8 bedroom house
Broughty Ferry, Dundee, City of Dundee, DD5 1JN
Guide Price
£690,000
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Summary Details
- First Marketed: Aug 2021
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Imposing well located townhouse with annexe.
Description
Westlea is a substantial and charming townhouse, situated in a very fine location at the junction of Grove Road and Albany Road in Broughty Ferry, to the east of Dundee. It is a handsome house which dates from 1883 and retains much of the period character and detail of that era, with panelled doors, a lovely pitch pine staircase, cornicings in the main reception rooms, hall and landings, and skirtings. It boasts some elegant and well appointed reception rooms, and the current layout includes some seven bedrooms. The linked Coach House, which could relatively easily be re-incorporated into the main house, allows for ancillary accommodation which could produce some useful letting income. There are good areas of enclosed garden, both to the front and to the rear, with car parking and a garage accessed off Albany Road.
Westlea is an imposing stone built house with a slate roof which faces southeast, looking out over its own garden. One of the few large houses in the area not to have been divided, it is private, and ideal for both family living and grand entertaining. There is also ample space for home working, with the annexe having been used as an additional office by the current owners. They acquired the house in 2000 and at that stage undertook a number of improvements. This included rewiring and re-plumbing, as well as overhauling the roof. The house was also redecorated at that time and new fireplaces, which are in keeping with the period of the house, installed in both the dining room and the drawing room. A gas fire was installed in the drawing room, and a gas fired stove was later fitted in the sitting room. The double garage was built a little later and the kitchen, as well as the bathroom and shower room on the first floor, were refurbished. It is understood that the boilers and Rangemaster had been replaced just prior to their purchase.
A detailed internal description is available under additional information, but briefly the accommodation comprises an entrance hallway, a cloakroom with a separate WC and an impressive hall. Arranged of this is the striking dining room, which links to the garden, and the drawing room. Beyond a butler's pantry is a gym/store, a cosy sitting room, a larder (now used as a computer room) and a utility room. Also off the hall is the fully fitted kitchen, and an understair wine cellar.
At first floor level is an elegant library, together with the principal bedroom which has a connecting door to the family bathroom. There are two further bedrooms and a shower room. The hanging staircase continues up to the second floor, where there are four more bedrooms and a bathroom with a "shub" bath.
Attached to the back of the house is the Coach House, which has its own entrance door. On the ground floor is a kitchen, while upstairs can be found a bathroom, sitting room, currently used as an office, and a bedroom.
Beyond the Coach House is a store, with water, power and light, while the boiler room houses two Potterton Kingfisher MF boilers. There is also a useful outside WC with washbasin. The enclosed garden at the back of the house has shrub borders and a lawn, together with a Wendy house, a sunken trampoline and a log store. The double garage is harled with a slate roof, and has power, water, light and an electric up and over door and opens on to block paved parking with gates on to Albany Road.
The front garden is a delight and is again enclosed, with shrub borders and a sunken lawn. There are two good copper beeches, and a period wooden summer house. Linking the garden to the house is a paved and gravelled terrace, ideal for sitting out.
Location
Westlea is situated within a prestigious residential area in West Ferry which Charles McKean and David Walker in Dundee, An Illustrated Architectural Guide (Pillans Wilson Ltd, 1984) describe as “once one of the richest suburbs in Europe, it was here, and to the slopes above Broughty Ferry, that the merchant princes and jute barons of Dundee came to construct their palatial mansions. This mid to late Victorian suburb . . . remains private on its plateau high above the shore: few main roads, minor ones framed by stone walls and mature trees.”
Westlea is within easy reach of the excellent local amenities of Broughty Ferry, including primary and secondary schooling, an ample choice of shopping facilities, supermarkets, library, harbour and the Royal Tay Yacht Club. Eastern Primary and Grove Academy are within walking distance. Broughty Ferry is only a short distance from Dundee city centre, which offers all the facilities expected of a major city. Private schooling is available at Dundee High School, with the playing fields at Maryfield being close by. There are railway stations at Broughty Ferry and Dundee with services north and south, including a sleeper to London. Dundee Airport has flights to London City. The A90 dual carriageway offers easy access to Aberdeen and to Perth and on south to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Dundee is an established centre of excellence in education and life sciences, and has renowned cultural facilities, including the new V&A museum.
Away from the city, the range of outdoor pursuits is impressive. Over the River Tay is St Andrews, home of golf, while the championship course at Carnoustie is only a few miles up the coast.
