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4 bedroom semi-detached house

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Semi-detached house
4 bed
2 bath

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Tenure: Freehold
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Broadband: Super-fast 80Mbps *
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • A substantial, Art Deco style semi-detached home
  • Prominent location on Dracaena Avenue
  • Retaining many original character features
  • Well-proportioned three storey living
  • Considered an ideal home for a growing family
  • Gas central heating, double glazed windows
  • Sitting room, fitted kitchen and dining room
  • Four bedrooms, three bathrooms
  • Detached double garage, parking for two cars
  • Delightful, sheltered gardens and patio
A great opportunity to own this delightful 'Art Deco' style four-bedroom semi-detached residence, sat on an elevated and yet sheltered location, near the brow of the hill at Dracaena Avenue on the way into Falmouth's bustling town centre and waterside districts.

This impressive property retains much character to delight any potential new owners with a stunning broad arched entrance door with leaded light and stained-glass work, original stripped pine and leaded light window to the side aspect, a stunning large bow window with full segmented casements, each with leaded light and stained-glass work, stripped pine internal doors and continuous flooring and a focal point fireplace in the sitting room. Further features of note include gas fired central heating by radiators and blinds in some rooms.

The spacious accommodation is set across three floors including in sequence: a generous wide reception hall, hexagonal leaded light window to the flank, a sitting room overlooking the front aspect, a broad living kitchen/dining room across the rear, a utility/boiler room and a single glazed conservatory entered from the kitchen and with doors leading out to the gardens. A staircase takes you to the first-floor landing which offers three bedrooms (one ensuite) and a family bathroom. A turning staircase leads to the top floor and this room has delightful dual aspect double glazed windows overlooking the front and rear and an ensuite shower room. Outside the property there are mature gardens to the front and at the rear, delightful gardens with an extensive paved patio area, well stocked flower borders, a garden room/office, a detached double garage, and parking for two cars alongside approached via a rear service lane.

Falmouth's popular and bustling town centre and waterside districts are within walking distance where you can find a thriving town centre which has an excellent blend of individual shops and high street names together with an eclectic selection of multi-national restaurants, bars, coffee houses, art galleries, the Poly Arts Theatre, multi-screened cinema and at the far end of town, the National Maritime Museum. The town plays host to a variety of food and music festivals throughout the year which prove popular with locals and visitors alike. The town has the third natural deepest harbour in the world providing excellent water sport facilities with Falmouth Docks and Pendennis Shipyard providing employment for a large part of the town's population. There is good local schooling with primary and secondary education and various university campuses.

As our clients sole agents, we thoroughly recommend an immediate viewing to secure this fine property.

Why not call for your personal viewing today?

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:
A gateway from Dracaena Avenue leads up a crazy paved slate pathway which bisects two areas of mature garden, and this leads to:

A FABULOUS ORIGINAL FRONT DOOR WITH STAINED GLASS AND LEADED LIGHT WORK AND MATCHING FAN LIGHT OVER LEADING INTO:

RECEPTION HALL
A delightful introduction to the property having an original octagonal stripped pine window with leaded light inserts overlooking the side aspect, ceramic tiling to the entranceway followed by stripped wood flooring, which is continuous throughout the ground floor, staircase to first floor, coved cornicing, double radiator, under stairs storage cupboard, access to principal rooms.

SITTING ROOM 4.14m (13'7") x 3.66m (12'0")
plus a deep bay window.
A lovely main reception room which has a superb original bay lattice windows and ornate fanlights over, wooden windowsill, continued stripped wood flooring and internal panelled door, a focal point painted fireplace which has a recessed brick hearth and inset gas coal fire set on a dark slate hearth, built-in alcove book and display shelving, TV aerial point, double radiator.

KITCHEN/DINING ROOM 5.51m (18'1") x 3.81m (12'6")
plus recesses.
A bright dual aspect room which is essentially the hub of the house, and this offers a deep bay and casement doors overlooking and leading to the garden, second double glazed door taking you into the conservatory and a casement window at the kitchen end overlooking the side aspect. The kitchen is equipped with a range of matching base units with beech block work surfaces and matching splash backs over, 1 1/2 bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit with cutlery drainer and contemporary directional chrome mixer tap, built-in open shelving and plate rack, double display cupboard with leaded light doors, space for range style gas cooker, glass back plate over and cooker hood, continued stripped wood flooring, closed fireplace and slate hearth, over table drop lights, inset ceiling spotlights and further spotlights on tracking illuminating the cooker, doorway to:

UTILITY/SCULLERY
Having a stainless-steel sink unit and swan neck mixer tap over set in a solid wood work surface with ceramic tiling over, plumbing for washing machine and space for condensing tumble dryer, double glazed flank window, floor mounted Baxi gas combination boiler.

