Maitland Street, Gabalfa, Cardiff

In a sought-after location just off Whitchurch Road is this lovely terraced house ideal for first-time buyers, small families, or investors, offering comfortable accommodation in a convenient setting. It is a two-bedroom non-forecourt style of mid-terrace house with facing brick front elevations, and it has a tiled roof. It is thoughtfully arranged on the ground floor to create a bright open-plan living and dining area. The fitted kitchen has a range of oak-style units. Upstairs, the property provides two good-sized bedrooms, along with a spacious bathroom. Additional features include gas central heating from a Baxi combi boiler situated in the bathroom and there are radiators virtually throughout. It is also double glazed. Outside, there is a westward-facing rear garden with access to a rear vehicular lane, and with pretty Maitland Park immediately behind the property. The Council tax band is D. The EPC Rating is D. Natural Resources Wales considers the flood risk in the area as 'very low'.

In this vibrant and very popular residential area of Heath/Gabalfa, close to UHW at Heath, the property has a comprehensive range of local amenities that include shops, stores and supermarkets, junior and senior schools that include a popular Welsh-language primary school, parks and leisure facilities that include the lovely Roath Park and its famous lake, Heath Park, and Maindy Leisure Centre, a local Post Office and historic Library. Nearby Whitchurch Road has fast become known as a hub of local restaurants, bistros, cafes and coffee shops, and there are popular pubs close-by too. Excellent bus services to and from the city centre serve the local community, and it is also only a short drive to Eastern Avenue and Northern Avenue for access on to the M4.

Entrance Hall - A modern composite front door with a leaded screen and double-glazed screen above. Dado rail and picture rail. Stairs rise to the first floor. Central heating radiator and thermostat. Open plan entrance into the living room.

Front Room - 3.07m x 3.16m approx. (10'0" x 10'4" approx.) - This is an open-plan arrangement, having originally been two separate rooms. The front room has a double-glazed picture window with top-hung casement. Curtain pole and rings. Vertical white panel central heating radiator. Chimney breast recess with inset log burner. Picture rail. Alcove shelves. Power points. An alcove cupboard houses the gas meter and the electrical consumer unit.

Dining Room - 4.14m x 3.65m approx. (13'6" x 11'11" approx.) - An open centre doorway into the spacious dining room. Central heating radiator with thermostat control. Double-glazed picture window with top-hung casement and fitted Venetian blind. Alcove cupboards and bookshelves. Picture rail. Under-stairs cloaks space. Power points. The open-plan staircase with a ranch-rail balustrade rises to the first floor. Mains smoke alarm. A stripped pine panel door opens into the kitchen.

Kitchen - 3.62m x 2.42m approx. (11'10" x 7'11" approx.) - The kitchen has a range of oak-style panel-door units comprising floor cupboards and drawers, and matching fitted wall cupboards. Open shelves, and a glass-fronted feature unit. Dark grey polycarbonate sink top and rinser bowl with monobloc mixer tap. Grey worktops with grey mosaic splashback tiling. Spotlight ceiling fitting. Electric cooker hood. Vinyl floor covering. Plumbing for a washing machine. Double-glazed picture window and side casement looking onto the garden. Fitted roller blind. Double-glazed uPVC-framed door opens to the garden. Seven power points and an electric cooker point. Central heating radiator.

Landing - The open-plan staircase rises from the living room with a ranch-rail balustrade leading to a split-level landing with a balustraded return. One power point. Drop-down ladder access to the loft. Dado rail. Mains smoke alarm.

Front Bedroom No.1 - 4.12m x 3.18m approx. (13'6" x 10'5" approx.) - A spacious double bedroom. Two double-glazed picture windows with top-hung casements. Fitted roller blinds. Curtain poles and rings. Picture rail. Central heating radiator with thermostat. Power points. Stripped pine panel door to the landing.

Rear Bedroom No.2 - 3.66m x 2.53m approx. (12'0" x 8'3" approx.) - Double-glazed picture window with top-hung casement. Curtain pole and rings and fitted roller blind. Double-door built-in cupboard with hanging and shelf space. Central heating radiator with thermostat. Fitted wall shelves. Power points. Stripped pine panel door. The window has a view across Maitland Park at the rear.

Bathroom - 2.61m x 2.41m approx. (8'6" x 7'10" approx.) - Bath with painted tongue-and-groove side panelling and an over-bath Mira electric shower. Shower curtain and rail. Pedestal wash basin and low-flush toilet. Walls tiled around the bath and shower in white ceramic tiles. Vinyl floor covering. Central heating radiator with thermostat. Dado rail. Tiled splashback to the pedestal wash basin. Electric extractor fan. Stripped pine door to the landing. Built-in airing cupboard housing the Baxi combi gas central heating boiler. Double-glazed tilt-and-turn casement window. Mirror-fronted wall cabinet and extendable make-up mirror.

Garden - At the rear is a paved patio area and path leading to a pedestrian gate access to a rear vehicular lane. To the rear of the property is Maitland Park. Timber-framed garden store shed. Brick, stone, and block boundary walls. There are mature, dug-over floral and shrubbery borders. The garden enjoys a sunny westward-facing aspect.