5 bed detached house for sale

Rossway Road, Kirkcudbright DG6

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council tax band = F

home report value = £525,000
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The property


An immaculately presented modern build family home commanding an elevated position in a generous plot with flexible accommodation layout over three floors, constructed in 2010 to the current owners' personal design and specification. This property comprises five double bedrooms (master en-suite), a modern, generously proportioned fitted kitchen/dining/family living space with separate utility/laundry room, a spacious top floor living room with balcony, offering panoramic views, a double lower ground floor integral garage with electric roller doors, workshop and stores, generous outdoor space, with scenic rural views, in a select, well-maintained residential development of individually designed family homes. This property is located on the edge of the historic harbour town of Kirkcudbright and is one not to be missed. Ideally suited to growing and/or extended family living and working. The property benefits from gas powered underfloor heating and double glazing throughout, along with an mvhr system (Mechanical Ventilation & Heat Recovery). The property is suitable for the installation of solar panels to further reduce energy costs. The property is offered chain free and will be available for entry as soon as the legal process is completed. Contents are available by separate negotiation.

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Accommodation

Entry to this attractive property is through the welcoming front entrance hall on the lower ground floor with staircase up to the floors above. On the upper ground floor, there are two double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Both bedrooms have high quality fitted furniture included in the sale and the larger of the two also benefits from a stylish ensuite shower room. The contemporary family bathroom comprises a three-piece white suite with p-shaped bath with shower over and shower screen, vanity storage unit with wash hand bowl inset and toilet. The first floor of the property is split level. The fabulous open plan kitchen/dining/family living space with French doors to the patio and extensive rear garden beyond, along with the separate utility room are on the lower first floor, with an internal staircase providing access to the integral double garage with separate additional workshop space and boiler/plant room on the lower ground floor. Both the kitchen and utility room comprise a series of fitted wall and floor-based units with complementary work surfaces and decorative tiled splashback with resin sink and drainer units. The kitchen features a gas hob with overhead extractor, integrated electric double ovens, an integrated dish-washer and fridge/freezer. There is a breakfast bar for informal family dining and ample space for formal dining/entertaining in the family living/dining area with direct garden access allowing you to bring the outside in and vice versa, providing endless opportunities for outdoor entertaining and BBQs. The utility room has a further range of floor and wall based cabinets with contrasting work surfaces. There is a stainless steel sink and drainer, with plumbing and space for laundry appliances. Also on this floor are the fifth bedroom offering potential alternative use as a home office or gaming room, and guest toilet. On the upper first floor, we have the principal bedroom, fully furnished to an exacting standard, and complete with a full-size four-piece ensuite bathroom, as well as the fourth bedroom. The top floor is reserved for the vast family lounge with feature balcony and mezzanine landing area. From the lounge, French doors open out onto the balcony/sun-terrace where you can enjoy stunning views of the delightful surrounding country-side.

Finishing outside, there are garden grounds to the front, sides and rear of the dwelling.
The front garden is stone chipped with flagstone path and stone chipped parking area offering ample parking and turning space for multiple vehicles.
The left hand side of the dwelling slopes upward and is laid in a bark covering.
The rear garden has a good size flagstone seating/drying area with raised planted banking and timber decking area adjacent with stone chipped area incorporating pergola and planted borders/shrubs.
Boundaries are defined by low level brick walls and timber fences. There are open views across neighbouring fields to the rear of the dwelling.

Transport, schools & amenities

The nearest primary school and pre-school nursery provision are at Kirkcudbright Primary with the nearest secondary school Kirkcudbright Academy, all within walking distance or a short drive of the property. The local bus route is a few steps away with a regular service into the town centre and beyond. A wide range of individual shops, supermarkets, restaurants, pubs, hotels, offices, doctors and dentists is available in Kirkcudbright, the Artists’ town, along with a swimming pool and the newly refurbished Kirkcudbright Galleries arts centre with its own coffee shop and 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 new Dark Space Plantarium opened in the town centre during 2021. The planetarium has been developed by Kirkcudbright Development Trust transforming the old Johnston School building. 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.’
A broader range of amenities, plus a university campus and a new, state- of-the-art, hospital are available in the regional capital 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 on offer. 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 region's 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 are mainline railway stations in both 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 under two hours.

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