4 bed link detached house for sale

High Kingsdown, Bristol BS2

A four bedroom home in a central Bristol location, with a pleasant courtyard garden and single garage. Light-filled with large windows and a south-westerly orientation. High Kingsdown is an architecturally recognised development from the early 1970s, that looked to create a pedestrianised village within the city, modelled on Danish design.

Having been in the same ownership from new, the house has been updated over the years with UPVc windows being fitted, modern heating system and refitted bathroom. It is also, we believe, the only house on the development to have direct access to its garage from its own garden. Unlike the majority of houses on the development it also offers an additional (4th) bedroom. With a delightful south-westerly facing rear garden containing a magnificent magnolia tree, the house is a wonderful opportunity.

Designed at the time for modern family living, the good-sized open plan living/dining room feels open to the garden with a substantial run of windows bringing in plenty of natural light. The separate galley-style kitchen offers wall and base units with a good run of worktop, and again benefits from a substantial window overlooking the garde. Two built-in storage cupboards and a downstairs WC, all accessed from the hallway, complete the downstairs accommodation.

The upstairs layout again was created to capitalise on the orientation. All four bedrooms overlook the rear garden. Two have built in wardrobes. There are two further cupboards accessed from the landing. The shower room faces the front of the property and fitted with walk-in shower, basin and WC.

Architect Anthony Mackay led the overall development of the award-winning High Kingsdown site in the early 1970s. It looked to create a pedestrianised village within the city. He drew on the work of the Danish architect Jørn Utzon, with whom he had previously worked. Utzon's grouping of 'l'-shaped units around courtyards and patios was indebted to traditional Danish housing but also to old Chinese and Islamic models. In recommending the scheme be declared a Conservation Area, Dr Elain Harwood, a Senior Architectural Investigator for English Heritage noted that: “High Kingsdown was an entirely pedestrianised piece of total townscape that is exceptional on such a scale.”

The area around High Kingsdown has continued to develop over recent years. St Michael's Hill offers a range of shops, bars and restaurants, which are augmented by a further array of restaurants on Cotham Hill, including Mangosteen and Bravas. Whiteladies Road is easily accessible on foot, with bigger supermarkets such as M&S Food and entertainment venues including Everyman cinema. In the opposite direction, Christmas Steps and the city centre are a short walk away.

The property is enviably positioned for range of local employers including the University of Bristol and Bristol Royal Infirmary. For those with longer commutes transport links include ready access to Clifton Down station, the M32 and the M5 at Cribbs Causeway.