Lauder Road, Grange, Edinburgh, EH9

Magnificent semi-detached Victorian family home over three floors with a superb walled garden, garage and off-street parking

Description

43 Lauder Road is a magnificent semi-detached Victorian family home. Having been fully renovated by the current owners, the property successfully incorporates many contemporary fixtures and fittings yet retains a wealth of impressive original period features, catering beautifully for modern family living with accommodation set over three principal floors. The house offers bright, elegant and spacious family accommodation with a generous total floor area of just over 4,000 sq ft, including the garage. There are predominantly east and west facing aspects allowing for plenty of natural light throughout the day.

Stone steps rise to the front door which opens through a vestibule to the welcoming reception hall, from where the impressive stair rises to the upper floor and ground floor accommodation radiates. To the front is a beautifully proportioned and elegant west facing bay-windowed sitting room with fine period detail. To the rear of the property are two generously proportioned double bedrooms with a delightful outlook over the rear garden. One of these bedrooms has an en suite shower room while there is a family bathroom in addition, as well as useful storage cupboards.

The principal living space is at garden level, with a superb open plan breakfasting kitchen and family sitting room. The kitchen is beautifully appointed with solid wood units topped with granite surfaces, and has a range of high quality appliances including a gas-fired AIMS Aga. Double doors open to the dining room, which can be kept integral to the kitchen, or separated if desired. A further set of a doors open to the conservatory, which is an exceptionally bright and warm space throughout the year, and provides access into the garden. Off the kitchen there is a useful utility room, WC and scullery, with a substantial room to the front of the house which is currently used as a studio/study and an occasional bedroom. A secret door opens to a wine cellar also.

The fine stone stair rises to the first floor where the remaining bedrooms are situated. The principal bedroom, formerly the drawing room, is a particularly fine room with a west facing bay window, exquisite plaster work and dado panelling. Adjacent to this room there is a dressing room (or nursery / sixth bedroom if required) while to the other side is the principal family bath and shower room. To the rear of the property are two further spacious double bedrooms, as well as a linen cupboard and additional store.

The house is set well back from the quiet road and is approached by a driveway which leads to a detached single garage to the north side of the house, as well as a path leading to the front door. To the front of the house is a mature garden which benefits from the afternoon and evening sunlight and is well screened by mature hedging, while to the rear of the house there is a substantial, mature and colourful east and south facing walled garden which benefits from an abundance of light throughout most of the day. The garden has a wide variety of specimen plants, shrubs and trees, which provide wonderful colour for much of the year. The garden also includes a west facing summer house, providing a great area to enjoy the sun throughout the year.

Location

Lauder Road is located at the heart of the Grange, a very well-established residential suburb of Edinburgh, just over one mile drive south of the city centre. The road has little through traffic.

The popularity of the area is accounted for not only by its pleasant, quiet and leafy streets, but also by its convenient location for access to schools, local amenities and road links both in and out of town.

Nearby Bruntsfield, Morningside and Newington provide a wealth of charming local shops, bars, cafes and restaurants, along with a cinema, theatre and a choice of supermarkets.

There are a number of independent schools on the south side of the city, including George Watson's, George Heriot’s and Merchiston Castle School which are all within easy reach, as well as The Edinburgh Academy, St. George’s and Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools also readily accessible. The property falls withing catchment for Sciennes Primary and James Gillespie's High School.

Square Footage: 4,055 sq ft



Additional Info

Listing: The property is B-listed and lies within Grange Conservation Area.

Fixtures and Fittings: All fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, white goods are included in the sale. The garden furniture is excluded.