22 St. Leonards Bank, Edinburgh, EH8 9SQ

The property

22 St. Leonards Bank is a spacious, mid-terraced house that would now benefit from some modernisation to create a great family home. The accommodation is principally over two floors, together with a floored loft and various storage rooms on the garden level. Ground Floor: Entrance vestibule; welcoming hall; bright sitting room with Edinburgh press and timber mantel piece; kitchen / family room fitted with a range of wall mounted and floor standing units and ample space for a dining table and chairs; double bedroom 1 with built-in-wardrobes. First Floor: Bright landing with a generous cupola providing ample natural light and loft hatch with a Ramsay style ladder providing access to a floored loft; spacious first floor drawing room with an Adam mantel piece; double bedroom 2; double bedroom 3 with built-in wardrobes; bedroom 4; family bathroom with a white three-piece suite. Access hatch to the floored loft. Garden Level: Various storage rooms; guest shower room. Front garden with mature borders and flagstone path to the front door. Enclosed rear garden laid to lawn with mature borders. Both permit parking, (Zone 7), and metered parking is available locally. As an executry sale standard fixtures and fittings are included in the sale, and whilst believed to be in reasonable working order, are strictly 'sold as seen' and as this is a development opportunity and no warranties are given in terms of white goods, plumbing, gas and electrics. From 1 February 2022, residential properties in Scotland are required by law to have installed a system of inter-linked smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and heat detectors (the 'interlinked-system'). No warranty is given that any interlinked system has been installed in this property. Rating - D Council Tax - F Location St. Leonards Bank is a quiet, one-sided, residential street sitting in the popular district of Newington, a highly sought-after neighbourhood approximately 1 ½ miles to the south of the city centre. The area is served by an excellent range of local amenities, including a wide selection of shops, bars and restaurants. Leisure and recreational facilities include Arthurs' Seat and the wide-open spaces of Holyrood Park are accessible directly from St. Leonards Bank. The Royal Commonwealth Pool and leisure complex, the Meadows, several golf courses and the Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hills are also all easily accessible. Within easy reach is more comprehensive shopping at Cameron Toll with its multitude of shops including a Sainsbury superstore. Several other retail parks a short bus or car journey away and there is good road access to the City Bypass and to the main motorway network of central Scotland, with easy links to Edinburgh International airport. An excellent bus service connecting to the City Centre is available from both St. Leonards Street and Clerk Street, ideal for a swift commute to the city centre. There are also direct bus links to numerous popular areas such as Bruntsfield, Haymarket and Inverleith. The location is convenient for those working or studying at the Edinburgh University campuses, the Royal Infirmary and the Scottish Parliament. Local schooling includes Preston Street Primary and James Gillespie's High School, as well as a range of private schools also within easy reach including George Heriots and George Watsons College.