SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION

Ground Floor

Entrance Vestibule, Hall, Three Double Bedrooms, Family Bathroom, Kitchen, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Garden Room, Gas Central Heating

Outside Space

Private Off-Road Driveway with Parking for Four Vehicles, Integrated Single Garage. Landscaped Front and Fully Enclosed Extensive Rear Garden with Large Lawn, Well-Planted Floral & Herbaceous Borders, Sun Terrace, Greenhouse, Vegetable Patch, Two Garden Sheds , Unrestricted Street Parking

DESCRIPTION:

Set back from the roadside on a quiet residential street, 53 Strachan Road is an attractive detached three-bedroomed family home offering generously proportioned room and versatile living and entertaining spaces.

The well-presented accommodation is as follows:

Entrance Vestibule: Sited to the left side of the house, the front door opens into an entrance vestibule with a useful row of coat hooks that leads into a welcoming hall from which the three double bedrooms and bathroom are accessed. The wood-floored hall has a large cloakroom cupboard.

Principal Bedroom: This light and bright double bedroom has a lovely bay window offering lovely views across to Corstorphine Hill Nature Reserve and a mirror-fronted double wardrobe. 

Bedroom Two: The generously sized double bedroom enjoys plenty of natural light from a large window overlooking the front garden. It has a built-in open bookshelf and a large mirror-fronted wardrobe.

Bedroom Three: This wood -floored double bedroom has a window overlooking the side of the property and could also work well as good-sized home office.

Bathroom: With a black and white colour scheme, the bathroom comprises a large shower, integrated wash basin unit with cupboard and drawers below and WC.

Dining Room: Accessed from the hall, the Garden Room and the kitchen, this large dining room sits at the heart of the property and benefits from a large overhead Velux window and wood flooring.

Kitchen: With several windows overlooking the side of the property, the fitted kitchen includes several integrated appliances including a NEFF electric oven and extractor canopy, four-hob gas burner, a dishwasher, double white ceramic sink and drainer and room for a washing machine and a standalone US-style fridge freezer. There is plenty of worktop counter space on either side of the kitchen as well as base storage.

Living Room: The spacious siting room as door entry from both the dining room and Garden Room and features a striking dark-blue painted statement wall and a period wood-surround fireplace with flueless gas fire.

Garden Room: Accessed from both the kitchen and the garden, this substantial Garden Room provides an additional dining and seating area with wonderful views across the garden. It has central heating to allow for all year-round use whilst French doors lead directly out to the rear garden.

Garage: There is a small inner vestibule between the kitchen and Garden Room that provides door access to the garage. The integrated single garage opens out to the private off-road driveway whilst there is an additional door that leads directly to the rear garden. The garage could easily be incorporated into the house as an additional bedroom, kitchen or reception room.

Outside Space:

Externally, the property can be accessed either by a pedestrian cast iron gate or via the gated driveway. There is monobloc paving in front of the property and that along with the side driveway provide parking for at least four vehicles. The landscaped front garden has an attractive pebble and wild grass feature as well as a well-planted herbaceous border. The wonderful south-facing rear garden can be accessed from the left side of the house as well as from the garage and it benefits from all day-long sunshine. The well-maintained and fully enclosed garden is largely laid to lawn with well-stocked borders, leafy shrubbery and mature apple, pear and maple trees. There is a paved sun terrace with a large area for al fresco dining and relaxing as well as a greenhouse, vegetable patch and two garden sheds.

SITUATION:



53 Strachan Road is situated in the sought-after residential area of Blackhall just under 10 minutes’ drive west of the city centre. The peaceful street has a wide pavement and grass verge with the property set back behind a high hedge that offers privacy and shelter.

The area is well served by local amenities with a convenience store, café and hairdresser on the corner of Strachan Road and Craigcrook Road whilst there is a further cluster of convenience stores, shops, and a library within walking distance at Blackhall. There is a Tesco supermarket at Davidson’s Mains and a Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, Boots and Homebase at the nearby Craigleith Retail Park.

The area is very popular with families due to its excellent selection of school including Blackhall Primary School, within walking distance, and The Royal High School whilst in the private sector there are plenty of options including Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools (ESMS), Cargilfield Prep School, St George’s School and Fettes College.

There is a good range of recreational and leisure facilities in the locality including The Royal Burgess Golf Club, Murrayfield Golf Club, Bruntsfield Golf Club and Blackhall Tennis Club. Also within easy reach is Edinburgh Zoo and Murrayfield International Rugby Stadium.

The property is surrounded by lots of lovely green spaces with Ravelston Park, which has a children’s play park and ball court and is backed by Ravelston Woods Nature Reserve, just across from the road from the property whilst there are plenty more woodland walks to be enjoyed in the nearby 140-acre Corstorphine Hill Nature Reserve. Other places within easy reach are Lauriston Castle, Cammo Estate Nature Reserve, Dalmeny Estate and historic Cramond Village and the Firth of Forth shoreline. 

The city’s extensive cycle path network can be accessed close to the property from where you can cycle or walk to many city centre locations.

The property lies only short drive from the City Bypass allowing easy access to Edinburgh International Airport and connections to all the main routes across Scotland with the M8 to Glasgow, the M90 motorway to the north and the A1 to East Lothian. There are also excellent bus links from Queensferry Road into the city centre.

General Remarks:

Proof and Source of Funds / Anti Money Laundering

Under the HMRC Anti Money Laundering legislation all offers to purchase a property on a cash basis or subject to mortgage require evidence of source of funds. This may include evidence of bank statements/funding source, mortgage or confirmation from a solicitor the purchaser has the funds to conclude the transaction. All individuals involved in the transaction are required to produce proof of identity and proof of address. This is acceptable either as original or certified documents.

Fixtures and Fittings:

The kitchen and bathroom appliances and carpets are included in the sale price. Other items such as the washing machine, tumble dryer, fridge/freezer and wardrobes can be negotiated separately with the seller. In all other aspects the treatment of fixtures and fittings within the relevant Conveyancing Standard Clauses apply.

Services:

Gas boiler central heating, mains water, gas and electricity, broadband, telephone (subject to telephone providers’ regulations.)

Postcode:

EH4 3RQ

Outgoings:

Council Tax Band Category: F

EPC:

D

Viewing:

By appointment through Rettie & Co, 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 220 4160.

Misrepresentations:

1.       The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie & Co, the selling agent, are responsible for such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained in the particulars of the property prepared by the said agent.

2.        The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contract in reliance on the said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the content of each of the said statements by inspection or otherwise and that no warranty or representation has been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to or in connection with the property.

3.       Any error, omission or mis-statement in any of the said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action.

Particulars Prepared May 2022 – First Issue.