House For Sale £258,000
• Three bed Semi-Detached House
• Built by Wimpey Homes in the 1960s
• Brick built and with cavity wall insulation
• Roof re-tiled in 2008
• uPVC double glazed windows, doors, and patio doors
• Gas central heating (condensing combi), alarm, garage
• Two public rooms
• Four-piece bathroom (with shower enclosure) plus ground floor WC
• West facing rear garden, ideal for sun
• Within Castlehill, handy for primary schools
• Also, close by Bearsden Academy
• Set in small cul-de-sac
The semi-detached houses built by Wimpey Homes in the 1960s are bigger than the John Lawrence equivalent more commonly seen within Bearsden. They are approximately 960 sq ft/89 sq m (net internal) and this extra space is particularly noticeable in the bedrooms, especially bedrooms 1 and 3.
This Semi-Detached House has been owned by our clients since 1970 and has been a much loved and well cared for home.
Whilst decoratively, the theme is of an older vintage, much has been done to the house to improve its specification over the years – roof re-tiled and garage roof renewed (both in 2008), cavity wall insulation installed, bathroom renewed to accommodate a shower enclosure, a WC created on the ground floor, and the installation of an efficient Worcester Greenstar condensing combination boiler. The kitchen was fitted in 2004. Windows and external doors are all in while uPVC. The house is alarmed and there are smoke/heat detectors.
The house is within Lewis Gardens which is a small cul-de-sac in the Castlehill district. Here, the local primary schools of Castlehill and St Nicholas are but five minutes away, as is Bearsden Academy (currently ranked No.2 state secondary in Scotland for academic results). Within the cul-de-sac, the house is on the, arguably, preferred side of the Gardens with a west facing rear garden – perfect for capturing the afternoon and evening sun.
The subjects provide five full main apartments plus kitchen, bathroom, and WC. Internally doors were refitted, on the ground floor, with white ‘Edwardian style’ sets in 2012, which gives the rooms a brighter, more modern feel.
Ground Floor
• Hall – entered via a double-glazed uPVC front door. Under stairs storage cupboard. Doors to the lounge and to the kitchen.
• WC – created in 2012 and with modern white suite.
• Lounge – a lovely room with a wide bay window to the front. The focal point is a fire surround with a marble inlay and hearth, and a gas fire. Double doors lead from the lounge through to the dining room.
• Dining Room – this features patio doors to the rear of the property onto the rear garden’s patio and is west facing. There is a connecting door from this room to the kitchen.
• Kitchen – this has windows to side and to rear plus a uPVC double glazed back door. The appliances of cooker (halogen hob), cooker hood, washing machine, slimline dishwasher, concealed fridge, and concealed freezer, will be included.
First Floor
• The staircase ascends to an upper landing which has a gable side window. Hatch with loft ladder to the attic (used for storage).
• Bedroom 1 – this is a great sized bedroom with wide bay window to the front. Fitted wardrobe.
• Bedroom 2 – another double bedroom. Window to the rear facing west. Some fitted bedroom cabinets/storage here, plus a fitted shelved airing cupboard with a radiator in it.
• Bedroom 3 – this is where the extra space in the Wimpey semis is really noticed. This is a very good-sized bedroom that would take a double bed if needed. Makes for a super single sized room though. Deep fitted cupboard.
• Bathroom – this was renewed in 2008 to make it a four-piece suite with WC, WHB, bath and a separate shower enclosure, which has an electric Mira Sport shower. Tall towel radiator (white).
Outside
There are very neat front and rear garden areas, both with lawns. A long mono-block driveway leads up the side of the house and which will provide, easily, off-road parking for three cars, perhaps even four smaller cars. This leads to the property’s detached single garage which has power and light installed. The rear garden, which is enclosed, has a patio immediately to the rear of the house and a further gravel seating area to the back of the garage. Being west facing, it is ideally orientated to capture the sun. The rear garden has some nice planting.
This is a property that will suit couples as well as families, the latter surely drawn to the location with the proximity of the schools. Bearsden Cross, the heart of the town, is only about one mile away and just south of the Cross is Bearsden railway station with its regular services into Glasgow’s West End and city centre.
SAT NAV REF: G61 4EB
Freehold
EPC C
COUNCIL TAX E
EPC Rating: C
Council Tax Band: E
