A bright and sizeable detached family home with gardens and garaging.

Description

Built in 2013 and with only one owner, The Glass House 55a Brookside offers a light and spacious, red brick family home with a modern finish, beautiful gardens to the front and rear as well as single garage and ample off street parking. The property runs alongside an old brook after which it is named.
The property is approached via a front drive offering ample parking for up to four vehicles and a lovely lawned front garden planted with ferns, young acers and architectural birch trees. There is a useful single garage/workshop with electrics.

Four steps lead up to the front door which leads into a light and spacious, tiled entrance hallway with contemporary pendant lighting. The kitchen/dining room, facing the front lawn, benefits from four large floor to ceiling, double glazed windows with blinds which allow in an abundance of light. The room offers tiled flooring, spot, pendant and wall lighting and ample space for dining. The Shaker style kitchen is bespoke made by the current owners and offers a free-standing, super-size Hisense fridge and freezer, Smeg dual fuel range cooker with five ring gas hob, gas and electric ovens and extractor. There are also timber worktops with large integrated sink unit and bespoke shelving.

The sitting room (currently used as a bedroom) is large, light and south facing with floor to ceiling, double glazed glass sliding doors onto the garden and further triple window with blinds. There is a large, built-in wardrobe with full body mirror spanning the entire end wall. Also off the hall is a spacious utility room, offering views onto the garden with boiler, sink, solid worktops and a pulley maid.

Bedrooms three and four are both located on the ground floor. Bedroom three has a dark colour scheme and offers space for a large double bed and side tables. Bedroom four is very light with a floor to ceiling window overlooking the front drive and space for a large double bed. There is also a shower room on the ground floor with walk-in shower, WC, sink, tiled flooring and wall mounted mirror. The timber staircase and upstairs landing is newly carpeted and leads into the substantial principal and second bedrooms. The principal bedroom is currently used as a studio and is of an excellent size with large floor to ceiling, double glazed windows and a triple aspect allowing in an abundance of light. The second bedroom (currently used as a living room) is also substantial and very light, with duel aspect, overlooking the south facing garden. Both rooms have the benefit of large storage/dressing rooms in the corner. The principal bedroom has an en suite shower room with a separate family bathroom for bedroom 2.

The garden is south facing with a large lawn and timber fencing surround as well as a patio area. There is storage to the back of the house and a verdant forest garden border offering a range of native species including fruit trees, herbs, rose bush, honeysuckle, Birch, peony, bluebells and bamboo. There is also a mature Walnut tree. The garden backs onto a lush and verdant copse with a tunnel through the bamboo into a wooded area with play area and zip-line.

The side access has five vegetable planters as well as a greenhouse, shed with turfed roof, hosepipe and pull up bar/climbing feature.

Location

A semi-rural address between Pill and Ham Green, the location combines rural and town life with an array of local amenities nearby as well as a secondary school and stunning surrounding countryside. For the commuter there is good ease of access to the M5 motorway networks serving the South West and Midlands and linking to the M4, London and South Wales. Bristol’s commercial centre is within 4.7 miles distant and accessible via the A369 or on route 41 of the national cycle network. Bristol has good rail links to the wider country and an airport serving many European cities. The surrounding countryside includes bridal and foot paths, there are mountain bike trails and golf courses for those enjoying the more energetic pursuits.

Square Footage: 1,884 sq ft