CONSERVATORY 3.07m (10'1") x 3.00m (9'10")
Single glazed with sloping roof enjoying a lovely South and West aspect and vista over the gardens, ceramic tiled flooring, outside courtesy light, double opening doors to gardens.

ORIGINAL STAIRCASE WITH SOLID WOOD BANISTERS LEADING TO:

FIRST FLOOR LANDING
Having a UPVC double glazed window enjoying a pleasant outlook to the side.

BEDROOM ONE 3.96m (13'0") x 3.51m (11'6")
into recess.
A lovely bright South and West facing bedroom which enjoys a pleasant outlook over the gardens through large UPVC double glazed sash windows screened by Venetian blinds, deep open wardrobe recesses either side of the bed with hanging space and shelving, coved cornicing, double radiator, picture rail, stripped wood internal door. Second door to:

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM
With a white suite comprising large walk-in fully tiled shower cubicle, Mira mixer shower and curved screening, low flush wc, wall mounted hand wash basin and chrome swan neck mixer tap over, pine flooring, double glazed sash window to the side, low flush wc, ladder style heated towel rail, fully tiled walls, circular mirror and shaver point alongside, extractor fan.

FAMILY BATHROOM
Luxuriously appointed with a white suite comprising panelled bath, chrome mixer taps and telephone hand shower, thermostatically controlled Mira shower, fully tiled surround, China wash hand basin and chrome mixer tap set on a contemporary vanity unit which incorporates the low flush wc alongside, mirrored bathroom cabinet, double glazed sash window, extractor fan, stripped wood flooring and internal door with ornate stained glass work.

BEDROOM THREE 3.51m (11'6") x 2.57m (8'5")
plus recess.
Another bright bedroom which enjoys the morning sun and has a pleasant outlook across to Dracaena Fields through a broad UPVC double glazed window with leaded light work, built-in storage cupboards and bookshelves, double radiator, pine and frosted glazed internal door.

BEDROOM FOUR 2.46m (8'1") x 2.08m (6'10")
Having a UPVC double glazed window with leaded light work enjoying a pleasant outlook to the front across to Dracaena Fields, radiator, coved cornicing, stripped wood internal door.

PINE DOOR FROM INNER LANDING, THIS TAKES YOU UP A SOLID PINE TURNING STAIRCASE WITH DISPLAY AND BOOK SHELVING AT NEZZANINE LEVEL AND THIS LEADS TO:

BEDROOM TWO 5.74m (18'10") x 4.42m (14'6")
maximum measurement from wall-to-wall and including the shower room. This room is extremely difficult to measure because of its shape.
A lovely bright dual aspect bedroom which is ideal for an independent teenager, and this has a walk-in dormer bay having triple aspect double glazed windows overlooking the front aspect and down to the river in the distance, roller blind, Velux double glazed window to the rear aspect, eaves storage cupboard, inset ceiling spotlights, door to:

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Luxuriously appointed with a white suite comprising walk-in fully tiled shower cubicle, mixer shower and curved screening, low flush wc, China hand wash basin with mixer tap set in a contemporary vanity unit which incorporates a low flush wc alongside, extractor fan, pine flooring, four panelled internal door.

OUTSIDE
DOUBLE GARAGE/WORKSHOP 5.61m (18'5") x 4.88m (16'0")
plus 2.95m (9'8") x 1.27m (4'2") - workshop area.
This garage will delight any car enthusiast and has an electric up and over door, original inspection pit, lighting and power, workbench, and window to the rear.

ATTACHED GARDEN ROOM/OFFICE 2.95m (9'8") x 2.34m (7'8")
With wooden flooring, dual aspect casement windows - currently used as an office.

PARKING
The house has two side-by-side parking space alongside the garage, and this is approached via a rear lane by the Pelican lights on Dracaena Avenue.

GARDENS
To the front of Browside you will find delightful, mature gardens which screen the property well from Dracaena Avenue and having cut granite retaining walls, a gateway leading up a slate pathway that bisects two areas of lawn again with granite retaining walls and flowerbeds stocked with a wide variety of plants, shrubs, and trees. A gateway alongside the house takes you along a further slate pathway passing a barked area to the right which is currently home to a trampoline and planter beds. A step takes you into a most delightful landscaped Mediterranean style garden which has an extensive stone and herringbone brick terrace which enjoys a sheltered South and West direction for you to enjoy the best parts of the day with your family and friends. Steps from the terrace lead to a pathway again with lawn either side and granite retaining walls passing shrub borders to the right and to the left of the garden, further well stocked beds with plants and shrubs. A pathway continues to the rear of the garage and the garden room and then continues to the right to a lockable gate and this leads into the parking area.

SERVICES
Mains drainage, water, electricity, and gas.

COUNCIL TAX
Band C.

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