Calton Hill | $600,000 (£475,000)
A 3-bedroom mews condo in a historic Georgian district with park entry
This rectangular three-bedroom, one-bath condo is in a mews property — a transformed secure or coach home — on a peaceable cobblestone road in Edinburgh’s historic Calton Hill neighborhood.
Calton Hill is a volcanic mound providing various historic monuments and beautiful views of the town. East of the hill is an enclave of Georgian terraces, together with the mews, that are a part of a UNESCO World Heritage Web site that encompasses Edinburgh New City and Previous City, in addition to Calton Hill. The neighborhood is centrally situated and a couple of mile from such well-liked downtown areas as Princes Avenue, St. Andrew Sq. and George Avenue. Buses, together with the 26 and 44 strains, will shave a couple of minutes off the journey.
Retailers, cafes, bars, resorts, galleries, theaters and different facilities are inside strolling distance. A brand new buying middle at St. James Quarter providing eating places, banks and pharmacies is a couple of 15-minute stroll, or a couple of minutes by bicycle or automotive.
Dimension: 1,049 sq. ft
Value per sq. foot: $572
Indoors: A personal lobby has stairs ascending to the principle residing and eating space, which has a big skylight and fuel fire in a marble fireplace. The room is filled with character, with a stone wall, shed ceiling and engaging wood flooring. On the prime of the steps off the residing space, the first bed room has a skylight and window with working shutters.
Past the principle residing space is a hallway resulting in the kitchen, two extra bedrooms and the lavatory. The kitchen has white cupboards and butcher board counter tops. One bed room has a built-in wardrobe. The toilet has twin sinks, a glass-walled bathe and a big bathtub. Closets within the hallway and lobby present storage. Parking is obtainable by allow.
Out of doors area: Occupants might apply for entry to a non-public, 11-acre communal backyard belonging to native residences for about $190 (£150) a 12 months.
Prices: The condo has no taxes on account of its classification as a self-catering unit.
Contact: Laura Mathieson, Savills, +44-131-247-3770; savills.com
Prestonfield | $600,000 (€475,000)
A two-bedroom condo in a semidetached Victorian villa with a non-public yard
This two-bedroom, one-bath condo is on the bottom ground of a semidetached 1882 villa in Prestonfield, a residential space simply south of Edinburgh’s middle. The northward view is dominated by the hills, glens and cliffs of Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags within the 650-acre Holyrood Park, which is a couple of half mile away. Additionally close by is Prestonfield Home, in-built 1687 and now a outstanding boutique lodge, and the King’s Buildings at Edinburgh College, the principle campus of the College of Science and Engineering.
Whereas Prestonfield is primarily residential, it borders the Newington neighborhood, which has outlets, eating places and bars. The Cameron Toll Purchasing Centre has groceries, banks, pharmacies and different outlets. Different close by facilities embrace the Royal Commonwealth Pool and a number of other golf programs, with the 18-hole Prestonfield Golf Membership the closest.
Bus strains into the town middle from Prestonfield embrace the two, 14 and 30 strains. Town bypass, which is minutes away, gives entry to Edinburgh Airport.
Dimension: 1,119 sq. ft
Value per sq. foot: $536
Indoors: A shared mosaic-tiled vestibule results in the open lounge and kitchen space on the entrance of the constructing, and merges onto a hallway resulting in bedrooms within the rear.
The lounge has a towering bay window looking to the entrance yard, in addition to wood flooring and interval options together with intricate cornices, a painted ornamental ceiling and a hearth. The open kitchen has a tile ground, darkish blue cupboards and area for a eating desk.
The principle bed room has a big three-panel sash window and wood flooring. The second bed room has ornate cornices, carpeting and a tall window. The windowed lavatory has a bath. There are additionally three bigger storage closets and a laundry room.
Out of doors area: The condo has a non-public wraparound grassy yard, with a small patio and bench.
Prices: About $3,257 (£2,570) a 12 months in taxes, together with water and sewer
Contact: Hazel Banner, Clyde Property, +44-131-297-5999; clydeproperty.co.uk
Trinity | $600,000 (£475,000)
A 3-bedroom condo in a Victorian-era rowhouse with a non-public yard
This three-bedroom, one-bath condo is on the highest ground of a two-story Nineteenth-century rowhouse within the Trinity district of Edinburgh. A quiet neighborhood of tree-lined streets simply north of the town middle, Trinity has a mixture of housing starting from mansions and Victorian terraces to tenement buildings and modern developments. Whereas the district is basically residential, there are supermarkets and nook shops. Nearer to the waterfront, there are pubs and cafes.
Cycle paths and walkways abound, together with inexperienced areas together with close by Lomond Park with Lomond Park Tennis Membership, and Wardie Recreation Floor. A seashore is inside strolling distance at Wardie Bay, together with crusing at Granton Seashore and the David Lloyd Leisure Centre at Newhaven Harbour. Different native points of interest embrace Inverleith Park and the Royal Botanic Backyard.
Trinity is nicely related to the remainder of Edinburgh by way of ample bus routes, together with the 23 line, which crosses the town middle. There are additionally Skylink buses from Trinity to Edinburgh Airport.
Dimension: 1,005 sq. ft
Value per sq. foot: $597
Indoors: The doorway of this second-floor condo opens to a hallway with wood flooring illuminated by a cupola. All rooms are off this hallway, together with on the far finish a spacious lounge with a fuel fire, wood flooring, built-in cabinets and unique interval options similar to ornate cornicing. A bay window overlooks Lomond Highway and has views of the Firth of Forth, the estuary separating Edinburgh from Fife.
Adjoining to the lounge, towards the rear of the condo, is an eat-in kitchen overlooking the leafy personal yard. The kitchen, with wooden cupboards and polished black granite counter tops, adjoins a small room with a farmhouse sink, home equipment and extra work area. One interval characteristic is a standard Victorian airer, a ceiling-mounted laundry drying rack on pulleys.
Three bedrooms line the hallway. One has a built-in wardrobe. The third bed room is significantly smaller than the others. The toilet has home windows and a glass-walled bathe. There’s a roomy loft area with potential to broaden, topic to planning approval.
Out of doors area: The well-maintained widespread areas of the home, together with a ground-floor entrance corridor with cupboard space, are shared with the condo under. The walled personal yard has bushes and plentiful greenery within the rear of the constructing.
Prices: About $3,981 (£3,142) a 12 months in taxes, together with water and sewer
Contact: Tom Edwards, Savills, +44-131-247-3770, savills.com
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