Location

Longford Crofts sits in a wonderful rural setting amongst a small community just outside West Calder. The Pentland Hills rise to the south, providing excellent walking and fishing opportunities in various lochs and reservoirs. Harburn boasts a well regarded 18 hole golf course and busy calendar of local events hosted in the village hall.

The property benefits from the best of both town and country living, with Livingston's indoor retail park and main supermarkets about 6 miles away. West Calder offers a range of shops, cafés, and services on its main street, as well as the tourist attraction of Five Sisters Zoo. The town's train station provides a frequent service to both Edinburgh (approx 30 mins) and Glasgow (approx 50 mins).

Primary schooling is available at Bellsquarry or Parkhead, with secondary school options in Livingston or West Calder. The independent Clifton Hall School near Newbridge is 12.3 miles away and offers a nursery, junior and senior school. An excellent range of private schools is available in Edinburgh, including Cargilfield Prep School, St George's School for Girls, Fettes College, Merchiston and The Edinburgh Academy. Stewart's Melville College, Mary Erskine's School and George Watson's also have direct bus services from Livingston South railway station. The Gyle shopping centre (16.5 miles) is on the near side of Edinburgh and offers excellent shopping and a good range of services and restaurants.

The property is extremely commutable as it benefits from first class accessibility to both Edinburgh and Glasgow. Junction 4 of the M8, linking both cities, is less than 5 miles away. The A70 and A71 offer alternative, more scenic routes into Edinburgh. Edinburgh Airport is also on the near side of the city centre.

Description

1 Longford Crofts is a superb detached family home which was completed in 2020 to an exemplary standard throughout. The attention to detail across the property is outstanding, and the house is exceptionally well suited to modern family living. The accommodation comprises large open plan areas with bi-folding doors which open to the garden along with large bedrooms, all of which benefit from en suite bath / shower rooms as well as walk in dressing rooms. Additionally there are a variety of more informal family areas interspersed throughout the house.

The entrance hallway is lit by a large picture window overlooking the garden and is fitted with large floor tiles from Porcelanosa which are a feature throughout much of the ground floor. The kitchen is adjacent and fitted with a range of contemporary kitchen units with a matt black Silestone worktop. There is a central breakfast bar and plenty of space for a dining table next to the bank of bi-folding doors which slide open, enabling the area to open out to the patio. Within the kitchen is a feature ceiling with Lutron lighting which continues into the sitting room. There are numerous Siemens and Caple integrated appliances which include double ovens, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, induction hob with extractor, Quooker tap and wine fridge. There is an adjacent utility room with further cooking facilities, storage units and plumbing for a washing machine. Beyond the kitchen is the first of three sitting areas which has a dual aspect wood burning stove. The sitting room also has doors to the patio and a feature back lit wall.

The principal bedroom overlooks the garden and features a centrally located en suite accessed by two fitted dressing rooms. The en suite bathroom is a beautiful space with freestanding bath, walk in shower, WC and wash hand basin. There are two further double bedrooms on the ground floor which both have en suite shower rooms, as well as walk in dressing rooms. In addition is a further sitting room (snug) which links to the second bedroom. The accommodation on the ground floor is completed by a family bathroom.

The first floor is accessed from a staircase by the front door. There is a large landing space at the top which doubles up as an open plan study area and across the glass sided walkway is another sitting room. Across the landing are two bedrooms which both have walk in dressing rooms and en suite bath / shower rooms.

There is a large gravel driveway to the front of the house which is flanked by two lawns which wrap around the house. A large parking area accesses the double garage which has a Hormann sectional electric door with integral access into the house. There are patios and decked terraces on the South/South East side of the house which make an ideal space for outdoor dining and entertaining. The garden is mainly laid to lawn but is bordered by mature shrubs and trees which provide shelter and privacy.