4 bedroom terraced house

Charming Georgian townhouse over four floors on one of Edinburgh's prettiest and most sought after streets

Location

Ann Street is deservedly the prettiest Georgian street in Edinburgh, located within the New Town and characterised by its elegantly proportioned Georgian townhouses with their lovely well maintained gardens.

All the amenities of the city centre are within easy walking distance as well as nearby Stockbridge with its full array of boutique shops and award winning restaurants.

The property is well situated for access to Dean Gardens, a wonderful open parkland near the Water of Leith.

Inverleith Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens are also within walking distance.

Ann Street is ideally situated for access to a wide selection of schooling, including some of Edinburgh's finest primary and secondary schools.

There is easy access to Waverley train station, connecting Edinburgh to London in 4 1/2 hours. Edinburgh International airport and the central Scotland motorway network are all within quick driving distance.

Description

44 Ann Street is a particularly fine and charming Georgian townhouse which has been sympathetically extended and upgraded by the current owners with Lorn Macneal Architects to create a superb home, ideal for modern living requirements. The property benefits from wonderfully light and generously proportioned accommodation set over lower ground, ground, first, and second floors. With both east and west facing aspects there is an abundance of natural light throughout the day enhanced by the impressive cupola crowning the stair, and the property successfully retains much of its original period charm. Some of the many delightful features include the delicate plasterwork, flagstones and stone stair, as well as the marble mantelpieces, astragal windows and working shutters.

The front door opens to the entrance vestibule and on to welcoming hall, from where the stone stair rises to the first floor and descends to the lower ground level. On the ground floor there is an elegant dining room, which could also be used as a home office or sitting room, study (or nursery/bedroom) and a generous double bedroom.

On the lower ground floor is the spectacular open plan dining kitchen and living/sun room which is a wonderfully light space. The kitchen is beautifully appointed and has an Aga, while the contemporary extension opens to the rear garden, and is glazed on both sides to allow for plenty of natural light. There is also a home office, which has previously been used as a play room and a fifth bedroom, as well as a shower room with utility cupboard, and further storage cupboards.

On the first floor is the handsome three windowed, west facing drawing room with a delightful aspect over the front garden. There is also the principal bedroom with a dressing room off, and the principal bathroom. A further stair rises to the attic level where there is a further double bedroom and family bathroom, as well as plenty of eaves storage.

The house is set well back from the road with a beautifully kept garden with gated stone path leading to the front door. The garden is mature and colourful with a variety of plants and shrubs bordering the lawn. Stone steps lead down to the front basement area where there are three cellars providing excellent storage space, as well as direct access to the lower ground floor. To the rear of the house is a further landscaped garden, which again has a wide variety of colourful and mature plants and shrubs bordering the terraced patio areas, each providing a place to sit in the sunshine at different times of the day.

Square Footage: 2967 sq ft