Kings Drive | Bishopston
For Sale
For sale for the first time since 1967, a much-loved, 4 double bedroom, 4 reception room, two-storey, semi-detached family home enjoying a much larger than normal plot with exceptional rear garden (100ft x 40ft increasing to 75ft), detached single garage and driveway parking for several cars.
Situated in a prime location for families, on a desirable road within 575 metres of Redland Green Secondary School, as well as within 435 metres of Bishop Road Primary School, offering the convenience of being within easy reach of the local shops, cafes and bus connections of Gloucester Road, as well as Waitrose supermarket on North View and Henleaze high street.
Whilst it has been a cherished home for a large family, it offers potential to extend and re-design to one’s own preferences, subject to first obtaining the necessary consents. In recent years, houses in the vicinity have undergone significant investment and improvement partly due to its location being close to good schooling and local amenities.
On the ground floor, there is a spacious reception hall with elegant turning staircase ascending to the first floor and provides access to all main rooms. The sitting room is dual aspect and has a wide box bay window, period fireplace and exposed wooden floorboards. There is also a study facing out to the front. Across the rear and interconnected there is a family room, breakfast and kitchen, with windows affording views across the garden. There is also a downstairs toilet.
On the first floor, there are four double bedrooms (two being dual aspect with large box bay windows) and a family bath/shower room. A large loft space offers scope for a loft conversion, if required.
Externally, there is generous tarmacadam driveway parking offering space for several vehicles. To one side of the house there is a detached single garage. There is a level lawned front garden. The rear garden is remarkable being 'T-shaped' and offers an exciting opportunity to for the keen gardener and already benefits with a wide variety of specimen and fruit trees.
Opportunities like this are seldom available especially in this location, and whilst in the fullness of time one might decide to re-imagine the house, it is not necessary, and a more sympathetic upgrade would be perfectly possible.
Property Features
- To be sold for the first time since 1967.
- Occupying an exceptionally large plot.
- Within 575 metres of Redland Green Secondary School.
- Extensive part boarded 11ft max ceiling height attic space.
- Offers glorious potential to extend and re-design in the fullness of time.
- Driveway parking for several cars and a single garage.
- 4 double bedrooms.
- 4 reception rooms.
- To be sold with no onward chain.
- Without question a once in a generation opportunity.
Family Comments:-
Three young boys, closely followed by two baby girls, couldn't believe it when they moved in nearly 60 years ago. The endless secluded garden, we were out of site out of mind, trees to climb, dens to be made, running around completely untethered, millions of conkers to collect, apples, pears and plums eaten straight from the trees, and the brilliant pond, collecting tadpoles, frogs, newts, watching the spawn of the frogs and newts grow and hatch. Watching the wildlife from the kitchen windows, foxes, squirrels, Jay's, woodpeckers, heron fishing in the pond, a few years back there were a family of badgers around.
Finally, when we were made to come inside, it could start again. So much space to hide and play. No neighbours could complain about the noise, because they couldn’t hear it. No parents could complain about the noise (though they still did..) because we were in a different part of the house.
Family Comments (continued...)
It is a home not a house, five children grew up there, ten grandchildren spent most of their childhood there and three great grandchildren are still regularly there. The house and the garden was our safe space, it made us feel better just by being in it, cocooning us from the real world outside.
A home full of memories with a lot more still to be made there.
GROUND FLOOR
APPROACH:
from the pavement, there is a tarmacadam driveway which runs alongside the house and offers off-street parking for several vehicles. Casement door with side panels and fanlight, opening to:-
ENTRANCE PORCH:
tiled flooring, tall moulded skirtings, ceiling light point. Parat glazed wood panelled door with stain glass panels to either side and overlights, opening to:-
RECEPTION HALL:
some 21ft in length with tall moulded skirtings, elegant easy rising turning staircase ascending to the first floor with handrail and ornately carved spindles, radiator, ceiling light point, mains switchboard control cupboard, useful understairs storage cupboard. Panelled doors with moulded architraves and brass door furniture, opening to:-
SITTING ROOM: (15' 11'' x 15' 6'') (4.85m x 4.72m)
a gracious dual aspect principal reception room, having wide box bay window to the front elevation comprising seven windows with stained glass overlights, additional window with stain glass overlight to the side elevation. Period fireplace with coal effect gas fire, tiled surround and hearth plus an ornately carved wooden mantle piece. Exposed wooden floorboards, tall moulded skirtings, picture rail, radiator, two wall light points, ceiling light point.
STUDY: (12' 6'' x 9' 10'') (3.81m x 2.99m)
two windows to the front elevation with stain glass overlights, tall moulded skirtings, radiator, ceiling light point.
DINING ROOM: (18' 0'' x 11' 10'') (5.48m x 3.60m)
dual aspect with box bay window to the side elevation comprising six windows with stain glass overlights plus additional window and stain glass overlight to the rear elevation. Exposed wooden floorboards, tall moulded skirtings, radiator, ceiling light point. Open walkways through to both the kitchen and breakfast room.
