40/1 Redbraes Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4LL

Property Summary

Offers Over £150,000

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A stone’s throw from Pilrig Park and St Mark’s Park, with bustling Leith Walk and the Edinburgh Tram stop on Balfour Street within easy reach, this generously proportioned one-bedroom apartment will appeal to first-time buyers and investors alike. On the first floor of a mid-terrace building, the front door opens into an attractive entrance hall with handsome wooden flooring and storage. From here you enter a bright and airy south-west facing living room. Flooded with natural light thanks to twin windows, this is a relaxing space boasting handsome wooden flooring, built-in storage, and a calm colour palette, it also has a spacious layout allowing for dining. Adjoining the living room and accessed via a sliding four-panel oak door is the modern kitchen. Well-appointed, sleek gloss white and grey wall and floor units complement grey metro brick splashback, wooden worktops, and a unique tiled floor. Integrated appliances include a five-ring gas hob, oven, and extractor hood with ample floor space for freestanding goods. Returning to the hallway and the double bedroom adjacent to the living room benefits from an abundance of natural light and a generous footprint allowing for a versatile furniture configuration. The modern bathroom which completes the internal accommodation has a white towel radiator and a three-piece white suite comprising of a bath with a wall-mounted shower, WC, and a circular countertop washbasin. Externally the property enjoys access to a shared green with a lockable shed and on-street parking. Gas central heating and double glazing are fitted throughout to ensure optimum comfort and efficiency. The property is close to local shops and leisure amenities including Leith Victoria Swim Centre.  Historic Leith is a vibrant, and thriving community with an array of leisure, dining, and retail amenities and only a short distance from Edinburgh’s City Centre. Minutes from the property is scenic Pilrig Park, whilst St Mark’s Park on the Water of Leith is also within walking distance. Fashionable restaurants and bars are in abundance on Leith Walk and the cosmopolitan waterfront Shore boasts Michelin-starred Martin Wishart’s, The King’s Wark, and Fishers. Excellent leisure amenities include Leith Victoria Swim Centre; David Lloyd at Newhaven with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, fitness classes, and a state-of-the-art gym; and The Omni Centre which has a VUE Cinema and Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Gym.  St James Quarter, the City’s world-class shopping, dining, and leisure destination in the East End houses eighty retailers and over thirty restaurants. Daily shopping needs are met by a range of convenience stores, and independent retailers, and there is a Lidl on Newkirkgate and a Tesco on Duke Street. Superb transport links mean that regular bus and tram services take you swiftly into the City Centre, Waverley Train Station, and onto Edinburgh International Airport.

• Type: Flat
• Tenure: Freehold
• One-bedroom apartment
• Perfect for first time buyers or investors
• Modern bathroom
• Lockable shed
• Large well kept shared garden