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About
Islay Kerr House is a grand Victorian building and one of the area’s fine Mansion Houses that were built for the wealthy Merchants, including Ship Builders, who called Kirktonhill home.
It has had a varied history and was once the Headmaster’s House to the private Keil School Its future was secured, when consent was granted to convert the original building into four luxurious apartments, together with the creation of the attached Islay Kerr Mews (a single, four bed house).
The renovation of the building has made a significant contribution to the housing stock of this area, and an undoubted asset to the district.
For sale is Apartment 0/2 – a ground floor, three bedroomed conversion with its own area of private garden and its own main door access, via the apartment’s kitchen, as well as access via entrance hall of the original building (see floor plan).
The property comes with private resident parking. One will see from the imagery herein, the subjects are beautifully presented and, from the floor plan, of a generous scale.
It is a property that will appeal to individuals, couples and even families, its location close to the wonderful Levengrove Park, the Town Centre and Railway Stations being a huge asset.
Its accommodation comprises: • Hall – A sizeable space, with access door from the shared (four properties) original entrance hall.
• Lounge – A particularly large room with triple aspect windows, mainly east facing.
• Kitchen – Really well designed, large, and with direct access to Apartment 0/2’s private area of garden (a small patio garden at the rear plus area to side and via gate to a small lawned section to the front of the building).
Kitchen units are by the German manufacturer Alno. The units offer a mix of cream and mushroom coloured high gloss cabinets and those finished in matt slate colour.
Worktops, upstands, and kickboards are all in oak. Appliances include: Two ovens, induction hob, washing machine and fridge freezer. • Bedroom 1 – A generous room with bay window, with shutter blinds.
Double width wardrobe. • En-suite – A shower room with an oversized shower enclosure featuring a powerful thermostatic shower. Tiled walls and floors, chrome towel rail.
• Bedroom 2 – Another double, again with bay window and a deep fitted double width wardrobe. • Bedroom 3 – Single bedroom. • Bathroom – With four piece suite.
WC, wash hand basin, bath, and a shower enclosure within which is an electric Triton T80 shower. Chrome towel rail and again tiled flooring and to walls.
Central heating in the property is provided by mains gas, operating via a Potterton Titanium combination boiler.
Windows are all double glazed, including the kitchen French doors, and are mostly reproduction style sash and casement in white UPVc. There are two communal car parks, set to gravel, for residents.
One off Helenslee Road, via secure electric gates (also pedestrian gate here), the other from Kirkton Grove, off Kirkton Road.
There is a private garden and patio directly from the kitchen, with side shed and access to front. The Development is self-factored with costs split equally between the residents.
Building insurance is undertaken individually.
Living Room (7.9 x 4.7 (25'11" x 15'5")) Kitchen (4.6 x 5.6 (15'1" x 18'4")) Bedroom (5.6 x 3.6 (18'4" x 11'9")) Bedroom (4.4 x 3.9 (14'5" x 12'9")) Bedroom (4.5 x 2.2 (14'9" x 7'2")) En-Suite (3.2 x 1.3 (10'5" x 4'3")) Bathroom (4.5 x 2.2 (14'9" x 7'2"))
Value & comps
Land Registry doesn’t cover Scotland or Northern Ireland, so previous sales may not be on record.
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