Property Features
- Substantial 4-bed bungalow in prime location
- Lovely move-in condition
- Walking distance to most amenities
- Ideal for schools, woodland walks and leisure facilities
- Mature, established garden
Property Summary
Located in a popular residential area of Forres, this spacious 4-bedroom, 2-reception bungalow sitting in beautiful, colourful gardens, with a double garage, would provide a wonderful family home for a wide variety of families. Within minutes’ walk of schools, woodland walks and leisure facilities and within easy reach of healthcare, shops and cafes, 39 Woodside Drive is a highly desirable home.Accommodation comprises kitchen, utility, dining room, living room, family bathroom and 4 double bedrooms (one ensuite). The fully enclosed, beautiful, manicured, gardens, with a large patio area are perfect for outdoor living.
Entering the house through the house with a UPVC door with a decorative glass panel and a side screen into a spacious vestibule. The vestibule has a built-in cupboard with hanging rail and shelf. The T-shaped hallway is entered through a glass door with 2 glass side screens. The hallway has a very large walk-in cupboard with shelves and a further cupboard in the hallway houses the hot water tank and shelves for linen.
Living Room (6.0m x 4.1m)
A lovely spacious triple aspect living room with a large picture window looking out to the front garden and the woods beyond. Double patio doors lead out to the beautiful well-manicured back garden. A glass door with 2 opaque glass side panels leads to the dining room. There is an attractive feature log-effect gas fire with a glass front and modern fire surround with a raised hearth. Carpet, curtain rail, curtains and vertical blinds.
Dining Room (4.0m x 2.7m)
The dining room enjoys views of the back garden with the woods beyond. Vertical blinds, curtain rail, curtains and carpet.
Kitchen (4.0m x 3.1m)
This large kitchen has ample space for a dining table seating 4, and a wide range of lower and upper cabinets. One-and-a-half sink with drainer and mixer tap, above which a lovely double window has a roller blind and pelmet. Integrated electric hob with a large extractor fan above and integrated double oven. Vinyl flooring.
Utility Room (2.1m x 1.7m)
This utility room has a stainless-steel sink with mixer tap, and a countertop with a tiled backsplash running the length of the room. Cupboard below the sink. Plumbing for a washing machine, space for a further under counter appliance and wall mounted Potterton gas boiler. A uPVC door, with obscure glass, leads out to the back garden. Vinyl flooring.
Family Bathroom (2.0m x 3.1m)
A very spacious bathroom containing a 3-piece coloured suite, comprising a WC, pedestal basin and bath with a mains shower above and a shower curtain rail. There is a window looking to the side garden, with obscured glass, curtain rail and curtains. The bathroom is tiled all round to half height and to full height around the shower. Wall-mounted towel rail, glass shelf and a mirror with light above. Toilet roll holder and a wall-mounted medicine cabinet with glass sliding doors.
Principal Bedroom (3.8m x 3.3m)
A lovely spacious double bedroom. Double built-in wardrobe with glass sliding doors, hanging rail and shelf for storage. Curtain rail, curtains and carpet.
Ensuite (2.1m x 1.0m)
A modern ensuite containing a 2-piece white suite comprising a WC, wall mounted sink with a cupboard beneath. Above the sink there is an illuminated wall-mounted mirror with a glass shelf. A handy, wall-mounted, cupboard with double doors provides great storage. The separate shower enclosure houses a mains shower. Wet wall finish around the ensuite is bright and offers easy cleaning. Wall-mounted toilet roll holder and cup holder and a heated ladder towel rail. Vinyl flooring.
Bedroom 2 (3.3m x 3.2m)
An ample double bedroom, with views to the rear garden. Built-in cupboard with shelf and hanging rail. Carpet, curtains and curtain rail.
Bedroom 3 (3.2m x 3.0m)
A bright double bedroom with built-in cupboard with hanging rail and shelf. Curtains, curtain rail and carpet.
Bedroom 4 (2.5m x 3.3m)
An ample double bedroom with a front facing window, curtain rail and curtains. Built-in cupboard, with hanging rail and shelves. Carpet, curtains and curtain rail.
Outside/Garden
Entrance to the front garden is through a decorative metal gate with a paved path to the front door with gravel to either side. The front garden is mainly laid to lawn, with a rockery planted with lovely heathers and shrubs. An area is laid with quite mature shrubs and a small tree, and a wooden fence between the front and the back gardens. Double garage with metal up-and-over doors and a large area of tarmac for parking at least 2 cars.
Back garden
From the back door a path leads to the rotary dryer. Along the length of the house there is more paving with a gravel edge. The garden is beautiful, mainly laid with lawn and containing a patio area, ideal for a barbeque area and sitting out. A door to the garage from the back garden. Steps lead up on to a raised banking in the garden, planted with various shrubs and trees; very well pruned and ornate. The garden is bounded by a high wooden fencing and hedging. A path leads around the side of the house to the patio doors. At one side of the garden there is a gate giving access to the foot path outside.
Forres is a thriving small town in the northeast of Scotland. With an active high street offering butchers, bakers, cafes, gift shops, hairdressers, a tailor, post office and grocery shops, it continues to offer a wide selection of services. The town boasts large parks and woodland walks, having been placed, or won, the relevant section of Britain in Bloom on multiple occasions. Primary and secondary schooling is available in the town, with the Drumduan Steiner school offering alternative education and Gordonstoun private school a mere 11 miles away with transport available daily.
Healthcare is available in Forres with hospitals in Elgin (12 miles) and Inverness (26) miles. Transport links are excellent with a regular bus running between Aberdeen and Inverness, a train station also on the main line between Aberdeen and Inverness and airports in both Inverness and Aberdeen providing daily flights to domestic and international destinations.
Outdoor opportunities are incredible with the beautiful white sand beaches of Findhorn less than 5 miles away, offering sailing, paddleboarding and wild swimming, skiing is available in both The Lecht and Cairngorms, both less than an hour away, and endless opportunities for walking, biking, horse riding and hiking in the vast forests of Culbin and Newtyle.
Please note that all measurements and distances are approximate and provided for guidance only.