Rayleigh Road, Westbury On Trym, Bristol, BS9

A versatile family house in a quiet cul de sac setting.

Description

A family house with immense character and charm, constructed from brick elevations under a pitched and tiled roof with timber double glazed windows. Origins date back to the early 1920’s and the property has evolved during the many years of family occupancy. There includes a versatile footprint with scope to accommodate a dependent relative. There is also a detached, timber framed office ideal for home working.

The property has a good sized garden, sunny and private with timber fenced curtilages and the gardens are level and lawned and with a significant sun terrace. The present owners have been in occupation for 11 years, during which time, enhancements have been made and yet further opportunity remains.

A generous reception hall is the central axis with a solid Oak front door and further casement and half glazed door leading directly to the rear sun terrace. The kitchen/breakfast room is the social hub of this family home with a quarry tiled floor. The wall, base units and work surfaces are Pine with a country feel. There is a Belfast sink, plumbing for a dishwasher and space for a range cooker with extractor over. A wide opening leads to the formal dining area, notwithstanding there is also plenty of room to eat in the kitchen. The dining area features casement windows which overlook the Loggia to the front elevation and a hard landscaped garden. The living room includes a bank of floor to ceiling doors and windows opening onto the sun terrace with book shelving installed and a recess for the television. There is also a utility with the prerequisite plumbing for the white goods and a cloakroom beyond.

On the first floor there are two bedrooms, the principal bedroom is dual aspect with casements and a velux and includes a range of built in wardrobes, eaves cupboards and a shower room. The second bedroom is well served by a family bathroom with a modern white suite. There are three further bedrooms on the ground floor which historically have been used as an annexe and one is currently a sitting room. A shower room serves the three bedrooms.

The property is approached via the drive with off street car parking for two vehicles and access to the garage, this is integrated with loft storage above. Adjacent is a very useful store room. The front garden and loggia have been landscaped and are enclosed, this captures the evening sun and there are a couple of fruit trees, a path and gate provides access to the rear garden.

The rear garden is extensively lawned, L-shaped in configuration with a raised flower bed and a sunny orientation. The home office provides opportunity for live/work and has a myriad of uses. The sun terrace is generous in scale, ideal for entertaining, relaxing and has a pergola and planted border.

Location

A quiet cul de sac close to a wide array of amenity and green space. There are local shops suitable for day to day use, whilst Henleaze includes a Waitrose.

Stoke Lodge has Town Green status presently and there are extensive woodland and gorge walks in the Blaise Castle Estate. Westbury On Trym lies to the North West of the city and has a number of highly regarded primary schools with access to independent secondary schools as well as the Bristol Free School.

There are sporting pursuits available and on the cusp including golf courses, health, leisure and tennis clubs. For transport there are good communication links to the city centre and motorway networks.

Rail services include Bristol Temple Meads serving the wider country and Bristol Parkway has a fast train to London Paddington.

Square Footage: 2,243 sq ft



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