Property description
CLOSING DATE SET FOR WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY 2015 AT 12 NOON. A spacious, three-bedroom, semi-detached bungalow on a large corner plot, in an established residential area of Blackhall, west of Edinburgh city centre. The spacious accommodation consists of a vestibule and hall, living room, kitchen, two bedrooms, bedroom three/dining room, a shower room, and a floored and lined attic. Features include gas central heating, Everest double glazing, and spacious, well-maintained front and rear gardens, including a detached single garage and multi-car driveway. The sizeable corner plot offers considerable scope for extension and redevelopment, subject to the usual consents. Blackhall lies just north of Corstorphine Hill, and straddles the A90, one of the main arterial routes in and out of the city, yet it has a wealth of public parks and open spaces surrounding it. A large retail park lies close by, at Craigleith, with another supermarket at Davidsons Mains, and a selection of smaller retailers clustered at various points around the main road. Leisure facilities include Drumbrae Leisure Centre, with a pool, gym and other sports facilities, along with local parks and golf courses. The local primary school is Blackhall Primary, within a hundred yards or so, with secondary schooling at The Royal High, within a mile.
Vestibule - 3' 9'' x 3' 6'' (1.14m x 1.06m)
The vestibule has a tiled floor, and part-glazed outer and inner doors.
Hall - 18' 0'' x 3' 8'' (5.48m x 1.11m)
The hall accesses all rooms, and has carpeted flooring, high-level electrics, and pendant light fittings.
Living Room - 15' 11'' x 11' 11'' (4.85m x 3.64m)
The living room has a feature fireplace with a wooden surround, housing a gas fire, two radiators, and a shelved press with a half-height cupboard. The floor is carpeted, with a curtain pole and curtains, TV and telephone points, and a flush-mounted five-point light fitting.
Kitchen - 13' 3'' x 12' 10'' (4.03m x 3.92m)
The kitchen is laid out in a galley style, with wall and base units in a light wood finish, and contrasting marble-effect worktops, with a single-bowl stainless-steel sink with matching mixer tap. Integrated appliances include an electric hob, cooker hood, and eye-level double oven, with a freestanding washing machine, dishwasher, and tall fridge/freezer, and a wall-mounted microwave oven. A uPVC door leads to a small porch and to the rear garden, with a window to the rear, curtain rail and curtains, a radiator, TV point, and a three-point ceiling spotlight, along with worktop lighting below the wall units. Dimensions taken into the door recess.
Bedroom One - 12' 5'' x 11' 11'' (3.78m x 3.63m)
The largest of the bedrooms is to the front, with full-width freestanding wardrobes along one wall, carpeted flooring, a curtain pole and curtains, and a pendant light fitting, along with a telephone point and wall-mounted handset, and two plug-in wall lights.
Bedroom Two - 12' 5'' x 6' 5'' (3.78m x 1.95m)
The second bedroom is set to the side, with a curtain pole and curtains, radiator, picture rail, carbon monoxide detector, and carpeted flooring.
Bedroom/Dining Room - 12' 5'' x 8' 10'' (3.78m x 2.68m)
Currently set up as a dining room, with potential to form a third bedroom, with a window to the rear, radiator, carpeted flooring, curtain rail and curtains, and a three-point flush-mounted light fitting.
Shower Room - 6' 0'' x 5' 8'' (1.84m x 1.73m)
To the rear, the shower room has a bath-sized shower tray and low-level cubicle, with an electric shower, and a two-piece suite in white. The flooring is vinyl, with Showerwall panelling in the shower area, a radiator and high-level heater, curtain pole and curtains, mirrored cabinet, and inset ceiling lighting.
Attic - 13' 3'' x 10' 2'' (4.03m x 3.10m)
The attic is accessed via a fixed stepladder, mounted in an open alcove off the hall. It has been lined, floored and carpeted, with eaves storage formed behind the vertical lining, a skylight, radiator, lighting, power, and a telephone point. The central heating boiler is wall-mounted. Dimensions taken to the vertical lining, excluding eaves spaces.
Garage - 20' 6'' x 9' 8'' (6.24m x 2.94m)
A detached single garage, of concrete-block construction, with an electric remote-controlled roller shutter door, a pedestrian side door, and a window to the rear, along with power and lighting, and a twin-car driveway leading in, next to a separate pedestrian gate.
Gardens
The property occupies a sizeable, broadly triangular corner plot, with well-maintained lawns, shrubs, and planting borders to both front and rear, along with stone-chipped areas, slabbed pathways, and security lighting all round. There is a greenhouse to the rear, with an external water tap, a raised flower bed, and a full-height wooden fence and gate dividing the front from the rear. Boundaries are a mix of wooden fencing and hedging.
Property Features :
- A spacious, three-bedroom, semi-detached bungalow on a large corner plot, in an established residen
- The spacious accommodation consists of a vestibule and hall, living room, kitchen, two bedrooms, be
- Features include gas central heating, Everest double glazing, and spacious, well-maintained front a
- The sizeable corner plot offers considerable scope for extension and redevelopment, subject to the
- Home Report available online.