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See how verdicts work2-bedroom flat · BN1 6QR
Sold STCListed 383 days
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* Guide Price £380,000 - £400,000 * Beautifully presented and deceptively spacious, this two-bedroom property is unique Centenary House as it does not share the communal ways, feeling more like a bungalow than an apartment.
It boasts its own street entrance on the ground floor, alongside a private garage and a sunny south facing garden which becomes a wonderful extension of the home during summer, tucked away behind border walls away from the road.
With beautiful proportions and wide picture windows to fill it with natural light, this apartment is both warm and airy, and the décor throughout is immaculate and modern.
Designed and built in keeping with historic character of the area, Centenary House echoes the lines of the Victorian mansions lining Preston Road; sitting behind the original border walls with canted bay and pitched dormer windows on its roofline.
Its sash windows are double glazed, and its apartments have well-proportioned rooms with plenty of built-in storage.
You enter through a tall, secure gate on Cumberland Road which opens to the private walled garden.
It is wonderfully low maintenance as a paved space, yet there are border flower beds which add colour and scent throughout the year.
South-facing, it enjoys sunshine right through the day and is large enough for summer gatherings or relaxing in the sun’s rays at the weekend.
Stepping in through the flat’s private entrance, you are welcomed into a long corridor with a nook for hanging coats.
It is clearly a well-maintained home with a smart yet stylish neutral décor with pale wood flooring and buttermilk walls, so you can add your own flair with art and furnishings.
First to the right, the living room is dual aspect to the south and east so natural light streams in through its double-glazed windows.
There is ample space for comfortable furnishings and a dining table and chairs, and the kitchen is conveniently close by.
White Shaker style cabinets offer a wealth of storage alongside an integrated fridge freezer, washing machine, electric oven and gas hob, plus the sink has been thoughtfully placed below the window which has a leafy outlook.
Bedroom two is a lovely double room with space for freestanding furnishings, while the principal room is slightly larger, but both share the same immaculate finish as elsewhere.
All rooms have easy access to the bathroom which has again been very well-maintained by the current owners giving it a gleaming white bath suite with a shower over it and a mirrored cabinet for toiletries.
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