Shakespeare Avenue, Bath

An elegant Edwardian property offering 1971 sq.ft of beautifully presented accommodation over three floors conveniently situated at the top of Shakespeare Avenue close to both Alexandra Park and Beechen Cliff school.

A pretty front garden with pittosporum shrub hedging and chequered path leads to the front door. The property benefits from an electric vehicle charge point to the inside front garden wall and the property benefits from residents parking and sits within the Residents Parking Zone (RPZ) 18.

Tastefully decorated throughout, this lovely property offers naturally light open plan living with retained period detail. A chequered floor tiled entrance leads to a widening hallway with intricate balustrade and jute flooring to the staircase. The bayed sitting room and interconnected second reception room offer naturally light and open plan living with oak flooring, woodburning stove and double glazed bayed sash windows.

The kitchen dining room to the rear offers an equally light living space with its side casement windows and sash rear windows either side of the glazed door to the garden. The kitchen is high quality with pale quartz worktops and breakfast bar, hand made Shaker & May kitchen cabinets with built in Smeg, Bosch and Siemens appliances. A WC off the hallway to the rear completes the ground floor.

Upstairs, the bayed balconied bedroom to the front spans the full width of the property with double glazed bayed sash windows, woodburning stove to the fireplace and concealed home cinema screen. The canopied west facing balcony enjoys a scenic view of Alexandra Park. Bedrooms three, four and five and a family bathroom complete the first floor.

The second floor landing has a lovely herringbone parquet floor with two skylights and side casement window flooding the space with daylight. The herringbone parquet flooring continues into a fabulous double bedroom with three velux front windows and dormered rear window. This room offers plenty of storage with eaves storage to its front and a built in double cupboard to its rear. There is also a well proportioned shower room accessed from the second floor landing with mosaic style porcelain floor tiles and a stylish Crittall glazed walk in shower enclosure.

A low maintenance rear garden includes a full width sun deck seating area with artificial lawn and established west facing raised border that leads to a pergola framed patio area and garden store to the rear. A gate from the back of the garden takes you to a rear access lane and there is also a partially canopied patio side return section of garden to the side of the kitchen that could be used for bicycle storage.

Bear Flat is a popular family residential area surrounded by parks and green spaces with a great selection of schools within a mile from Bath Spa. The cul-de-sac location at the top of Milton Avenue offers a pleasant position within walking distance of the shops at Bear Flat including a local supermarket, delicatessen, Menu Gordon Jones restaurant and the Bear Inn (a popular hotel, pub and restaurant). On Bath Rugby match days, supporters can enjoy a pre match refreshment at The Bear followed by a downhill walk into Bath via Widcombe.

The area is recognised for the number of excellent nurseries, primary and secondary schools including the secondary schools of Beechen Cliff and Hayesfield. Beechen Cliff is only 0.2 miles away and Hayesfield is a downhill walk of just over half a mile. For those who commute to London, Bath Spa railway station is under a mile on foot or 1.2 miles by car with a regular bus service from Bear Flat.

Alexandra Park is within 300 metres of the property accessed from the top of Shakespeare Avenue. Great for families and dog walkers, this 11 acre park was opened in 1902 offering a magnificent and panoramic view of the city and surrounding hills. Other nearby green spaces include both Moorlands Park and Bloomfield Green with the later offering a lovely space for the children to play and leads to the Sustrans Cycle path and the famous Two Tunnels that take you to the beautiful surrounding villages and countryside past viaducts and aqueducts on your way.

Entrance - 6'0" (1.83m) x 3'4" (1.02m)
Chequered floor tiles with matwell. Ceiling cornice. Gas meter. Glazed door to hallway.

Hallway - 23'2" (7.06m) x 6'0" (1.83m) Max
Oak floorboards. Staircase with original balustrade and textured jute carpet. Understair cupboard. Original arched corbels. Ceiling cornice. Radiator with lattice cover and shelf over.

Ground Floor WC - 5'0" (1.52m) x 3'0" (0.91m) Max
Oak floorboards. LLWC. Hand basin. Gas boiler. Extractor fan.

Sitting Room - 16'9" (5.11m) Into Bay x 12'10" (3.91m)
Bayed double glazed sash windows with profile window shutters. Oak floorboards. Fireplace with woodburning stove and slate hearth. Alcove cupboards and shelving. Ceiling cornice. Ceiling rose. Picture rails. Radiator. Wide opening to reception room.

