1 bed cottage for sale

Station Cottages, Ruthwell, Dumfries DG1

EPC rating - C council tax band - D
The property


Part of the former Ruthwell railway station, 1 Station Cottages is a charming mid-terraced chain-free cottage ideally suited to first-time buyers whilst presenting a potential holiday home/let opportunity, with accommodation comprising a living room, bedroom, shower room, kitchen and utility room. Externally, there is off-street parking and garden with workshop, creating a pleasant property in a semi-rural location.

*nb - the home report access details are shown at the bottom of the page*
Accommodation


Access into the property is directly into an entrance porch, which is currently used as a utility area with spaces for white goods. The hallway branches to provide access to both the living room and kitchen. The living room is well-proportioned and features a multi-fuel stove, whilst the kitchen comprises a generous range of fitted base and wall units and complementary work surfaces, with integrated electric oven and hob with extractor over. The bedroom demands double status, and the shower room comprises a shower enclosure with mains-powered shower unit, a free-standing wash hand basin and toilet.

The property benefits from recently-installed air source heating and solar panels.

Finishing outside, the garden area is mainly laid to slabs with an area of timber decking, creating a lovely area to relax in the summer months. There is also a wood-shed and timber workshop, and an area of off-street parking.

Transport, schools & amenities

Ruthwell is a pleasant rural hamlet, located approximately 8 miles from Dumfries, which boasts several major supermarkets, popular high street shops, secondary schools, a university campus, a range of restaurants and medical facilities, including the Region's Royal Infirmary.

There are also various transport links including Dumfries railway station providing access to Carlisle and Glasgow. The M6 and M74 networks are accessible within three quarters of an hour at Moffat and Gretna.

The region is renowned for its outdoor pursuits, with shooting, fishing and walking opportunities amongst spectacular countryside and coastline, rivers, lochs and glens. For the mountain bike enthusiast, there is the Seven Stanes mountain bike ranges nearby in the forests of Ae, Mabie, Dalbeattie and Kirkcudbright. Golfers are extremely well-catered for with several courses throughout the region including the championship links course at Southerness.

Ruthwell is a village and parish near the Solway Firth between Dumfries and Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, and is steeped in history. Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, gave Ruthwell to his nephew, Sir William Murray, confirmed to Sir John Murray, of Cockpool, in 1509 by King James VI. Ruthwell’s most famous inhabitant was Henry Duncan who opened the world’s first commercial savings bank in 1810. The Savings Bank Museum in Ruthwell tells the whole story.

As well as convenient access to the A75, Ruthwell is less than 15 miles to the M74 and the West Coast Mainline railway station at Lockerbie.

Home report:
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