5 bedroom town house for sale

28 Marlborough Street is a three-storey Georgian townhouse with five bedrooms, a private south-east facing garden, and a garage. This elegant home is set back from the street behind a small front garden.The dining room, located at the front of the house, showcases original Georgian details including a large curved wall to the rear, three-metre-high ceilings, astragal windows and a solid marble fireplace with a gas fire.To the rear of the ground floor is a galley kitchen fitted with a double oven, a four-ring gas hob, a fridge freezer, a dishwasher and a tumble dryer. The kitchen provides direct access to the rear garden.Also at the back of this level is a versatile playroom or fifth bedroom, which looks out over the garden.On the first floor, the impressive drawing room spans the full width of the house. This space is rich in period detail, with a solid wood floor, astragal windows and a marble fireplace with an open fire.A study leads off the drawing room and benefits from a skylight, filling the space with natural light.To the rear of the first floor is the principal bedroom, complete with three storage cupboards.A bathroom with a separate shower is also located on this level, along with a laundry cupboard and another storage cupboard off the landing.The lower ground floor provides three further bedrooms. The second bedroom is a spacious double at the front, while bedrooms three and four are smaller rooms to the rear.A bathroom with shower, WC and washing machine is located centrally. Opposite is further deep storage.This level also includes an under-pavement cellar at the front of the property and two outhouses to the rear.The rear garden can be accessed either from the kitchen or the basement. It is laid mainly to lawn with mature shrubs bordering it, and extends to a walled ‘cottage’ garden planted with fruit trees and shrubs.To the side of the property is a garage with space for two cars, parked in tandem, and additional off-street parking for a third car in front of the garage.
EPC Rating Band D
Marlborough Street is just a short walk from both Portobello Beach and the high street.28 Marlborough Street was designed by architect Roderick Morrison in 1823.It sits within the catchment area for Towerbank Primary School and St John’s RC Primary School.Portobello High School and Holy Rood RC High School are local secondary schools.There are also excellent independentschools nearby, including Edinburgh Academy, ESMS, George Heriot’s, George Watson’s and Loretto.Portobello High Street and the Promenade have a variety of options for dining out such as Malvarosa, Smith and Gertrude and the Beachhouse Cafe.There are also regular transport links to the city centre of Edinburgh and the popular Leith Foreshore area.