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See how verdicts work5-bedroom detached house · G61 4BQ
For saleListed 157 days
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• Eight apartment detached home in coveted address • A fabulous 1930’s property in Bearsden’s Thorn district • Set upon a large, beautifully manicured garden site • Extended over time to create the most versatile accommodation • Five bedrooms, three public rooms plus dining kitchen • Well maintained – room to update according to taste and budget • Lovely traditional features • Stunning garden space to rear • Driveway (in-out) with parking for multiple cars and detached garage Westbourne Drive, in Bearsden’s Thorn district, is one of the area’s most admired addresses.
A drive of fine pre-war Edwardian and 1930s homes along with some post-war it is nearby Thorn Park, Thorn Tennis Club and Bearsden Golf Course.
It is just west (approximately half a mile) of ‘The Cross’, the heart of Bearsden and the excellent independent retailers, restaurants, cafes etc to be found there.
This 1930’s detached home is a wonderful, property set upon a large, expertly arranged garden plot.
The house is imbued with character, retaining many of the original features and has, over time, been extensively extended to its side elevation.
The result is spacious and exceptionally well configured property of eight principal apartments (plus dining kitchen) formed over a generous footprint approaching 2,750 ft².
Summary of Accommodation - Storm door entry - Reception hallway with stair to first floor - Bay windowed lounge with feature fireplace - Bay windowed sitting room - Formal dining room - Dining kitchen - Two separate family bathrooms - Four double bedrooms, additional single room (currently set up as study/home office) - Plenty storage Externally, the property offers exceptional garden space from front to rear – plenty space, smartly arranged and with an exceptional sense of privacy.
Off street parking for a number of vehicles and a detached garage.
Situation For those with children, school catchment is Bearsden Academy and for Castlehill Primary which is but a half mile walk away.
Also within Bearsden is the Junior School for the High School of Glasgow and St Nicholas’s Primary. At The Cross is the Bearsden Early Years Learning Centre.
Bearsden Cross has an excellent selection of quality independent retailers along with a Marks & Spencer Foodhall. There is a Bank, a well-stocked Post Office and two Pharmacies.
Just south of The Cross is Bearsden Railway Station and on Drymen Road regular bus services into the West End and City Centre.
SAT NAV REF: G61 4BQ EPC : BAND D COUNCIL TAX : BAND G TENURE : FREEHOLD EPC Rating: D Council Tax Band: G
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