3 bedroom link detached house for sale

McEwan Fraser Legal is delighted to bring this traditional steading conversion with considerable development potential to the market. Situated in a steading conversion of North Coldstream Farmhouse, Bothy and Mill, two miles north of Drumoak village between Banchory and Peterculter in North Deeside, approximately 15 minutes drive west of Aberdeen. This three-bedroom stone-built property retains its original character and charm, including exposed wooden beams and stone-built outbuilding.

On entering the cottage, you are presented with a spacious entrance hall with a staircase to the upper floor. On your left is a bright, airy dual aspect lounge with a south-facing full-height picture window with a beautiful oak floor. The impressive open-plan kitchen/dining room is at one end of the hall. The dining area has oak flooring with west-facing French doors that lead to a private medium-sized enclosed rear garden and large stone-built outbuilding. Kitchen appliances include new Neff double oven and Induction Hob, fridge and dishwasher all inclusive within the sale; ample solid oak wall and base units with slate tiled floor. Descending a few stairs leads to the rear hall with a useful large storage cupboard also housing the oil fired C.H. boiler; and the utility room with a delightful Belfast sink and oak cupboards with built-in laundry basket plus space for washing machine and separate tumble dryer. A tall freezer behind the door is inclusive within the sale. Above the utility and hall is a floored loft ideal for storage. A half-glazed door leads to the rear garden with clothes dryer (whirly). The family bathroom has a shower over the bath, tiled floor/splashback heated towel rail and large linen cupboard.

Moving upstairs, there is a well-lit landing from the extra wide Velux window. In the main bedroom (bedroom 1), which is the entire width of the house and features exposed wooden beams and oak flooring similar to the living room, there is also a convenient WC and wash hand basin adjacent to bedroom 1. Two further medium sized bedrooms can accommodate a double bed and bedside tables, with laminate flooring and Velux windows; bedroom 2 has a walk-in wardrobe/storage cupboard with a further door to also access the WC, shared with bedroom 1. Bedroom 3 is currently used as office and wardrobes space.

The old byre or outbuilding offers extensive development opportunities, including extending the living room and bedroom 1 into the almost-adjoining outbuilding (potentially an additional 50m2) and/or to form a studio/workshop/gym/annexe space as indicated in the below 3D plans. Externally, an enclosed and pet-secure rear garden is laid mainly to lawn with a central rockery/shrubbery and a border garden area to the front and side. The garage with lighting, power and water-tap and loft storage space completes the property. More generally, the property benefits from double glazing throughout, mains water, oil-fired central heating and a septic tank.

Mill Cottage offers an opportunity to acquire a comfortable converted traditional stone-built home which could be developed further if desired and with the appropriate planning and building consent - in a gorgeous rural setting and is well positioned for Aberdeen city and equa-distant (4.5miles) to local towns of Banchory and Peterculter. Westhills is also nearby (7.8 miles). School (Banchory Academy) bus route passes the end of the lane, and Drumoak primary school is also nearby. Good internet (9~20Mbps) and Sky TV reception.