Summary of Accommodation

Ground Floor

Entrance Vestibule, Entrance Hall, Sitting Room, Dining-Kitchen with Rear Garden Access, WC Room, Utility Room with Rear Garden Access, Two Hall Cloakroom Cupboards

First Floor

Drawing Room, Principal Bedroom with Jack & Jill Bathroom, Bedroom 2

Second Floor

Three Further Bedrooms, Family Bathroom

Outside Space

Enclosed Front Garden with Entrance Pathway, Large Rear Garden with Stone Storeroom, Sun Terrace, Lawn, Well-Planted Borders with Mature Trees & Floral Planting

Residents’ Parking Permit & Meter Parking Available on Duncan Street & Surrounding Streets

DESCRIPTION:

3 Duncan Street is an elegant mid-terrace Georgian five-bedroom house with a wealth of period charm. The spacious accommodation is as follows:

Ground Floor:

Entrance Vestibule: Entry to the house is via a stone pathway that leads up to the traditional Georgian front door and opens into an entrance vestibule featuring original floor tiling and cornicework.

Entrance Hall: A glass-panelled inner door opens into an original floor-tiled hall. There are two hall cloakroom cupboards.

Sitting Room: With a beautiful view of a mature birch tree in the front garden, the current owners currently use this room as a comfortable sitting room and home office. The well-presented room features plenty of original features including two sash windows, wood floorboards, richly decorative cornicework, a rose circle and a period fireplace that houses a ‘living flame’ gas stove. There is a useful shelved Edinburgh Press and a built-in bookcase.

Dining-Kitchen: This is a stunning open plan dining and entertaining space that works perfectly for modern family living. The stylish fitted modern kitchen has an integrated double electric oven, five-burner gas hob, extractor fan, microwave, double sink, and a fridge-freezer. There is a central island which cleverly separates the kitchen and dining areas and incorporates a dishwasher and a breakfast bar counter that can accommodate two bar stools. There is plenty of preparation space on the black granite countertop and storage in the cupboards below. In the kitchen, there is a large sash window which has a delightful window seat. In the dining area, there is ample room for a large dining table and there is a deep shelved cupboard to store tableware and glassware. The dining area features an original fireplace that houses a living gas fire. In addition, there is a French door that opens directly to a large, paved sun terrace in the rear garden.

Utility Room: Accessed from the kitchen, this galley-shaped utility room has an integrated sink unit with base and upper storage units and plenty of space to house a washing machine, tumble dryer, additional fridge, and freezer. There is a back door that opens to the rear garden.

WC Room: The utility room gives access to a modern bathroom with slate floor tiles, a pedestal wash basin, mirror-fronted vanity cabinet and WC.

Garden Storeroom: At the rear of the house accessed from the garden there is a large garden storeroom.

First Floor:

Staircase: A curved staircase with original iron balustrade and mahogany handle accesses the two upper floors. There is plenty of natural light flooding into the stairwell of the house from a large skylight.

Drawing Room: This elegant formal reception room enjoys plenty of natural light from three sash windows which offer lovely open views across the front garden.  The high-ceilinged room is full of period character featuring ornate cornicework and an original marble fireplace that houses a living gas fire.

Principal Bedroom: This well-presented bedroom enjoys a peaceful outlook of the rear garden and lovely views of the crab apple tree. There is an en-suite Jack and Jill bathroom which can also be accessed from the landing. This comprises a shower cubicle, integrated wash hand basin unit with cupboards below, heated towel rail and WC.

Bedroom 2: Overlooking the landscaped rear garden, this is a good -sized bedroom with an open Edinburgh Press with an enclosed lower cupboard.

Second Floor:

Bedrooms 3: Delightful bright and airy bedroom with bay window offering lovely open views across the front of the house.

Bedroom 4: A good-sized bedroom enjoying an open outlook across the front of the property.

Bedroom 5: At the rear of the house, this bedroom overlooks the garden. It has an impressive original Georgian bow-end dormer with curved wall and window.

Family Bathroom: Modern bathroom with partial tongue and groove panelling comprising a bath, a shower cubicle, pedestal wash basin, and WC. It has a sash window and access to low level eaves storage.

