Eastmead Lane, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, BS9

A detached house of immense character, located in this quiet backwater.

Description

Constructed circa 1999, Beaufort House was built and designed in the 1930’s Stride style with brick and rendered elevations and incorporating double glazed windows. Generous in scale, the property caters for home working, has been marginally adapted by the current owners and should one wish, could revert to its original five bedroom status. A high quality construction with notable detail throughout, at its heart there is a sizeable reception hall with galleried landing above, four principal rooms and a recently installed bespoke kitchen.

The reception hall in the central axis with a formal dining room and double doors leading onto the sun terrace which enjoys a south easterly orientation. The drawing room is generous in scale, dual aspect with doors again to the aforementioned terrace and features a fireplace as the focal point. Beyond is the home office with a shallow bay overlooking the front elevation. The kitchen/breakfast room is well appointed with Silestone work surfaces, a range of wall and base units and various integrated appliances. Beyond is an appealing garden room with a further shallow bay window seat and doors to the terrace. There is a utility and pedestrian access to the integrated double garage. Concluding the ground floor is a spacious cloak cupboard and a cloakroom.

The first floor features four generous bedrooms, the original design catered for five however the present owners adapted the footprint to create a sumptuous principal bedroom with dedicated en suite shower room and further dressing room. Reinstatement is easily achievable. There are three additional double bedrooms which enjoy differing views and orientations and are served by the comprehensive family bathroom whilst the guest bedroom also features an en suite shower room. There is a sizeable loft space off the galleried landing.

Outside and to the front there is electrically operated gated car parking with ample space for two to three vehicles, the integrated double garage includes a pair of electrically operated up and over doors, pedestrian door to the side access and also houses the more recently replaced gas fired boiler which supplies the domestic hot water and central heating to the house. The rear garden, which enjoys a South Easterly orientation is extremely private with a sun terrace which expands the rear elevation. There is an ornamental pond and stocked flower borders whilst the periphery has been architecturally planted with Silver Birch and shrubbery and there are two terraces to enjoy the late afternoon and evening sun.

Location

A prime North West Bristol address and quiet backwater road, providing access to an array of amenity in Stoke Bishop Village including a post office, convenience store and some restaurants.

Stoke Hill provides access to the main arterial roads to the commercial centre and indeed the motorway networks. There are 400 acres of recreational space available on Durdham Downs and in proximity, golf courses and health and leisure clubs. There is quality schooling, state and independent and for the former, Stoke Bishop and Westbury on Trym include Elmlea and Westbury Primary school and for the later, Clifton College in Clifton, Badminton and Redmaids in Westbury On Trym.

There is a nature reserve in the nearby ward Sneyd Park which includes a lake. The Kings Weston Estate offers rambling gorge walks and the aforementioned Durdham Downs trym trail.

For day to day living there is a Waitrose in Henleaze as well as notable restaurants including Little French, all of which are within 1.2 miles

Square Footage: 2,879 sq ft



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