Listed for £425,000
February 20, 2024
Description
Edgemount, it is a detached period home which faces due south on Bonar Crescent. The house is completed in tooled natural exposed stone to the front elevation, the side and rear elevations are to white painted stone, the whole is under a slated roof. The architecture is typical of the area and there are distinctive dormer window formations at first floor level to both front and rear.
Edgemount is set amid mature, well established and stocked gardens which are broadly level and feature some nice specimen mature tree canopies.
Internally, the accommodation is laid out over two light and bright levels and the period features have been retained. The house requires a measure of remodelling and redecoration and this in no way detracts from what is a fine blank canvas upon which new owners can stamp their own personal, design, taste and style.
Ground Floor
Outer front door to entrance porch with mosaic tile floor. Etched glass door with opaque glass side screen to entrance reception hallway, electrical switchgear cupboard, dado rail, mosaic tile floor, period cornice. Sitting room with cornice, shallow bay window formation including window box seating and stores, parquet flooring, half Edinburgh press, gas fire set on a tiled fireplace and hearth, drawing room with shallow bay window, half glazed Edinburgh press, gas fire set in a timber fireplace with tiled slips and hearth, cornice parquet flooring. Dining room with corner dual aspect windows, Edinburgh press, gas fire in a tiled fireplace and hearth, cornice and parquet flooring. Wet room shower and wc with quarry tile floor, under stairs long term store. Breakfast and informal dining room with tiled floor, Burndale coffee and breakfast bar, full height stores, double open plan arches to kitchen with 2 x skylight windows, tiled floor, door to rear hall and door to rear gardens, solid fuel store.
First Floor
Period staircase turned at half landing natural light provided by half landing window, upper hallway with sheet timber flooring, bedroom 1 with steel dormer window to rear and fitted wardrobes, bedroom 2 with dormer window to front and en suite wet style shower room and wc, bedroom 3 with dormer window to front and cupboard with shower pump gear, bedroom 4 with dormer window formation to rear, family bath and shower room with recent bathroom ware and access hatch to attic space.
Outbuildings
Facing built brick double garage in tandem style, remotely operated up and over door, concrete floor, light and power, water point, personal door at rear. Boiler house and garden equipment store.
Services
Mains water, mains gas, gas fired central heating, secondary double glazing, mains drainage.
Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.
Gardens
Edgemount is set behind a substantial low level stone wall over which there is a pruned evergreen hedge. Solid stone setts form the driveway and provide vehicle hard standing and lead to the garage. Decorative slim block paved pathways lead to the front door and to the rear of the property. The front gardens are laid mainly to grass with stocked beds and borders which feature mature Pieris, Yew tree, a fine birch canopy and rhododendrons. A steel gate leads to the rear gardens which are mainly level and laid to grass with a drying green. The gardens are bounded by a stone wall and the fringes are well stocked with evergreens, a specimen birch canopy, other mature trees and a range of colourful rhododendrons, mixed shrubs and bushes.
Situation
Edgemount is located on Bonar Crescent, which is situated on the southern, upper side of the mature residential part of the west Renfrewshire village of Bridge of Weir.
Bridge of Weir is one of the popular commuter villages in the rolling countryside of the river Gryffe Valley. The village has a range of local shops including a midi sized and well stocked co-op supermarket, there are a range of other shops and services which easily cater for everyday needs and requirements. Bridge of Weir has a number of friendly cafes and welcoming country type pub restaurants. There is a reputable village primary school and Bridge of Weir falls within the catchment for Gryffe High School at Houston. Independent schooling (St Columba’s) with both junior and senior schools is at Kilmacolm, 3.5 miles to the northwest.
Most main supermarket retailers are within a few miles radius, Morrisons at Johnstone and Tesco at Linwood, the Braehead retail village (11 miles) has Sainsbury and M&S anchor stores together with an Ikea home store. A complete range of professional services, higher education, cultural and retail services are all available in Glasgow city some 15 miles to the east.
The A737 is the main trunk route to and from Glasgow airport and the city, as well as south to Prestwick airport and the Ayrshire coastline.
The nearest mainline rail station is 4 miles away at Johnstone where there is a regular city and coastal service. Glasgow airport is 7 miles to the east.
Leisure services and facilities are wide and varied. The nearby village of Houston has a well-attended tennis and squash club and there is a David Lloyd health and racquets centre at Renfrew. Inland sailing is available on Castle Semple Loch and the Firth of Clyde offers marine and chandlery services together with scenic coastal sailing.
The district has the Clyde and Muirshiel Country Park, a ranger protected wildlife and outdoor facility with interesting walks, bird sanctuary and a link with the Sustrans cycle path and walkway which connects to many other parts of central Scotland.
As with many parts of Scotland, one is never too far from a golf course and Bridge of Weir is no exception with 2 welcoming and challenging 18-hole parkland courses. Old Ranfurly Golf Course is literally 75 metres from Edgemount while Ranfurly Castle Clubhouse is about 350 yards away to the north.
Travel Directions
From Glasgow city centre proceed west on the M8 motorway. After 9 miles take junction 29 (A737) following signs Irvine. Continue on the A737 for 3 miles before taking the first exit signposted Johnstone and Bridge of Weir. At the traffic lights turn right and continue on the B789 Barrochan Road. Turn left at the next main roundabout onto the A761. Continue through the hamlet of Brookfield and on to Bridge of Weir (2.5 miles). On arrival in the village turn sharp hairpin left onto Kilbarchan Road. Continue up Kilbarchan Road for 0.3 miles then turn right onto Ranfurly Road. Continue along Ranfurly Road for 125 yards then right onto Bonar Crescent. Continue along Bonar Crescent for 150 yards to find Edgemount, number 18 on the right-hand side.
Local Authorities
Renfrewshire Council, Tel: .
Council Tax
Edgemount is in Band G, and the amount of council tax payable for 2023/2024 is £3649.65Including mains water and drainage.
EPC
EPC rating D.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Robb Residential, telephone .
Possession
Vacant possession will be given on completion.
Offers
Offers are to be submitted in Scottish legal terms to the selling agents Robb Residential, 176 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5SG. A closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the selling agents."
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