Summary of Accommodation

Ground Floor

Entrance Vestibule, Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Home Office, Bathroom, Dining-Kitchen with Rear Garden Access, Family TV Room, Bedroom 5 Annexe with En-suite Shower Room, Utility Room, Pantry with Door Access to Potting Shed

First Floor

Principal Bedroom, Three Further Double Bedrooms, Shower Room, Landing Ramsay Ladder Access to Extensive Attic Storage

Outside Space

Private Front Driveway & Single Garage with Parking for Four Vehicles, Separate Pedestrian Entrance Gate, Single Garage with Pedestrian Door to Rear, Established South-Facing Rear Garden with central lawn, mature trees, floral planting and leafy shrubbery. Sun Terrace for Outdoor Dining, Summerhouse, Potting Shed, Gazebo, Built-in BBQ Station & Garden Shed

DESCRIPTION:

19 West Mayfield is a well-presented five-bedroom family home offering generously proportioned accommodation with flexible living spaces as follows:

Ground Floor:

·     Entrance Vestibule: With a pitched glazed roof, the light-filled entrance vestibule features Travertine flooring with underfloor heating and forms part of the modern extension to the house, added at the same time as the adjacent guest annexe.

·     Entrance Hall: The grand entrance hall with herringbone flooring gives access to all the rooms on the ground floor. There is a deep under-stair storage cupboard.

·     Drawing Room: This magnificent south-facing drawing room is flooded with natural light from the deep bay window that incorporates a delightful window seat with storage below. With lovely views of the rear garden, this elegant room with herringbone flooring is packed with period character with richly ornate cornicework and a rose circle as well as an impressive original working fireplace with black granite surround. There is a shelved Edinburgh press and access to underfloor storage.

·     Dining Room: With leafy views across the front of the house through a large window with an integrated window seat, this attractive room has plenty of space for a sizeable dining table and chairs.  There is an original fireplace housing a gas fire, an Edinburgh press and a built-in display cabinet with cupboard below.

·     Home Office: This good-sized room is currently used as a home office and has a built-in bookcase and a large window with front of house views. There is access to underfloor storage.

·     Family TV Room: Formerly the location of the original kitchen, this cosy family living room has a gas fire and a window offering a rear garden outlook. There is a ceiling clothes drying pulley.

·     Dining-Kitchen: This is a room of wonderful contrasts. A country house-styled fitted kitchen with wood-fronted cabinets is located in one part whilst a stunning glass and steel modern extension is in the other. Positioned to maximise the stunning views of the rear garden, the modern extension provides ample room for a large dining table and has French doors that open directly to the garden. The fitted kitchen includes several integrated appliances including a four-door AGA, dishwasher, base and upper storage units and a Belfast sink. A stable-style door accesses the side of the house and garage.

·     Bathroom: Useful downstairs tiled bathroom comprising walk-in shower, wash basin, heated towel rail, and a WC.

Bedroom 5: Sitting above the garage and with views of the front of the house, the self-contained annexe comprises a contemporary-styled bedroom suite with an en-suite shower room with stylish black and white tiling, a shower cubicle, wash basin, and WC.

·     Utility Room. A door leads from the entrance hall to an inner hall housing the well-equipped utility room.

·     Pantry: This versatile room is currently used for storage and has door entry to an external potting shed.

First Floor:

·     Landing: The grand original stone staircase with cast iron balustrade and mahogany handrail sweeps up from the hall up to the first-floor landing. There is access from the landing via a Ramsay ladder to extensive attic storage.

·     Principal Bedroom: With a mirror image design to the drawing below, this magnificent high-ceilinged room enjoys plenty of natural light and stunning views across the garden to Blackford Hill and the Pentland Hills from a deep bay window which has an integrated window seat with storage below. The elegantly presented room enjoys a wealth of original period features including ornate cornicing and a marble fireplace which features original tiles displaying some of the names of Sir Walter Scott’s famous novels.

·     Bedroom 2:  Bright and airy double bedroom with a pretty garden outlook from a large window with an integrated window seat. There is an original fireplace and a built-in fitted wardrobe.

