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Description 77 Chapelton Drive is a semi-detached three bedroom 'Swedish Timber House' built in the late 1940s and found to be in good condition throughout.
Set on a quiet residential street in the West Lothian village of Polbeth, less than a mile to the northeast of West Calder.
It has an enclosed gravelled and mono block paved area to the front of the house, leading to a free-standing garage and back garden that is also enclosed, established and well managed.
The front door opens into the naturally lit hall that has two built-in cupboards, one of which houses the gas fired central heating boiler.
The spacious living room is dual aspect and has a door opening into the adjoining kitchen. There is access from the kitchen to the back garden.
The shower room completes the ground floor accommodation. The stair is lit from the window on the first-floor landing.
There are three comfortable double bedrooms, and the house is double glazed and has gas fired central heating.
* Three bedroom semi-detached 'Swedish Timber House' * Built in the late 1940s and set on a quiet residential street in Polbeth, West Calder * Spacious living room * Adjoining contemporary kitchen * Three double bedrooms * Shower room * Double glazing and gas fired central heating * Garage, accessed by a mono block driveway from the gravelled and paved front area * Well established and immaculate back garden Living room Dual aspect, spacious living room, with traditional fireplace and access to adjoining kitchen.
Kitchen Bright, naturally lit contemporary kitchen with floor and wall mounted storage, work surfaces with tiled splash backs and slot-in appliances.
The kitchen outside door opens into the back garden.
Three double bedrooms The bedrooms are large enough for all required freestanding furniture and one has a built-in wardrobe Shower room Shower room with three-piece suite with the basin sitting in a vanity unit.
There is a heated towel rail, and the shower runs off the boiler.
Garage The house has a free-standing garage that is approached from the road by a mono block driveway that is also ideal for off-street parking.
External The front area is partially gravelled with the remaining part laid to mono block paving.
The enclosed back garden is partially lawned with a flower and shrub border and a mature beech hedge down one side.
Location 77 Chapelton Drive, Polbeth lies to the northeast side of West Calder, situated in West Lothian.
West Calder's bustling Main Street offers a variety of independent shops, a Scotmid supermarket for daily groceries and provisions, and a choice of cafes, pubs and eateries, while more extensive shopping is available at The Livingston Centre, formerly Almondvale Shopping Centre and The Livingston Designer Outlet that are both within easy reach which together offer more than 100 high-street stores and designer outlets.
West Calder has its own primary school, while secondary education is available at West Calder High School, a state-of-the-art school built in 2018.
The 1,100-pupil capacity school is West Lothian's biggest single investment in education and has been designed with the pupil experience at its core, as well as providing facilities accessible to the local community.
Sport, exercise and leisure are catered for by West Calder's community centre with its fully equipped gym, a dance studio, an outdoor pitch, and tennis courts.
Ideal for commuters, West Calder has road links via the M8 motorway network to Edinburgh and Glasgow and its own railway station that operates regular services to both Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Council Tax Band: A Tenure: Freehold
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