5 bedroom house for sale

Tenure: Freehold

Situation

Set in secluded woodland adjoining Murrayfield Golf Course, Easter Belmont Road is held by many to be one of Edinburgh's most desirable addresses. Accessed from Murrayfield Road, Easter Belmont Road is an exclusive, private road and home to some of the capital's finest family houses.

Murrayfield has long been established as one of the most sought after suburbs of Edinburgh. Situated just over a mile from the city centre, the area is convenient for access out of town to the airport. There are excellent road links and regular buses run frequently in both directions. The area is particularly popular with families, with schools including St George's, Mary Erskine's, Stewart's Melville, Fettes College and The Edinburgh Academy all within easy reach. Nearby leisure and sporting facilities include the Murrayfield Stadium, Murrayfield and Ravelston Golf Clubs, Murrayfield Ice Rink, and picturesque walks along the Water of Leith. There is a good selection of local shops in Roseburn and the Craigleith Retail Park is a short drive away.

Description

8a Easter Belmont Road is an exceptional home offering spacious and flexible accommodation over two floors, in a highly sought after, private setting. It has an enviable, almost rural outlook over Murrayfield Golf Course and far-reaching views over the north of the city towards the Forth.

There is current planning permission to build a house of approximatelyy 4000sq ft on the existing site. Plans available from selling agent.

Accommodation

A bright, crescent shaped hall with full height windows allowing plenty of natural light is accessed at lower ground level. At this level there is a fitness suite comprising a swimming pool with shower room, a fitness room with dressing room and a plant room. There is also a large store room, and a wine cellar. A door from the hall gives access to the double garage and an additional store room. There is a lift to the upper floor. Both the fitness room and the larger store room could potentially be developed into further bedrooms, subject to the necessary planning consents.

Stairs lead up to a landing and a spacious hall on the ground floor, off which are two attractive double bedrooms with fitted cupboards, a shower room with multifunction shower with steam sauna and water massage, a linen cupboard and a cloakroom. The hall curves round to the spacious master bedroom and en suite bathroom with Villeroy & Boch Jacuzzi bath and Hansgrohe shower and fittings. A study with interconnecting doors to the master bedroom and the living area could be used as a dressing room.

The free flowing, semi-open plan living area overlooks the golf course. The drawing room, with a stone fireplace and marble surround, leads to the dining room, beyond which is the breakfasting kitchen with integrated appliances, a Gaggenau hob and oven and ample space for a table and chairs. Floor to ceiling windows run the length of the crescent-shaped living area, offering an abundance of natural light. Glazed doors from the dining room and the study open onto to a large, partially covered terrace with views across the golf course. A separate utility room, off the kitchen, gives access to a paved area on the southern side of the property.

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