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Beautiful open-plan, versatile living in popular Portishead

By Karen Richards

Published: 2:15 PM May 12, 2022

Large detached property with red brick top and cream rendered bottom half with roof over and large lawned front garden.

The stunning property has a large front garden - Credit: Debbie Fortune Estate Agents

A spacious five-bedroom detached house in sought-after Merlin Park, offering versatile accommodation perfectly suited to family life.

Occupying a quiet position, with an established front garden and an attractive, sunny back garden, the property has been modernised and much improved by the owners.

Dining area of a large open-plan kitchen with beige tiled floor, wooden bench table with downlighters over and French doors.

The dining area of the gorgeous open-plan room - Credit: Debbie Fortune Estate Agents

Approaching the property via a private driveway, with a path at the side, you enter the house under an open porch, across a paved terrace. The accommodation comprises a light-filled entrance hallway with an understairs cupboard, cloakroom, sitting room, home office/snug/ playroom and an open-plan kitchen-dining room on the ground floor. Upstairs, are the bedrooms and family bathroom.

Decorated in modern muted grey tones, the spacious bay-fronted sitting room overlooks the front garden. An open arch from the hallway leads to what was once an integral garage, now beautifully converted into a children's playroom.

Sitting room with beige carpet, brown walls, bay window at far end, sofas, chair, round coffee table and wall-mounted TV.

The lovely sitting room has a bay window overlooking the front - Credit: Debbie Fortune Estate Agents

The exceptional kitchen/living room/diner spans the full width of the back of the house and is fitted with contemporary sage-green units, finished with black-quartz worktops with contrasting metro-tiled splashbacks. There is space for a range cooker, with a glass and stainless-steel extractor hood, a recess for an American-style fridge-freezer and an integrated dishwasher, washing machine and wine chiller. Marble-effect floor tiles, space for a large dining table and two sets of French doors leading into the garden, are also features of this room, which has room for a corner sofa at one end. There is also a cupboard housing a tumble dryer, a vertical radiator, spotlights and a recessed wine shelf.

Upstairs, the bedrooms are accessed off a galleried landing, where there is a large airing cupboard and loft access. Three of the bedrooms are at the front of the house and enjoy a bright and sunny outlook, while the master bedroom and another double are at the back. The master is almost 19ft long, with a dressing area and an en-suite bathroom, featuring geometric tiling and a rainfall shower over the bath.

Back garden with large lawn, patio with bench, shrub border on left, grey painted fences, climbing frame and small shed.

The garden is perfect for family life - Credit: Debbie Fortune Estate Agents

The bathroom is fitted with a contemporary suite with a separate walk-in shower, heated towel rail, gloss-effect metro tiled walls and a distressed wood-effect ceramic tiled floor. Outside, a neat herringbone brick patio flanks the back of the house, the perfect space to enjoy al-fresco dining and summer barbecues. A large, level lawn is enclosed by painted fencing, and there are well-established borders, a small garden shed and a children's play set with slide, climbing wall and bridge.