Incredibly charming detached Victorian family home in one of Edinburgh's most sought after areas, with accommodation on four floors including a self-contained flat DescriptionEdgebrook, 13 East Fettes Avenue, is a wonderful detached stone built Victorian family home offering exceptionally spacious, bright and flexible accommodation set out over four floors in total. With aspects principally to the east and west, the house benefits from an abundance of natural light throughout the day with a charming outlook over the stunning rear garden to the delightful Inverleith park and pond. Generous in proportions throughout, Edgebrook caters perfectly for contemporary family living. The living and reception rooms flow beautifully from the central reception hallway on the ground floor, while the principal six bedrooms are located on the first and second floors. Of particular note is the superb open plan kitchen, dining and sitting room with extended sun room, which has aspects to both east and west. In addition to this, there is a lower ground floor flat, which has a connecting stair, but can be self-contained and is ideal for visitors, producing an income or for live-in home help.The front door opens to a vestibule and on into the welcoming hallway from where the principal family living and reception space is accessed and the stair rises to the upper floors. The elegant drawing room is situated to the front of the house and has a west facing bay window as well as second window on the northern gable making it a wonderful light room. There is delightful cornicing and living gas flame fire with a charming mantelpiece. The home office is situated to the rear of the house, and has the stair descending to the lower ground floor flat. The impressive open plan kitchen, dining and sitting room is situated to the other side of the hall and stretches from the front of the house to the back with a wonderful sun room extension, ensuring plenty of light throughout the day. Also on the ground floor is a cloakroom with WC.The stair rises to the first floor where there are four generous double bedrooms. The principal bedroom benefits from an en suite bathroom and built-in wardrobes, while two other bedrooms also have built-in wardrobes. There is a family bathroom in addition. Plans have previously been drawn up to create a larger en suite bathroom and dressing room for bedroom two, by connecting through to bedroom four. A further stair rises to the upper floor, where there are two further sizeable bedrooms and an additional bathroom.Externally, the house is set behind tall fencing with a gated driveway providing extensive off-street parking to the front of the house. There is mature screening with hedging and a wonderful acer providing exceptional privacy, with the house set well back from the road. A pathway continues round both sides of the house with steps leading down to the garden to the rear, and providing access to the lower ground floor flat. The garden is also accessed from the sun room extension off the kitchen, with a generous deck providing a wonderful area for external dining and sitting out during the warmer months. Steps lead down from the deck to the well-tended and colourful garden. Here there are a wide variety of specimen plants, shrubs and trees giving plenty of colour and interest throughout the year. There are productive raised beds with vegetables and fruit cages, while there is a bright and sunny lawn to the rear of the garden with a further patio beyond.LocationEdgebrook is located in the much sought after Inverleith district of Edinburgh just over 1 mile north of the city centre. It is renowned for quality family houses and flats set in generous gardens. The area is characterised by a large swathe of green open spaces including the world renowned Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith Park, which is adjacent to the property, and the playing fields of George Heriots, The Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College.The house is a few hundred metres from the entrance to Fettes College and under a mile from Edinburgh Academy. Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools, St George's School for Girls and located in Ravelston while George Heriots and Cargilfield are within three miles also.The house is well situated for access to the city centre and Stockbridge lies around the corner, and offers an excellent range of specialist shopping and choice of restaurants, whilst Comely Bank and Craigleith provide further retail outlets including Waitrose, Marks and Spencer and Sainsburys. The house is also well situated for easy access to Waverley Station, the Tram and the main routes westwards to the city bypass, airport and Motorway Network.Square Footage: 4,797 sq ft Additional InfoListing - The property is not listed but lies within the Inverleith Conservation Area.Fixtures and fittings - All fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, white goods and the Aga are included in the sale. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_edinburgh-r782980/for-sale_i70783654
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Magnificent and substantial detached Victorian villa in immaculate order throughout, well situated on one of Edinburgh's most sought after residential addresses Description38 Greenhill Gardens is a magnificent and substantial detached Victorian villa which has undergone significant renovation in recent years and is immaculately presented throughout. With all round aspects, but principally to the east and west, there is an abundance of natural light throughout the day, and much of its original charm has been successfully re-instated by the former owner, who replaced features such as the extensive plasterwork, mantelpieces and stripped timber floors. The windows are double glazed throughout yet have been kept in their original style, creating an efficient and warm house yet keeping true to its original style.The front door opens to the entrance vestibule which leads to the reception hall, from where the principal reception rooms radiate, as well as the main family living space. The elegant dining room has a west facing square bay, as well as detailed cornicing, impressive timber mantelpiece with gas fire, dado rail, stripped timber floors and two entrances. Adjacent to here is the spectacular and generously proportioned drawing room, which is a particularly fine west facing room with a glorious bay window overlooking the front garden. It again has many delightful features including wonderful plasterwork and a striking white marble mantelpiece with gas fire. The beautifully appointed kitchen was hand built using the finest oak, and is practically laid out with generous storage and worktop space. There is a gas-fired AGA in addition. The family sitting room is situated towards the rear of the house and is a wonderfully comfortable room with a door opening to the rear terrace and garden beyond. The home office is located off the family room and is a spacious room, giving a sense of privacy and seclusion from the main part of the house. There is also a self-contained bedroom and shower room to the north side of the house, ideal for an elderly relative or live-in nanny. In addition, there is also a large utility room and excellent storage throughout the ground floor, as well as access to the two integral single garages to the rear of the house.The impressive original stair rises to the upper floor, where there is a half-landing with access to a self-contained suite, with generous double bedroom, a further sitting room and a WC. The stair continues to the upper landing where the five