Square Footage: 5,209 sq ft
Acreage: 0.4 Acres
Directions
Westlea is situated within a prestigious residential area in West Ferry which Charles McKean and David Walker in Dundee, An Illustrated Architectural Guide (Pillans Wilson Ltd, 1984) describe as “once one of the richest suburbs in Europe, it was here, and to the slopes above Broughty Ferry, that the merchant princes and jute barons of Dundee came to construct their palatial mansions. This mid to late Victorian suburb . . . remains private on its plateau high above the shore: few main roads, minor ones framed by stone walls and mature trees.”
Westlea is within easy reach of the excellent local amenities of Broughty Ferry, including primary and secondary schooling, an ample choice of shopping facilities, supermarkets, library, harbour and the Royal Tay Yacht Club. Eastern Primary and Grove Academy are within walking distance. Broughty Ferry is only a short distance from Dundee city centre, which offers all the facilities expected of a major city. Private schooling is available at Dundee High School, with the playing fields at Maryfield being close by. There are railway stations at Broughty Ferry and Dundee with services north and south, including a sleeper to London. Dundee Airport has flights to London City. The A90 dual carriageway offers easy access to Aberdeen and to Perth and on south to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Dundee is an established centre of excellence in education and life sciences, and has renowned cultural facilities, including the new V&A museum.
Away from the city, the range of outdoor pursuits is impressive. Over the River Tay is St Andrews, home of golf, while the championship course at Carnoustie is only a few miles up the coast.
Additional Info
Detailed internal accommodation:
Two footgates from Grove Road open to the front and rear gardens and lead to front and back entrance doors. A gravelled path leads to the wooden front door, which has a covered entrance and leaded side lights, and opens to an entrance hall. A part-leaded door opens to a cloakroom which is part timber lined with a pedestal washbasin, coat hooks and a separate WC. An inner door with etched glass opens to an impressive hallway with its staircase to the first floor. The striking dining room has a centre rose, ornate cornice, picture rail, recessed alcove with cupboard below, an open fireplace with carved wooden mantel and marble hearth, a full height window incorporating a glazed door to the garden, window shutters and high level skirtings. The drawing room (which was previously used as the dining room) is equally impressive and has a bay window, window shutters, fireplace housing a Living Flame gas fire, high level skirtings and a door to the former butler’s pantry. This has fitted cupboards, including a croquet cupboard, and a door to a timber lined gym/store with a wooden floor. The sitting room (which was formerly the kitchen) has a high level mantel with tiled inserts, which houses a gas fired stove, together with a window seat and a cupboard housing a hot water tank, and which originally connected through to the Coach House. Off the sitting room is a larder with fitted cupboards, now used as a small computer room. The adjoining utility room has a Belfast sink, fitted shelves, a Zanussi washing machine and a clothes pulley.
Also off the hallway is a rear lobby with a back door to the rear garden and an understair wine cellar and stone shelved cheese cupboard. The fully fitted kitchen has wall and floor units with splashbacks, a Leisure Rangemaster 110 cooker with two ovens, warming drawer, grill, four gas burners, griddle and hotplate. In addition, there is a double sink, Bosch dishwasher, Samsung American style fridge freezer with water and ice dispenser, a breakfast bar, wooden flooring and ample space for informal dining, plus a Sony Bravia wall mounted TV.
The pitch pine staircase, lit by a large leaded window, leads to the first floor landing, with a linen cupboard. Bedroom one has a picture rail, recessed shelved cupboard, wooden fireplace with tiled surround and a washbasin, while the tiled shower room has a corner shower cubicle, washbasin with vanity units, bidet, WC and window shutters. The impressive first floor library has a picture rail, bay window, carved wooden fireplace with copper inserts and tiled hearth. The principal bedroom has a picture rail, fireplace with wooden mantel with tiled inserts and a connecting door to the part timber lined bathroom which has a spa bath, pedestal washbasin, WC, freestanding period towel rail and a leaded door to the landing. Bedroom three has a picture rail, wooden mantel and a recessed shelved alcove. A lovely hanging staircase continues up to the second floor landing with leaded skylights and a shelved cupboard. At this level are bedrooms four, five, six and seven, which all have undereaves storage and wall lights. The tiled bathroom has a compact shub bath with shower , pedestal washbasin and WC.
Attached to the back of the house with its own entrance door is the Coach House. The kitchen has fitted cupboards and units with a sink, Indesit electric cooker and fridge freezer. At first floor level is a part timber lined bathroom which has a bath, pedestal washbasin and WC. The sitting room, currently used as an office, has a fireplace with wooden mantel and period cast iron shutters. Beyond is the bedroom which also has a cast iron fireplace with wooden mantel.
