5 bedroom detached house for sale

An impressive detached home offering multi-generational space, outbuildings and woodland.

Description

SUMMARY
Set in about 1.5 acres and constructed in 2016, this impressive home has been completed to a high specification. A particular feature is the wonderful natural light from bay windows, full height windows and Juliet balconies. The kitchens and bathrooms were supplied and fitted by Laings of Inverurie. Most of the sanitaryware is Duravit with Grohe showers. A consistent theme is the use of oak veneer internal doors, oak skirtings and facings along with the stairway balustrade and spindles. The flooring throughout is Karndean apart from the carpeted stairs. There are a number of light sensors and power plates are finished in brushed steel in the main circulation area.

ACCOMMODATION
This particularly striking and contemporary detached home offers an especially versatile configuration. The welcoming vestibule gives access to both the main house and the end wing, the latter having been previously used as separate self-contained accommodation. The luxury open plan kitchen, dining room and reception area is hugely impressive and is very much the heart of the home. The kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of base, deep drawer and wall cabinets complemented by polished bevelled edge Galaxy-style granite worksurfaces and two sinks. A notable feature is the island with further storage below. Appliances include built in American power transformer. De Dietrich grill and oven, induction hob and a cooker hood. For everyday domestic tasks there is the utility room with cream finished cabinets an integrated and concealed Neff dishwasher, Bosch washing machine and Beko tumble dryer. A sliding door opens into the spacious cool room/pantry. An L shaped home office is fitted with an extensive range of desk furniture and is ideal for two work stations, with each end having garden views. There is a cloakroom with Duravit WC and wash basin. Bedroom five completes the main part of the house. A turned and carpeted staircase leads to the spacious first floor landing. With a stunning outlook is the lounge fitted with a range of bespoke Neville Johnson bookcases, incorporating a drinks cabinet. Particularly bright is the principal bedroom suite with en suite dressing room and shower room. Opposite are double bedrooms two and three, one of which has an en suite shower room and the other an adjacent shower room.

The end wing although previously used for multi-generational living, this wing of the property can easily be incorporated into the main layout of the home. Accessed from the vestibule and with a separate accessible entrance door opening onto a decked area is the second lounge. This lovely room has dual aspect floor to ceiling windows. The modern kitchen is fitted with Hacker base and wall units in Cashmere colour. Appliances include a Hotpoint oven, grill, hob and cooker hood, a Fisher and Paykel dishwasher and integrated refrigerator and freezer. Well proportioned bedroom 4, with built in wardrobes along one wall, fronted with sliding doors. The accessible shower room has a sizeable inbuilt linen cupboard, corner shower enclosure, RAK sink and WC.

Location

SITUATION
Auchnagatt (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh nan Cat) is a village and rural area in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the Ebrie Burn and on the A948 road between Ellon and New Deer. Ellon is a picturesque town situated by the River Ythan in the beautiful countryside of Aberdeenshire and ideally placed for further amenities. The areas surrounding Ellon have a rich agricultural heritage that is told in the words of the bothy ballads – traditional songs that were originally sung by farm workers in the north east of Scotland. The shopping facilities available in Ellon cater for everyday needs and amenities include hotels, restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and specialist shops. Leisure and sporting facilities are available at the new community swimming pool and sports complex, rugby, football and hockey pitches at The Meadows Sports Complex, cricket at Ellon cricket club and golf at the McDonald Golf Club, Trump International stretching down the coast and Royal Aberdeen are some of the numerous golf courses in the local area. Nursery and primary schooling are provided at Auchnagatt Primary with secondary education at Ellon and Mintlaw Academy. Private schooling is available in Aberdeen.

DISTANCES
Auchnagatt 0.5 miles
Ellon 8 miles
Peterhead 15 miles
Aberdeen 25 miles *
Distances are approximate

Square Footage: 3,186 sq ft



Additional Info

OUTSIDE
The house grounds extend to approximately 1.5 acres. A lovely roadside dry stone dyke encloses part of the property. There is ample turning and parking from the tarred driveway. Front and rear of the house are concrete flagged patios. For lower maintenance are extensive areas of lawn bordered by a carpet of flowering bulbs at spring-time, along with shrubs and flowerbeds. There are two clothes drying lines along with two kitchen garden planters. The rear boundary has a delightful area of woodland which is great for meandering and specific areas are well positioned to enjoy beautiful sunsets.

WOODLAND
Opposite the property and included in the sale is a separate strip of woodland extending to approximately 5.4 acres. This can be accessed from the public road by an unmade 300 metre long pathway, over which the owners advised there are servitude rights of access. The majority of the woodland includes a mix of perimeter beech trees and Scots pine and is fully enclosed with a fence.

GARAGE
Integral garage with polished concrete floor. Electric roll up door and pedestrian door. Power, light and water. Eddi smart solar power diverter and Zappi electric vehicle charger.

OUTBUILDINGS
Detached garage/workshop/store: divided into two parts. Garage/workshop - concrete floor, within the gable are an electronically operated roll-up vehicle door and a steel reinforced timber pedestrian door. Store with floored loft above an earth floor. Fixed stairway to floored loft which has a uPVC framed double glazed gable window, roll-up vehicle door. There is a small aluminium framed lean-to greenhouse adjoining this building.

Stone built, concrete floor, the L shaped former byre building currently comprises a garage/workshop/den/bothy/loft and has power and light.