Property description
PROPERTY SUMMARY This large family home offers generous proportions, plenty of living space and a wonderful welcoming atmosphere. It's sits in a peaceful, exclusive residential area that's tucked just one street away from the fun of the seafront and gardens at Eastern Parade. Perfectly suited to family life or those who like to entertain, it has six bedrooms, a private enclosed rear garden and high ceilings with some original features you would hope to find preserved in a home or house of this age. The accommodation has been re-arranged in the past to provide flexible living for families or those looking for a home and income. The main house provides a large drawing room, open plan kitchen/dining room and conservatory on the entrance level, with six bedrooms, separate shower room, bathroom and en-suite shower room on the upper floors of the main house, with a self contained one bedroom annexe on the lower ground floor and a separate bedsit style annexe on the reception level, with its own front door. Having off-road car parking, an enclosed rear garden and being set just off the seafront, yet within easy access of the shops and restaurants in Albert Road, as well as being conveniently located for highly regarded private schools including Portsmouth Grammar, Girls High School, St. Johns College and Mayville High School, early internal viewing is strongly recommended in order to appreciate both the accommodation and location on offer.
ENTRANCE High brick retaining wall with curved coping stones over, pedestrian gateway to one side, vehicular gateway and pillars leading to L-shaped turning car parking area, flower and shrub borders, access to either side of the property leading to self-contained lower ground floor flat and separate bedsit annexe. Side pedestrian gateway, steps leading up to covered porch area with external lighting, twin storm doors with brass furniture leading to:
LOBBY 8' 0" x 7' 4" (2.44m x 2.24m) Ceramic tiled flooring, high ceiling with coving, internal door with frosted lead light stained glass panels with matching panel to either side and over leading to:
ENTRANCE HALL 18' 9" x 7' 5" (5.72m x 2.26m) Original balustrade staircase rising to all floors, high ceiling with coving, frosted sash style window to side aspect with radiator under, alarm panel, doors to primary rooms.
DRAWING ROOM 18' 0" x 16' 10" (5.49m x 5.13m) Bay window to front aspect overlooking garden and driveway, exposed brick fire surround, high skirting boards, power points, panelled door, radiator, ceiling coving.
KITCHEN/DINING ROOM 19' 6" x 15' 1" (5.94m x 4.6m) Dining Area: High ceiling, coving and picture rail, radiator, sash style window to front aspect, glazed panel door with matching panels to either side and over leading to sun lounge/conservatory.
Kitchen Area: Range of floor and wall units with roll top work surface, inset one bowl stainless steel single drainer sink unit and mixer tap with cupboard space under, washing machine point. Peninsula style divide with storage under, recess to chimney breast with wooden mantle over, power point for electric cooker, two wall mounted units with glazed panelled doors, spice drawers under. Range of drawer units, space for fridge/freezer, ceramic tiled surrounds, vinyl flooring.
SUN LOUNGE/CONSERVATORY 14' 2" x 11' 7" (4.32m x 3.53m) Brick retaining wall with windows to rear aspect overlooking garden, doorway leading to bedsit annexe, original tiled flooring. Door leading to steps to the rear garden
FIRST FLOOR Mezzanine landing, lead light stained glass window to side aspect, staircase to main landing, radiator.
BEDROOM 15' 0" x 10' 8" (4.57m x 3.25m) Sash style windows to rear aspect overlooking garden, radiator, original surround fireplace with cast iron inlay and tiled hearth, built-in stripped wardrobe to one side with drawer under. Picture rail, panelled door and power points.
FIRST FLOOR Main landing with balustrade staircase rising to upper floor, doors to primary rooms, built-in storage cupboard with range of shelving.
MASTER BEDROOM 18' 0" x 15' 7" (5.49m x 4.75m) Feature bay window to front aspect with radiator under, second double radiator, two built-in wardrobes either side chimney breast with cupboards under. High ceiling with ornate coving, picture rail, high skirting boards, panelled door, power points. Opening with step leading to:
EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM 8' 2" x 7' 4" (2.49m x 2.24m) Shower cubicle with folding screen and Mira shower, bidet, low level w.c., vanity unit with wash hand basin, drawers and cupboard space under, tiled surround. Sash style window to front aspect with radiator under, picture rail, ceiling spotlights.
BATHROOM White suite comprising panelled bath with wooden panel and tiled splashback, wash hand basin, cupboard space under, low level w.c., sash style window to side aspect with frosted glazed panels. High level borrowed light windows to landing, ceiling coving, spotlights, picture rail, radiator.
