3 bed equestrian for sale

Maryculter, Aberdeen AB12

Local Information
For those looking for a traditional country smallholding with ample potential and plentiful land, near excellent road links and just a short commute from Aberdeen and its suburbs, Junction Croft is the perfect choice.

Junction Croft is situated a short distance to the south-west of the rural hamlet of Kirkton of Maryculter, where the local church, community hall and community woodland are situated, as well as ‘The Den & The Glen’ children's playpark and soft play centre. Local primary education can be found at the newly-built Lairhillock School 2 miles to the south.

The nearest local shops and facilities can be found in the prosperous satellite village of Peterculter, on the northern side of the picturesque River Dee. Various shops, restaurants and pubs can be found here, as well as access onto the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (awpr), which allows for ease of road connections to the north, south and west of Aberdeen. Aberdeen International Airport, situated just 7 miles along the awpr from the junction at Peterculter, offers a range of national and international flight connections suitable for business trips as well as holiday travel.

Further local amenities can be found to the east of the awpr in the affluent suburban villages of Bieldside and Cults. Local secondary education is provided at the well-renowned Cults Academy, one of the best performing secondary schools in North- East Scotland. Beyond Cults lies the Silver City of Aberdeen, offering a plethora of retail, hospitality and events offerings befitting of the Energy Capital of Europe as well as excellent shopping and two world-class universities.

Various leisure and recreational opportunities can be found in the local area and in wider Aberdeenshire. The nearby River Dee allows for some of the best salmon fishing and angling in the country, and for equestrian enthusiasts the newly-opened Bogenraith equestrian centre, less than 5 miles away, offers premier facilities understood to be unmatched in the north of Scotland. Also nearby are the National Trust for Scotland-owned Drum and Crathes Castles, both offering fantastic days out. Further beyond, numerous clifftop walks can be found on the coastline between Aberdeen and the seaside town of Stonehaven, with the world-famous Dunnottar Castle situated just south of the town. Inland, rolling fields give way to the forested glens and hills of Royal Deeside, with scenic villages and numerous Munros lying along or near this famous glen.

Accommodation
The dwelling at Junction Croft comprises a one-and-a-half storey, south-facing traditional Aberdeenshire farmhouse of harled stone wall and slate roof construction, providing compact living accommodation over two levels. Although the house would benefit from some renovation and modernisation works in parts, it offers great potential and allows a purchaser to make their own mark on their new country home.

The house is entered through the front conservatory, overlooking the front lawn and forming the perfect suntrap on bright spring and summer days. As you enter the remainder of the house from the conservatory, you will find the open-plan kitchen/dining room on the right-hand side. As you enter the room, the compact kitchen area features a modern built-in hob and oven/grill as well as kitchen peninsula providing the ideal breakfast sitting area. Adjacent to the kitchen lies a sitting area with potential to be utilised as a dining space, beyond which lies a lean-to storage area/pantry, formerly used as a milkhouse, providing additional kitchen storage as well as more traditional refrigeration!

Going back into the hallway, the opposite side of the house from the kitchen features the cosy living room with gas fireplace. This room features as the heart of the country home and is perfect for keeping cosy on a cold winters evening. Adjoining the sitting room lies the large bathroom, featuring tiled walls, floors and walk-in shower. This bathroom also features as an en-suite, with the downstairs bedroom, tastefully decorated in modern style, adjoining the bathroom. A second doorway from the bedroom leads directly to the hallway, next to the staircase.

Taking the staircase up to the first floor of the house, the master bedroom with gas fireplace (currently disconnected) is situated on the left. The second bedroom is situated on the right hand side and a former box room, now best used as storage space, is situated in-between the two bedrooms. Both bedrooms provide bright and comfortable sleeping accommodation, enjoying south facing views across the front garden to the countryside beyond.

Garden Grounds
Externally, the property benefits from extensive garden grounds to the front and eastern side of the house. The lawn to the front, with a number of young trees planted, is bordered to the south and west by a large hedge, offering privacy and safety from the neighbouring road. Adjacent to the front lawn lies further lawns and grassy areas separated by amenity woodland, as well as a greenhouse, providing ample garden space for a potential purchaser. The rear and gable ends of the house are laid to gravel and provide ample car parking.

