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Glorious views and abundant space make this four

Inside, the layout incorporates a living room with multi-fuel stove, a beautiful dining kitchen with integratedappliances (stainless steel oven, ceramic hob, chimney-style extractor, washing machine, dishwasher, cookerincluded), four bedrooms, two of which have en suitefacilities – one currently used as a study, and familybathroom. The house also has a detached garage withoff-street parking in front.

Amongst other things, Dereck and Denise have installeddouble-glazing throughout and erected a substantiallean-to shed/workshop in the garden, which Dereck haslovingly landscaped to such a degree it is now anoutstanding selling point.

As a property genre bungalows often look smaller thanthey are from the outside and this one is no exception.

But don’t be deceived; this is a spacious and infinitelydesirable family home with a well-planned all-on-the-level layout that has a central hall off which on one sideare three bedrooms (two with built-in wardrobes), an en suite shower room and main bathroom – oppositeis the 21ft dining kitchen and large square-shaped livingroom – and at the far end, the master bedroom, with ensuite shower room. The latter is dazzlingly bright, havingwindows on two sides plus two additional Veluxwindows.

Anyone looking to buy a spacious,immaculately presented family homeand garden in Jedburgh would not bedisappointed by Edes Isle, a sizeabledetached four bedroom bungalowin a desirable residential area withinwalking distance of schools, shopsand town centre amenities.

Built in the 1970s, it was the location and the size of the garden that prompted Dereck and DeniseStinton to buy the property in 2006. “I’m a keengardener and saw this huge garden as a challenge – a blank canvas crying out to be revamped anddeveloped,”says Dereck.

The elevated setting gives Edes Isle the addedadvantage of spectacular views over the town andsurrounding countryside.

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Other nearby recreational facilities include a swimmingpool, golf course, fishing, glorious walks and bike trails,and horse riding.

Only ten miles from the border with England, and midwaybetween Hawick and Kelso, Jedburgh is convenientlysituated for commuting within Borders region, while theA68, which runs through the town, offers easy accessnorth to Edinburgh and south, via NorthumberlandCountry Park, to Newcastle upon Tyne.

Edes Isle is a beautiful home in a highly desirablesetting – a combination that makes viewing a must!

bed bungalow in Jedburgh an ideal family home

Decorated throughout in white/natural shades thatenhance the light and space, the dining kitchen isindisputably the heart of this home – wood-effect laminateflooring, white wall/display and base units on two sideswith butcher’s block-style worktops, a perpendicularbreakfast bar cum worktop partially separating the work area from the dining side of the room, which hasfull-height patio doors to the garden and plenty of spacefor dining furniture.

While this house offers easy living, so too does thelocation, with two nearby primary schools – one only threeminutes walk – and a five minute stroll to the town centre.

Jedburgh is famous for its many fine historic buildings - most notably the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbeyand Mary, Queen of Scots’ house - and town centreattractions, which include shops and restaurants, healthcentre, swimming pool and fitness centre and parks withwalks that border the River Jed. At the top of Castlegate,in the heart of the old town, is the famous Castle Jail (nowa museum), the only remaining example in Scotland of a Howard Reform prison. The former royal burgh is alsosynonymous with the game of rugby: Jed-Forest RFC,founded in 1885, has its home at Riverside Park.

Edes Isle Blair Avenue, Jedburgh, TD8 6LF

In the region of £259,000

Details on page 26