BEDROOM 15' 0" x 11' 4" (4.57m x 3.45m) Shelving to one side of chimney breast, built-in wardrobe to other with stripped panelled doors and drawers under, radiator, twin sash style windows to rear aspect overlooking garden. High ceiling with picture rail, coving, panelled door to landing, interlinking door to:
OFFICE/STUDY 15' 2" x 7' 10" (4.62m x 2.39m) Sash style window to front aspect, double radiator, ceiling coving, double radiator, power point.
SECOND FLOOR Mezzanine landing with staircase rising to top floor, balustrade.
BEDROOM 13' 0" x 10' 8" (3.96m x 3.25m) Sash style windows to rear aspect overlooking garden with radiator under. Feature original surround fireplace with cast iron inlay and tiled hearth, built-in double door pine stripped storage cupboard, window to side aspect with radiator under, louver door built-in storage cupboard housing boiler supplying domestic hot water and central heating (not tested) to the upper floors.
SHOWER ROOM Shower cubicle with Mira shower with skylight window over, wall mounted wash hand basin, low level w.c., radiator, built-in high level storage cupboard and shelf, panelled door.
TOP FLOOR Radiator, skylight window.
BEDROOM 15' 0" x 14' 3" (4.57m x 4.34m) Built-in storage cupboard, two radiators, double glazed window to front aspect, slight eaves to ceiling restricting head room, picture rail, panelled door, power points.
BEDROOM 18' 3" x 15' 3" (5.56m x 4.65m) Sash style window to side aspect, skylight window to rear, two radiators, power points, feature marble surround fireplace with cast iron inlay and hearth with built-in wardrobe to one side, power points, ceiling spotlights, light eaves to ceiling restricting head room.
LOWER GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT Steps leading down to the left hand side of the property, main front door to 13A leading to:
HALLWAY 15' 7" x 7' 5" (4.75m x 2.26m) High ceiling, spotlights, radiator, doors to primary rooms, doorway leading to inner lobby.
LIVING ROOM 17' 4" x 16' 10" maximum ceiling height 8'10" (5.28m x 5.13m) High level bay window to front aspect, recess into chimney breast, panelled door, picture rail, power point, radiator.
KITCHEN 15' 2" x 7' 1" (4.62m x 2.16m) Comprehensive range of matching wall and floor units with roll top work surface, inset single drainer sink unit with mixer tap and cupboard space under, washing machine point, range of drawer units, four ring stainless steel gas hob with electric oven under, extractor hood, fan and light over. Ceramic tiled splashbacks, power points, space for free standing fridge/freezer, sash style window to front aspect overlooking entrance. Double glazed window to side, radiator, wall mounted boiler supplying domestic hot water and central heating (not tested).
BEDROOM 15' 0" x 11' 0" to front of chimney breast (4.57m x 3.35m) High ceiling, window to rear aspect, borrowed light windows to kitchen, radiator, power points, recessed area space for wardrobe, chimney recess, panelled door, ceiling spotlights.
BATHROOM White suite comprising panelled bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, low level w.c., pedestal wash hand basin, window to side aspect, radiator, Door to:
INNER LOBBY Doors to separate storage rooms, three separate storage rooms and one cupboard
FLAT/ANNEXE Accessible from right hand side of the property, there is a passage way leading into main front door leading to:
KITCHEN 12' 0" x 8' 0" (3.66m x 2.44m) Sash style window to side aspect, range of storage cupboards with inset single drainer sink unit with mixer tap and cupboard space under, washing machine point, electric cooker point, ceramic tiled surround, ceiling spotlight, doors to primary rooms.
LIVING/BEDROOM AREA 12' 7" x 12' 0" (3.84m x 3.66m) Sash style windows to rear aspect, ceiling spotlights, built-in boiler cupboard, recess to chimney breast, double radiator. Steps leading up to door leading to conservatory in main house.
INNER LOBBY Large built-in storage cupboard understairs and hanging space.
BATHROOM Comprising panelled bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, shower screen, pedestal wash hand basin, low level w.c., windows to side aspect, wall heater, ceiling spotlight, panelled door
OUTSIDE To the front of the property is retaining wall with carved coping stones, pedestrian access to right hand side leading to annexe. To the left hand side is vehicular and pedestrian access via pillared entrance with car hard standing, L-shaped for approximately three cars. Steps leading up to storm doors with side pedestrian access to either side of the property. Steps leading down to lower ground floor apartment.
Accessible from the steps to the sun lounge/conservatory is a large patio area extending full width of the property with brick built barbeque leading to the garden. The garden extends approximately 58' in depth x 41' in width, laid primarily to lawn with flower and shrub borders, wooden built shed, fruit trees, shrubs, evergreens and bushes. Rotary line area and pathway leading to:
POTTING SHED 12' 3" x 11' 2" (3.73m x 3.4m) Sash style window to rear aspect, fluorescent tube lighting, approximate ceiling height of 6'10", double drainer sink unit with cupboard space under.