House For Sale £450,000
Melville Terrace, Anstruther, KY10

This beautifully presented, Victorian mid-terraced house is situated in Anstruther and enjoys four/five bedrooms, one/two reception rooms, a generous kitchen/dining room/snug, and two bathrooms, plus a large garden and a private driveway.

Welcoming you into the hall and setting the tone for the attractive, period accommodation to follow are a vestibule and hall, with the former featuring Victorian floor tiling, a beautiful stained-glass window, and offering space for coat/shoe storage, and the latter accommodating built-in storage and enjoying solid wood flooring.

The impressive living room conveys a wonderfully light and airy ambience owing to its spacious footprint, high ceiling (adorned with cornicing and a ceiling rose), and large southeast-facing bay window with a traditional panelled surround, capturing sunny natural light throughout the day. The room further benefits from a handsome wood floor, elegant accent wallpaper, and a striking fireplace flanked by an Edinburgh press.

The home’s second reception area offers excellent potential and various options for use depending on the new owner’s requirements, including a second sitting area, a home office, a separate formal dining room, or a fifth bedroom, if ground-floor sleeping accommodation is needed. The room is decorated with charming wallpaper, enhanced by a wood floor, a fireplace, traditional cornicing, and working window shutters.

Also occupying a spacious footprint is the kitchen, dining room and snug which is situated to the rear of the property, with direct access to the garden – perfect for alfresco dining and barbecuing during the warmer months. The kitchen is equipped with cream-coloured wall and base cabinets, gleaming granite worktops, a Belfast sink, and eye-catching splashback tiling. The cabinets neatly house a Rangemaster cooker paired with an integrated extractor hood, and provision is made for additional appliances. The room is decorated in attractive, modern tones and boasts a stunning fireplace with an Aga multi-fuel stove inset. Plenty of space is provided for a seated dining area, as well as a comfortable lounge area for relaxing.

The home has four airy, high-ceilinged bedrooms, all found on the first floor and accessed via a sky-lit landing. The principal enjoys particularly generous floorspace, with ample room for freestanding furniture. It is fronted by a southeast-facing bay window with a traditional panelled surround and further benefits from neutral décor, exquisite cornicing, a beautiful fireplace, and an Edinburgh press. The remaining bedrooms all retain their original cornicing and one enjoys a fireplace, an Edinburgh press, and working window shutters.

Enjoying sympathetically contemporary design, the bathroom and shower room complete the accommodation, with the former comprising a freestanding slipper bathtub, a shower enclosure, a wall-mounted basin with an illuminated, mirrored vanity cabinet, a WC, and a towel radiator. The shower room is beautifully tiled and comprises a large enclosure with a rainfall showerhead. The home is kept warm by a gas central heating system and benefits from double-glazed sash-and-case windows to the front, with the original windows to the rear.

The house is perfectly complemented by a long rear garden, offering a fantastic outdoor space for family recreation, alfresco dining, and barbecues during the warmer months. It features neatly lawned areas, gravelled sections, patios for outdoor seating, and a number of mature trees and leafy shrubs. A gated driveway provides private off-street parking, and there is potential, subject to planning permission, to build a garage/outbuilding, if desired.

Extras: all fitted floor coverings, window coverings, light fittings, Rangemaster cooker, and integrated extractor hood will be included in the sale.

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Anstruther is the largest community on the stretch of north-shore coastline of the Firth of Forth known as the East Neuk. Originally a fishing village, the main industry is now tourism and with a 9-hole golf course, pleasure craft mooring in the harbour, and sightseeing and wildlife cruises to the Isle of May, home to the UK’s largest Puffin population. Other local attractions include The Scottish Fisheries Museum, The Secret Bunker, Famous Fish and Chip Shop along with an array of restaurants including the ‘Cellar’ and hostelries. For everyday services and essentials, Anstruther is home to a supermarket, a butchers, a Post Office, a medical centre, pharmacies, hairdressers, barbers, and beauty salons, whilst The Waid Academy, the local comprehensive school and community centre, offers a wide range of activities, including a library. For those who enjoy keeping fit, independently-owned Fit To The Core fitness studios offers classes and personal training services, Stuart Barton Physiotherapy offers gym facilities and a physio service, whilst leisure centres and pools are easily reachable in the surrounding towns. Additional entertainment can be found in St Andrews and of course, with Fife being famous for its outstanding golfing, there are a number of clubs within enviable easy reach, including Anstruther’s own on the edge of the town. Anstruther is well connected to the rest of Fife and further afield owing to excellent bus links and nearby major road links.