic College2 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,109
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- The Streetly Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,544
- Type
- Academy converter
- Aldridge School - A Science College2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,629
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School3 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,455
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Boys
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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Getting Around
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Flood Risk
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- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
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- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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