Coronation Road, Southville

"I have loved living in Southville for most of my life. As a child, I loved the amenities - the swimming pool, the YMCA, and the various sports facilities I enjoyed as well as the close proximity of both my schools, being a daily walk away. The people in Southville have always been friendly and welcoming. Today, Southville is still a vibrant area. We are lucky to have a large choice of independent shops in a busy high street. It’s always been easy to get almost everything done locally with a great deli, greengrocers, hairdresser and nail bar on our doorstep. It's been a great place to catch up with friends with the lovely cafes and restaurants we have here. Southville, we've always felt, is a small town in a big city that is so welcoming to its residents.

We have loved living here. We have enjoyed the generous proportions of the house and whether we have been hosting family and friends or just having a quiet night in, the house has never felt crowded. Beyond the house itself, our neighbours are lovely and we always look out for each other. "

The Home

This substantial four-bedroom Victorian home on Coronation Road offers generous rooms throughout, high ceilings, a large rear garden and a substantial garage at the rear of the property. The house has the proportions and character you would hope to find in a home of this period. At the front the main living room is a particularly impressive space with tall windows wrapping around the bay and bringing in plenty of natural light. High ceilings, decorative cornicing, feature fireplace and original features are abundant in this room and throughout the house. Behind this is a second reception room currently arranged as a studio / office space. Again, the proportions are generous with another fireplace and a panel of large windows looking into the garden room, bringing in plenty of light. The dining room sits further back and flows into the kitchen and garden room. There is room for a large dining table and doors open into a glazed garden room extension which provides a useful additional living space overlooking the garden. The owners have installed thermal glazing here helping the room retain its warmth through the colder months and making it somewhere they use throughout the year. At the rear is the recently updated fitted kitchen, finished with green cabinets, tiled splashbacks and a good amount of worktop and storage space. Beyond the kitchen is a recently updated modern downstairs shower room and toilet.

Upstairs are four bedrooms. The principal bedroom is a real feature of the house enjoying the same broad bay frontage as the sitting room below. Its windows look across the river with views of Cabot tower and beyond, while the room itself has more than enough space for a large bed alongside storage and wardrobe space. There are three further bedrooms, including two further doubles and a fourth bedroom which would also work well as a nursery, study or dressing room. The rear second bedroom is currently being used as a home office and is not shown within the marketing photographs. There is also a shower room on this floor which has been updated in the owner’s time here. Overall, the home has seen a number of practical improvements over the years, including a renewed kitchen and bathrooms, work to the roof and roof gullies, waterproofing around the front bay windows, triple glazing to the front of the house and double glazing to the rear.

Outside space

The garden is larger than you might expect for this part of Southville and is another important part of the house. It extends well beyond the immediate patio with mature planting giving the space a leafy, established feel while also being private. The current owners use one part as an ornamental garden filled with perennial, annual and biennial planting while another section has been used for keeping chickens. There is plenty of scope here for someone to continue with the established garden or reshape it around entertaining, growing vegetables or family life. At the very rear sits the original garage, which is not shown in the marketing photographs. This is a substantial building with its own attic roof space and is one of only a small number of original garages remaining along this stretch of Coronation Road. It is exceptionally useful for parking, storage, bikes, workshop space or a combination of the four.

Living in Southville

A short stroll across Gaol Ferry Bridge (5 minute walk) will take you to Wapping Wharf - a foodie destination set on the edge of Bristol’s historic Harbourside. Serving from converted cargo containers, you’ll find top Bristol independents including Gambas, Cargo Cantina, and Lapin. The city centre is a further 15 minutes on foot. The house also lies close to North Street, a hub for local independents, restaurants, and shops, including Michelin-recommended COR and OTHER, coffee shops Sweven and Burra, and The Tobacco Factory - a café, bar, and theatre that hosts a bustling Sunday market.

Several parks are within easy reach of Coronation Road, including Dame Emily Park with its community gardens and Greville Smyth Park. The sprawling Ashton Court Estate is a further 20 minutes beyond - an expansive 850 acres of woodland and grassland that is home to the annual Bristol Balloon Fiesta. Several highly rated schools are also within walking distance, including Southville Primary School