7 (GF) Lennox Street, West End, EH4 1QB

The property

Occupying the ground and garden levels of a B-listed Victorian terraced townhouse on exclusive Lennox Street, this four-bedroom property represents a rare opportunity to acquire a stunning family home in Edinburgh’s prestigious West End. The period property boasts a desirable semi-open-plan layout and tremendous scope for modernisation, whereas outside is an idyllic south-facing garden, enclosed and screened by rustic stone walls. Positioned behind traditional wrought-iron railings, the stone-built townhouse is characterised by handsome bay windows and an opulent balustraded parapet. Welcoming you inside is a grand vestibule, which is shared with just one neighbour, followed by the impressive entrance hall. As you step into the living room, its spectacular timber-framed bay window floods the space with natural light and at the heart of the room is a splendid fireplace flanked by classic Edinburgh Presses. From here wide double doors open into the vast and versatile dining room, creating an open-plan living space. By day the dining room enjoys a southerly aspect overlooking the tranquil rear garden, while by night a traditional gas stove lends the room a warm and cosy ambience. The dining room flows into the south-facing kitchen, which is lined with extensive storage and workspace, and features a Rangemaster gas range cooker. Returning directly to the hall, which incorporates a convenient WC, and continuing downstairs, the lower hall accommodates a master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, plus a second double bedroom with a generous built-in wardrobe, a versatile walk-in store and French doors onto the south-facing rear garden. There are also two single bedrooms with external access to the front and rear gardens respectively, and a three-piece family bathroom. The property benefits from original sash-and-case windows with some working shutters and gas central heating throughout. In addition to the charming front courtyard, the property boasts a vast, south-facing walled garden to the rear. Tis exceptionally secluded space has been landscaped to include a suntrap patio with stone steps leading up to an elevated lawn framed by mature shrubs and trees. Situated in the heart of the West End of Edinburgh, the area forms part of the New Town Conservation Area and the Edinburgh World Heritage Site, and sits among superb examples of its historic architecture. Lying within close proximity to financial heart of the city the property takes advantage of many of the Capital’s finest shops and restaurants as well as retail thoroughfares of George Street and Princes Street. HOME REPORT £625,000. EPC BAND C.