THE BSPC PROPERTY GUIDE / FEATURE PROPERTY
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A UNIQUELY STYLED BUNGALOW IN DENHOLM WITH HIDDEN DEPTHS
Eastlea is a particularly attractive bungalow with a distinctive sandstone facade and ‘keyhole’ shaped covered vestibule and beautifully tended front gardens – all of which combine to give this family home high marks for kerb appeal. The interior is equally well presented and deceptively spacious, which is so often the case with this much loved property genre. With only three windows visible at the front, who would imagine the accommodation includes two public rooms, conservatory, kitchen, four bedrooms – one with en suite facilities – office/fifth bedroom and bathroom? In addition, the property also has an external utility, patio, garage, workshop, kennel and greenhouse. Built in 1946 as a home for a builder, everything about this house is of the highest specification. Its present owners, Stuart and Mary Beck, bought the property 19 years ago having been won over by its appealing design and spacious layout. “It was love at first sight and everything we wanted in a house,” says Stuart, who added the conservatory 12 years ago and also created the en suite shower room.
Off the entrance hall is a sitting room with windows to the front and side and a tiled fireplace with open fire. Also overlooking the front garden, the principal bedroom has an abundance of built-in storage /wardrobes and adjoining en suite shower room. Situated at the rear of the house, the kitchen has access to the garden and to a sizeable conservatory, a lovely additional room with Karndean flooring at the side of the house – fully double glazed and suitable for year round use. The family /dining room has windows that look into the conservatory although the main focal point in this room is the fireplace and wood-burning stove. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a second double bedroom with extensive built-in storage/wardrobes, and the family bathroom, which has a white suite and over-bath electric shower. A carpeted staircase in the hall leads up to the first floor, which houses two further double bedrooms, both with built-in wardrobes, and an attractive office or fifth bedroom with a rear-facing Velux window.
Storage in this house far exceeds the norm, with more built-in cupboards on the first floor landing – and a useful loft space – while the kitchen is fitted with solid wood wall and base units, marble-effect worktops and integrated appliances, leaving plenty of space for additional items such as a free-standing fridge freezer. The neat and particularly pretty front garden has a central path between two lawns bordered by mature shrubs and rose bushes. The conservatory has double doors that open onto a private and very attractive patio – the back garden, which has gated access front and back, is mainly lawn with shrub borders and fruit and vegetable plots.
Also included is a greenhouse, workshop, garage, dog kennels and external lighting – parking is also at the rear of the property, with space for up to five vehicles and access via Eastlea Drive. Eastlea is a thoroughly charming family home, centrally situated within walking distance of local village shops and other amenities. Denholm is almost equidistant from Hawick and Jedburgh, both of which are only a short drive away and offer a wider variety of shops, sport and leisure facilities.
There is also another patio and barbecue area and an external utility room fully fitted with a sink and work surfaces, plus a toilet and space for laundry appliances.
Eastlea, Jedburgh Road, Denholm, TD9 8NJ
In Region of £239,995 Details on page 32