1 Kensington Road,

Features

• Attractive Period Detached Family Home
• Bright and Spacious Reception Hall
• Gracious Front Lounge with Mature Outlook to Front
• Living Room with Dual Aspect and Open Fire
• Separate Dining Room with Solid Oak Wooden Flooring
• Walk-in Cloakroom with Excellent Storage
• Bespoke Fitted Kitchen with Range of Integrated Appliances and Casual Breakfast Bar Dining Open Plan to Ample Family Living Space
• Utility Room
• Downstairs Shower Room with Contemporary White Suite
• Three Well Proportioned First Floor Bedrooms Including Main Bedroom with En Suite Shower Room and Dressing Room
• Study/Home Office
• Family Bathroom with Contemporary White Suite and Tasteful Tiling Detail
• Two Additional Bedrooms on Top Floor, Main Bedroom with En Suite
• uPVC Double Glazed Windows
• Oil Fired Central Heating
• Mature Front, Side and Rear Gardens Ideal for Outdoor Entertaining or Children at Play
• Fully Enclosed Fencing with Ample Parking. Extensive Paved Patio Areas
• Large Detached Timber Garage

We are delighted to bring to the market this fantastic period detached property located in this much desirable and ever sought after address on Kensington Road in the heart of Cherryvalley. As one of Belfast’s most desirable areas it is ideally situated within close proximity to Ballyhackamore and Belmont Villages with their wide variety of shops and restaurants. Belfast City Centre and Belfast City Airport are also easily accessible via main arterial routes and public transport links. This well-established address also lies within the catchment area for a wide and varied range of leading primary and grammar schools. Occupying a corner position, this property has undergone extensive renovations over recent years creating a superb family home that leaves little for the purchaser to do but simply move in.

Offering bright and spacious accommodation throughout, on the ground floor the property comprises of; spacious reception hall, walk in cloakroom with excellent storage, three reception rooms and a downstairs shower room with modern white suite. Of particular note is the kitchen open plan to ample living and dining space leading to a utility room. The kitchen is bespoke in cherry wood with quartz worktops with a range of integrated appliances and an island unit with casual breakfast bar dining. With south facing windows in the kitchen, this ensures that the space is filled with natural light throughout the day.

The accommodation is further complimented over two more floors, with three well-proportioned bedrooms, principle with ensuite shower room, a dressing room, office and luxurious family bathroom with white suite on the first floor. On the top floor there are two more bedrooms, one with ensuite shower room and access to the attic which provides excellent storage.

To the exterior there is an enclosed easily maintained landscaped part paved, part laid in lawns garden ideal for outdoor entertaining and side garden laid in lawns ideal for children at play. There is parking for two to three cars to the front via pillared entrance leading to a large timber garage.

In addition, the property benefits from uPVC double glazing throughout and oil-fired central heating. Properties of this calibre rarely present themselves to the open market and boasting so many quality attributes this home can only fully be appreciated by internal inspection.

Entrance

Composite front door with double glazed and leaded inset.

Ground Floor

COVERED ENTRANCE PORCH:

With courtesy light, original Victorian tiled floor, original stained glass leaded inner door, matching side lights and top light.

SPACIOUS RECEPTION HALL:

With solid oak wooden flooring, plate rack, storage cupboard under stairs, original stained glass access door to ground floor shower room, large walk-in cloakroom.

WALK-IN CLOAKROOM:

Wood panelled walls and ceiling, excellent storage.

GROUND FLOOR SHOWER ROOM:

With modern white suite comprising low flush WC, floating wash hand basin, chrome mixer taps, chrome heated towel rail, built-in fully tiled shower cubicle with electric shower unit, fully tiled walls with mosaic inset tiling detail, ceramic tiled floor, extractor fan.

LIVING ROOM:

4.19m x 3.94m (13' 9" x 12' 11")
Measurement into bow side window, original double glazed stained glass top lights to front, carved fireplace surround, tiled inset and hearth with dog grate and canopy, open fire, mature outlook to front and side gardens.

LOUNGE:

4.37m x 4.19m (14' 4" x 13' 9")
Cornice ceiling, measurement into bow window, mature outlook to front.

DINING ROOM:

4.19m x 3.94m (13' 9" x 12' 11")
Solid oak wooden flooring, cornice ceiling, ceiling rose and dual aspect windows with mature outlook to side and rear gardens.

