Property description
Beautifully-presented and extended, five-bedroom, detached, stone-built Victorian cottage, set over two floors, in the popular Liberton area, south of Edinburgh city centre. Comprising entrance vestibule, hall, living room, dining room, family room/bedroom 5, dining/kitchen, utility room, shower room. Rear hallway, stairway leading to bedroom 4 and shower room. Upper landing, 3 double bedrooms, study and family bathroom. Tastefully decorated throughout, the property retains many traditional features, as well as uPVC double glazing, gas central heating, and excellent storage provision, including two cellar areas. The property benefits from a sizeable plot with a multi-car driveway, enclosed front and rear gardens, an attached single garage with electric door, and unrestricted on-street parking. Well placed for the Royal Infirmary and Edinburgh University, Liberton lies approximately three miles south of the city centre, with a good choice of shopping outlets on hand, including a Morrisons supermarket on Gilmerton Road, and further amenities available at the Cameron Toll Shopping Centre, just over a mile to the north. Travelling south, there is quick access to the city bypass, with the Straiton and Fort Kinnaird retail parks offering extensive supermarket and high-street shopping. For scenic walks, the Braid Hills and Pentland Hills are only a short drive away, and there are a whole host of leisure facilities including a riding school, ski centre, and golf courses in the vicinity. Schooling is well-represented from nursery to senior level, and an efficient public transport network is on hand, which operates to most parts of the city and surrounding areas.
Entrance Vestibule - 5' 7'' x 4' 5'' (1.71m x 1.34m)
The tiled vestibule features a plain cornice, pendant light fitting, electric controls, and a glazed door opening into the main hallway.
Entrance Hall - 18' 8'' x 6' 6'' (5.7m x 1.97m)
A spacious, carpeted entrance hallway serves the ground-floor accommodation, with a carpeted wooden stairway rising to the first floor, a radiator, plain cornice, telephone point, and pendant light fitting.
Living Room - 18' 2'' x 12' 9'' (5.53m x 3.88m)
This bright and spacious front-facing living room overlooks the front garden grounds, and features a triple bay window, varnished wood flooring, traditional-style fireplace, plain cornice, radiators, closed wall press, and central light fitting.
Dining Room - 14' 3'' x 13' 0'' (4.34m x 3.96m)
The bright and spacious, front-facing dining room features varnished wood flooring, a traditional-style fireplace, closed press, radiator, plain cornice, and central light fitting.
Dining Kitchen - 13' 0'' x 10' 11'' (3.95m x 3.32m)
The kitchen overlooks the rear garden, provides access to the utility room, and includes ample dining space. Features fitted units with unit downlighters, laminate worktops, tiled splashbacks, an integrated gas hob and oven with extractor canopy, stainless-steel sink, radiators, tile-effect vinyl flooring, and a ceiling light fitting.
Utility Room - 8' 10'' x 8' 2'' (2.68m x 2.5m)
This good-sized utility room is set off the kitchen, with a window to the side, door to the rear garden, and fitted wall and base units, with laminate worktops, plumbing for a washing machine, stainless-steel sink, cupboard, vinyl flooring and a striplight.
Shower Room One - 11' 10'' x 6' 7'' (3.6m x 2m)
Set off the entrance hallway, with understairs storage and a side window, this spacious shower room features a white suite including a shower cubicle with mixer shower unit, cork tiled floor, radiator, extractor fan, wall-mounted electric fan heater, and ceiling light fitting.
Family Room/Bedroom Five - 13' 1'' x 12' 9'' (4m x 3.88m)
This bright and spacious public room overlooks the rear garden, with potential to be used as a fifth bedroom. Features include a traditional-style fireplace, varnished wood flooring, plain cornice, radiators, and a central light fitting. A doorway leads to an extension to the side, which accesses the rear hallway.
Rear Hallway - 3' 11'' x 3' 3'' (1.2m x 1m)
Set off the family room, with vinyl flooring and a ceiling light fitting, accessing the rear garden, second shower room, and with a wooden stairway leading to bedroom four.
Shower Room Two - 9' 2'' x 5' 7'' (2.8m x 1.7m)
Located to the side of the rear hall, with a white two-piece suite, corner shower enclosure with electric shower unit, tiled splashbacks, window to the rear, chrome ladder-style radiator, vinyl flooring, extractor fan, and a ceiling light fitting.
Bedroom Four - 18' 1'' x 9' 2'' (5.5m x 2.8m)
This bright and spacious double bedroom, located within the side extension and set above the single garage, features Velux-style windows to the front and rear, real wood flooring, a radiator, and pendant light fitting.
Landing - 15' 1'' x 6' 5'' (4.61m x 1.96m)
The particularly-bright, carpeted upper landing serves the first-floor accommodation, and features tall double windows providing abundant natural light, views over the rear garden, a radiator, and pendant light fitting.
Bedroom One - 18' 3'' x 12' 9'' (5.57m x 3.88m)
A bright and generously-proportioned double bedroom with a front-facing bay window, traditional fireplace, laminate flooring, radiators, central light fitting, and ample freestanding furniture space.
Bedroom Two - 15' 11'' x 12' 3'' (4.85m x 3.73m)
This second, bright and spacious double bedroom is front-facing, and features a built-in wardrobe, laminate flooring, radiators, and a pendant light fitting.
Bedroom Three - 12' 10'' x 8' 10'' (3.9m x 2.7m)
This third, good-sized double bedroom overlooks the rear garden, and features laminate flooring, radiator, and pendant light fitting.
Bathroom - 10' 9'' x 8' 2'' (3.28m x 2.48m)
The spacious family bathroom is set to the rear, off the upper landing, and includes a white three-piece suite with an over-bath electric shower unit, fully-tiled splashbacks, tiled flooring, electric radiator, ladder-style radiator, under-window storage, and a ceiling light fitting.
Study - 8' 2'' x 5' 4'' (2.5m x 1.63m)
Set off the upper landing, with a front-facing Velux-style window, laminate flooring, fitted shelving units, telephone point, and a pendant light fitting.
Garage - 16' 5'' x 9' 10'' (5m x 3m)
Attached garage features an electric up-and-over door, power points, and lighting.
Cellars - 9' 8'' x 8' 7'' (2.95m x 2.62m)
Accessed from the rear garden, the cellar lies below the garage, with ample storage, concrete flooring, lighting, and power. An additional cellar situated under the utility room houses the boiler, and offers further storage.
Gardens
The property features large front and rear gardens, with a side pathway, the front measuring approx. 14m x 8m, partially-paved with a gravel multi-car driveway, mature planted area with shrubs and small trees, and a hedge to the front of the garden. The rear garden measures approx. 18m x 13m, is reached via the gated side pathway, and consists of planted borders, a good-sized lawn, mature trees, and a raised and railed paved patio area, with a further paved area at ground level accessing the two cellars.
Property Features :
- Beautifully-presented and extended, five bedroom, detached, stone-built Victorian cottage, set over
- Comprised of an entrance vestibule and hall, living room, dining room, kitchen, family room, rear h
- Tastefully decorated throughout, the property retains many traditional features, as well as uPVC do
- The property benefits from a sizeable plot with a multi-car driveway, enclosed front and rear garde
- Home Report available online.