5 bedroom detached house for sale

A once in a lifetime home within significant grounds.

Description

Northacre is a traditional 1930’s detached house and a much loved family home. Constructed from rendered elevations and hidden behind a large wall with established gardens. The property has not been exposed to the open market for some 60 years and provides plenty of opportunity.

Northacre has two storey room accommodation centred around a reception hall and with versatile living arrangements and excellent growth potential. Traditional detail has been retained, notwithstanding enhancements have been made during the tenure including a new boiler. The reception hall remains the fulcrum with principal rooms lying directly off. These include a dual aspect drawing room with a bay overlooking the loggia and windows over the rear garden. There is an adjacent dining room, adaptable for home working and the family room sits alongside which has a traditional fireplace with oak detailing into the recesses.

There is also a cloakroom and utility, whilst the kitchen includes fitted wall and base units and is functional. A large terrace spans the rear elevation with access from the lobby. The first floor has five bedrooms located off the landing and these are served by a family bathroom and separate WC.

The gardens are truly a sight to behold, measuring 0.817 acres. in all. Extensively lawned and demonstrating a wide variety of specimen plants, shrubs and trees. Of note is the indoor pool, which is also significant in scale and is a lovely addition to the home. The pool is heated with the benefit of a new recently installed oil-fired Certikin boiler. There is scope to enhance or remove the surrounding pool structure dependent upon personal preference. A private and sweeping drive culminates in plenty of car parking and garaging to the front of the house, where there are also planted flower borders and a raised lawn. A sun loggia is located to the south westerly elevation and the terrace which spans the rear elevation is ideal for al fresco dining.

Location

Stoke Bishop is located to the North West of Bristol’s commercial centre and Stoke Hill is situated within a mile of a small array of convenience stores, shops and restaurants.

For more extensive shopping, the cosmopolitan Clifton Village and Whiteladies Road are a mere 2 miles distant. Durdham Downs offers 400 acres of recreational space and parkland and Sneyd Park has a Nature Reserve.

There are a number of highly regarded schools, both state and privately educated including Clifton College, Bristol Grammar and Clifton High School. Westbury on Trym includes Redmaids, Badminton and The Free School.

The property is well served by the immediate rush route and motorway networks, the M4 and M5. For national travel there are two train stations, Bristol Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads which include services to cities nationwide. Bristol Airport has flights to many European destinations.

Square Footage: 2,590 sq ft


Acreage: 0.81 Acres

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