Environmental Stipulations:
Westlea is located within the West Ferry Conservation Area.
Marketed by: Savills, Brechin
Description
Westlea is a substantial and charming townhouse, situated in a very fine location at the junction of Grove Road and Albany Road in Broughty Ferry, to the east of Dundee. It is a handsome house which dates from 1883 and retains much of the period character and detail of that era, with panelled doors, a lovely pitch pine staircase, cornicings in the main reception rooms, hall and landings, and skirtings. It boasts some elegant and well appointed reception rooms, and the current layout includes some seven bedrooms. The linked Coach House, which could relatively easily be re-incorporated into the main house, allows for ancillary accommodation which could produce some useful letting income. There are good areas of enclosed garden, both to the front and to the rear, with car parking and a garage accessed off Albany Road.
Westlea is an imposing stone built house with a slate roof which faces southeast, looking out over its own garden. One of the few large houses in the area not to have been divided, it is private, and ideal for both family living and grand entertaining. There is also ample space for home working, with the annexe having been used as an additional office by the current owners. They acquired the house in 2000 and at that stage undertook a number of improvements. This included rewiring and re-plumbing, as well as overhauling the roof. The house was also redecorated at that time and new fireplaces, which are in keeping with the period of the house, installed in both the dining room and the drawing room. A gas fire was installed in the drawing room, and a gas fired stove was later fitted in the sitting room. The double garage was built a little later and the kitchen, as well as the bathroom and shower room on the first floor, were refurbished. It is understood that the boilers and Rangemaster had been replaced just prior to their purchase.
A detailed internal description is available under additional information, but briefly the accommodation comprises an entrance hallway, a cloakroom with a separate WC and an impressive hall. Arranged of this is the striking dining room, which links to the garden, and the drawing room. Beyond a butler's pantry is a gym/store, a cosy sitting room, a larder (now used as a computer room) and a utility room. Also off the hall is the fully fitted kitchen, and an understair wine cellar.
At first floor level is an elegant library, together with the principal bedroom which has a connecting door to the family bathroom. There are two further bedrooms and a shower room. The hanging staircase continues up to the second floor, where there are four more bedrooms and a bathroom with a "shub" bath.
Attached to the back of the house is the Coach House, which has its own entrance door. On the ground floor is a kitchen, while upstairs can be found a bathroom, sitting room, currently used as an office, and a bedroom.
Beyond the Coach House is a store, with water, power and light, while the boiler room houses two Potterton Kingfisher MF boilers. There is also a useful outside WC with washbasin. The enclosed garden at the back of the house has shrub borders and a lawn, together with a Wendy house, a sunken trampoline and a log store. The double garage is harled with a slate roof, and has power, water, light and an electric up and over door and opens on to block paved parking with gates on to Albany Road.
The front garden is a delight and is again enclosed, with shrub borders and a sunken lawn. There are two good copper beeches, and a period wooden summer house. Linking the garden to the house is a paved and gravelled terrace, ideal for sitting out.
Location
Westlea is situated within a prestigious residential area in West Ferry which Charles McKean and David Walker in Dundee, An Illustrated Architectural Guide (Pillans Wilson Ltd, 1984) describe as “once one of the richest suburbs in Europe, it was here, and to the slopes above Broughty Ferry, that the merchant princes and jute barons of Dundee came to construct their palatial mansions. This mid to late Victorian suburb . . . remains private on its plateau high above the shore: few main roads, minor ones framed by stone walls and mature trees.”
Westlea is within easy reach of the excellent local amenities of Broughty Ferry, including primary and secondary schooling, an ample choice of shopping facilities, supermarkets, library, harbour and the Royal Tay Yacht Club. Eastern Primary and Grove Academy are within walking distance. Broughty Ferry is only a short distance from Dundee city centre, which offers all the facilities expected of a major city. Private schooling is available at Dundee High School, with the playing fields at Maryfield being close by. There are railway stations at Broughty Ferry and Dundee with services north and south, including a sleeper to London. Dundee Airport has flights to London City. The A90 dual carriageway offers easy access to Aberdeen and to Perth and on south to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Dundee is an established centre of excellence in education and life sciences, and has renowned cultural facilities, including the new V&A museum.
Away from the city, the range of outdoor pursuits is impressive. Over the River Tay is St Andrews, home of golf, while the championship course at Carnoustie is only a few miles up the coast.
