A Bedminster house owned by the same family for 66 years has gone on the market. The three-bedroom terrace property is being sold by the son of the owners who bought it in 1956 - the year of the Suez Crisis and when Elvis Presley released his single Heartbreak Hotel.
The red-brick Victorian house in the sought after Chessels area also has three reception rooms, kitchen, a downstairs bathroom and enclosed rear garden. The estate agents handling the sale of the house on Ashfield Road say it’s ‘rare’ to find properties of this nature with no onward chain and there has already been huge interest in the house, which is being marketed with a price of ‘offers in excess of’ £375,000.
Property agents Hunters say the ‘desirable double bay’ house is need of renovation but that it is ‘sure to prove ideal for anyone looking to put their stamp on a property sitting just a 0.2 mile walk to North Street’. They add that there is potential to extend both in to the loft and the ground floor, subject to the necessary permissions.
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The rear garden is laid with patio and 'offers a blank canvas for someone to make their own. The front of the property offers space ‘ideal for bin/ bike storage’.
The house was occupied by the same family for 66 years and has retained many original features. These include Victorian fireplaces and built-in alcove cabinets.
George Offer, director of Hunters Bedminster says: “The vendor’s parents bought the property back in 1956 and they’ve had the property ever since then. The house now sits in a prime spot within the Chessels, close to both North street and Luckwell Park.”
He says interest in the property is high at a time when there is a shortage of similar houses in BS3. Hunters has already planned three open day viewings to cope with the demand.
“The property has just hit the market with three open day viewings, and the viewing days are already almost full. We’re anticipating the property to go in excess of its asking price which is increasingly common place within BS3.
“Renovated, the property would be worth in the region of £500,000/£525,000. We’re seeing a lot of first time buyers and young families looking to buy these project properties.
"We believe this is because the lack of property coming to market meaning buyers are having to broaden their horizons. It certainly seems people are keen for projects looking for something they can make their own.”
For more details about the property or to arrange a viewing, call Hunters on 0117 9535375.
