The £1m semi-detached house in a popular seaside town regularly voted among best places to live
A luxury home with massive extension and potential to build another home in the garden
If you had £1m to spend on a new home you would maybe expect to be able to find a detached house as a contender for your new address. But if your hunt leads you to a very popular seaside town that regularly turns up in the top 10 lists of the best places to live in Wales and you want one of the nicest streets in that postcode then you may have to bring your expectations down a level.
But not all semi-detached homes are the same. Some are so spacious that they can easily give a detached house competition on accommodation and this stylish and character-packed abode can certainly do that boasting five bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a 15m long kitchen diner. To get all the latest dream homes and property news straight to your inbox twice a week sign up here.
This substantial Victorian villa is nestled into one of the pretty streets within Penarth, a coastal town just outside Cardiff that has become one of south Wales' hot spots for families and residents wanting a lifestyle that mixes coast with country and city as a location but can offer independents shops, parkland, and some of the best schools in the area. Many of the homes are splendid and grand period properties that offer more space for your buying budget than some of the most expensive suburbs of north Cardiff.
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Penarth is an attractive town mainly dating back to Victorian times regarding properties built but has been an inhabited area for at least 1,000 years according to the Penarth Civic Society. Properties in Penarth had an overall average price of £381,547 over the last year, which was substantially above the most recently announced Welsh national average figure of £215,000 according to the Office for National Statistics.
The substantial semi-detached for sale for £1m sprawls over three storeys and can boast five bedrooms and four bathrooms. The vast kitchen-diner lounge extension is the hub of the home and flows directly into the garden via a bank of bifold doors and also offers access to a utility room plus a handy ground-floor shower room.
But the house can also offer two extra reception rooms for more cosy collections of people – the delightful lounge at the front that boasts period features plus a snug or home office at the side of the property that has glass sliding door access to the garden, which is a great size but also offers great potential too as it comes with lapsed planning to build a three-bed property.
This grand Victorian villa is on the market for £1m with Purplebricks. Call 0800 810 8008 to find out more. For more dream homes check out the new edition of the Amazing Welsh Homes magazine which is also packed with renovation stories, interior design ideas, competitions, and discounts – plus a peek inside some celebrities' homes too. You can pre-order it here.
At the rear an extension has created a massive and very impressive 15m kitchen-diner and lounge plus hidden utility room and handy shower room.
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This house is all about socialising and this amazing extension is clearly the hub of it, offering multiple places to gather and sit including the six-seater breakfast bar as part of the kitchen island.
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Such a big room has the chance to feel cavernous and cold but this gorgeous space has been decorated to be welcoming as well as stylish and zoned to perfection – not just by furniture placement but by clever visual use of the décor such as colour and wallpaper placement.
(Image: Purplebricks, covering Cardiff)3 of 14![There's more careful design thought in the lounge zone of this massive space, with the bifold doors turning the corner rather than just across the end wall offering more light, more views of the garden, and increasing the visual connection so the indoors and outdoors feel seamlessly linked.]()
There's more careful design in the lounge zone of this massive space with the bifold doors turning the corner rather than just across the end wall offering more light, more views of the garden, and increasing the visual connection so the indoors and outdoors feel seamlessly linked.
(Image: Purplebricks, covering Cardiff)4 of 14![The doors do a grand job of maximum indoor outdoor effortless connection, perfect for summer alfresco dining, family and friends gatherings and parties.]()
The doors do a grand job of maximum indoor outdoor effortless connection – perfect for summer al fresco dining, family and friends gatherings, and parties.
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