Private and leafy setting

THEREARE pleasant views to the River Derwent from this comfortable two-storey family home on a corner block with leafy and private grounds.

The home is slightly elevated, giving good sun through the day, and it is quite close to schools, the university, shops and services while the waterfront is across the road at the bottom of the avenue.

From Balfour Court there’s a off-street double parking bay, a driveway down to a garage and a pathway to a side porchway, and then an entrance foyer with a carpeted staircase to the lower level.

Off the foyer is a bright lounge with a high-pitched ceiling, an arched fireplace with a huge mirror above the mantel and a built-in cabinet.

Next is a formal dining room with a chandelier, a panel heater, a sliding door to a long, tiled sunroom or study with views to the River Derwent and a servery from the adjoining upgraded kitchen.

The kitchen features a skylight, a ceramic cooktop with an exhaust flue, a stainless steel wall oven, a stainless steel dishwasher, easy-close cupboards and drawers, a double-door pantry and an archway to a central hallway with built-in storage at its end.

Off the hall are a modernised bathroom with a skylight and a tub with shower over set into an arched alcove.

The laundry has a door to a fenced courtyard with a gate to the parking bay.

There are two bedrooms on this level. One has a built-in wardrobe and the spacious master has a walk-through wardrobe to an ensuite bathroom with a skylight.

There’s carpeted staircase with an attractive leadlight window leading down to a lower vestibule with a display alcove and then a large bedroom with built-in wardrobes and sliding door access to an expansive, paved barbecue courtyard garden.

From the vestibule, there’s internal access to a big single garage with an adjoining workshop and storage.

The home also has underfloor heating and a monitored security alarm.