Outdoor Space:

Externally, the house is set back from the peaceful road with a decorative wrought iron pedestrian gate and a stone pathway that leads through the front garden to the traditional Georgian front door.

Rear Garden: This is a beautifully landscaped private garden enclosed by stone walls that benefits from several places to enjoy al fresco dining and seating. There is a lawn edged with well-stocked borders featuring mature trees (including hydrangeas and apple trees), floral planting and leafy shrubbery. At the end of the garden, there are raised beds with soft fruit and a back gate that opens to a narrow private lane that accesses Upper Gray Street.

SITUATION:

Duncan Street is situated in Newington, a highly sought-after residential neighbourhood that lies a mile south of the city centre.

The locality is well served by amenities with a Sainsbury’s superstore at nearby Cameron Toll Shopping Centre and a Sainsbury’s Local and other independent stores on nearby Clerk Street. 

Newington offers a superb range of sport, leisure, and recreational activities. The Royal Commonwealth Pool & Leisure Club sits on the doorstep as does Prestonfield Golf Club and Priestfield Tennis Club.  The stunning Holyrood Park, a 640-acre Royal Park, crowned by the iconic Arthur’s Seat, is within walking distance as is The Meadows, a large expanse of green open space with a children’s adventure play park and community tennis courts.  In terms of arts and culture, the Festival Theatre and Queen’s Hall are within easy reach as are the National Museum of Scotland and Edinburgh Castle. 

The property lies within the catchment area for Preston Street Primary School and James Gillespie’s High School with several private schooling options nearby including George Heriot’s School and George Watson’s College. Duncan Street is also conveniently located within easy reach of both Edinburgh University campuses and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Hospital.

Newington is well served by excellent public transport links with bus routes that run both into the city centre as well as to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in Little France. The City Bypass can be easily reached allowing quick access to Edinburgh International Airport and central Scotland’s motorway network (M8, M9, M90 and the Forth Road Bridge) as well as the A1 to East Lothian.

General Remarks & Information:

Fixtures and Fittings:

All curtains and fitted carpets and appliances specifically mentioned in the sales particulars are included in the sale price. In all other aspects the treatment of fixtures and fittings within the relevant Conveyancing Standard Clauses apply. Other items of furniture may be available to the purchaser by private agreement.

Services:

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

Outgoings

Council Tax Band: G

EPC Rating: D

Postcode

EH9 1SZ

Tenure

Freehold

Viewings

Viewing is strictly by appointment through Rettie & Co. 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 624 4182.

Offers

Offers should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the selling agents Rettie & Co. & Rettie LLP’s. A closing date by which offers must be submitted may be fixed later. Please note that interested parties are advised to register their interest with the selling agents in order that they may be advised should a closing date be set. The seller reserves the right to accept any offer at any time.

Internet Website

This property and other properties offered by Rettie & Co. & Rettie LLP’s. can be viewed on our website at www.rettie.co.uk as well as Rightmove, Zoopla, On The Market and The London Office.

Servitude Rights, Burdens & Wayleaves

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes whether contained in the title deeds or informally constituted and whether or not referred to above.

Important Notice

Rettie, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either in writing or by word of mouth. Any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents or the sellers. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.
2. All Rettie floorplans are drawn to RICS standard. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive and it should not be assumed that the property remains as photographed. Any error, omission or mis-statement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation or recourse to action at law. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents, including for its current use. Rettie & Co. & Rettie LLP’s have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise and ought to seek their own professional advice.
3. All descriptions or references to condition are given in good faith only. Whilst every endeavour is made to ensure accuracy, please check with us on any points of especial importance to you, especially if intending to travel some distance. No responsibility can be accepted for expenses incurred in inspecting properties which have been sold or withdrawn.

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. Rettie use electronic verification, if this is not possible original documents are acceptable.

Misrepresentations  

1. The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie & Co. or Rettie LLP’s, 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 they have not entered into contract in reliance on the said statements, that they are satisfied themselves 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 misstatement 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 February 2023 - First Issue.