Empress Road, Rhu, G84

Enjoying a fantastic position at the end of a small cul-de-sac and set in beautiful, mature and very private garden grounds, this distinctive modern detached family home enjoys epic views over the Gare Loch and the surrounding hills. Well suited to the larger family, the house extends to almost 3300 square feet and offers generously proportioned rooms, with a versatile layout, all very well presented and finished to an excellent standard.

The beautiful gardens feature a sweeping driveway that leads up to the front of the house, with monoblock paved parking areas for numerous cars giving access to a large attached garage with an up-and-over door. There is a raised decked terrace to the front of the house enjoying all day long sunshine and the gardens to the front feature a large expanse of lawn, mature trees, colourful bedded borders and a variety of mature plants, shrubs and bushes. The gardens wrap around the property on either side where gravelled pathways lead to the rear gardens. The gardens here feature a paved patio/sitting area and again feature a large lawn completely enclosed by mature trees and bushes.

On entering from the front, the main entrance hall is a large space with a run of wardrobes and cupboards along the length of one wall. From here there is a door into the main reception hall which has a wc compartment off. It is beautifully presented with a wash hand basin, wc and attractive décor. Also from the hall a staircase leads to the upper landing and the hall gives access to a sizeable open plan lounge to the front of the house. It features an open fire place with wood burning stove and two sets of patio doors open out on to the deck. Adjacent to this, at the far end of the hall is a substantial bright, open plan, modern kitchen and dining area that comes with extensive wall mounted and counter level units, a full range of appliances and with access through French doors from the dining area out on to the deck at the front. To the rear of the kitchen is a sizeable utility room with extensive storage units fitted and with a door out to the back garden. Finally on the ground floor is a spacious sitting room to the rear with access out to the gardens. This would be ideal use as an additional bedroom/study or gym.

Moving on to the upstairs accommodation, the landing gives access to an upstairs family room that enjoys some stunning views across the surrounding area and the Gare Loch. This room has French doors opening out on to a large terrace/balcony above the garage. This is an amazing space for entertaining, enjoying all day long sunshine, the best views in the house, as well as aspects over all of the gardens. It is certainly large enough to accommodate numerous pieces of garden furniture, bbq etc. The master bedroom on this floor is a substantial double room and enjoys its own luxuriously appointed ensuite shower room and a walk-in wardrobe. There are three further bedrooms all of which are good sized double rooms and one with its own ensuite shower room. The main family bathroom has a bath and separate shower. The house is warmed by a system of gas fired central heating and comes fully double glazed.

Empress Road is located in an established and much sought after part of the pretty conservation village of Rhu. Village amenities include a highly regarded primary school, a post office and convenience store along with a church. The larger town of Helensburgh is approximately three miles drive away and offers a wider selection of amenities including primary and secondary schools, as well as private schooling at the highly regarded Lomond School. There is a selection of shops and supermarkets, banks, bars, restaurants and cafes in the town along with three train stations that serve Helensburgh and provide regular and direct services to Glasgow, Edinburgh, up the West Highland line and even a sleeper service to London. Helensburgh is well placed for commuting to Glasgow which can be reached by car in around an hour, as can the international airport via the Erskine Bridge. The local area is synonymous with those who enjoy the outdoor life with a wide variety of sporting and leisure facilities in and around Rhu and Helensburgh. This includes the Royal Northern Yacht club in Rhu, and Helensburgh Sailing Club with great sailing on the Firth of Clyde and the Gare Loch. Loch Lomond is a short drive away and provides world class hotel and leisure facilities with golf courses and of course some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery. EPC Band - C.