House For Sale £190,000
The property
Mid terrace three bedroom traditional town house on a quaint residential street close to the centre of the vibrant historic town of Kirkcudbright, within easy walking distance of the wide range of local amenities. The accommodation which was once two fishermen’s cottages, is laid out over three floors and features a spacious kitchen/diner with decorative fire-place and contemporary décor, three double bedrooms, two bathrooms, attic spaces and a private enclosed rear garden. Ideally suited to families, professionals and retirees this property would make a fabulous permanent or holiday home providing a delightful comfortable and cosy base from which to explore the picturesque surroundings. Viewing essential to appreciate all this property has to offer including the multi level rear garden with patio, decking offering outside dining opportunities and stunning views of the picturesque harbour town, coast country-side beyond.
*nb - the home report access details are shown at the bottom of the page*
The accommodation
The property benefits from gas central heating and double glazing throughout with a combination of wood and carpeted flooring. The welcoming entrance hallway provides access to the huge double aspect kitchen/diner to the left, cosy sitting room to the right and stairway to upper floors, along with the downstairs family bathroom. The kitchen/diner is a clever combination of traditional features blended with modern décor. There is a beamed ceiling and the kitchen area sits on a raised platform with breakfast bar. A side door leads out onto the courtyard leading to the extensive outside space. There is a range of base and wall units with electric oven and gas ring hob, with space for fridge-freezer, washing machine and dishwasher, . There is a single sink drainer with mixer tap and marble effect worktops with tiled splashback. The Viesmann Boiler and with surrounding storage are hidden in a louvre door cupboard in the dining area along with a repurposed feature former fireplace. On the other side of the downstairs hallway is the cosy sitting room with open fire, tiled hearth, built-in shelving and window to the front of the property. The downstairs family bathroom has a tiled floor and splashback, three-piece suite with shower over the bath and heated towel rail. The carpeted stairway leads to the first floor where there are three double bedrooms. Two of the bedrooms both have built-in wardrobe cupboards and separate stairways accessing adjoining attic spaces with Velux windows offering potential for use as work rooms or studios. Beyond the attic room accessed from the first bedroom, there is a further attic providing additional storage. The upstairs shower room also has a Velux window, walk-in electric shower, wash hand basin, mirror and toilet with tiled floor.
Finishing off outside, the property benefits from an extensive private enclosed rear garden set out over four terraces, with stunning views over the rooftops of the town to the coast and countryside beyond. At ground level there is a courtyard area with modern outside storage. Steps lead from here to upper levels boasting a range of planters. One terrace is set to artificial grass while the top level has a decking platform with rope edging, BBQ and outdoor dining space. The boundary is denoted by a combination of stone dyke and timber fencing. Parking is available at the front of the property.
Transport, schools & amenities
The nearest primary school is at Kirkcudbright Primary with the nearest secondary school Kirkcudbright Academy, all within comfortable walking distance of the property. There is a pre-school nursery in the former Johnston school at the end of Millburn Street. A wide range of individual shops, supermarkets, restaurants, pubs, hotels, offices, doctors and dentists is available in Kirkcudbright, the Artists’ town, along with the newly refurbished Kirkcudbright Galleries arts centre with its own coffee shop and both permanent and touring exhibitions, celebrating the town’s links with the renowned Glasgow Boys (and female artists such as Jessie M King) artists’ colony. Kirkcudbright is a picturesque harbour town situated on the River Dee, surrounded by glorious coastline with holiday centres at Brighouse Bay, Borgue, Sandgreen and Auchenlarie with spectacular sunsets and views of the Murray Isles. Historic Kirkcudbright hosts annual arts festivals, summer activities programme, its own Tattoo with Ceilidh, jazz and traditional music events and the Kirkcudbrightshire County Show. It boasts a cookery school and award winning dining experiences including The Auld Alliance and Selkirk Arms Hotel, while Castle Douglas, the region’s Food Town is 9 miles away. A Dark Space Plantarium is due to open in the town centre during 2021. The planetarium has been developed by Kirkcudbright Development Trust transforming the old Johnston School building and will open once coronavirus restrictions allow. The state-of-the-art visitor attraction will ‘inform and educate people of all ages celebrating the majesty and infinity of space, the wonders of science and the magic of the nearby Dark Skies Park.’ The development also houses a pottery.
