St Georges Place, Upper Bristol Road, Bath, BA1 3AA
Property Summary
Full Details
Perfectly placed 750yds west of Queen Square, a 513sqft Georgian first and second floor maisonette full of quirkiness and charm. With share of freehold and no listing on the building, this is an ideal first time buyer pad, city base or investment with an excellent balance of accommodation.
Second floor L shaped sitting/dining room plus separate rear kitchen. First floor bedroom with an accompanying study/office and three piece bathroom. Private entrance door and stairs from ground floor communal hall.
Double glazing, gas central heating, permit parking on street and Sainsburys just around the corner via Nile St/Great Stanhope St.
EPC rating C
Council tax band B
Tenure Leasehold/Share of Freehold
Agents Notes
Originally dating from 1795 and converted in the early 1980s by local builders M A Paines, the property is a non listed four storey townhouse consisting of just two apartments. The individual properties have long (999yr) leaseholds from 1987 and each apartment owns the freehold of the other. The two owners in the building each pay a share of the building insurance on a pro rata basis. Further costs and repairs (if needed) are shared in the same fashion. No ground rent is payable.
Accommodation
Ground floor hall and stairs. First floor landing leading to rear facing bedroom, three piece bathroom and stidy/office. Stairs to second floor landing, kitchen and L shaped sitting/dining room.
Location
Extremely handy for city centre amenities (0.5miles to the Guildhall or 0.8 miles to Bath Spa station). Avon riverbank cyclepath access via Norfolk Crescent. Royal Victoria Park opposite behind Charlotte St car park.
Historical Notes
As a snapshot of how Bath has changed, research into the terrace in 1902 (roughly the halfway point of the buildings lifespan so far) reveals some of the following occupiers; No1 - Bullock & Silvester (cycle manufacturers), No2 - St Georges Brewery (proprietor E.Bolwell), No3 - Alexanders greengrocers, No8 - The Robin Hood public house (landlady Amelia Henry), Nos 13 & 14 - John Ponting hay and corn dealer. This property was the home of William Tilley, whose profession was listed as bicycle agent.