Location

Pentland Avenue is on the south side of Edinburgh, around 4 miles from the city centre, set between the attractive residential areas of Fairmilehead and Morningside.

There is extensive local shopping in nearby Morningside, with a number of specialist shops, independent grocery stores, as well as Marks & Spencer and Waitrose.

There is a Tesco store at Colinton Mains and a garden centre at Mortonhall.

Popular with families for its proximity to a number of highly regarded schools, including Merchiston Castle School and George Watson's, while it currently falls into catchment areas for South Morningside Primary and Boroughmuir High School, while the area offers easy access to many leisure amenities.

The Pentland hills with their picturesque walks, cycle routes, fishing lochs and golf courses can be accessed just over a mile away.

The area is extremely well connected with major arterial routes to the city bypass and therefore the airport and Central Scotland motorway network are within easy reach.

Description

Inver Lodge is a beautifully presented and well-proportioned detached family home occupying a delightful elevated position. The property has aspects to the north, south, east and west allowing for an abundance of light throughout the day, with charming outlook over the mature garden grounds surrounding the house.

The front door opens to the vestibule and on into the central reception hall from where the principal living and reception rooms radiate and the stair rises to the upper floor. The bay windowed sitting room is situated to the front of the house and benefits from a westerly aspect and plenty of light in the afternoons and evenings, while to the other side of the hall is one of the ground floor double bedrooms. It is a generously proportioned room with a shower room adjacent. There is a further double bedroom next to the sitting room also.

At the rear of the hall a door opens to the well-appointed and spacious kitchen. It is a superb and practical space, with a door opening to the side of the house, providing easy access from the garage and parking area. This leads through to a utility room, and on to the dining area, which opens to the spectacular family living/garden room. Double doors open from both the garden room and the dining room to the south facing portion of the garden.

The stair rises to the upper floor where the remaining bedrooms are located, as well as a useful study. The principal bedroom is generous in size, with fitted wardrobes in the dressing area, leading to the wonderful sun room. This is a wonderful place to sit to enjoy sunlight throughout the day. One of the other double bedrooms benefits from an en suite shower room, while a luxurious family bathroom serves the two other bedrooms.

The grounds at Inver Lodge are wonderfully colourful and mature, with a wide variety of shrubs, plants and trees providing superb screening and privacy. A pedestrian gate opens to a stone path leading to the front door, while to the side there is a gated driveway with ample parking for a number of cars, and leading to the detached garage. The house sits in the middle of the plot, with a substantial terrace to the rear, ideal for external dining at all times of the day. There are two sections of lawn; one to the south of the house and the other to the west facing front of the house. The grounds extend to approximately 0.33 acres in total.