5 bedroom villa for sale

Number 7 Queens Bay Crescent is an exceptional terraced villa offering spacious, light and flexible family accommodation over three floors, ideal for both modern family living and formal entertaining. The present owners have modernised and upgraded the property to a high standard whilst conserving and enhancing a wealth of period features including; decorative ceiling cornices, period fire places, original panelled doors, stripped woodwork and polished floor boards. Modernisation works have included; installation of a superb open plan kitchen/dining room with double glazed timber French doors to a rear decked area and the garden beyond, stylish shower room with contemporary suite, sash and case double glazed windows, high output combination central heating boiler and redecoration throughout. The accommodation which is beautifully presented and flooded by an abundance of natural day light comprises: Ground Floor - reception hall with generous under-stair storage, south facing sitting room with bay window, period fire place and walk-in cupboard, open plan kitchen/dining room, solid granite work surfaces, with walk in larder, utility room with solid beech worktops, and separate WC. First Floor - magnificent double aspect drawing room with period fire place, generously proportioned master bedroom with built in cupboard and open sea views, traditional family bathroom with roll top bath incorporating system powered period shower; in addition there is a luxury contemporary shower room. Second Floor - four well proportioned double bedrooms two with open sea views and three with built in storage. To the rear of the house there is a large raised decked area, (with significant storage beneath circa 140ft2), ideal for outside entertaining; from this steps lead into an attractive, sheltered garden paved with sandstone flags and planted with a variety of colourful plants and shrubs. To the front there is a sandstone flagged garden with newly fabricated wrought ironwork fencing and on street non permit parking.



Queens Bay Crescent is a sought after residential street located directly off South Morton Street, with adjacent child friendly park, which in turn is accessed from Milton Road East. It is situated in the ever popular Joppa area of Edinburgh, which lies four miles to the east of the city centre. The property is well positioned to take advantage of a good selection of retail facilities in Portobello, which also offers a good range of sporting and recreational facilities including Portobello beach. Further extensive shopping facilities can be found at Fort Kinnaird retail and leisure complex. An efficient public transport network is on hand which operates to most parts of the town and surrounding areas. The local train station is a 5 minute walk from the property with half hourly services taking only 7 minutes to Edinburgh Waverley station. The city bypass and main motorway networks are also within easy reach. Schooling is well represented from nursery to secondary level within walking distance and Queen Margaret University is a five minute drive.



EXTRAS INCLUDED IN THE SALE

All stair carpets and solid brass stair rods, stainless steel six burner Rangemaster cooker and garden hut are to be included in the sale. The light fitting in the drawing room and moveable white goods in the utility room are specifically excluded from the sale.



ADDITIONAL

The home valuation report is indicative of a property that has been maintained to the highest of standards which will subsequently require the minimum amount of maintenance in the immediate and foreseeable future for a property of this era.