22a, Mansionhouse Road

A stunning double upper conversion, positioned in the heart of one of Paisley's best addresses.

This wonderful villa was built circa 1895 and was once home to the rector of the nearby Paisley Grammar School. Converted in 1947 into an upper and lower conversion, 22a Mansionhouse Road comes to the market for the first time in 36 years.

You access the property via a communal driveway, with a main door at the gable end of the building.

Step into an entrance hallway with a grand staircase leading you to the upper level, where a stunning feature window greets you on the half landing. It's easy to be so impressed by the feature window and the width of the stairs that you miss the smaller details this property has in abundance — in this instance, the intricate finish of the impressive banister.

The impressive landing gives you a sense of what's to come as you move through the property: high ceilings, elegant coving and finishing, and the sheer width of the space. From here you can access all the rooms on this level. Step into the impressive front-facing lounge, 24ft in length, where you'll find a large bay window — a wonderful feature for any lounge — along with period coving.

To the rear, the kitchen instantly impresses with its dual aspect, flooding the room with light. You'll find a hardwood kitchen with wall and floor mounted units, integrated appliances, and space for a dining table.

This level offers three double bedrooms. The principal bedroom sits at the rear, benefiting from dual-aspect windows and a storage cupboard. To the front, bedroom 2 is currently used as an office and also enjoys dual-aspect windows, letting the evening light flood in. The final bedroom on this level is currently used as a dining room and offers comfortable double proportions.

Completing this level is the family bathroom, partially tiled, with a walk-in shower and modern stained-glass windows.

At the end of the landing, stairs take you up to the upper level.

Here you'll find the same flexible layout continued: two further double bedrooms, one to the rear and one front-facing. At the end of the landing, you enter an impressive space currently used as a family room, where you're treated to east-facing views over Barshaw and beyond to Glasgow, along with ample storage. An en-suite leads off this room, offering considerable storage space of its own. The highlight here is the cupola window at the centre of the room, flooding it with light. You could easily use this room as another lounge, or it would make a fantastic principal bedroom.

Further benefits include a two-boiler heating system, Canadian Maple doors throughout, and fantastic external space. 

Outside, you'll find two parking spaces, a garage, and a large garden. The garden is mostly laid to lawn, with a patio and shrubbery along the boundary. A garden hut at the bottom of the garden comes with an electricity supply.

Mansionhouse Road is a highly desirable address in the east of Paisley, known for its charming collection of traditional properties. You'll enjoy a quiet residential setting, yet with easy access to the M8, Paisley town centre, and Gilmour Street train station, offering regular rail links to Glasgow city centre.

Glasgow Airport is also nearby, giving you quick access to domestic and international destinations.