8 Lawhead Road West
St Andrews, Fife
Offers over: £300,000
This exceptionally spacious family home on three levels enjoys a quiet location within a sought after residental area of St Andrews. Set on an elevated site surrounded by well kept gardens, the house is 40 year old. It has a sunny NE/SW aspect, with views of the sea, the golf courses and the Angus and Perthshire hills from the upper levels.
Very well maintained and in good decorative order, room ceilings are higher than most modern houses, and its solid partition walls give an added degree of privacy within the rooms. Its proximity to Lawhead Primary School may be attractive to those with young children, or its adaptable accommodation of interest to those with a view to offering bed and breakfast.
Accommodation
Ground Floor
Vestibule, Hall, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Utility, Cloakroom/WC, Single Bedroom/Study
First Floor
3 Double bedrooms (one en-suite), Bathroom, Hallway and stair
Second Floor
1 Double bedroom (en-suite), 1 Single bedroom/Study
General
Gas Central Heating, New Condensing Boiler, Double Glazing, Remote Controlled Electric Garage Door, Mature Gardens, Pond, Greenhouse and Shed
Viewing:
Strictly by appointment Tel: 01334 476544
Entry
By agreement
While all particulars and measurements are believed to be correct, prospective buyers are expected to carry out their own survey of the property...............................................................................................................
Ground Floor
Vestibule
A timber outer door opens into a small vestibule from where a glazed inner door opens into a spacious hallway off which is the attractive feature of stairway and long-narrow window half-way up. Doors to most of the downstairs rooms lead off the hallway.
Hallway, Landings and and Stairway
This is a lofty area, spacious downstairs, and on the first floor, with a very long picture window a feature of the bend in the stair. It is completely carpetted in aqua blue, matching many of the rooms. There is a new double radiator by the door.
Sitting Room 175" x 129"
A large picture window, SW facing and overlooking the rear garden makes this a very light and sunny room, which features built in bookshelves in two corners, and a coal effect gas fire with tiled surround and mantlepiece. Fitted carpet, Venetian blinds and radiator.
Dining Room 13 x 1010"
A four piece-folding glazed door
leads directly from the lounge into the dining room, which has a large window and door
giving direct access to the garden. Parquet flooring is a feature of this room. Radiator.
Kitchen 123" x 1010"
Leading off the dining room and off the hallway, is the kitchen. This is a mixture of old tall fitted wall units and modern floor units including a large, fixed work table and bookshelf in the centre. The sink has a waste disposal. There is plumbing for a dishwasher. The kitchen also contains a walk in shelved larder with its own window, all overlooking the front garden and street. A new radiator has been fitted.
Utility Room 115" x 53"
Leading from the kitchen is the utility room, complete with pulley. It has a recently installed double glazed unit with cat flap. Also recently installed are the wall units and drawer unit. The cupboard leading off the utility room is a recently installed new condensing boiler.
WC
710" x 36"The wc/cloakroom is has a window to the north. It is fitted with a white wc and whb, and an electric towel rail.
Bedroom 1/Study 119" x 710"
Leading off the hallway is a single bedroom or study overlooking the front garden and street. It has a fitted shelves on one wall. New radiator.
Hallway Cupboards
There is a full length spacious cupboard with hanging facilities, and an understairs cupboard.
First Floor
Hallway and Stair
A stairway with wooden bannister and rails leads up, past a long picture window on the bend, and on to the spacious upstairs landing.
Bedroom 2 1011" x 101"

Brightly decorated, this room overlooks the front of the property with a glimpse of the sea between rooftops. It has a built in hanging and storage unit and long wall mirror. New radiator.
Bedroom 3 1210" x 114"
This room overlooks the gardens to the rear of the property. It has a freshly decorated appearance and is fitted with fitted wardrobes and shelves the whole length of one wall. It also has a fitted long wall mirror. Radiator.
Bedroom 4 (En-suite) 131" x
1210"
This generously sized and attractively decorated, sunny room, whose large window overlooks the rear garden. It has an en-suite, with a Villeroy Bosch wc and whb, and the shower is electric. Fitted wardrobe. Radiators.
Main Bathroom 92" x 710"
This is a generously proportioned bathroom fitted with wc, whb, bath with screen, and shower, which works off the central heating boiler. It has a mirror matching the shower screen, and a glass shelf. It benefits from a heated towel rail, connected to the central heating system, and a new radiator. A large cupboard with shelving houses a water tank.
Cupboards
There is a large walk-in cupboard with window to front of property, housed under the stair leading to the 2nd floor. Beside this is a smaller cupboard, also under the stair.
Stairway to 2nd Floor
The carpetted stairway continues up to the landing on the 2nd floor, with a window overlooking the front of the property, and views to the Old Course.
Bedroom 5 13" x 94"
The loft conversion is large, with full head height in the wide centre. It houses this bedroom which has space for either a single or a double bed. It has a Velux window, and another window in the gable end with magnificent views as far as Arbroath and the Angus hills. New radiator. This room is presently used as a study and has a separate telephone number for internet use.
Bedroom 6 (En-suite) 17 x 13
This is a spacious bedroom with a fitted wardrobe and three Velux window overlooking the front and rear of the property. It is en-suite, with Sottini wc and whb with mixer tap and the shower is electric. It has a Velux window overlooking the rear of the property. New radiators.
Outhouses
Garage
There is a generously sized single garage to the front of the property which benefits from a remotely controlled door.
Shed
There is a stone built shed backing on to the garage with access from the rear garden.
Wooden Shed
There is a new wooden shed to the side of the property, accessed from the rear garden.
Greenhouse
There is a recently constructed greenhouse which will be sold with the property.
GardensThe width of the gardens front and back is approximately 60ft each. The front garden rises gently from street level, with two paved approaches, sloping or stepped with rail, up to the front door. At the rear, the garden is approximately 30ft in depth. It has a mature hedge of shrubs, walls and fences on all sides, and is attractively laid out and well-maintained. Pond, archways, greenhouse, lawns, herbaceous borders, crazy-paved drying area and fruiting trees are all enjoyable aspects of this garden.
ServicesWater, Electricity, Gas, Telephone and Drainage.
GlazingThe property is fully double glazed, with the one exception of the downstairs wc window.
HeatingThe property has gas central heating throughout, with many recently replaced radiators. A new condensing boiler was installed by Scottish Gas in April 2002. There has always existed a 3 Star Maintenance Service over the boiler and central heating systems and maintenance has always been carried out. In addition, many of the radiators in the house have been renewed.
Fire SafetyBecause the loft conversion was carried out two years ago, it had to comply with the fire regulations imposed on houses which go up to a third floor. This means that there is a hard-wired fire alarm system, and doors leading off the halls, landings and stairways are all fire doors.
Cavity Wall InsulationThe house benefits from having had cavity wall insulation installed.
Extras Included in SaleAll Venetian Blinds
All Curtains
All fitted carpets
Wooden Garden Shed
Greenhouse
Clothes Dryer