2 bed flat for sale

Lansdown Crescent, Bath BA1

12 Lansdown Crescent is an elegant and beautifully maintained townhouse, one of 20 in a fine Grade I listed Crescent, having been sympathetically divided into 5 apartments. Flat 5 occupies the top floor and is approached via tastefully decorated communal areas and a shallow staircase that leads to the second floor. Stairs rise from the entrance to flat 5, on the second floor, to a large light and airy landing which has handsome solid wood flooring. To the rear there are 2 pretty double bedrooms enjoying a lovely aspect overlooking Upper Lansdown Mews, the master bedroom has plenty of built in storage and a smart ensuite shower room. The second bedroom has built-in storage.

The apartment is flooded with natural light due to a combination of elevation, windows and large skylights.

To the front there is a large open plan living and dining area with a fine aspect and enjoying wonderful far reaching southerly views. In addition, there is well equipped hand painted open-plan kitchen and a further family bathroom.

Lansdown Crescent was built between 1789 and 1793 by John Palmer and is set in a fine elevated location enjoying a wonderful southerly aspect enjoying far reaching views, overlooking green pasture land and the city beyond.

The unesco World Heritage City of Bath is only within a few minutes’ walk and offers a wonderful array of chain and independent retail outlets, many excellent restaurants, cafès and wine bars, a number of well-respected cultural activities including the nearby, newly refurbished One Royal Crescent and Holburne Museums and many pre-London shows at The Theatre Royal.

World class sporting facilities are available at Bath Rugby and Cricket Clubs and at Bath University.

There are also a number of good state and independent schools within easy reach which include, The Royal High Schools and Kingswood Schools on Lansdown Hill and Prior Park College, Monkton Combe Schools and King Edwards Schools on Bath’s southern slopes. St Andrew’s and St Stephen’s Primary Schools are also within easy walking distance.

Communications include a direct line to London Paddington, Bristol and South Wales from Bath Spa Railway Station which is a 30-minute walk away. The M4 motorway junction 18 is approximately 8 miles to the north and Bristol Airport is 18 miles to the west.