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Charming stone built detached family home requiring some modernising, sitting on a substantial double plot
Granby Road is a charming stone built detached Victorian family home occupying a generous double plot, offering bright, spacious and comfortable accommodation over ground, first and second floors. The house sits in a substantial double plot and offers generous proportions throughout, retaining a variety of original period features. These features include the impressive Victorian glazed entrance, the delightful original timber stair, intricate cornicing and detailed plasterwork, stripped timber and parquet flooring. With predominantly east and west aspects the property benefits from an abundance of natural light throughout the day with stunning views of the gardens to Blackford Hill and Arthur's Seat.
The front door opens to the glazed entrance vestibule and welcoming hallway from where the ground floor accommodation is accessed, and the stair rises to the upper floor. On this floor there is an elegant sitting room with bay-window making it an incredibly light room. Also situated to the front of the house is the elegant dining room. Both rooms have delightful plasterwork. There is also a library on this level, which could be used as a home office or family room, as well as a snug leading through to the kitchen at the rear of the house. There is also a utility room, bathroom, cloakroom and further storage.
At first floor level is the principal bedroom, which again has a bay-window as well as delightful plasterwork, a dressing room and en suite bathroom. It is a particularly comfortable and spacious room. There are two further double bedrooms also on this floor, as well as a family bathroom. The stair continues up to the top floor where there are three further bedrooms and an additional shower room.
The house sits well back from the quiet street and is well screened by a mature hedge. There is an easily maintained garden to the front of the house with a variety of colourful shrubs. A gated path leads to the front door, while there is a driveway to the south providing excellent off-street parking and leading to the large garage. To the rear of the property is a delightful west facing walled garden. The garden is well screened with mature plants, shrubs and trees creating a very private and colourful space, with well-stocked borders surrounding the generous central lawn. The grounds continue to the south side of the house where there are a variety of additional mature shrubs and trees providing wonderful colour for much of the year.
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I was particularly taken by the wonderful garden, which occupies a substantial double plot, when I first saw this charming house, which has great potential to be updated to the perfect family home.
Ben FoxProperty agent