26 Greenbank Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5RY

The property

South facing, bright and spacious extended detached bungalow now requiring completion works situated in the sought after Greenbank area of the city. This family home enjoys stunning views to the rear over the city to the Merchants Golf Course, Edinburgh Castle, Blackford Hill, Craiglockhart Hill, Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags. Accommodation:- Ground floor level:- Entrance Vestibule, Hall, bay Sittingroom, Livingroom with sun terrace off, 3 Bedrooms and Shower room. 1st floor:- Master Bedroom with en-suite Dressing room and Bathroom. Garden level:- Large open plan Kitchen/Dining/Family room, Utility room and store with potential to create an additional Bathroom. Cellar storage. Gardens to front and rear. Garage. Greenbank Road is situated in a much sought after location only 3.5 miles south of the City Centre and within easy reach of the City Bypass. The nearby shopping centres at Morningside and Bruntsfield offer a wide range of local and speciality shopping including traditional butchers, fishmongers and cheesemongers as well as a Waitrose, Marks & Spencer food store, Sainsbury and Tesco minimarts. It also boasts the privately owned Dominion Cinema as well as the Churchill Theatre and a wide variety of restaurants, bars and bistros. In the other direction a five minute drive will take you to the Tesco Superstore at Colinton Mains. Braidburn Valley and the nearby Braid Hills Park are popular recreational areas as is the extensive Pentland Hills Country Park which is situated nearby at Hillend also home to a large dry ski slope. There are several fine golf courses in the area including the Merchants, Mortonhall and Braid Hills Golf Centre and access to the City Centre is easily obtained by car or by the excellent public transport services at Greenbank Crescent. A five minute drive south takes you to Edinburgh City Bypass and from there the central motorway network, Forth Road Bridge and Edinburgh International Airport. The property is in the school catchment area for the well regarded South Morningside Primary School and Boroughmuir High School and in the private sector is close to George Watson's College at Merchiston, Merchiston Castle School at Colinton and George Heriot's at Lauriston. Napier University and the Kings Buildings Section of Edinburgh University are also close at hand. Note: Please note this property is sold as seen with no warranties or guarantees being given for the central heating or any other services or fixtures. Full documentation is not available in respect of alterations or extensions to the house. The property benefits from gas central heating and all windows are double glazed. The house offers excellent potential for those wishing to carry out finishing works to the attic and garden level extensions to form a superb family home to their own taste and specification. A solid wood entrance door opens to the Vestibule which, in turn, has a door to the large Hall giving access to the ground floor accommodation. The light and spacious bay windowed Sittingroom faces the front and has a feature gas fire with recessed oak shelving to either side. There are 3 good sized Bedrooms on the ground floor level together with a refitted Shower room. The versatile Living room has double doors opening to a sun terrace which enjoys fine views over the city. Oak and glazed staircases give access to the 1st floor level and garden level accommodation. The upper level has a very spacious, light filled Master Bedroom with velux windows to the side and rear and this room enjoys superb views over the city skyline. A door in the 3 window velux formation to the rear opens to a potential roof terrace. A doorway opens to the en-suite Dressing room which has a central velux window to the side with views to the golf course and Craiglockhart Hill. Off the Dressing room is a large Bathroom which requires completion. The garden level comprises a spacious glass/steel/wood extension which provides a great open plan Kitchen/Dining/Family room opening onto the garden. The Kitchen area has a range of storage including an island unit and there is also a multi-fuel stove. Off the Kitchen/Dining/Family room is a good sized Utility room and a useful cellar storage area. An additional room has waste plumbing to accommodate cloak/showeroom). The house has gardens to the front and rear with mature trees, shrubs and flowers providing colour throughout the seasons. A garage and driveway provide off street parking.