Carman Road, Renton, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, G82

Offered to the market in excellent order is this elegant sandstone Detached Villa which offers a flexible layout of well-maintained and tastefully decorated accommodation which extends to seven traditionally proportioned apartments.

With spectacular, un-interrupted views over the well-tended gardens at the front and over to the Campsie Hills and beyond, this property will appeal to all who view. ‘Sunnyside’ is situated on a quiet private road with vehicle access to the front and rear and offers well laid out accommodation with generous sized rooms and many beautiful and original features to the 1891 built property.

It comprises entrance vestibule with double storm doors and original mosaic tiling with a stunning leaded and stained glass front door leading through into a spacious and welcoming reception hallway. The cloakroom with WC and sink is situated off the hall with stairs leading to the upper mezzanine landing and first floor. An impressive, arched painted and stained, leaded glass window is an extremely attractive feature of this grand stairway. It should also be noted that a fully serviced Stannah stair lift is included or can be removed prior to sale at seller’s cost.

Windows in the 7 main apartments, kitchen and stairway all benefit from secondary glazing which has allowed period sash windows to be maintained throughout as well as providing warmth and quiet. The 3 public rooms are beautifully presented and feature spectacular plasterwork and cornicing with the 2 front facing rooms having most attractive feature stained wooden fireplaces which complement the original wood doors found throughout the property. The formal sitting room further benefits from a stunning bay window with breath-taking views of the garden and beyond to the Kilpatrick Hills. Two further, well-proportioned public rooms can be found off the hallway on the ground level which are presently set up as a second cosy sitting room and a formal dining room with views over the back gardens .These could of course, be reconfigured as required and all 3 public rooms benefit from fully shelved ‘Edinburgh press’ style cupboards offering excellent storage.

The property's charming dining kitchen offers a wide array of floor and wall mounted units. An access door leads out to the rear hallway where a utility area with pantry/boiler room off is located. Convenient access to the back garden and the paths onward to the extensive outhouses comprising workshop, coal shed and tool shed, and to the double garage on the house’s private back lane, is also from this utility area.

On the mezzanine level of the staircase heading up to the first floor is a well-appointed bathroom remodelled in 2018 with power shower over the bath, extensive and useful storage and a separate compact W.C.

There are four double bedrooms on the first floor all of which extend to generous proportions with space for free standing wardrobes available within all and fitted wardrobes within the garden facing double bedroom presently set up as study. The 3 other double bedrooms also benefit from ‘Edinburgh Press’ style shelved cupboards offering extensive additional storage. Spectacular views are afforded from the front facing bedrooms with the master bedroom 1 particularly benefitting from another stunning bay window. A refitted shower room is also located between bedrooms one and two.

Further features include gas central heating, a new boiler 2018 and a detached double garage which can be found at the rear accessed off a private lane with power, light and water installed and remote power doors at the front.

The gardens at Sunnyside have been extremely well maintained over the years and, indeed, are still found in good order. At the front, the gardens gently slope up from ground level with well-tended gravel pathways with sandstone steps leading to the front door and passing landscaped beds and borders. A particular feature of the front gardens in Spring and early summer is the spectacular array of rhododendrons and azaleas.

The rear gardens are split level, mainly laid to lawn and well-proportioned for family living and entertaining with paths passing storage sheds and outhouses leading up to the double garage .This is located in the rear private lane as mentioned above but it can also be accessed directly from the garden. There is also a greenhouse in excellent condition.

The property is located in close proximity to main access roads to Alexandria, Balloch, Dumbarton, Helensburgh, Glasgow and beyond. Excellent public transport facilities within short walking distance are also available leading to Glasgow's City Centre via regular train services, to Balloch, the gateway to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, and to Dumbarton and Helensburgh. Loch Lomond can also be reached easily from Sunnyside via a short cycle or a gentle walk along a Cycle/ Footpath beside the River Leven.

Established road networks and, indeed some of the finest driving routes in Scotland through Argyll and Bute, Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire to spectacular countryside are on the doorstep as well as some excellent golf courses at Loch Lomond, Cardross, Dumbarton, The Vale of Leven and Helensburgh. Many excellent schools are nearby as well as hospitals at nearby Vale of Leven and Paisley.

The agents anticipate a swift response to their marketing endeavours for 'Sunnyside' and therefore encourage viewers to contact Slater Hogg & Howison on to visit early to avoid disappointment.