50 (3F1) Grove Street, Fountainbridge, EH3 8AT

The property

Situated on a tranquil residential street yet just minutes’ walk from excellent local amenities and public transport links, this traditional one-bedroom plus boxroom third-floor tenement flat represents a fantastic first home or investment property. The flat is presented to an appealing standard throughout, and has retained a selection of original features, including decorative cornicing and panelled doors. Accessed via a secure entry-phone system and a well-maintained stairwell, welcoming you into the flat is a good-sized hall, where high ceilings and crisp white décor create a fresh and airy feel. The front-facing living/dining room is bathed in light from twin windows and offers flexible scope for various arrangements. The generous galley kitchen enjoys a sunny, southwesterly aspect with leafy views over the rear garden. Here freestanding oak and stainless steel kitchen units provide ideal storage, and house integrated appliances. This is supplemented with a long worktop and shelves on the opposite wall, plus a useful boiler cupboard. The exceptionally spacious double bedroom adjacent benefits from a peaceful, rear-facing position and accommodates an assortment of freestanding bedroom furniture. The property also comprises a versatile box room fitted with a space-saving loft bed, which leaves ample room for a desk and/or storage below; a neat shower room with a glazed shower compartment and a pedestal basin; and a separate two-piece WC. Further benefits include gas central heating and double glazing and access to a south-facing shared garden/drying Green. The area of Fountainbridge is a very popular and ideal central location, approximately half a mile west of Edinburgh’s City Centre. Close to the heart of the financial sector, the area provides a wealth of local amenities (including shops, fabulous bars, restaurants and bistros, as well as easy access to Fountain Park Leisure Complex, which includes a gym, ten pin bowling and multiplex cinema), with a wider range found within walking distance (including the West End theatres and galleries, the wide open spaces of the Meadows and Princes Street Gardens). £190,000. EPC E.