A three bedroom semi-detached Victorian style house (built in 1947) with gardens, quietly located in a cul-de-sac very close to Royal Victoria Park in Bath, and now requiring updating.

The vendor says: “I moved from Oxford to Westhall Road in 1990 with my young daughter. There were very few houses on the market at the time, I had been looking for nine months, and bought No 9 in something of a panicked rush, and certainly without fully recognising its special quality. Yes, I knew it was only a short walk into town through Victoria Park and past Royal Crescent, yes, Sainsburys was close by, as was the hospital and other key facilities and services. But it was only after we moved in that we began to fully appreciate the light that flooded in, the spacious immediate environment and the peaceful quiet which is so unusual for most houses in Bath. We looked either south into the street, seeing a lot of sky, or west onto mature trees, giving an almost rural outlook.”

“My favourite room is the sitting room and office. This is one large reception room with a bay window opening out onto a second reception room with a dividing partition, which we always leave open. The room is so light and is ideal for having friends round, and also to work. There are three bedrooms and a bathroom. The front bedroom has a bay window and again is very light, and mine looks out onto a beautiful birch tree.”

“The garden is always lovely, and in parts quite magical, and generations of children growing up in Westhall Road have enjoyed playing on our swings hidden away amidst trees and bushes. And we have always been blessed with wonderful neighbours.”

“Overall, however, the house itself has always had a welcoming, caring and protecting energy to it, recognised by all who have known the house. It was a perfect environment for my daughter to grow up in. I am very sorry to leave, but she is now moving to Wales with her husband and two-year old, and I am moving to be close to them.”

Leasehold: 499 year lease granted in 1895