A broader range of amenities, plus a university campus and a brand new, state- of-the-art, hospital are available in the regional capital of Dumfries, some 26 miles away. The South West of Scotland is well-known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and the diversity of sporting and recreational pursuits. There are good hill walking opportunities in the nearby Galloway Hills and cycling along the newly-designated cycle routes, as well as the Seven Stanes mountain bike routes in the Galloway Forest Park. There are varied sporting opportunities such as trout and salmon fishing on the regions numerous lochs and rivers. For golf enthusiasts, there is the championship course at Southerness and several other courses nearby, including Kirkcudbright, Cally Palace, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, and New Galloway. Beautiful Loch Ken has a popular sailing centre with a number of water sports and activities available. The Solway coast is also popular with sailors with both Kippford and Kirkcudbright having safe moorings. The National Trust for Scotland has a wonderful garden and house at Threave Estate which provides training for a number of horticulture students each year and a modern Visitor Centre with an excellent café and shop. The picturesque town of Gatehouse of Fleet is 7 miles away, set in a recognised National Scenic Area on the edge of the magnificent Galloway Forest Park, Scotland’s first Dark Skies Park. Communications within the area are very good. There is a mainline railway station in Dumfries and Lockerbie, providing excellent links to both the north and south. The M74 motorway network can be reached in about an hour and there are regular flights to other parts of the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe from Prestwick Airport which is about one hour’s drive to the North. Edinburgh and Glasgow airports can be reached in around two hours.
Home report: The home report can be accessed via one survey website with the following link (copy & paste):
Or by visiting the Yopa website.
Mid terrace three bedroom traditional town house on a quaint residential street close to the centre of the vibrant historic town of Kirkcudbright, within easy walking distance of the wide range of local amenities. The accommodation which was once two fishermen’s cottages, is laid out over three floors and features a spacious kitchen/diner with decorative fire-place and contemporary décor, three double bedrooms, two bathrooms, attic spaces and a private enclosed rear garden. Ideally suited to families, professionals and retirees this property would make a fabulous permanent or holiday home providing a delightful comfortable and cosy base from which to explore the picturesque surroundings. Viewing essential to appreciate all this property has to offer including the multi level rear garden with patio, decking offering outside dining opportunities and stunning views of the picturesque harbour town, coast country-side beyond.
*nb - the home report access details are shown at the bottom of the page*
The accommodation
The property benefits from gas central heating and double glazing throughout with a combination of wood and carpeted flooring. The welcoming entrance hallway provides access to the huge double aspect kitchen/diner to the left, cosy sitting room to the right and stairway to upper floors, along with the downstairs family bathroom. The kitchen/diner is a clever combination of traditional features blended with modern décor. There is a beamed ceiling and the kitchen area sits on a raised platform with breakfast bar. A side door leads out onto the courtyard leading to the extensive outside space. There is a range of base and wall units with electric oven and gas ring hob, with space for fridge-freezer, washing machine and dishwasher, . There is a single sink drainer with mixer tap and marble effect worktops with tiled splashback. The Viesmann Boiler and with surrounding storage are hidden in a louvre door cupboard in the dining area along with a repurposed feature former fireplace. On the other side of the downstairs hallway is the cosy sitting room with open fire, tiled hearth, built-in shelving and window to the front of the property. The downstairs family bathroom has a tiled floor and splashback, three-piece suite with shower over the bath and heated towel rail. The carpeted stairway leads to the first floor where there are three double bedrooms. Two of the bedrooms both have built-in wardrobe cupboards and separate stairways accessing adjoining attic spaces with Velux windows offering potential for use as work rooms or studios. Beyond the attic room accessed from the first bedroom, there is a further attic providing additional storage. The upstairs shower room also has a Velux window, walk-in electric shower, wash hand basin, mirror and toilet with tiled floor.
