Closing Date: Friday 30th June at 12 noon

This five-bedroom, three-bathroom detached house offers an exceptional family home in the desirable Joppa area of the city, set in a quiet cul-desac. The home enjoys the best of both worlds, with close proximity to amenities, including schools and transport links, as well as the picturesque coast and lovely parks.

The family orientated home offers multiple reception areas. The living room boasts a south-facing aspect with French doors extending the space outdoors onto the garden. The room is attractively decorated and features a warming wall-set log-burner. The formal dining room is conveniently connected to the kitchen via double doors and offers the perfect setting for seated family meals and entertaining. Finally, the third reception area offers endless opportunities for use. It is currently being utilised as a study, but could be used as a children’s play room, a more formal sitting room, a family room, or a fifth bedroom, if desired.

The fabulous open-plan dining kitchen and garden room is set to the rear of the property, sure to be the heart of the home. The kitchen features contemporary, gloss-maroon wall and base cabinets (including a central island), ivory-toned custom-made scratch and stain-resistant worktops, and a selection of neatly integrated appliances. A utility room (with external and garage access) supplements the kitchen, housing matching cabinetry, a clothes pulley, and an integrated washing machine and dryer. Back in the kitchen, the adjoining dining area is fitted with a table offering space for seating for at least eight diners. The garden room is filled with natural light through triple-aspect glazing (including bi-folding windows) framing views of the garden, with French doors affording direct access outside.

The bedrooms are all found on the first floor, approached via an impressive, naturally lit galleried landing with built-in storage and French doors ornamented by a Juliet balcony. The three largest bedrooms are all tastefully decorated, carpeted for optimum comfort underfoot, and supplemented by built-in wardrobes. One of the sleeping areas has a dressing area with fitted wardrobes, whilst another has a walk-in wardrobe. All three have en-suite bathrooms/shower rooms. The fourth bedroom is fitted with a wealth of office furniture/storage and is ideal as a homeworking space.

The home’s three washrooms have been refurbished recently and are beautifully appointed and styled with beautiful wall and floor tiling. Gas central heating and double glazing ensure year-round comfort and efficiency.

Externally, the home is perfectly complemented by beautiful gardens, boasting an enviable south-facing aspect and therefore enjoying all day sun. The delightful, generous outdoor space features a large, well-maintained lawn, a covered patio with an electrically operated retractable canopy and lights/ heaters, along with a pizza oven and barbecue, additional patio seating areas, and a wealth of colourful planting, mature trees, leafy shrubs, and hedges, creating a truly enchanting and tranquil space in which to relax all year round. Excellent private parking is provided by an integral double garage and a private double driveway.

Joppa

Hugged by golden sandy beaches and within sight of majestic Arthur’s Seat, Joppa has long been one of the most desirable suburbs in the capital. Situated just over three miles northeast of the city centre, between trendy Portobello and popular Musselburgh, Joppa offers all the charm of a Victorian seaside town with all the advantages of city living. Its local amenities are supplemented by Portobello High Street (a bustling thoroughfare lined with high-street shops and independent retailers) and by several major supermarkets in neighbouring Musselburgh. For more extensive shopping facilities, Fort Kinnaird is just a short drive away and is home to more than fifty outlets, eateries and a multiscreen cinema. Owing to its coastal setting, Joppa promises an active outdoor lifestyle to suit every taste: from relaxed strolls along the beach and rounds of golf in picturesque East Lothian, to exhilarating water sports or hikes up Arthur’s Seat. It also benefits from close proximity to Newhailes Estate which is just behind the house and is a National Trust for Scotland site, with a regular farmer’s market, café, and enclosed children’s play area. Just along the waterfront is Portobello Swim Centre, which boasts first-class indoor swimming facilities, as well as beautifully restored Turkish baths. Joppa is within the catchment area for fantastic state schools and is also convenient for Loretto School in Musselburgh. The town enjoys excellent public transport links into the city centre, including train services from Brunstane station (within a mile of the house) and comprehensive day/night bus routes, as well as ideal proximity to Edinburgh City Bypass and the A1.