Property description
CLOSING DATE SET FOR TUESDAY 7 APRIL 2015. Beautifully-presented and impressive, three-bedroom upper villa, forming part of a stone-built Victorian detached house, located in Eskbank, Midlothian. This spacious period property comprises an entrance porch, reception hall, drawing room, kitchen, upper hall, three double bedrooms, and bathroom. This substantial accommodation benefits from a multi-car driveway, sizeable garden grounds with a garage/workshop, patio, and timber summerhouse with a multitude of potential uses. The property retains most of its period features, including original cornices, ceiling roses, sash and case windows with working shutters, and includes excellent storage space, including generous loft space. Approximately 7 miles south of Edinburgh city centre, the property is situated only a few minutes’ drive from the Edinburgh city bypass, providing excellent commuter links to central Edinburgh and the surrounding areas. A large Tesco superstore is within walking distance from the property, and more comprehensive shopping facilities are available at nearby Straiton and Fort Kinnaird retail parks. The area also offers good local primary and secondary schooling and a large range of supermarkets, banks, post offices, shops, cafes and bars. There are a multitude of surrounding outdoor activities such as woodland walks, the River Esk, golf courses, Roslin Glen and Dalkeith Country Parks, and the Pentland Hills. In addition, the area benefits from a regular public transport service operating to and from Edinburgh, the neighbouring Midlothian Community Hospital, and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Entrance Porch - 10' 4'' x 6' 10'' (3.14m x 2.09m)
This bright and welcoming double-glazed porch provides access to the rear of the property via a stone staircase leading up from the garden. Entered via glazed patio doors, and featuring laminate flooring, ample space for chairs, and an inner glazed door to reception hall.
Reception Hall - 12' 4'' x 9' 1'' (3.77m x 2.77m)
This light and spacious reception hall gives direct access to the drawing room and kitchen, with a short staircase leading to the upper hall, bedrooms and bathroom. Features varnished wood flooring, radiator, telephone point with BT broadband connection, cornice, ceiling rose, and central light fitting.
Drawing Room - 23' 11'' x 18' 4'' (7.30m x 5.58m)
This particularly impressive and spacious period drawing room overlooks the garden grounds, and features sash and case windows, original cornice, ceiling rose and picture rail. Additional features include open stone fireplace with carved mahogany surround, TV aerial, varnished wood flooring, two radiators, and central light fitting.
Kitchen - 11' 1'' x 10' 8'' (3.37m x 3.25m)
Set off the reception hall, with a window to the rear, this bright and spacious kitchen overlooks the garden grounds, and features wood wall and base units with unit downlighters, laminate worktops, tiled splashbacks, Belfast sink, radiator, laminate flooring and central light fitting. Appliances include an integrated gas hob and electric oven with extractor hood above, and freestanding dishwasher. The fridge/freezer is available by separate negotiation.
Upper Hall
The upper hall serves the bedrooms and bathroom, and is accessed via a short staircase from the reception hall, with access to a large attic via a Ramsay ladder, carpeted flooring, cloaks cupboard and deep storage cupboard with a light and plumbing for washing machine.
Bedroom One - 15' 9'' x 11' 3'' (4.80m x 3.42m)
This bright and spacious carpeted double bedroom has a recessed window to the front, cornice, picture rail, radiator, and central light fitting.
Bedroom Two - 16' 0'' x 13' 4'' (4.87m x 4.06m)
This particularly-spacious and impressive double bedroom has a window to the front and side, and features carpeted flooring, cornice, ceiling rose, picture rail, open fireplace with wooden surround, radiator, and central light fitting.
Bedroom Three - 12' 2'' x 11' 8'' (3.70m x 3.56m)
This third double bedroom has a window to the front, and features carpeted flooring, cornice, picture rail, radiator, shelved press, and pendant light fitting.
Bathroom - 11' 5'' x 7' 8'' (3.49m x 2.33m)
This light and spacious bathroom is set off the upper hall with a window to the side, and features a four-piece suite including freestanding bath, shower unit, tiled splash areas, chrome flat panel radiator, cornice, and central light fitting.
Garden Grounds
The property sits on a generous plot, accessed via a timber gate from the front entrance, which is shared between two properties. The enclosed rear grounds extend to some 500 square metres, and benefit from an extensive gravel driveway with space for multiple cars, paved patio, pathway and an exceptionally-large lawn. Set off the lawn there is a garage/workshop with light and power, accessed by wooden doors.
Summer House - 16' 5'' x 10' 10'' (5m x 3.3m)
This warm and comfortable summerhouse sits to the front of the garden lawn, with light and power, has potential to be used as a spacious office.
Property Features :
- Beautifully-presented and impressive, three-bedroom upper villa, forming part of a stone-built Vict
- This spacious period property comprises an entrance porch, reception hall, drawing room, kitchen, u
- This substantial accommodation benefits from a multi-car driveway, sizeable garden grounds with a g
- The property retains most of its period features including original cornices, ceiling roses, sash a
- Home Report available online.