Finishing off outside, the property benefits from an extensive private enclosed rear garden set out over four terraces, with stunning views over the rooftops of the town to the coast and countryside beyond. At ground level there is a courtyard area with modern outside storage. Steps lead from here to upper levels boasting a range of planters. One terrace is set to artificial grass while the top level has a decking platform with rope edging, BBQ and outdoor dining space. The boundary is denoted by a combination of stone dyke and timber fencing. Parking is available at the front of the property.
Transport, schools & amenities
The nearest primary school is at Kirkcudbright Primary with the nearest secondary school Kirkcudbright Academy, all within comfortable walking distance of the property. There is a pre-school nursery in the former Johnston school at the end of Millburn Street. A wide range of individual shops, supermarkets, restaurants, pubs, hotels, offices, doctors and dentists is available in Kirkcudbright, the Artists’ town, along with the newly refurbished Kirkcudbright Galleries arts centre with its own coffee shop and both permanent and touring exhibitions, celebrating the town’s links with the renowned Glasgow Boys (and female artists such as Jessie M King) artists’ colony. Kirkcudbright is a picturesque harbour town situated on the River Dee, surrounded by glorious coastline with holiday centres at Brighouse Bay, Borgue, Sandgreen and Auchenlarie with spectacular sunsets and views of the Murray Isles. Historic Kirkcudbright hosts annual arts festivals, summer activities programme, its own Tattoo with Ceilidh, jazz and traditional music events and the Kirkcudbrightshire County Show. It boasts a cookery school and award winning dining experiences including The Auld Alliance and Selkirk Arms Hotel, while Castle Douglas, the region’s Food Town is 9 miles away. A Dark Space Plantarium is due to open in the town centre during 2021. The planetarium has been developed by Kirkcudbright Development Trust transforming the old Johnston School building and will open once coronavirus restrictions allow. The state-of-the-art visitor attraction will ‘inform and educate people of all ages celebrating the majesty and infinity of space, the wonders of science and the magic of the nearby Dark Skies Park.’ The development also houses a pottery.
A broader range of amenities, plus a university campus and a brand new, state- of-the-art, hospital are available in the regional capital of Dumfries, some 26 miles away. The South West of Scotland is well-known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and the diversity of sporting and recreational pursuits. There are good hill walking opportunities in the nearby Galloway Hills and cycling along the newly-designated cycle routes, as well as the Seven Stanes mountain bike routes in the Galloway Forest Park. There are varied sporting opportunities such as trout and salmon fishing on the regions numerous lochs and rivers. For golf enthusiasts, there is the championship course at Southerness and several other courses nearby, including Kirkcudbright, Cally Palace, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, and New Galloway. Beautiful Loch Ken has a popular sailing centre with a number of water sports and activities available. The Solway coast is also popular with sailors with both Kippford and Kirkcudbright having safe moorings. The National Trust for Scotland has a wonderful garden and house at Threave Estate which provides training for a number of horticulture students each year and a modern Visitor Centre with an excellent café and shop. The picturesque town of Gatehouse of Fleet is 7 miles away, set in a recognised National Scenic Area on the edge of the magnificent Galloway Forest Park, Scotland’s first Dark Skies Park. Communications within the area are very good. There is a mainline railway station in Dumfries and Lockerbie, providing excellent links to both the north and south. The M74 motorway network can be reached in about an hour and there are regular flights to other parts of the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe from Prestwick Airport which is about one hour’s drive to the North. Edinburgh and Glasgow airports can be reached in around two hours.
Home report: The home report can be accessed via one survey website with the following link (copy & paste):
Or by visiting the Yopa website.