remaining bedrooms are accessed. The principal bedroom is generous in proportion and well positioned to benefit from the morning light. There is a well-appointed and fully fitted dressing room as well as a luxurious en suite bath and shower room. There is a charming balcony also, which is a wonderful place to sit in the morning sun. There are two further double bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, while the two additional bedrooms are served by the excellent family bathroom with twin baths.The house is incredibly private with a variety of mature trees providing superb screening. It sits back on its site, with an easily maintained front garden giving lots of colour to the front. A gated paviored driveway has a turning circle and parking to the front, with a further gate access to the rear of the property, with access to the two integral garages, as well as the detached triple garage with a games room above. There is extensive parking here also. The garden is mature, colourful and private, with a generous lawn surrounded by well-stocked borders with a variety of shrubs, plants and trees providing colour for much of the year.LocationGreenhill Gardens is a highly desirable residential street characterised by fine detached Victorian villas, located approximately 1.5 miles from the city centre. There is an excellent choice of local specialist shops, bars, restaurants and cultural facilities nearby in Marchmont, Bruntsfield and Morningside. The area is a highly sought after location for families and professionals being in close proximity to Edinburgh University, the financial district and many of the city's independent schools including George Watson's College, George Heriot's, and Merchiston Castle School on the south side of the city.Local recreation facilities include The Commonwealth swimming pool, The Dominion cinema and theatres. The open spaces of Bruntsfield Links, the Meadows and Blackford Hill are all under a mile away, while The Braid Hills and the Pentlands are within a couple of miles.Square Footage: 7,750 sq ft Additional InfoListing: The property is not listed but lies within the Merchiston and Greenhill Conservation Area.Fixtures and Fittings: All fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and white goods are included in the sale. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_edinburgh-r782980/for-sale_i70692190
One of Edinburgh's finest family homes, set in glorious grounds of around 1 acre, in a highly desirable and sought after location DescriptionDrumearn is a particularly impressive and immaculately presented stone built detached family home. Built in 1903 for Reverend Arthur Gordon, it is a distinctive property built with a combination of pink and red sandstone under a pitched slate roof. Having been significantly modernised by the current owner over recent years, the property has been finished to an exceptionally high specification, and yet successfully retains much of its original charm with a wide variety of delightful period features. The front door opens to the vestibule and on to the welcoming reception hall from where the principal family living and reception rooms are accessed, as well as the stair rising to the upper floor. The impressive bay windowed study overlooks the garden and has an fireplace in the side bay. The elegant and wonderfully light downstairs drawing room is adjacent, and has a modern crittal door leading to the bay windowed sitting room. Again with a south facing vista, there is plenty of light and it is open to the library at one end, while linking seamlessly to the beautifully appointed dining kitchen with double doors opening to the garden. Recently finished by Laurence McIntosh, the kitchen is spectacular, with a delightful fan-shaped breakfast bar and solid wood units with white stone worktops. In addition, there is a secondary back kitchen, or pantry. Adjacent to the kitchen is the sizeable games room which has a glazed cupola and doors opening to the garden. To the rear of the games room is the cinema room with integrated screen and projector. Also on the ground floor is a fourth bedroom, bathroom, exquisite wine room, boot room, boiler room and utility room, as well as two WCs.The broad stair is well-lit by the sizeable window on the eastern gable, and rises gently to the first floor. The elegant drawing room is situated here. It benefits from a bay window to the south, as well as charming panelled inglenook with fireplace, as well as spectacular cornicing and plasterwork on the vaulted ceiling. The principal bedroom suite is situated at the other end of the house and spans the full length of the house. The bedroom itself has a south facing bay window, with a well-fitted dressing room leading to the luxurious en suite bath and shower room. There are two further generous double bedrooms on this floor, both of which have en suite bathrooms and dressing areas. There is an additional back stair which links back to the inner hall on the ground floor, and also continues on up to the second floor where there are four further bedrooms and a family bathroom, as well as a linen store and separate WC.The house is set well back from the road and is particularly well-screened by a mature hedge. A driveway with remote controlled gates and red sandstone gatepiers provides access to the beautiful grounds of Drumearn which extend to approximately 1 acre in total, with extensive parking in front of the house and to the western side where there is a sizeable detached double garage. The driveway has been recently re-laid along with extensive re-landscaping of the garden to the rear. The wonderfully colourful and mature garden grounds are set to the front, side and rear of the house and have been exceptionally well maintained with a range of mature plants, shrubs and trees in the extensive borders surrounding the delightful lawns.LocationHermitage Drive is a highly sought after street with a fine selection of handsome houses in generous and well screened gardens. Situated around 2.5 miles south of Princes Street, the property lies within the popular residential district of Morningside. There are excellent local shops, bistros and bars in Morningside and Bruntsfield, including a Waitrose, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Tesco, as well as cultural amenities including the King's Theatre and Dominion Cinema. Local sporting facilities include a number of golf courses. Mortonhall Golf Club is under a mile away, both Braid and Mortonhall Tennis clubs are also within a mile, and there are beautiful local walks in the open spaces of The Braids and The Hermitage. The Pentland Hills and the Hillend Ski Centre are within a couple of miles also. The property is ideally located for access to the financial district in the West End as well as The Haymarket, The Gyle, Gogarburn and Edinburgh Park. George Watson's is within a mile, and a number of other schools, including George Heriot's, Merchiston and Boroughmuir High School, are also nearby. The city bypass is within a couple of miles, providing excellent access to the airport and the Central Scotland motorway network.Square Footage: 8,649 sq ft Additional InfoListing: Drumearn is Category B listed and lies within the Morningside Conservation Area.Fixtures and Fittings: All fitted carpets, curtains, blinds, light fittings and white goods are included in the sale. The semi-circular study desk is also included in the sale. All garden furniture, planters and urns are excluded from the sale. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_edinburgh-r782980/for-sale_i69563391
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