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3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

Durness Street
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Semi-detached house
3 bed
3 bath

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Ask agent
Broadband: Super-fast 45Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE
  • VIEWS ACROSS THURSO BEACH TO THE PENTLAND FIRTH
  • LARGE FAMILY HOME
  • IN NEED OF MODERNISATION
  • TWO RECEPTION ROOMS
  • THREE BEDROOMS (TWO WITH ENSUITE)
  • INTEGRAL DOUBLE GARAGE
  • COURTYARD TO REAR AND GARDEN

Yvonne Fitzgerald is delighted to bring to the market this amazing opportunity to purchase a large family home which is  located in an amazing location overlooking Thurso Bay.  Located only meters from the foreshore, this is the ideal property to relax and watch the ferries come and go as well as the surfers on Thurso Beach.  This attractive property also boasts breathtaking views that look towards the Pentland Firth and the Orkney Islands. 

Although in need of modernisation this attractive  property could make a fabulous family home.  A UPVC front door leads into a large open hall which has a door which leads into the integral double garage as well as  the dining room and the lounge.  The superb  lounge has windows facing to the front and  a fireplace as a focal point. There is also  an open staircase leading to the upper floor and  a door leads into a spacious downstairs bedroom.  There is a dining room with a window facing to the rear  which has a door leading into an office and also leading into the kitchen which is fitted with wall and base units and has a large picture window giving the open view across Thurso beach.  There is a utility room, shower room and a rear vestibule, all facing to the rear.  There is also a large family room which has a large picture window to take in the view across the beach and open sea.  Upstairs from the landing there are two double bedrooms both fitted with ensuite shower rooms.  The integral garage has two metal up and over doors leading from the front, the flooring is laid to concrete, there is power and light and there is also a little work room to the rear of the garage which is accessed from the garage.  To the rear of the property there is a small area of courtyard and there are steps which lead down into a walled area of garden which is laid to lawn.         

This property is ideally located two minutes from the town centre and within a few minutes walk to all amenities. There is a chip shop, a supermarket and various retail outlets nearby, with the property also being close to a bus route. Thurso is the most Northerly town in the North of Scotland and has good coach and rail links South. There are leisure facilities within the town which include a cinema, a swimming pool and outdoor pursuits include surfing, fishing and yachting. There is an airport and hospital in Wick which is a twenty-minute driving distance away.




EPC D 


Hallway 4.87m x 1.84m


There is a UPVC door opening into a large hallway. The walls are boarded and the flooring has been laid to carpet. There is a window facing to the front and a central heating radiator. Doors leads to a lounge, dining room and also into the integral garage.

Lounge 5.38m x 4.36m

This spacious room has a fireplace with marble-effect hearth and wooden mantle. There is an electric coal-effect fire which makes a pleasing focal point.  Two windows face towards the front elevation with deep sills and cupboards below. There is also an open timber staircase to the upper floor. Doors lead into a downstairs bedroom and rear lobby. One wall and the ceiling have been wood-lined.

Dining Room 3.75m x 3.07m

This open room has boarding on the walls and carpeting to the floor. There is a radiator to the wall. A window faces to the rear, looking out over Thurso Beach and to the open sea beyond. There is a serving hatch from the kitchen. A door leads into an office and another door leads into the rear lobby.

Office 2.43m x 2.28m

This bright room has boarding to the walls and carpeting to the floor. There are shelves fitted to the walls, and a window faces to the rear, looking over the beach. There is a radiator to the wall.

Bedroom 1:  4.40m x 3.17m

This spacious room has a window with a deep sill facing to the front. The flooring is laid to carpet and there is a radiator to the wall.

Kitchen 3.44m x 3.46m

The kitchen has fitted wall and base units with laminate worktops. There are double sinks with a mixer tap as well as a serving hatch into the dining room. There is a five-ring gas cooker with an extractor fan above. A picture window with deep sill faces to the rear and looks over Thurso Beach. There is also a fitted electric oven and space for a fridge and dishwasher. The flooring is laid to vinyl. The walls have been tiled. A lobby runs through this room, which has boarded walls and carpeting to the floor. A four-pane door leads into the rear lobby.

Rear Lobby

The walls have been boarded, and the flooring is laid to carpet. There are two radiators to the wall. Doors lead into a shower room, family room and vestibule.

Family Room 5.44m x 3.39m

This bright room has a wall of windows that takes in the views across Thurso Beach and Scrabster.. There is also a further window to the side elevation. The walls and ceiling have been wood-lined and the flooring is laid to carpet. There is a radiator to the wall.  A window also faces into the rear vestibule.  

Shower Room 2.38m x 2.29m

There is a walk-in shower fitted with shower boarding to the walls and a mains shower.  There is also a W.C. and a handbasin which is  fitted into a unit with a cupboard below. The walls are wooden lined and there is an opaque window with a deep sill facing to the rear. The flooring is laid to vinyl and there is a central heating radiator. 

Utility Room 2.50m x 1.44m

This room has a fitted worktop with services for two washing machines. There is a central heating boiler fitted to the wall. There is a stainless-steel sink with drainer. There is boarding to the walls and ceiling. A window faces to the rear. There is a radiator to the wall. The flooring is laid to vinyl. A clothes pulley is fitted to the ceiling.

Vestibule 1.26m x 1.18m

This room has an opaque glazed UPVC door leading out into the garden. A window faces to the rear and a window faces into the family room. The wall and ceiling have been boarded. The flooring is laid to ceramic tiles.

Stairs to Landing.

There is a timber open staircase with wood-lining to the walls and ceiling, A window faces to the front and the flooring on the landing is carpet.

Bedroom 2: 4.50m x 3.30m

This large room has windows facing to the front and side. There is a radiator to the wall and the flooring is laid to carpet. A door leads into the ensuite.

Ensuite – 1.49m x 1.51m

There is a tiled corner shower fitted with mains shower, W.C. and a handbasin fitted into a unit with a cupboard and shelves below. The walls have been tiled. There is a built-in storage cupboard. An opaque window faces to the rear. The flooring is laid to carpet and there is a hatch to the attic space.

Bedroom 3: 3.58m x 3.31m

There is a window facing to the front which lets plenty of natural daylight flood through. The flooring is laid to carpet and there is a radiator to the wall. A sliding door leads into the ensuite.

Ensuite 1.89m x 0.92m

There is a shower enclosure which is fitted  with an electric shower.  This room also benefits from a W.C. and a handbasin is fitted into a worktop. A window with a deep sill faces to the rear. There is a fitted wall mirrored cabinet as well as a carpet. 

Integral Garage 6.34m x 4.49m

A door opens from the hallway into the double garage. The garage is block built with a concrete floor and there are two metal up and over doors to the front.  Two small windows face to the side. There is power and light to the garage. There is an open entrance into a workroom which has windows facing to the rear and side. There are no finishings to the walls, ceiling or floor of the work room.

Garden

To the rear there is a courtyard area laid to concrete and steps lead into a walled garden which is laid to lawn with flowers and shrubs.


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    Yvonne Fitzgerald Properties is run and owned by Yvonne Fitzgerald who has worked throughout the North of Scotland, covering Elgin, Skye, Inverness, right up to Thurso, in both property consultancy, planning, letting and sales. Being one of a very few qualified estate agents in the North of Scotland, Yvonne owned the RE/MAX franchise in Inverness for five years, where she was one of RE/MAX Scotland's best-performing agents for taking properties on, and was consistently in the top five estate agencies in Inverness under the RE/MAX brand. Inverness is a very competitive market, as there are nearly 40 estate agencies in the city.

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