·     Bedroom 3: & 4: Two further good-sized double bedrooms with large windows that have views of the mature birch tree at the front of the house. They have built-in fitted double wardrobes and original fireplaces.

·     Bathroom: This stylish modern bathroom features sage-hued tiles and has a large walk-in rain shower with separate handheld shower appliance, double wash basin, mirror-fronted vanity cabinet, towel rail and a WC.

Outdoor Space:

·     Front Garden: The house is set back behind a high hedge that provides privacy. There is a pebbled driveway with parking for two vehicles. There is both a separate cast iron pedestrian gate as well as a timber entrance gate that leads to the driveway to the single garage with space for two additional vehicles.



·     Rear Garden: This is a truly magnificent and well-established south-facing garden with a good-sized lawn, mature trees, leafy shrubbery, varied floral planting and well-planted rockeries. There is a central sun terrace for al fresco dining that is flanked by two mighty Australian cordyline palms whilst the garden also has a gazebo, BBQ station, a tiled summerhouse, potting and garden shed. There is a path that connects the rear garden to the side of the house and the garage.

SITUATION:

19 West Mayfield is situated in the popular residential area of Newington which boasts a wide range of restaurants, cafes, shops as well as the Edinburgh Festival Theatre and The Queen’s Hall. 

There are plenty of local amenities within walking distance including a Tesco Express, farm shop and butcher on Ratcliffe Terrace whilst the nearby Cameron Toll Shopping Centre has a large Sainsbury’s supermarket. 

The area offers plenty of sport, leisure and recreational activities such as The Royal Commonwealth Pool & Leisure Club, Waverley Lawn Tennis, Squash & Sports Club and several golf courses nearby.

There are many leafy parks and walking trails nearby including within Blackford Hill Nature Reserve, The Hermitage of Braid and Holyrood Park. Furthermore, there are hiking and cycling trails in the spectacular Pentland Hills Regional Park, just a short drive away.

The property lies on the doorstep of several nurseries and sits within the catchment area for Sciennes Primary School and James Gillespie’s High School with private schooling options including St Margaret’s Nursery School, George Heriot’s School, George Watson’s College and Merchiston College all within close proximity. It is also situated close to the King’s Buildings on the Edinburgh University campus, The Royal Infirmary and the city’s BioTech Quarter.

Newington is well served by excellent public transport links with bus routes that run into the city centre. Lying less than two miles south of the city centre, it is within easy reach of Edinburgh’s financial, business and shopping districts. The City Bypass is within easy reach as in Edinburgh Airport and connections to all the main routes across Scotland with the M8 to Glasgow, the M90 motorway to the north and the A1 and A68 to East Lothian & The Borders respectively.

General Remarks:

Proof and Source of Funds / Anti Money Laundering

Under the HMRC Anti Money Laundering legislation all offers to purchase a property on a cash basis or subject to mortgage require evidence of source of funds. This may include evidence of bank statements/funding source, mortgage or confirmation from a solicitor the purchaser has the funds to conclude the transaction. All individuals involved in the transaction are required to produce proof of identity and proof of address. This is acceptable either as original or certified documents.

Fixtures and Fittings:

Only appliances specifically mentioned in the particulars of sale are included in the sale price. In all other aspects the treatment of fixtures and fittings within the relevant Conveyancing Standard Clauses apply.

Services:

Gas central heating, mains water, gas and electricity, broadband, telephone, (subject to telephone providers’ regulations.)

Postcode:                         

EH9 1TF

Council Tax Band Category:

G

EPC:

C

Viewing:

By appointment through Rettie & Co, 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 220 4160.

Misrepresentations:

1.       The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie & Co, the selling agent, are responsible for such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained in the particulars of the property prepared by the said agent.

2.        The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contract in reliance on the said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the content of each of the said statements by inspection or otherwise and that no warranty or representation has been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to or in connection with the property.

3.       Any error, omission or mis-statement in any of the said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action.

Particulars prepared March 2023 – Second Issue.