North Street, Downend

"We have lovingly restored period features, including unearthing the original floorboards, brick fireplace and picture rails, whilst adding a modern and open living space. The kitchen is top of the range from Howdens, installed only a few years ago, with granite worktops throughout. The bathroom and wet room are both meticulously planned, and fitted for style and function."

The home

A stylish and functional family home, boasting an incredible side return extension to create a wonderful kitchen/dining area, along with a substantial rear garden benefitting from a high-quality garden room. Entrance is into a hallway, with wooden floorboards underfoot and staircase to the first floor on the right. On the first left is the boldly decorated and homely living room, featuring a wood-burner, picture rails and chimney breast. Progressing through the ground floor you find the focal point of the home, the impressive kitchen/dining area. Natural light floods the room, resulting from the expansive skylight, and the contemporary kitchen provides a great amount of storage options. At the back of the room are bi-folding doors, elegantly opening to the garden, as well as a downstairs bathroom. An array of cupboards are found along the left hand wall in the dining area, and original floorboards tastefully continue throughout the room. Heading to the first floor, the primary bedroom sits at the front, with a pleasant view over the cricket ground and matches the ground floor in terms of style and quality. The interior is then completed by two further double bedrooms, and a striking three piece bathroom suite.

The outside space

The plot begins with a front garden, with plenty of space for bin storage and a variety of shrubbery and plant pots. Heading to the back garden, off of the kitchen/dining area you find a large wooden decking, plus two outbuilding, one as a utility and the other as a two storey shed, which has been used as a home office in the past. The garden faces east, capturing a good amount of sunlight in the morning, and then throughout the day, and the stone patio is perfectly placed to capture this. A large lawn, pond and flowerbeds continue down the garden to the sizeable garden room/home office. The structure is almost 6m wide, and benefits from power and a small wet room.

Living in Downend

North Street is located in Downend, just off of the main high street and is a favourite area for Bristol families. The area has been extremely popular with residents for its quiet, community feel and fantastic local high street amenities as well as accessibility to the rapidly improving Fishponds and Staple Hill High Streets, including Snuffy Jack’s micropub and FED. The area hugely benefits from several fantastic green spaces, like Frenchay Common, Oldbury Court Estate, Snuff Mills, Page Park and Stoke Park, all within easy access. For commuters, the area is also very well placed, just a short journey from the City Centre and several major employers in Filton Abbey Wood, Patchway and Aztec West, with several bus and cycle routes available, including the Bristol to Bath path which runs adjacent to the house. The area is also popular with families for having several well-regarded schools in the vicinity, such as Staple Hill Primary School and Downend Secondary School.