A stylishly presented detached family home with magnificent views and off street parking.

Description

Ashley House is a beautiful detached family house situated on the edge of the world heritage city of Bath. The property enjoys an elevated position affording exceptional views of the city and surrounding hills. The property is beautifully presented throughout and offers well balanced family accommodation arranged over two floors.

On the ground floor is a study/living room with a bay window, enjoying a lovely outlook and a fire place with wood burning stove. There is a stylish open plan kitchen/dining room that is beautifully appointed with integrated appliances.

Of particular note is the expansive sitting/family room, a fantastic room that wraps around the rear of the house and provides excellent living and entertaining space as well as large sliding doors opening on to the rear garden. There are oak floors in the majority of the ground floor, which also includes a cloakroom and utility area.

On the first floor is a principal bedroom with en suite shower room, three further bedrooms and a superb family bathroom. There is also a further dressing room. All rooms enjoy wonderful views of the surroundings, particularly those to the front that have uninterrupted views of Bath and the Charlcombe Valley.

OUTSIDE

To the front is an abundance of off-street parking with pedestrian access to one side of the house providing access to the garden. The garden is well landscaped with a number of areas of interest.

Immediately accessed from the rear of the house is a level garden perfect for a children's play area. Sleeper-built steps then lead up through the pretty garden, with mature and established borders, to a large decked section at the top. This area of garden is perfect for al fresco dining and enjoys wonderful views over the house to the hilltops beyond. A useful home office is also positioned on this top section of garden.

Location

Set on the edge of Bath, Gloucester Road is a superb location on the outskirts of the city. Set with good access to local amenities at Larkhall.

Larkhall has a thriving village community and offers an excellent array of local amenities which include a good state primary and senior school, doctors surgery, dental practice and chemist, a national chain supermarket, delicatessen, hardware store, greengrocers, butcher, a gourmet takeaway and three pubs. There is also a local theatre and an active community centre.

The World Heritage City of Bath offers a wonderful array of chain and independent shopping, a fine selection of restaurants, cafes and wine bars and many well respected cultural activities which include a world famous music and literary festival, the newly refurbished One Royal Crescent and Holburne Museum and many pre-London shows at The Theatre Royal.

World class sporting facilities are available at nearby Bath Rugby and Cricket Clubs and at Bath University. Bath provides a wealth of well regarded schools in both the private and state sectors along with two universities. Nearby schools include Kingswood, The Royal High, St Stephens Primary School and St Marks School. Kings Edwards, Prior Park College and Monkton Combe schools are also easily accessible.

Communications include a direct line to London Paddington, Bristol and South Wales from Bath Spa Railway Station, the M4 junction 18 is approximately 8 miles to the north via the nearby A46 and Bristol airport is 18 miles to the west.

Square Footage: 2,023 sq ft