3 bed detached house for sale

Castle Gardens, Fochabers IV32

Moray is renowned as being one of the sunniest and driest counties in Scotland and has a wide range of excellent places to stay, eat and shop. The county is famed for its breathtaking scenery, long sandy beaches, wildlife, and provides wonderful leisure and recreational opportunities, including golf and angling. Fochabers lies along the banks of the River Spey, known for its salmon fishing and riverside walks. The village has strong sense of community and is home to Speyfest, an annual traditional and contemporary music festival. Fochabers has a range of local amenities, including a Co-op, cafés, independent shops, a health centre, and both primary and secondary schools.

Fochabers sits just off the A96, making it ideal for commuting to nearby towns. Elgin is approximately 10 miles away and offers a wide selection of supermarkets, shops, leisure facilities, and a railway station with links to Inverness and Aberdeen. Inverness Airport is also just over an hour’s drive away, offering regular flights to destinations across the UK.

35 Castle Gardens is a detached family home over two floors, with three bedrooms, which was completed in 2021. The property is finished to a high standard, featuring an oak staircase, internal panel doors and finishings. This spacious home is tastefully decorated and presented in walk-in condition.

The property is accessed via uPVC glazed door into the hall, which leads to the lounge, dining kitchen, and the carpeted staircase to the first floor. Moduleo flooring runs from the hallway through to the kitchen and sun lounge. The lounge is a dual-aspect room decorated in grey tones with a complementary tartan carpet. An understairs cupboard within the lounge has been converted into a cosy children’s snug.

The open-plan kitchen and sun lounge is ideal for family living, featuring a built-in dining area and a sitting room within the sun lounge, which overlooks the rear garden. The kitchen is fitted with a range of quality base and wall-mounted units with contrasting worktops and upstands. Integrated AEG appliances include an electric oven with warming drawer below, a microwave, and an induction hob with a Hever extractor above. A 1 ½ sink with drainer is beneath a window overlooking the side garden. The Haier fridge/freezer will also remain. A custom built-in dining set sits beneath a window and offers a formal dining setting with additional kitchen storage. The kitchen opens into the sun lounge, which is a lovely bright room with floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding doors leading out to the patio.

The utility room is accessed from the kitchen and offers additional base and wall-mounted units, worktop space, and plumbing for a washing machine. It also houses a large storage cupboard. The utility room provides access to the cloakroom, which is fitted with a WC, hand basin with floating drawer below, chrome towel rail, and standard cloakroom accessories. The cloakroom is partially tiled and has a frosted window.

The first floor is accessed via an oak and glass staircase, finished with tartan carpeting that continues along the landing. A window on the half-landing provides natural light. The landing leads to all three bedrooms and the family bathroom.

The principal bedroom suite includes a balcony accessed via tilt-and-turn french doors and overlooks Castle Gardens. The bedroom also benefits from both an ensuite shower room and a walk-in wardrobe/dressing room. The ensuite features a white suite comprising WC, hand basin with floating drawer below, shower cubicle with mains shower, and a chrome towel radiator. The dressing room is fitted with hanging rails, shelving, and has space for a dressing table.

Bedrooms 2 & 3 are both doubles, each with built-in wardrobes, including hanging rails and shelving. All bedrooms have fitted carpets.

The family bathroom is fitted with a three-piece suite comprising a WC, hand basin with storage drawer, and a bath with mains shower over. The room also featured concrete-effect tiling, a chrome towel rail, and a window to the side of the property.

The garage has an electric up-and-over door from the lock-block driveway and is equipped with power and light. A door from the rear of the garage opens into the garden. The private rear garden features a large patio area, an elevated decking area, and sections laid with stone chips and artificial lawn.

Lounge 4.63 x 3.50m Principal Bedroom 4.20 x 3.51m
Kitchen 4.79 x 6.60m Ensuite 2.32 x 1.82m
Sun Lounge 3.72 x 3.30m Walkin wardrobe 2.32 x 1.61m
Utility 2.29 x 1.88m Bedroom 2 3.50 x 3.00m
Cloakroom 2.07 x 1.88m Bedroom 3 3.63 x 2.83m
Bathroom 2.13 x 2.11m