4 bedroom semi-detached house

*CLOSING DATE - THURSDAY 17TH JULY @ 12 NOON* Dating back to the mid-19th Century, this sizeable blonde sandstone semi-detached Victorian villa enjoys a beautiful setting amidst extensive gardens, set well back from the road and enjoying a high degree of privacy and seclusion.

It is fair to say the property requires general modernisation and upgrading throughout and the accommodation which is laid out over two floors enjoys a very versatile layout combining spacious rooms, period features and lovely aspects across the front and rear gardens. This would make a particularly beautiful family home and offers great scope for a redefining renovation.

On entering the grounds, a long newly re-graveled driveway leads up to the front and around the side of the house providing parking for numerous cars and giving access to a timber-built structure (formerly used as a garage) at the rear. The front garden is large and stretches from the roadway up to the house and is a great place for children to play, enjoying a good deal of privacy and safety. A large lawn is surrounded by mature, colourful flower and shrub beds along with a number of trees. The back garden is equally private and again features a lawn bounded by hedging and mature trees. The roof was re-slated in 2009.

Entering the property from the front, an outer vestibule (with twin timber storm doors) leads in to the main reception hall which has a lovely formal staircase with wrought iron balustrade and handrail to the upper landing. To the front of the hall there is a large wc compartment with built-in storage and on the other side of the hall, is the formal lounge with large windows enjoying south facing aspects to the front. To the rear of the house on the ground floor there is a downstairs double bedroom and adjacent to this a sizeable dining sized kitchen with access through to a rear hall which in turn leads to a downstairs study/home office and a large utility room. A door from the rear hall leads out to the driveway.

Moving to the upper floor, the landing gives access to a large master bedroom with south facing views to the formal front grounds, a second bedroom to the rear and a modern shower room with shower enclosure, wc and vanity wash hand basin. There is a further bedroom on this floor which is a large double room previously used as separate sitting room and adjacent to this down a couple of steps is a spacious study/nursery which could be further developed into a dressing room and ensuite making this a fantastic master suite. This room has a further storage room to the rear. The house has oil fired central heating.

Located on the desirable lower west side of Helensburgh, a part of town that is extremely popular with buyers due to it being within easy walking distance of the town centre, Duchess Woods and the picturesque promenade that offers lovely views across the Firth of Clyde. Helensburgh provides a wide selection of shops, supermarkets, bars, restaurants and other amenities. Helensburgh Central train station is found just along from Colquhoun Square in the centre of town and provides regular services to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Helensburgh’s Upper station offers direct line between London and the highlands. Helensburgh is also home to good schools (both at primary and secondary level), with the private Lomond School not far away and within walking distance. There are great leisure facilities in and around the town, along with sports clubs, golf courses, sailing on the Gare Loch and the Firth of Clyde, and with Loch Lomond only a short drive away. Glasgow is also within easy commuting distance, as is the international airport via the M8 and the Erskine Bridge. EPC Band - F