Reception Room - 12'2" (3.71m) x 10'3" (3.12m)
Sash window to rear with profile window shutters. Oak floorboards. Chimney breast aperture with wall light point above. Vertical column radiator. Door to hallway. Wide opening to sitting room.

Kitchen Dining Room - 22'4" (6.81m) x 11'6" (3.51m)
Two sash windows to rear either side of a partially glazed wooden framed door to rear garden. Casement window to side. Fixed side window with glazing bars. Seamless micro-cement floor. Black grilled period fireplace with wooden surround and mantel and wall light point above. Pale quartz worktops and breakfast bar. Ceramic double sink with grooved quartz drainer. Siemens 5-ring gas hob with stainless steel Smeg extractor over. Integrated Bosch double oven/grill. Integrated Siemens fridge freezer. Integrated Bosch dishwasher. Plumbing for washing machine. Auto-lit double doored pantry cupboard with quartz countertop and oak shelving. Handmade `Shaker & May` kitchen cabinets. Ceiling cornice.

First Floor Landing - 26'10" (8.18m) Max x 6'0" (1.83m) Max
Floorboards. Column radiator. Three pendant light points to ceiling. Dado rails. Staircase to second floor with balustrade and textured jute carpet.

Bedroom 1 - 16'9" (5.11m) Into Bay x 16'10" (5.13m)
Bayed double glazed sash windows to front with profile window shutters. Fireplace opening with woodburning stove, slate hearth and floating wooden mantel. Just-Projector `Giotto` ceiling recessed home cinema screen. Thin dado rail shelving with wall panelling below. Column radiator. Picture rails. Coved ceiling. Partially glazed door to canopied balcony.

Balcony - 6'0" (1.83m) Max x 3'0" (0.91m)
Canopied west facing seating area with wrought iron balustrade railings.

Bedroom 3 - 11'10" (3.61m) x 10'5" (3.18m)
Sash window to rear. Black cast iron period fireplace with alcove shelving to side. Painted floorboards. Column radiator. Dado shelf with vertical upright panels below. Coved ceiling.

Bedroom 4 - 11'7" (3.53m) x 9'8" (2.95m)
Sash window to rear. Painted floorboards. Column radiator.

Bedroom 5 - 8'0" (2.44m) x 8'2" (2.49m)
Sash window to side. Floorboards. Dado shelf with wall panelling below. Column radiator.

Bathroom - 8'2" (2.49m) Max x 7'0" (2.13m) Max
Casement side window. Porcelain floor tiles. Rolltop clawfoot bath with centre taps. Hand basin with copper upstands. LLWC. Column radiator with towel rail attachment. Dado shelf with panelled wooden boards under. Wall light points.

Second Floor Landing - 10'0" (3.05m) Max x 8'8" (2.64m) Max
Double glazed casement windows to side. Herringbone oak parquet flooring. Two ceiling skylights.

Bedroom 2 - 17'9" (5.41m) Max x 16'0" (4.88m) Max
Herringbone oak parquet flooring. Three double glazed velux windows to front. Double glazed casement windows to rear dormer. Built in double cupboard. Eaves storage to front. Column radiator. Decorative wooden cladding to ceiling.

Shower Room - 14'9" (4.5m) Max x 8'8" (2.64m) Max
Double glazed casemenrt windows and velux window to side. Porcelian floor tiles. Crittall glazed walk in shower enclosure. Hand basin. LLWC. Shaver point.

Front Garden - 20'0" (6.1m) x 17'0" (5.18m)
Chequered garden path to canopied front door. Outside light to canopy. Gravel bed with established pittosporum shrub hedging. Low level walls to sides and front. Electric vehicle charge point to the inside of the front garden wall.

Rear Garden - 51'0" (15.54m) x 17'0" (5.18m)
Sun deck to the rear of the kitchen dining room with steps down to artificial lawn with small central acer tree. Fencing, walls and trellis to sides. Fencing to rear with gated rear access. Pergola framed canopied patio seating area to rear with established wisteria and jasmine entwined. Side border with fan trained apple tree, grapevine, fern, rose and shrubs. Garden shed to rear with electrical consumer unit and sockets. Side opening to patio side return.

Patio Side Return - 25'0" (7.62m) x 4'2" (1.27m)
Patio. Partially canopied for covered open storage. Water tap.

Council Tax
Bath And North East Somerset Council, Band E

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