13 FOREST HILL
GALASHIELS

*CLOSING DATE - FRIDAY 18 AUGUST 2023 AT 12 NOON* 

Council Tax Band: B 
EPC : C

Description: 
13 Forest Hill Galashiels is a semi detached ex local authority house situated on the edge of the popular town of Galashiels with open outlook towards Meigle hill. The property would benefit from some cosmetic upgrading and once compete would make an ideal family home. 


Exterior: 
This property includes upvc windows and upvc front and back doors and is accessed from a side road and via a shared path leading to the front door of the property


Ground Floor

Hall:
Stepping into the hall there are doors leading to the sitting room and dining room / bedroom 4 and stairs on the right lead up to the first floor. There is a useful storage area under the stairs and a window on the stairs. The room has dark grey carpet which extends to the upper floor and light green wallpapered walls. 


Kitchen: 
The good sized kitchen would benefit from some upgrading and has been stripped back by the current owners. The kitchen has a range of light wood effect floor units and a one wall unit as well as a breakfast bar area and has a marble effect worktop and lino on the floor. There is space for a washing machine, dishwasher, fridge freezer and cooker. 


Sitting Room: 
The large sitting room has 2 windows looking out toward the rear garden and has a large useful storage cupboard and has an electric fire with white wood surround. The room has light purple wallpapered walls and purple carpet. 


Dining Room / Bedroom 4
A good sized ground floor room that could be used as a dining room or a ground floor bedroom. The room looks out to the front of the property and has a large cupboard / wardrobe. The room has dark black walls and a feature red floral wallpapered wall and dark grey carpet.


1st Floor Hall
A large walk-in cupboard is situated at the top of the stairs and a window on the stairs looks out to the side of the property. Doors off the hall lead to the 3 bedrooms and bathroom. 


Bedroom 1: 
This is a good sized bedroom with a window looking out toward the front of the property with view out to the open fields beyond. The room has cream walls with feature floral wallpapered wall and black carpet. There is a large useful built in wardrobe and a hatch with ladder gives access to the floored loft.


Bedroom 2: 
The second bedroom is another good sized bedroom looking out towards the rear garden. There are 2 good sized built in wardrobes. The room has a black carpet and feature purple wall and feature floral wall with cream painted walls on the rest of the room.  


Bedroom 3:
The third bedroom is a good sized room with another built in wardrobe. The room has black carpet with light green and light purple wallpapered walls. 


Bathroom: 
The bathroom features a white suite with a bath and main shower overhead, sink, and toilet. Burgandy wet wall surrounds the bath and sink area, with brown wallpapered walls and cream lino flooring completes the room.


Garden
The garden is fenced and includes a grassed garden area to the rear, decked area at the side just out of the kitchen door and a set of stairs lead up to the large front garden area which has a further decked area, area of grass and a shed. The front garden has open outlook to the fields and Meigle hill beyond.  


Location:
Galashiels is widely recognised as the central hub of the Borders and one of the most sought-after towns within the Borders region and offers an abundance of good retail shopping and excellent recreational and sporting facilities including rugby, football, cricket and golf. The town boasts the well reputed Heriot Watt textile college as well as the Borders College Campus. 

The property location has easy access to the A7 and A68 so is an ideal base to easily travel to surrounding Border towns and villages. Edinburgh is readily accessible with the new Borders Railway Waverley Line linking Galashiels to Tweedbank and the centre of Edinburgh in under a hour, making Galashiels a popular choice for commuters.

Council Tax 
Band B


Additional 
Blinds, curtains, flooring and light fittings are included in the sale.


Price: 
Offers Over £155,00