5 bedroom detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Five comfortable bedrooms, including magnificent city views from bedroom five
- Beautiful east and west facing gardens
- Off-street parking and a well-maintained garage used flexibly as a gym
- Extensive living spaces with potential development opportunities in the basement and eaves
- Excellent local amenities and schooling options nearby
- EPC Rating = D
Description
This charming property offers a fantastic opportunity for both the family or the investor. With extensive living spaces and development potential for both the entire basement and the eaves spaces on the upper floor, not forgetting the land plot with granted planning approval (please see Lot 2 - 'Garden Plot, 167 Braid Road' listing, also on Savills website) for a separate home, this property has yet to realise its full potential.
An inviting porch accesses a south facing conservatory and also leads through an entrance hall to the spacious main hall. From here, access is readily provided to the principal accommodations. The entrance hall doubles as a boot room and also offers convenient access to a WC.
On the ground floor sits a well-appointed dining/kitchen with garden access and a laundry room and boot room adjoined. The social and well-laid out space provides an excellent hub for culinary activities. The spacious living room houses a working gas fire and a large east facing bay window that draws in natural light all year round.
Four comfortable bedrooms are situated on the ground floor, two of which offer built in storage cupboards and another with a working gas fire. Orientation-wise, bedrooms one and four face west, offering serene sunset views, while bedroom two benefits from an east-facing aspect and bedroom three enjoys a sunny southern exposure. To service these, is a well-equipped bathroom and a separate shower room
The stairs ascend from the east side of the ground floor to reach the first floor, where the fifth bedroom and a large versatile family room are situated. The bedroom offers magnificent views over the city due to it vantage point. Ample storage space is provided in the eaves.
The expansive basement offers tremendous potential for development, already equipped with running water and electricity, it is accessed via an external side door and spans 167 square meters.
Externally, the beautiful east and west facing gardens are ideal for outdoor relaxation and entertainment.
A well-maintained and secure garage provides parking, alongside additional parking on the driveway. The garage currently serves as a flexible space, utilized as a gym (fully functioning with professional flooring).
Detailed floorplan information is available, providing a breakdown of the square footage of each footprint.
Location
Situated around 2.5 miles south of Princes Street, the property lies within the popular residential district of the Braids.
There are excellent local shops, bistros and bars in nearby Morningside and Bruntsfield as well as cultural amenities including the King's Theatre and Dominion Cinema.
Local sporting facilities include a number of golf courses and there are beautiful local walks in the open spaces of The Braids and The Hermitage.
The property falls within the catchment areas for South Morningside Primary and Boroughmuir High School, and is also well situated for a number of excellent private schools including George Watson's, Merchiston Castle School, and George Heriot's School on the south side of the city.
Square Footage: 3,230 sq ft
Additional Info
Hall entrance curtain/pole not included in the sale (will be replaced with similar)
Large hall chandelier not included in the sale (will be replaced with similar)
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