Property Details
Home Report:
Home Report is available on our website.

EPC:
Band D.

Council Tax:
Band A.

Windows & Doors:
Timber/ uPVC double glazing. External plastic style / internal timber panel doors.

Services:
Mains water and electricity. Mains gas central heating. Private drainage to septic tank.

Included in Sale:
All white goods, curtains/blinds and light fittings, in addition to bird feeding station and rotary clothes line.

Outbuilding
Junction Croft benefits from a traditional stone byre of timber framed construction, situated to the rear of the house. The building is divided into four compartments, historically used for agricultural storage and cattle housing, and is currently utilised for miscellaneous outdoor storage.

The byre has potential to be utilised for a variety of uses, such as smallholding storage, workshop space or horse stabling. The byre also offers a future owner a great opportunity for redevelopment for a variety of potential uses, subject to necessary local authority consents.

Land
The land at Junction Croft comprises five iacs-registered paddocks, each well sheltered and separated by bands of conifer shelter belts, extending to 7.07 hectares (17.47 acres) or thereby, situated to the east of the farmhouse as per the attached sale plan.

The land is flat to sloping gently in an east to north-easterly direction, lying at an altitude of approximately 100 to 105 metres above sea level. The land is classed as grade 3(2) as per the Land Capability for Agriculture map produced by the James Hutton Institute, defined as land being suitable for average arable production. The land having been utilised as sheep grazing in recent years and has been organic for over thirty years.

The land benefits from good quality rylock fencing in many parts, as well as good gates and inter field accesses. A water trough, piped to the mains water supply, is situated in the south-western corner of the land, bordering the garden grounds of the house. In addition the land benefits from roadside access directly from the public road along the southern boundary of Junction Croft. The land offers plentiful space for a budding smallholder and could be utilised for a variety of purposes, including potential horse grazing, further livestock grazing or small scale cropping.

Directions
From Aberdeen, take either the B9077 ‘South Deeside Road’ south-west from Bridge of Dee, or take the A93 North Deeside Road south-west from Aberdeen’s Anderson Drive as far as the crossroads on the opposite side of the awpr, before turning left onto the B979, crossing the River Dee, and turning right onto the B9077.

After the junction with the B9077, located immediately to the west of the awpr fly-over, follow the B9077 west for just over half a mile before turning left onto the B979, signposted ’Stonehaven 9’. Follow this road south for the next 1.5 miles, past a junction signposted ‘Nether Ashentilly’, and Junction Croft is situated on the left-hand side, as indicated by our ‘for sale’ sign. Junction Croft is situated immediately before the junction signposted ‘Burnside’ and ‘Invercrynoch’.

Viewings
To arrange a viewing please contact Aberdeen & Northern Estates on Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm).

Bps Entitlements:
Not available for sale, as no subsidies have been claimed by the Vendors in recent years.

Local Authority:
Aberdeenshire Council, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB.

Entry:
By arrangement.

Mineral Rights & Sporting Rights:
Included in the sale, insofar as they are owned.

Note:
Prospective purchasers should note that unless their interest in the property is formally intimated to the selling agents following inspection, the agents cannot guarantee that notice of a closing date for offers will be advised and consequently the property may be sold without notice.

Anti Money Laundering Compliance:
In accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, we are required to carry out checks and due diligence on property purchasers. If an offer has been accepted, the purchaser(s) will need to provide proof of identity, residence and proof of funds, as a minimum, prior to any transaction proceeding.

Offers:
Formal offers, in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, along with the relevant anti-money laundering paperwork in accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, through a Scottish Solicitor, to the Selling Agent.

Servitude Rights, Burdens and Wayleaves:
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private. The buyer(s) will be held to have satisfied himself/themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Title:
The buyer(s) shall be bound to accept the title as it presently stands in the name of the seller(s) and the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) shall be subject to all the exceptions, reservations, burdens and conditions presently contained in the title deeds. There shall be excepted from warrandice in the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) any leases, tenancies, tenants' rights, missives, agreements, rights of possession, rights of way, access rights, and sewerage and drainage facilities, and all other servitudes and other rights without prejudice to the right of the buyer(s) to quarrel or impugn the same on any ground not inferring warrandice against the seller(s).