Upper Street, Totterdown

Upper Street is placed to the east of Totterdown and close to the beautiful Arnos Vale Cemetery and at the top of a set of steps from Bath Road, close to Paintworks. This quiet street has the best of both worlds, with a fantastic array of cafes, restaurants and independent shops on Wells Road, as well as the open green spaces of South Bristol. Places on Wells Road, such as Fox & West, an independent cafe and greengrocers selling a diversity of local produce, Bank, Totterdown Canteen and Farrow’s Fish & Chips offer some of the best options in the city. Green spaces are in plentiful supply, with Arnos Vale being an idyllic Victorian garden cemetery with the Cleverchefs cafe at its heart, the incredible views from Perrett Park, as well as the 50 acres of Victoria Park. Totterdown offers easy access to and from the city, with Bath Road offering an easy link to Bath, the Portway taking you to the M5 and the M32 to the M4 and beyond. Temple Meads Train Station is also a short walk or cycle away, offering connections nationally. Traveling southwards, you find yourself in the Mendips, an area of outstanding natural beauty.

The house itself is spacious, with recent renovations and extensions being beautifully considered manner, sympathetic to the character of the home. Several older features have been enhanced, such as the wooden floorboards and exposed brick fireplace, whilst being balanced with clever modern enhancements such as double glazed sash windows and a modern kitchen with quartz worktops. This house has been extended into the side return and up into the loft, so currently offers in excess of 1150 square feet. The layout to the ground floor gives the occupant a cosy bay-fronted living room whilst also offering an open-plan bright kitchen dining space to the rear, which allows level access out to a recently landscaped with sandstone paving. The garden has an easterly-facing aspect but is open to the sun in the south. Upstairs, the house has two double bedrooms and a modern bathroom to the first floor, whilst the top floor makes a brilliant guest room and office, with amazing views to the north and west, towards the city.