55/9 Balfour Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5DP

The property

An opportunity has arisen to acquire a delightful top floor flat with charming period features situated in this most popular and sought after residential area within easy walking distance of the city centre and well located for excellent local facilities including an Edinburgh Trams stop at the end of the street. The property is situated just off Leith Walk close to Pilrig Park. Within the area are extensive facilities for day-to-day requirements including numerous local shops, supermarkets, fashionable bars and restaurants, banks and a post office. The Edinburgh Tram runs between Edinburgh International Airport and Newhaven, and there are frequent bus services leading to the city centre and other parts of the city. The nearby Omni Centre and Ocean Terminal shopping centre both have multiplex cinemas. Also within easy reach of the subjects of sale is the newly redeveloped St James Quarter shopping and dining district. Access can also be gained from the property to the main routes leading in a westerly direction to the Queensferry Crossing and in an easterly direction to the Edinburgh City Bypass connecting with the A1 to the south. The flat forms part of a secure traditional stone-built tenement which has the benefit of an entry phone system and a communal garden to the rear of the property. The accommodation comprises a welcoming entrance hall, a delightful and spacious lounge with decorative cornices and good natural light from the two large double glazed windows, a generous double bedroom to the rear, a useful study/box room, a fitted kitchen with appliances and a bathroom with three-piece white suite and shower. The property has the benefit of double glazing, gas central heating, original wooden polished flooring and stripped doors. There is potential (subject to planning permission) to convert the box room into a kitchen which would create two bedrooms in this property. There are sunny open views from the windows of the property to the front and rear - over Pilrig Park at the rear and towards Balfour Street at the front. The residents in Balfour Street have the benefit of on-street parking To appreciate the bright and spacious accommodation and the excellent location of this charming property early viewing is recommended.

Energy rating

E