2-bedroom flat · EH1 3SA
Under offerListed 45 days
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About
70 B/2 Broughton Street is a beautifully presented two-bedroom lower ground apartment with direct access to a private south west facing patio and shared garden.
The home has been comprehensively upgraded by the current owners to include a new kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, double-glazed windows and doors and full internal redecoration, while outside a new patio has been laid and the garden has been beautifully planted.
You enter into a wide hallway with solid wood flooring. The kitchen is at the rear of the home, with patio doors opening directly onto the private south west-facing patio and shared garden.
The kitchen has a solid wood worktop with white cabinets and integrated appliances including a Neff induction hob, oven and induction fan, Smeg fridge and dishwasher.
The living room and principal bedroom are both to the front of the home. Double bedroom two is at the rear with its own door opening onto the patio.
A newly installed family bathroom with shower over the bath sits in the middle of the home, along with a utility cupboard housing an integrated LG washer/dryer combo.
An additional WC is off the hallway. There is excellent storage throughout, with several large cupboards, a lined under-pavement cellar to the front and wooden garden shed to the rear.
The private south west facing patio has been upgraded with new external decking and power. The shared rear garden is beautifully kept, with lawn in the middle and mature shrubs in the borders.
A shared gated front courtyard provides further outside space.
EPC Band C Broughton Street is one of Edinburgh’s most vibrant and characterful addresses, connecting the eastern edge of the historic New Town with Picardy Place and the city centre.
Built in a classical style, the handsome sandstone terrace forms an important part of Edinburgh’s celebrated New Town architecture.
Broughton Street is particularly well known for its excellent selection of independent shops, cafés, restaurants and bars, giving the area a lively village atmosphere despite its central location.
Excellent shopping is also within walking distance at the nearby St James Quarter, Multrees Walk, George Street and Princes Street.
Residents of Broughton Street may apply for access to Queen Street Gardens East, subject to approval and payment of a modest fee.
Transport connections are excellent, with Picardy Place tram stop a short walk away, providing a direct connection to Edinburgh Airport.
Waverley Station and St Andrew Square Bus Station are also readily accessible.
70 B/2 Broughton Street is understood to be within the catchment areas for Broughton Primary School, St Mary’s RC Primary School, Drummond Community High School and St Thomas of Aquin’s RC High School.
Highly regarded independent schools within easy reach include Edinburgh Academy, Fettes College, Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools and St George’s School for Girls.
Value & comps
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