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See how verdicts work4-bedroom semi-detached house · EH12 6LU
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Set on one of Murrayfield’s most sought-after residential streets, 52 Gordon Road represents a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial family home with exceptional scope for renovation, reconfiguration and extension.
Extending to approximately 2,282 sq ft, the property already offers generous accommodation over two levels, with the scale and proportions that make traditional houses on this street so desirable.
The ground floor comprises a welcoming entrance vestibule and broad central hallway, an impressive bay-windowed lounge, a separate dining room, study, and a large dining kitchen to the rear, complemented by a utility room, pantry and WC.
This layout provides an excellent footprint for modern family living and offers clear potential to open up and enhance the rear of the house to create a superb kitchen, dining and family hub overlooking the garden.
Upstairs, the first-floor hosts four well-proportioned bedrooms, including a particularly spacious principal bedroom with adjoining dressing room, together with a shower room and additional accommodation off the landing.
The ceiling heights and room sizes throughout underline the sense of space and flexibility the house provides, and the existing layout offers strong foundations for reimagining the upper level to suit modern family requirements.
While the property now requires upgrading and modernisation, this is where its true appeal lies.
The house offers outstanding development potential, subject to the necessary consents, with obvious scope to extend further into the rear garden to create a larger open-plan living environment, as well as the opportunity to develop the attic level to form additional bedrooms, a home office or even a principal suite.
With its sizeable footprint, traditional structure and generous plot, this is a home that can be significantly enhanced to create a long-term family house of real quality and value in a blue-chip location.
Gordon Road is a highly regarded Corstorphine address, known for its handsome period homes, excellent local amenities, and convenient access to the city centre, transport links and well-regarded schooling.
Accommodation comprises: Ground floor Entrance Vestibule, Hall, Lounge, Dining Room, Large Understairs Cupboard, Study, Kitchen, Utility, Pantry, WC First Floor Landing, Principal Bedroom, Dressing Room, Second Double Bedroom, Third Double Bedroom, Fourth Single Bedroom, Family Shower Room.
Outside Space The property benefits from gated off-street parking, garage, substantial South West facing garden, and unrestricted on-street parking.
Location: Corstorphine is a highly desirable and well-established residential district to the west of Edinburgh’s city centre, popular with families and professionals alike for its excellent amenities, green space and superb connectivity.
The area offers a wide range of everyday shopping facilities along St John’s Road, including supermarkets, independent retailers, cafés and restaurants, while The Gyle Shopping Centre and Hermiston Gait retail park are both a short drive away, providing extensive high-street and larger retail options.
Leisure opportunities are plentiful, with Corstorphine Hill Nature Reserve, local parks and golf courses nearby, as well as David Lloyd Leisure and a number of sports clubs.
Schooling in the area is well regarded at both primary and secondary level, and the location is particularly convenient for access to a number of Edinburgh’s private schools.
The area is also ideally placed for those working at Edinburgh Park, the Gyle business district, or the Royal Infirmary via the city bypass.
Corstorphine benefits from excellent public transport links, with frequent bus services providing quick access to the city centre and surrounding areas.
The tram line, offering direct links to Edinburgh Airport and the city centre, is also easily accessible.
For commuters, the City Bypass, M8, M9 and Forth Road Bridge routes are all within easy reach, making this a practical base for travel both in and out of the capital.
Combining suburban space with city convenience, Corstorphine remains one of Edinburgh’s most consistently sought-after residential locations. EPC: D Council Tax Band: G Tenure: Freehold.
Viewing by appointment via Rettie & Co. EPC Rating: D Council Tax Band: G
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