House For Sale £445,000
Glennan Gardens is a prestigious Victorian terrace located in the much sought after and well established west side of Helensburgh. Formed over three floors, this impressive, beautifully presented and spacious family home has a category ‘C’ listed status, deemed to be a property of local importance. The current owners have considerably modernised, upgraded and improved the property both to the fabric of the building itself having added additional insulation, replacement double glazed windows throughout along with beautiful décor that combines some stunning period features along with a high end modern specification throughout. The house enjoys its own private, fully enclosed and safe garden grounds to the rear that are south facing, They enjoy all day long sunshine and feature artificial grass for ease of maintenance along with access from the utility room and with a gate opening to a rear lane beyond.
On entering the front garden from West Argyle Street there is an easily maintained, gravelled area and a path leading to double storm doors that open to an outer entrance vestibule which in turn leads through to the main reception hall which is a glorious entrance with timber flooring and a staircase to the upper accommodation. To the front of the house is an attractive, comfortable, yet spacious bay windowed family room with a feature marble fireplace with wood burning stove and with a shelved wall press adjacent. To the rear of the family room (and currently used as a home studio) is a well proportioned dining room with window to the rear. At the far end of the hall is a modern dining sized kitchen again with south facing rear window and fitted with extensive wall mounted and counter level units and a range of appliances. A few steps lead from the kitchen down to a sizeable utility room which in turn gives access out to the back garden. Moving on to the first floor accommodation, the centrepiece of the home is a stunning formal drawing room that features a large bay window and an additional window to the front. Again, this room features a period style marble fire surround and wood burning stove and it is a beautiful room for entertaining with leafy aspects across West Argyle Street. Also on this level, is a large double bedroom with built in wardrobes and south facing window and to the rear of the landing is a beautifully upgraded, yet period style shower room with walk-in shower, wc and wash basin. Adjacent to the shower room is a large family bathroom with separate free standing bath, walk-in shower with glazed screen, wc and wash hand basin. A further staircase leads from the landing on this floor to the accommodation on the second floor where there are two additional double bedrooms, with the lovely, bright rear facing room having a window and an additional “Velux” providing stunning views south across to the Firth of Clyde. Another bay windowed bedroom features to the front and the last bedroom is a good sized single room which would be ideal for use as a home office and again has a window to the front. The property is warmed by a modern and effective system of gas fired central heating and as already mentioned is fully double glazed throughout.
Glennan Gardens is located on West Argyle Street, with the centre of Helensburgh being just a short stroll away and providing a fantastic range of amenities. These include an abundance of shops and supermarkets, bars, restaurants and cafes along with good leisure facilities, with sports clubs, leisure facilities and great sailing on the Firth of Clyde and the nearby Gare Loch. The new Helensburgh swimming pool and gym complex is found on the pier and with the adjoining promenade providing some beautiful views across the Firth of Clyde. Helensburgh is home to good primary and secondary schools, along with private education at the prestigious Lomond School which is within a short walk. Helensburgh is perfectly placed to explore some of Scotland’s most breathtaking scenery with Loch Lomond only a few minutes’ drive away and with Glasgow also within easy commuting distance to the east. There are train stations in Helensburgh with services to Glasgow, Edinburgh and even a sleeper to London. EPC Band - C.