KITCHEN: (12' 6'' x 9' 11'') (3.81m x 3.02m)
dual aspect with double glazed picture window enjoying a lovely outlook down the garden plus two windows to the side elevation. Base level cabinets, roll edged worktop surfaces, stainless steel centre sink tidy with draining board to side and mixer tap over, space and plumbing for washing machine, space for gas/electric oven, space for fridge, radiator, tiled flooring, inset ceiling downlights, stainless steel extractor hood. Part glazed wooden door opening to rear hall.
BREAKFAST ROOM: (11' 10'' x 10' 10'') (3.60m x 3.30m)
three windows to the rear elevation with obscure glazed overlights. Exposed wooden floorboards, chimney breast with recess and recesses to either side (one with double opening display cabinet and cupboards below), Welsh style dresser with shelving, drawers and cupboards, radiator, ceiling light point. Blocked off door returning to the reception hall.
REAR HALL:
tiled flooring, fitted shelving, ceiling light point. Part glazed wooden door opening externally to the rear garden. Door to:-
SEPARATE WC:
low level flush wc, wall mounted wash hand basin with hot and cold water taps, tiled flooring, ceiling light point, obscure glazed louvre window to the side elevation. Wall mounted Viessmann gas fired boiler.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING:
part galleried over the stairwell with handrail and ornately carved spindles, tall moulded skirtings, ceiling light point, enjoying natural light via an obscure glazed rooflight, radiator. Loft access with pull down ladder. Panelled doors with moulded architraves and obscure glazed overlights, opening to:-
BEDROOM 1: (15' 11'' x 15' 5'') (4.85m x 4.70m)
wide bay window to the front elevation comprising seven windows with obscure glazed overlights, additional window to the side elevation with obscure glazed overlight, exposed wooden floorboards, moulded skirtings, radiator, ceiling light point.
BEDROOM 2: (17' 0'' x 12' 0'') (5.18m x 3.65m)
box bay window to the side elevation comprising six windows with obscure glass overlights, additional window to the rear elevation with stain glass overlight enjoying an attractive view down the garden, tall moulded skirtings, radiator, ceiling light point.
BEDROOM 3: (12' 0'' x 11' 11'') (3.65m x 3.63m)
three windows with obscure glazed overlights enjoying a lovely outlook along the garden with far reaching views in the distance, tall moulded skirtings, chimney breast with recesses to either side (one with built in wardrobe and cupboard above), radiator, ceiling light point.
BEDROOM 4: (12' 6'' x 10' 0'') (3.81m x 3.05m)
two windows to the front elevation with obscure glazed overlights, tall moulded skirtings, radiator, ceiling light point.
FAMILY BATH/SHOWER ROOM/WC: (7' 8'' x 7' 1'') (2.34m x 2.16m)
free standing roll top bath on ball and claw feet, shower cubicle with wall mounted shower unit and hand held shower attachment, wall mounted wash hand basin with splashback tiling, low level flush wc, radiator, obscure glazed window to the side elevation, wall light with shaver point, ceiling light point, extractor fan.
LOFT SPACE: (30' 0'' x 26' 0'' measurements taken at floor level) (9.14m x 7.92m)
(11ft/3.35m max ceiling height) part boarded and recently re-roofed with light point and Velux window offering superb scope for loft conversion subject to first obtaining the necessary consents.
OUTSIDE
OFF-STREET PARKING: (60' 0'' x 19' 9'') (18.27m x 6.02m)
a generous tarmacadam driveway offering space for several vehicles. Access to:-
DETACHED SINGLE GARAGE: (17' 2'' x 9' 5'') (5.23m x 2.87m)
metal up and over door, light and power connected, window to the rear elevation.
FRONT GARDEN: (28' 0'' x 20' 0'') (8.53m x 6.09m)
predominantly laid to lawn and enjoying a good amount of privacy from the road via a clipped hedge which also runs alongside the boundary line with the adjoining neighbour.
REAR GARDEN: (100' 0'' in length x 40' 0'' width increasing to 75'0 (30.46m x 12.18m/22.86m)
without question a rare attribute is the sheer size of this T-shaped garden which enjoys a good amount of seclusion from nearby neighbours by virtue of there being timber fencing and an array of specimen trees along the boundary. Immediately to the rear of the house there is a paved patio with ample space for garden furniture, potted plants and barbequing etc. Access to one side of the kitchen to a useful undercroft storage area. The initial part of the garden is laid to lawn with deep shrub borders to either side featuring an array of flowering plants and mature shrubs plus garden pond. The latter section of the garden is set up as a wild meadow with various fruit trees. A pedestrian gate gives access back to the driveway. Outside water tap.
IMPORTANT REMARKS
VIEWING & FURTHER INFORMATION:
available exclusively through the sole agents, Richard Harding Estate Agents Limited, tel: 0117 946 6690.
FIXTURES & FITTINGS:
only items mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale. Any other items are not included but may be available by separate arrangement.
TENURE:
it is understood that the property is freehold. This information should be checked with your legal adviser.
LOCAL AUTHORITY INFORMATION:
Bristol City Council. Council Tax Band: F
