The Willows Cottage, The Camps, Kirknewton, EH27 8DF

Fixed Price £380,000

Rare opportunity to purchase a well presented, single storey detached Cottage located in approximately 1.5 acres of land offering substantial family accommodation with extensive mature gardens, and with outbuildings comprising a sizeable Workshop, Yard and separate detached double car garage/further Workshop with loft storage.

The spacious family accommodation comprises briefly:
Entrance vestibule, Hall, Sittingroom, Kitchen/Diningroom, four Double Bedrooms, Bedroom 5/Family room, office/study, Bathroom and shower room. Garage/Workshop and separate detached double garage with loft storage.

Mature garden ground to front, side and rear, the rear garden facing south and west and with views across open countryside. To the side of the property is a sizeable yard with ample parking for numerous cars and other vehicles. Viewing essential for those wishing to run a small business from home.

The property benefits from oil fired central heating and double glazing throughout.

LOCATION:
The Willows Cottage is located to the southwest of The Camps which lies between Kirknewton and East Calder and contains a mix of residential and commercial properties. The nearby town of East Calder offers a wide range of local shops, a Library, Doctor and Dentist.

Primary schooling is available in East Calder, with Secondary schooling provision in nearby West Calder. The Railway Station at Kirknewton provides a regular service to both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and there are bus services also to Edinburgh and to surrounding towns and Villages.

More extensive retail shopping, restaurants and sporting and leisure facilities are available at Livingston, a short drive away, and the facilities of The Gyle Shopping Centre on the west side of Edinburgh are also within easy reach.

The property is also well located for access to the Edinburgh CityBypass, the M8 and M9 motorway networks and Edinburgh
Airport.

DESCRIPTION:
The property has been extended and modernised and has been well maintained and improved by the present owners. The house offers spacious and flexible family accommodation. The entrance door leads to a tiled entrance vestibule from which a glazed door leads to the inner hall. All rooms are located to the rear of the property with open views over the rear garden.

The well proportioned sittingroom has a feature sandstone wall and attractive granite hearth housing a living flame gas fire. A door leads from the sittingroom into a further inner hall with Pergo flooring which gives access to the main family bathroom, study/office and kitchen/diningroom.

The kitchen is bright and spacious, well-fitted with a range of floor and wall-mounted units in dark oak with complimentary work surfaces, breakfast bar and tiled splashbacks. One and a half bowl stainless steel sink and drainer. Stainless steel five burner hob (Bosch) with extractor hood, and electric double oven and grill.
Plumbed for automatic washing machine and dishwasher. French doors from the dining area and a semiglazed door from the kitchen area give direct access to the rear garden.

The bedrooms all enter off the main hallway, three of the bedrooms having built-in wardrobes with sliding mirror doors, all offering hanging space with shelves over. The showerroom consists of a three piece suite with wide-base showertray, and is mainly tiled but with wet board in the shower area.

The family bathroom is fully tiled, with ceramic tiled flooring and contains a four piece suite comprising corner bath, separate shower cubicle, washhand basin and wc, and has a ladder-style heated towel rail radiator.

There are telephone points in the sittingroom, kitchen, office, hall and master bedroom with a television point in the sittingroom. There is excellent storage within the property with, in addition to the wardrobes in the bedrooms, two large cupboards entering off the hallway, one of which is shelved for use as an airing cupboard. There are access hatches leading to the loft which is partly floored.

The main garage/workshop is accessed by double doors from the yard, and also has a door leading to the rear garden. It
benefits from power, light and a water supply. The separate detached double garage/additional workshop is again
accessed from the yard.

The garden has been well landscaped with the main part of the garden being fully enclosed and laid mainly to lawn
and bounded by mature trees (including cherry and pear trees) and a variety of established shrubs. Part of the garden is used as a fruit and vegetable plot and is well stocked, the stock including potatoes, peas, rhubarb, raspberries and
strawberries.

There is a large wooden shed located in this area which the owner may wish to remove but which may be available for sale by separate negotiation. The greenhouse located in the front garden is included in the sale price.

There is a patio area to the rear of the house, accessed by the patio doors from the dining area and also by way of a sun room accessed from the family room.

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
All fitted carpets, blinds and light fittings throughout, the integral five burner gas hob and electric double oven and grill, and the greenhouse.

SERVICES:
Oil fired central heating with the boiler located in the kitchen. The oil storage tank is located close to the entrance
driveway, close to the LPG tank, there being no mains gas serving the property.

There is mains electricity and mains water, but drainage is private to a septic tank located within the boundaries of the property, and which tank is also used by one adjoining property.

COUNCIL TAX: Band E

PRICE: Fixed price £380,000

DIRECTIONS:
From Edinburgh: travel west along the A71 through the village of Wilkieston. Take the first exit right after Wilkieston
onto the B7015 (signposted Camps and East Calder). Pass the first exit left into The Camps, and continue round the B7015 taking the next exit left. The Willows is then accessed by taking the first exit right, and is entered along a
shared driveway.

Arrange a viewing or call 0131 556 2896

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