AT A GLANCE

Price: Offers over £3.4million

Location: Merchiston, Edinburgh Bedrooms: 8

Unique features: This detached Victorian villa is located in one of Edinburgh’s most affluent suburbs. There are four storeys of versatile accommodation, ideal for both entertaining and family life. The kitchen/dining/family room area is the beating heart of this magnificent house. The huge public apartments are ideal for entertaining but in finer weather, there is nowhere better than the extensive gardens. Here, you can cook your own pizza in a stonebuilt oven and enjoy eating it in the barbecue area.

Contact: James Whitson at Rettie on 0131 624 9068 or email james. whitson@rettie.co.uk.