KITCHEN / DINING / LIVING SPACE:

7.34m x 4.65m (24' 1" x 15' 3")
Open plan, polished porcelain tiled flooring throughout, bespoke fitted kitchen in cherry wood with chrome fittings, quartz work surface and upstand, inset stainless steel sink unit, chrome mixer taps, integrated dishwasher, Range Master range cooker with six ring gas hob, glass splashback, stainless steel and glass extractor hood, electric ovens below, built-in pantry cupboards, integrated stainless steel Neff combination microwave, integrated coffee station and Samsung American style ice making fridge freezer, island unit with quartz work surface, inset stainless steel sink unit, chrome mixer taps, pull-up electric socket, integrated wine cooler, built-in casual breakfast/dining, recessed spotlighting, Velux windows x two in semi vaulted ceiling, open to living space with dual aspect windows and mature outlook to rear patio and side gardens, uPVC double glazed French doors to patio and garden, contemporary wall mounted radiator, outlook to side garden through bay window and sink.

UTILITY ROOM:

With contrasting range of high and low level units, laminate work surface, single drainer stainless steel sink unit, chrome mixer taps, plumbed for washing machine, space for dryer, porcelain tiled floor.

STAIRCASE TO FIRST FLOOR RETURN:

First Floor

STUDY / HOME OFFICE:

2.74m x 2.11m (9' 0" x 6' 11")
Measurements at widest points.
Velux window and outlook to side garden, linen press with built-in shelving and pressurised water cylinder.

FIRST FLOOR:

BATHROOM:

Twin vanity floating vanity unit with chrome mixer taps, drawer units below, illuminated mirror above, free standing deep fill Victoria and Albert feature bath with chrome mixer taps, low flush WC, double built-in fully tiled shower cubicle with chrome thermostatically controlled shower unit, marble tiling with stone contrasting tiling detail, marble tiled floor, recessed spotlighting, extractor fan, chrome heated towel rail.

BEDROOM (1) / PRINCIPLE SUITE:

4.34m x 4.19m (14' 3" x 13' 9")
With large walk-in wardrobe fitted for hanging, shelving and drawer units, recessed spotlighting, mature outlook to front.

ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM:

With white suite comprising floating wash hand basin, chrome mixer taps, low flush WC, double built-in fully tiled shower cubicle, chrome thermostatically controlled shower unit, fully tiled walls with mosaic border detail, ceramic tiled floor, recessed spotlighting, extractor fan.

BEDROOM (2):

4.19m x 3.94m (13' 9" x 12' 11")
Dual aspect windows, mature outlook to front and side.

BEDROOM (3):

4.37m x 3.25m (14' 4" x 10' 8")
Mature outlook to side garden.

Second Floor

SECOND FLOOR RETURN:

Built-in storage cupboards, Velux window.

SECOND FLOOR:

BEDROOM (4):

5.31m x 4.19m (17' 5" x 13' 9")
Mature outlook to front, original cast iron fireplace, tiled hearth (not in use).

ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM:

With modern white suite comprising low flush WC, vanity unit, chrome mixer taps, cabinets below, built-in fully tiled shower cubicle, built-in chrome thermostatically controlled shower unit, fully tiled walls with mosaic inset tiling detail, ceramic tiled floor, walk-in wardrobe fitted with shelving.

BEDROOM (5) / HOME OFFICE:

5.79m x 2.41m (19' 0" x 7' 11")
Dormer window and elevated outlook with views to Gilnahirk Hills.

LUGGAGE ROOM:

Excellent storage.

Outside

OUTSIDE:

Approached through pillared entrance, tarmac driveway leading to timber garage, ample parking, mature front gardens laid in lawns, gardens surround the property to both sides and rear, enclosed to side and rear, with extensive brick paviour rear patio areas and side gardens laid in lawns, array of mature shrubs, mature planting, mature trees, box hedging and oil fired boiler, outdoor light, water tap, uPVC soffits, fascia boards and uPVC rainwater goods, new roof, side access to Kensington Gardens, well screened oil storage tank.

Directions

Travelling along the Knock Road in the direction of Cherryvalley, turn left on to Kensington Road. No 1 is on the right-hand side before the turning to Kensington Gardens.