Square Footage: 5,209 sq ft
Acreage: 0.4 Acres
Directions
Westlea is situated within a prestigious residential area in West Ferry which Charles McKean and David Walker in Dundee, An Illustrated Architectural Guide (Pillans Wilson Ltd, 1984) describe as “once one of the richest suburbs in Europe, it was here, and to the slopes above Broughty Ferry, that the merchant princes and jute barons of Dundee came to construct their palatial mansions. This mid to late Victorian suburb . . . remains private on its plateau high above the shore: few main roads, minor ones framed by stone walls and mature trees.”
Westlea is within easy reach of the excellent local amenities of Broughty Ferry, including primary and secondary schooling, an ample choice of shopping facilities, supermarkets, library, harbour and the Royal Tay Yacht Club. Eastern Primary and Grove Academy are within walking distance. Broughty Ferry is only a short distance from Dundee city centre, which offers all the facilities expected of a major city. Private schooling is available at Dundee High School, with the playing fields at Maryfield being close by. There are railway stations at Broughty Ferry and Dundee with services north and south, including a sleeper to London. Dundee Airport has flights to London City. The A90 dual carriageway offers easy access to Aberdeen and to Perth and on south to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Dundee is an established centre of excellence in education and life sciences, and has renowned cultural facilities, including the new V&A museum.
Away from the city, the range of outdoor pursuits is impressive. Over the River Tay is St Andrews, home of golf, while the championship course at Carnoustie is only a few miles up the coast.
Additional Info
Detailed internal accommodation:
Two footgates from Grove Road open to the front and rear gardens and lead to front and back entrance doors. A gravelled path leads to the wooden front door, which has a covered entrance and leaded side lights, and opens to an entrance hall. A part-leaded door opens to a cloakroom which is part timber lined with a pedestal washbasin, coat hooks and a separate WC. An inner door with etched glass opens to an impressive hallway with its staircase to the first floor. The striking dining room has a centre rose, ornate cornice, picture rail, recessed alcove with cupboard below, an open fireplace with carved wooden mantel and marble hearth, a full height window incorporating a glazed door to the garden, window shutters and high level skirtings. The drawing room (which was previously used as the dining room) is equally impressive and has a bay window, window shutters, fireplace housing a Living Flame gas fire, high level skirtings and a door to the former butler’s pantry. This has fitted cupboards, including a croquet cupboard, and a door to a timber lined gym/store with a wooden floor. The sitting room (which was formerly the kitchen) has a high level mantel with tiled inserts, which houses a gas fired stove, together with a window seat and a cupboard housing a hot water tank, and which originally connected through to the Coach House. Off the sitting room is a larder with fitted cupboards, now used as a small computer room. The adjoining utility room has a Belfast sink, fitted shelves, a Zanussi washing machine and a clothes pulley.
Also off the hallway is a rear lobby with a back door to the rear garden and an understair wine cellar and stone shelved cheese cupboard. The fully fitted kitchen has wall and floor units with splashbacks, a Leisure Rangemaster 110 cooker with two ovens, warming drawer, grill, four gas burners, griddle and hotplate. In addition, there is a double sink, Bosch dishwasher, Samsung American style fridge freezer with water and ice dispenser, a breakfast bar, wooden flooring and ample space for informal dining, plus a Sony Bravia wall mounted TV.
The pitch pine staircase, lit by a large leaded window, leads to the first floor landing, with a linen cupboard. Bedroom one has a picture rail, recessed shelved cupboard, wooden fireplace with tiled surround and a washbasin, while the tiled shower room has a corner shower cubicle, washbasin with vanity units, bidet, WC and window shutters. The impressive first floor library has a picture rail, bay window, carved wooden fireplace with copper inserts and tiled hearth. The principal bedroom has a picture rail, fireplace with wooden mantel with tiled inserts and a connecting door to the part timber lined bathroom which has a spa bath, pedestal washbasin, WC, freestanding period towel rail and a leaded door to the landing. Bedroom three has a picture rail, wooden mantel and a recessed shelved alcove. A lovely hanging staircase continues up to the second floor landing with leaded skylights and a shelved cupboard. At this level are bedrooms four, five, six and seven, which all have undereaves storage and wall lights. The tiled bathroom has a compact shub bath with shower , pedestal washbasin and WC.
Attached to the back of the house with its own entrance door is the Coach House. The kitchen has fitted cupboards and units with a sink, Indesit electric cooker and fridge freezer. At first floor level is a part timber lined bathroom which has a bath, pedestal washbasin and WC. The sitting room, currently used as an office, has a fireplace with wooden mantel and period cast iron shutters. Beyond is the bedroom which also has a cast iron fireplace with wooden mantel.
Environmental Stipulations:
Westlea is located within the West Ferry Conservation Area.
Marketed by: Savills, Brechin
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.