2 bed top floor flat for sale in Leith
This stunning apartment is located in the conversion of the former B-Listed Leith Academy, which offers loft style living with a beautiful landscaped communal courtyard and an allocated parking space. There is a spacious central hallway with a large storage cupboard, leading through to an impressive bright open plan lounge/kitchen/dining room. This room is exceptionally well proportioned and has three large window units in addition to three high level smaller windows and a feature exposed brick wall. There is a superb modern kitchen area with an excellent range of units, hob, oven, overhead extractor and integral slimline dish washer, fridge and freezer all of which are included in the sale. Off the kitchen area is a good-sized utility room with fitted base units and a window unit and the boiler and hot water tank are located here. The principal bedroom is a beautifully proportioned twin windowed room with a lovely modern ensuite shower room with a large vanity mirror and a heated towel rail. The second bedroom is also a double. Both bedrooms benefit from fitted wardrobes. A modern family bathroom with a shower over the bath with shower screen, a heated towel rail and a large vanity mirror completes the versatile accommodation on offer. The blinds and light fittings are included in the sale and there is quality wooden flooring to most rooms. As well as the previously mentioned allocated parking space and landscaped communal courtyard, the property also benefits from a private storage cupboard on the ground floor of the building. The flat is heated by gas central heating and some of the windows in the flat benefit from secondary glazing. Duncan Place is situated at the bottom of Easter Road, on the edge of Leith Links, with good local amenities and shopping, including large and small supermarkets, and some of the best restaurants, cafes and bars within Edinburgh, many of which are to be found in the cosmopolitan Shore area. The city centre is within easy reach with an abundance of excellent amenities including cafe, bistros, bars and restaurants, museums, theatres, galleries and cinemas with the Playhouse Theatre and the Omni Centre being particularly close by. Shopping in Edinburgh is superb with everything from small specialist shops to prestigious department stores including John Lewis and Harvey Nichols and the new St James Quarter. Leith Links and Pilrig Park are both nearby as is the Water of Leith walkway and cycle path and there are various health and sport clubs as well as the Leith Victoria Swim Centre which is just a short walk away. Edinburgh has a good public transport service operating throughout the city including the new tram network. The main road networks, including the A1 and City Bypass, are all accessible and schooling is available in the area at all levels.
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Lounge/Kitchen/Dining Room
7.6 m X 6.46 m / 24'11" X 21'2"
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Bedroom 1
4.26 m X 3.9 m / 14'0" X 12'10"
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Bedroom 2
3.75 m X 2.67 m / 12'4" X 8'9"
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Store
3.05 m X 1.32 m / 10'0" X 4'4"
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Leith, Edinburgh East at a glance*
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Average selling price
£241,142
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Median time to sell
19 days
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Average % of Home Report achieved
103.8%
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Most popular property type
2 bedroom flat