Situated on a quiet residential street, 8 George Avenue, Loanhead offers spacious accommodation and generous private gardens. Although requiring upgrading the property has great potential to become a fantastic family home or escape from the city centre for the professionals.
Approached from a private gated garden, bordered with green hedges, the front door opens into an entrance hall which leads through to the generous lounge. Natural light floods the space from west-facing windows and a feature fireplace (with coal fire) sits at the focal point of the room. Accessed off the lounge, the well-appointed kitchen is fitted with a range of cabinets and offers a good deal of storage and worktop space, along with two built-in larders. From here a rear hallway houses an original coal store and provides access to the substantial rear garden. The upper landing benefits from natural light and a hatch leading to attic storage. On this landing are two double bedrooms lying to the front and rear respectively. The master bedroom, with its west-facing triple window, offers two roomy built-in cupboards, whilst the second double bedroom enjoys an outlook over the rear garden and a single built-in cupboard; completing the accommodation is the three-piece bathroom.
Loanhead is a popular town in Midlothian surrounded by wide open countryside. With excellent transport links, including the nearby City Bypass, the Park & Ride facility at Straiton, and the fantastic regular buses running to the city centre and beyond, Loanhead is ideal for the city professional looking to escape from the hustle and bustle of Edinburgh. The area offers a range of local shops, banking and postal facilities, bars and take-aways; a lovely park and leisure centre. Nearby Straiton Retail Park boasts a large Sainsbury’s supermarket and an M&S Simply Food, together with a variety of high street stores, restaurants, Ikea and Asda supermarket. Further facilities are available at the Gyle shopping centre and Hermiston Gait Retail Park. The Pentland Hills Regional Park offers an array of outdoor pursuits and skiing can be found at Hillend Snowsports Centre; there are also a number of golf courses in the area. Schooling is available from nursery through to secondary level and higher education can be reached by mean of public transport.
Home Report £125,000 EPC E