Property Description
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Our analysis
Welcome to 19 Laira Avenue, Plymouth, a cozy and compact detached type home with 4 bed in the PL3 6AJ area. This lovely residence, which comes with the freedom and stability of a freehold ownership, and sits comfortably in tax band D.
This classic property was built
The neighbourhood is known for having good properties at a reasonable price -
with a market valuation of £406,250 and a rental potential of £2,641 per month,
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it represents not just a residence but a worthwhile investment in a sought-after area.
You can discover more about this property by reading the Mouseprice attributes tables in the next section, or if you are the owner and would like to update this property, for example if you've built an extension, you can do so at the top of this page.
Additional analysis
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"A wonderful example of Strawberry Hill gothic architecture.
* 4 Bedrooms (1 en suite shower room and dressing room) * Study/Dressing Room * Bathroom & WC * Further WC * Kitchen * Pantry * Hall * Living Room * Drawing Room * Dining Room * Garage * Gardens * Gas Fired CH * Utility Room * Workshop/Studio *
SITUATION AND DESCRIPTION
Plymouth has a dearth of good period property thanks to the Luftwaffe and post-war reconstruction. However, there are pockets of delightful property in the city and Cleve Villa is one such house.
Tucked away in a relatively quiet residential part of Laira in a small cul de sac, Cleve Villa is one of the best examples of Strawberry Hill gothic within the city boundaries. Late 18th century neo-classicism had been in vogue for a long time and many people felt it was time for a change. One of the prime movers of new interest in the gothic style was Horace Walpole. Walpole's country house, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham constructed around 1750, was a fancifully romantic gothic cottage. The style took many of the decorative elements of exterior medieval gothic and moved them to the interior of the house. Like Walpole's home, Cleve Villa is adorned with touches such as cusp and crocketed arches. Radical changes from the soft, balanced, classical theme, Strawberry Hill gothic developed fast into the gothic revival of the late 19th Century which typified Victorian buildings. In his Buildings of England, Pevsner mentions Cleve Villa as having "a trellis veranda and lattice glazing all belonging to a little development of cottages. They are now surrounded by a nicely haphazard group of artisan cottages circa 1900". With its glazed spandrels, octagonal panes, intersecting heads and shaped fretted arches, Grade II listed Cleve Villa is a delightful piece of English architectural and cultural history.
Cleve Villa is a very comfortable and practical family home. The purchaser will not be buying a museum-piece! With well-proportioned and very well laid out accommodation, the ground floor features three separate reception rooms downstairs, a well fitted kitchen and useful pantry. The first floor has two large bedrooms (the main bedroom having an en suite dressing room and en suite shower room and WC off) and there are two further large bedrooms on the second floor. Outside is a delightful, level garden with the benefit of a garage and there is a utility room and workshop/studio leading off the rear hall.
About a quarter of a mile from the Plym estuary, Cleve Villa is in a little oasis.. There is ease of access by public transport or road into the centre Plymouth two miles away. The A38 Expressway is only about three quarters of a mile away which links with the M5 at Exeter.
ACCOMMODATION
GROUND FLOOR
ENCLOSED ENTRANCE PORCH With quarry tiled floor, patterned, coloured glass.
ENTRANCE HALL With understairs cupboard.
DRAWING ROOM 15' 7" x 12' 3" (4.75m x 3.73m) Fireplace with wood mantlepiece and cast iron grate, slate hearth and shuttered height window leading out onto the trellised veranda.
LIVING ROOM 15' 7" x 13' 7" (4.75m x 4.14m) Double aspect with two shuttered arched windows, fireplace housing Villager woodburner, two arched alcoves, one with recessed cupboards, picture rail.
PANTRY Range of cupboards and ornamental shelving.
REAR HALL Doors to rear porch and covered wood store and lobby. Leading to utility room, workshop/studio and courtyard.
KITCHEN 17' 5" x 6' 9" (5.31m x 2.06m) This well fitted kitchen has a comprehensive range of matching wall and floor units and extensive work surfaces. Diplomat stainless steel double oven with five gas hob above and cooker hood. Franke stainless steel sink with large and small bowls, recessed lighting and ceramic tiled floor.
UTILITY ROOM 6' 9" x 4' 8" (2.06m x 1.42m) Power and light. Plumbing and heating.
DINING ROOM 14' x 9' 10" (4.27m x 3m) Old slate flooring, beamed ceiling and window seat. There is a delightful old range (not working) at the far end.
BATHROOM AND WC ONE Modern suite comprising low level WC, wash hand basin and panelled bath. Tiled walls and airing cupboard housing gas fired boiler for central heating and hot water.
Stairs from the hall lead up to the:-
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING
MASTER BEDROOM 15' 4" x 12' 4" (4.67m x 3.76m) Cast iron fireplace with grate. Shutters.
EN SUITE DRESSING ROOM 7' 4" x 7' 3" (2.24m x 2.21m) With range of fitted cupboards and recessed shelving.
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM AND WC Suite comprising low level WC, wash hand basin and shower in cubicle. Additional door to rear landing.
BEDROOM TWO 15' 2" x 12' 1" (4.62m x 3.68m ) Two fitted wardrobes, shutters, wash hand basin and attractive cast iron grate.
Closed staircase from rear landing to:-
SECOND FLOOR
LANDING
BEDROOM THREE 17' 4" x 14' 6" (5.28m x 4.42m) With range of fitted wardrobes, shelving and attractive coloured panelled walls. Trap to loft and access to eaves storage.
BEDROOM FOUR 11' 6" x 10' 7" (3.51m x 3.23m) With old fireplace, further trap to loft and dado rail.
WC WITH WASHBASIN Low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin and partly panelled walls
STUDY/DRESSING ROOM 10' 8" x 5' 6" (3.25m x 1.68m) Windowless with panelling.
OUTSIDE
The gardens are a delightful feature of Cleve Villa. Mainly to the front of the property, they are enclosed and are also quite private. With good areas of lawn, the garden is interspersed with a variety of colourful plants and flowers and pathways. There is a substantial side garden with terrace and a number of particularly attractive specimen trees, shrubs and bushes. To the rear of the property is an enclosed courtyard, access to the:-
WORKSHOP/STUDIO 13' 7" x 7' 1" (4.14m x 2.16m) Attached to the utility room, also with power and light.
GARAGE The property has the benefit of a large, single, detached garage with power and light and additional parking.on the driveway.
SERVICES All mains services are available and were connected at the time of inspection.
NOTE: All reasonable steps and due diligence have been taken in preparing these particulars. If you have any queries as to any of the statements made therein, please contact us before viewing. These particulars do not constitute part of an offer or contract. We are not qualified to test appliances and systems for sale with the property and have not done so. Measurements are to the nearest three inches or one decimal point.
THE PROPERTY MISDESCRIPTIONS ACT 1991
The Agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for the purpose. A Buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor. References to the Tenure of a Property are based on information supplied by the Seller. The Agent has not had sight of the title documents. A Buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor. Items shown in photographs are NOT included unless specifically mentioned within the sales particulars. They may however be available by separate negotiation. Buyers must check the availability of any property and make an appointment to view before embarking on any journey to see a property."
Tax band D
