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Lefthand Upper Quarter Villa Flat, “Ashfield”, 12 Marine Parade, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, KA28 0ED Price: Offers Over £160,000 Seldom available upper quarter villa flat within a two-storey semi-detached stone-built property situated in a quiet location at the beginning of Marine Parade within sight of Kames Bay Beach, Millport, on the Isle of Cumbrae.
Accommodation comprises entrance porch, dining hallway, generous bay windowed lounge with sea views, two double bedrooms, kitchen and shower room.
The lounge offers sea views down to Kames Bay Beach, the tip of Arran and to Wee Cumbrae and open outlooks across Ninian Park and the hills beyond.
The property has double-glazing, private rear garden areas with cellar storage and paved patio area. There is also a communal drying area.
Property of this type and location rarely come to the market and viewing is recommended.
Furthermore, there is potential to develop into the loft space (subject to planning etc) : Planning Permission was granted a few years ago to open up into the loft space and create further accommodation.
To this end, a bespoke staircase was commissioned by previous owner and is situated on the bedroom floor in readiness to be utilized should the new owner choose to develop up into the roof space.
EE Rating Band E. Council Tax Band D.
Lefthand Upper Quarter Villa Flat, “Ashfield”, 12 Marine Parade, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, KA28 0ED Price: Offers Over £160,000 Seldom available upper quarter villa flat within a two-storey semi-detached stone-built property situated in a quiet location at the beginning of Marine Parade within sight of Kames Bay Beach, Millport, on the Isle of Cumbrae.
Accommodation comprises entrance porch, dining hallway, generous bay windowed lounge with sea views, two double bedrooms, kitchen and shower room.
The lounge offers sea views down to Kames Bay Beach, the tip of Arran and to Wee Cumbrae and open outlooks across Ninian Park and the hills beyond.
The property has double-glazing, private rear garden areas with cellar storage and paved patio area. There is also a communal drying area.
Property of this type and location rarely come to the market and viewing is recommended.
Furthermore, there is potential to develop into the loft space (subject to Planning etc) : Planning Permission was granted a few years ago to open up into the loft space and create further accommodation.
To this end, a bespoke staircase was commissioned by previous owner and is situated on the bedroom floor in readiness to be utilized should the new owner choose to develop up into the roof space.
EE Rating Band E. Council Tax Band D. Entrance Porch (1.50m x 1.42m (4'11" x 4'8")) Entrance via shared access pathways to the rear doorway to upper flats.
Solid wood door to half glazed patterned inner door. Carpet. Hallway/Dining (3.86m x 5.18m (at widest) (12'8" x 17'0" (at wides) Accessing all rooms this generous hallway also covers as a dining area.
Large walk-in cupboard. (3’4” x 3’4”) Storage heater. Double coving. Hatch to roof space. Carpet. Shower Room (1.63m x 2.16m!
(5'4" x 7'1!)) Located to the right as you enter the hallway, the shower room has WC, pedestal wash hand basin, large shower cubicle with electric shower, fully tiled walls and floor, wet wall panelled ceiling with downlighters.
Double glazed window on the side elevation. Dimplex extractor.
Lounge (5.72m x 4.19m (18'9" x 13'9")) The bright, spacious lounge offers sea views down to Kames Bay Beach, the tip of Arran and Wee Cumbrae from the large, double-glazed bay window together with an open outlook over Ninian Park and hills beyond with Lady Margaret Hospital in the distance.
Shelved storage alcove. High skirtings, picture rail and ornate cornice and coving. Carpet.
Bedroom 1 (3.35m x 4.17m (11'0" x 13'8")) To the right off the hallway, large double bedroom with double glazed window on side elevation, coving. Carpet.
Bedroom 2 (2.57m x 4.62m (8'5" x 15'2")) Front facing double bedroom affording sea views to Kames Bay and Wee Cumbrae and park and hillside views from large, double-glazed window. Coving. Carpet.
Kitchen (2.95m x 2.90m (9'8" x 9'6")) Generous size room with range of light beech effect wall and floor units with black marled worktops and splashback. Hob and oven, plumbed for washing machine ?
Double glazed window to the side. Attic (5.31m x 6.45m (17'5" x 21'2)) The spacious attic with sky light window to the back and front ? Offers room for potential development (subject to Planning etc).
Planning permission was approved a few years ago, now lapsed. Access is by hatchway within the dining hallway. The planned bespoke stair access is in the flat.
Gardens & Outbuildings Shared front entrance pathways to the rear with communal drying green, shared with downstairs. Private garden area to the rear.....? With private cellarage.
The seaside town of Millport is just a 10-minute ferry journey from Largs and offers a variety of local services including Primary School, Health Centre, Cottage Hospital, Library, Golf Course, Bowling Green and award-winning blue flag beach.
Glasgow is around an hour away and there are regular public transport connections available from Largs to Glasgow, Ayr, Paisley and the West of Scotland.
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