College Road, Bath, Somerset, BA1

A beautifully presented detached five bedroom family home

Description

Dunbar' is a wonderful family home built in 1980/81. The current owners completed a major renovation on this property in 2018/19. Once inside the home you are greeted by a light filled hallway with stairs to the first floor and plenty of room for storage. The generously sized living room sits to the left with a large picture window overlooking the front garden. A lovely fireplace brings character to the room with a beautiful bath stone surround. Bedroom four which is an excellent size double can be found to the rear of the sitting room. The ground floor bathroom, consists of a corner shower unit, WC, sink unit and towel rail. The current owners have transformed the former garage into bedroom five, which is now a successful holiday let studio annexe complete with its own private entrance, parking, kitchenette and shower room. This room can also be accessed directly from the living room for family guests, and has a feature drop down king size bed giving the room excellent flexibility.

To the right of the entrance hall is a wonderful open plan family space. There are floor to ceiling windows which bring the outside in with patio doors and a stable style door to the side. There is space for a dining table making it the perfect social area come summer or winter thanks to the modern gas fire. The kitchen itself has plenty of worktop space and storage with modern integrated appliances. These include a five ring induction hob, 'AEG' double ovens and tall fridge. Plumbing for a dishwasher sits under double sinks overlooking the front gardens. There is a well located utility room with good storage and clothes drying space.

On the first floor there are three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom is a generous size and benefits from a walk-in wardrobe, bespoke built in wardrobes as well as a newly installed air conditioning and a modern en-suite shower room. The en-suite itself has a large glass shower cubicle with rain shower, WC, sink and tiled. There is also a generous loft space easily accessible from the master bedroom. Bedrooms two and three are again doubles and have dormer windows offering wonderful views overlooking the front garden. The family bathroom upstairs is located at the end of the first floor landing with a shower, WC and basin.

Externally

The gardens of Dunbar are particular note and have been beautifully landscaped by the current owners. Notably adding African hardwood electric gates for privacy as well as two carports, one with electric car charging point. The gravelled driveway allows further parking for several more vehicles. The primarily flat garden wraps around the property giving the feel of space and seclusion. The plot is mainly laid to lawn and includes a patio area for summer dining, two useful sheds, and is surrounded by mature shrubs, laurel hedges and dry stone walls or fencing on all sides.

Location

Dunbar is located on the highly sought after residential location of College Road and is ideally placed for easy access to Kingswood School and The Royal High School, along with only being a short distance from the many other excellent state and independent schools in Bath, which include St Stephen’s Primary School nearby. The M4 motorway junction 18 is approx. 9.8 miles to the north and the city of Bristol approx. 10 miles to the west. Other communications include Bath Spa Railway Station which gives direct access to London Paddington (from 73 mins) and Bristol (from 15mins) and the South West rail network.

Bath City Centre is within approx. 1.5 miles and provides a full range of independent and chain retail outlets together with many other amenities which include the Thermae Spa, The Theatre Royal and the Holburne Museum. There are also an excellent selection of fine restaurants, cafes and bars along with many world class sporting facilities at Bath Spa University, Bath Rugby Club and Bath Cricket Club. Lansdown Tennis, Squash and Croquet Club is also approx. 0.4 miles
or a 6 minute walk.

Square Footage: 2,714 sq ft