About this property
Redhouse is a charming stone built late Victorian family home dating from 1897. The property offers elegantly proportioned accommodation set over ground and first floors retaining much of its original charm with a variety of delightful period features. With aspects on all sides, but predominantly to the east and west, Redhouse benefits from an abundance of natural light throughout the day, and with superb family living and reception space throughout the ground floor, complemented by five generous double bedrooms on the upper floor, this is an excellent family home.
The front door opens to an entrance vestibule and on to the welcoming reception hall where there is an inglenook seating area and from where the principal living and reception space is accessed. The sitting room and the dining room both benefit from having bay windows and face west, with a delightful outlook over the front garden. The dining room has been opened to the well-appointed kitchen, making this a versatile space ideally suited to modern family living. From the kitchen, there is a utility room at either end, as well as a larder, excellent storage and a gardener’s toilet. Also on the ground floor, and set adjacent to the sitting room is the study while there is a further cloakroom with WC under the stair.
The timber stair rises to the upper floor where the bedroom accommodation is situated. The principal bedroom is a particularly generous room with a beautifully finished en suite bath and shower room. Bedroom two has a large additional sixth bedroom or dressing room off, while there are a further three comfortable double bedroom, sharing access to the recently modernised family shower room. Accessed from this floor is a substantial floored attic, which provides excellent storage space and potential for further development, subject to the necessary consents.
The house sits well on its site, with a low stone wall with wrought iron railings around the perimeter. A gated stone path leads to steps rising to the front door, while there is generous driveway to the southern end of the plot providing ample parking for a number of cars and leading to the detached double garage. The gardens have been beautifully tended and lie to the west facing front and side of the house. The central lawns are surrounded by herbaceous borders with a wide variety of colourful and mature plants, shrubs and trees.
The proprietor of Redhouse can also apply for a key to the delightful private gardens at Merchiston Gardens, for which there is a modest annual fee.
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Local information
- Situated around 2 miles south of Princes Street, South Gillsland Road lies on the edge of Morningside within the popular residential district of Merchiston.
- Within a few hundred metres there are excellent local shops, bistros and bars, including Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Tesco, as well as cultural amenities including the King’s Theatre and Dominion Cinema.
- Local sporting facilities include a number of golf courses and there are beautiful walks in the open spaces of Bruntsfield Links and The Meadows.
- The property is ideally located for access to the financial district in the West End as well as The Gyle, Gogarburn and Edinburgh Park.
- George Watson’s is very close by, and a number of other schools, including George Heriot’s, Merchiston and Boroughmuir High School, are also within a mile or two of the property.
- The city bypass is easily accessible providing excellent access to the airport and the central Scotland motorway network.
Additional information
- Listing – Redhouse is Category B listed and lies within the Merchiston and Greenhill Conservation Area.
- Fixtures and Fittings – All fitted carpets, light fittings and white goods are included in the sale. The curtains are available by separate negotiation.
- Council Tax Band – H
- EPC Rating: D
- Tenure: Freehold
- Council Tax Band: H
