Summary
Style: Regency terraced house (1820s)
Type: 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en suite), 1 through living/dining/kitchen
Location: Clifton Hill Conservation Area
Floor Area: Please see floor plan
Outside: East/south facing courtyard garden
Parking: Residents Permit Zone Z
Council Tax Band: D
Why you’ll like it:
Peacefully positioned on the road, set well back from Western Road shops, this house is immaculate on approach with its white façade gleaming in the afternoon sunshine. It bears the classic architectural features of the Regency era with multi-pane sash windows and a traditional front door in deep teal with brass door furniture to complement.
The exterior is a fine indicator for the quality finish found inside, where the original character of the house has been blended with a contemporary palette and fittings. Many original features required refurbishment or were reinstated to conservation area standards to look like new, while all colours and fittings are in keeping with the era of the house.
You are welcomed into the entrance hall with space for hanging coats, then through a fireproofed pocket door to the main reception room which spans the depth of the house to create a large living room, dining room and open plan kitchen leading out to the garden.
Engineered oak flooring runs through the space, complemented by dove-grey walls and white woodwork which brightens the room further, while natural light streams through from the east via a wall of bifold doors and a vast skylight above the kitchen island. To the front, a wide, multi-pane sash window (the only original) brings in light from the west during the afternoon which filters in through white plantation shutters. There is ample space in here for entertaining, relaxation or family time which can spill outside during the warmer weather. As it cools in winter, vintage style column radiators warm the space perfectly, powered by new gas fired central heating.
With space for the keen cook, the kitchen area has been expertly designed to include a wealth of storage and integrated appliances to include a fridge freezer, fan oven, induction hob and dishwasher, alongside a washing machine and tumble dryer concealed in a cupboard – all of which will stay. Marbled quartz worktops run above the cabinetry and across the island with its waterfall edge forming a breakfast bar with seating for three, creating another sociable space for informal drinks and dining below pendant lighting.
Outside, the original flint and brick walls have been painted white to reflect the light. The patio is paved with large scale slate tiles to create a functional space, ready for the busy modern lifestyle. There is ample room for dining alfresco and barbecues, or for gardeners to enjoy potting plants to add colour. Lush greenery drapes over from neighbouring gardens, turning russet during autumn or verdant during spring and summer when the garden becomes a sun trap due to its open southerly aspect. While the sun moves over the house after 5pm, the garden retains its heat, becoming a lovely spot to sit outside, well into the evening.
Wool carpeted stairs rise to the first-floor landing where a sweet casement window frames views over the rear gardens. The principal bedroom sits on this floor, alongside the main bathroom, so it feels like a principal bedroom en suite. Colour drenching has been used in here to cover the ceiling, walls and woodwork to bring impact and cohesion to the space, paired perfectly with the green of the Moroccan style floor and wall tiles which also line the walls within the separate shower. Using a modern take on a period style, there is a freestanding claw-foot, roll-top bath, alongside a rainfall shower with traditional fittings in gold and a classical vanity unit below the hand basin.
Spanning the front of the house, the principal bedroom feels particularly spacious with a tall sash window on the westerly wall. This has been replaced, like for like, with a timber framed double glazed sash ensuring a warm and restful night’s sleep throughout the year. These can also be found within the second floor bedrooms.
Elevated higher on the second floor are two further double bedrooms, with bedroom two enjoying access to a chic en suite shower room, beautifully designed allowing for plenty of headspace below a Velux for natural light and ventilation. Blush metro brick wall tiles are again paired with the patterned floor tiles which complement the marble topped basin and cabinetry. Bedroom three sits peacefully to the rear of the house overlooking neighbouring gardens and the local historic landscape.
