Stanley Park, Easton

One summer's day, a local samba band paraded down the street. Practically the whole road came out onto their doorsteps to listen, and dance and enjoy together. It perfectly captured Easton's vibrant, creative community. That lively spirit is balanced by quiet personal moments, like opening the curtains in our loft room on a sunny Sunday morning, feeling the sunlight flood into our calm sanctuary before the house wakes up.

The home

A colourful, beautifully kept four bedroom Victorian terrace on Stanley Park, Easton, arranged over three floors and full of personality from the moment you step through the stained glass inner door.

The entrance hall runs through the house, with a pretty archway and stairs rising to the first floor. To the front, the living room is a warm, sociable space with a bay window, a decorative fireplace with a timber mantel, and built in shelving filling the alcove. It opens straight through to the dining room, creating a bright, flowing space that runs from front to back, with room for a large dining table and French doors opening out to the garden.

Beyond, the galley kitchen is fitted with soft sage cabinetry, wooden worktops and hand painted blue tiles, with a gas hob, built in oven and a long breakfast bar with space for stools along the opposite wall. At the very back, a separate laundry room keeps the washing out of sight and gives a second door out to the garden.

On the first floor are three bedrooms and the family bathroom. The front bedroom enjoys a bay window and fitted wardrobe, while the middle room is currently a playful children's room with fitted cabin beds and built in storage. The third bedroom, at the rear, is currently set up as a music room and study, and would work equally well as a nursery or single bedroom. The bathroom is finished in neutral tiling, with a bath and shower over, a heated towel rail and a roof light bringing in plenty of natural light.

The loft conversion occupies the whole of the second floor and makes a superb main bedroom, with fitted wardrobes, oak flooring, a Velux skylight and French doors opening onto a Juliet balcony, with lovely views across the rooftops and gardens. It has its own ensuite shower room, stylishly finished with metro tiling, a walk in shower, a vessel basin on a timber vanity and matt black fittings.

The outside space

The garden is a sunny, low maintenance spot, paved throughout and reached from both the dining room and the laundry room. A side return lined with potted plants and trellis leads through to a courtyard at the rear, with room for a bench, a table and chairs and plenty of pots, ideal for a morning coffee or long summer evenings outside.

Living in Easton

Stanley Park is a friendly terraced street in Easton, on the borders of Eastville and Greenbank, placing it within easy reach of some of Bristol's most characterful and community-minded neighbourhoods. The area is well connected to the city centre and beyond by bike, road and train, with Stapleton Road station close by, Temple Meads a 15 minutes cycle on the cyclepath, and the M32 and A431 to Bath both easily accessible. The nearby St Marks Road is a real draw, home to Bristol Sweet Mart, Garden of Easton and East Bristol Bakery, alongside a wealth of other independent cafes, restaurants and shops popular with locals and visitors alike. Also close by are The Greenbank pub, Este Kitchen and Matter Wholefoods.
Families are well served, with a good choice of well regarded local schools nearby, along with Easton Leisure Centre. The area offers a surprising wealth of green space, from the lake and woodland of Eastville Park and the riverside walks of the Frome Valley to the peaceful Greenbank Cemetery, while the Bristol to Bath Railway Path is just minutes away, ideal for commuting into the city or for weekend strolls, runs and bike rides