5 bed country house for sale

Rothienorman, Inverurie AB51

Location and Situation
For those looking for modern and comfortable family living with space and potential for equine or business use, in a rural setting in central Aberdeenshire, enjoying good road links, Upper Thorneybank is the perfect property for you.

Upper Thorneybank is situated on the south side of the B9001 road linking the nearby village of Rothienorman to the south-east and the area of Forgue to the north-west. Rothienorman, the nearest village 4 miles away, hosts a variety of amenities including local shop, village hall, garage, Rothie Inn and recreational park with sport pitches. The nearest hamlet to Upper Thorneybank is Auchterless (2 miles) to the north-east, where the local church and primary school are available.

The nearest town is Turriff, a historic market town only 7 miles in distance. Extensive facilities are found here, including supermarket, various hospitality and leisure venues as well as secondary education at Turriff Academy. The Turriff Show is Scotland’s largest two–day agricultural event, attracting thousands of visitors to celebrate farming, food, crafts and rural life with livestock parades, trade stands and family entertainment at the Haughs in Turriff each August. Further afield and 14 miles to the south lies the thriving market town of Inverurie, featuring a vibrant town centre full of independent shops, cafés, and restaurants, as well as further services and amenities, including several supermarkets and a train station.

The local and wider areas play host to a variety of attractions. Just next door to the property lies Thorneybank Farm Shop, selling a variety of fresh local produce. In terms of recreational opportunities, the scenic river valleys of both the Ythan to the south-east beyond Fyvie and the Deveron to the west of Turriff offer the perfect places to go for local dog walking, exploring or fishing. The historic Fyvie Castle and gardens, under the ownership of the National Trust for Scotland, is found just 7 miles to the east. Further afield, the coastlines to the north and east offer a variety of sights including high cliffs and castles, as well as numerous small, quaint fishing villages. Going inland, the high hills of Moray, Donside and Deeside, as well as the Cairngorm National Park beyond, offer ample hillwalking and skiing opportunities as well as scenic attractions lower down in the glens.

The City of Aberdeen lies approximately 30 miles to the south-east and has a plethora of retail, hospitality and event offerings befitting of the Energy Capital of Europe. Transport connections nationwide and internationally via air, rail and road can be found from here, including the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (awpr), which allows easy connections to the A90 to Dundee, Edinburgh and further afield. Aberdeen International Airport offers a range of national and international flight connections for domestic or business commuting.

Accommodation
The traditional stone-and-slate dwelling at Upper Thorneybank comprises a farmhouse that has been extensively extended and renovated over recent years, presenting a spacious and charming family home.

Entering the house from the side door from the large tarmacked parking area, you enter the spacious, tiled hallway with modern WC and large storage cupboard to the right, offering the perfect space to store coats and boots. From the hallway, you enter the bright, modern and extensive kitchen and adjoining sun room area, featuring as the heart of the country home. The kitchen features a large traditional Aga cooker, oak laminate worktops, tiled floors and walls and kitchen island, as well as ample cooking and storage space. The sun room area offers a fantastic space to unwind, benefitting from an extensive south-facing aspect through triple glazed windows across the garden area to the scenic farmland beyond.

Leading off from the kitchen area takes you into the versatile and well-apportioned utility area, featuring electric oven, sink and plentiful storage space as well as room for additional kitchen and home appliances. A private office room leads off from the utility area as well as a useful wet room with high quality floor and wood tiles as well as walk-in shower. A further door leads out to the car port area and direct access to outbuildings.

On the opposite side of the kitchen leads into the central hallway of the house with staircase and front door. On the left lies the cosy sitting room with wood burner, while on the right you find the large living room with recently replaced bay windows, a perfect, family space for dining and entertaining. A separate door leads back into the sun room.

Taking the split staircase up to the first floor, the left staircase takes you up to two bright, south-facing bedrooms in addition to a smaller bedroom with rear-facing Velux window immediately on the right. The right-hand staircase takes you along a further carpeted hallway: Immediately on the left, you find the modern tiled bathroom with three-piece suite, featuring bath and walk-in shower. Adjacent to the bathroom lies a fourth large bedroom with walk-in wardrobe, next to which lies an open dressing room area and adjoining spacious master bedroom, including a store room with plumbing installed to convert into an en-suite shower room. Adjoining this bedroom lies a compact nursery bedroom.

Outside
Externally, the property benefits from being bordered on it’s south, east and west sides by an extensive landscaped garden area. The garden is predominantly laid to lawn, with a handful of young broadleaves growing close to the front of the house and a small walled area directly next to the house and a small gravel area. The large garden offers fantastic potential for a budding gardener and offers an excellent space to entertain and relax on warm summer days. To the north of the house lies an extensive tarmac parking area.

Buildings & Yard Area
Upper Thorneybank is served by a range of useful farm buildings located directly north of the farmhouse, in a compact configuration with four of the five buildings adjoining one another. The buildings extend to a total Gross Internal Floor Area of approximately 833 square metres.
The buildings include a traditional stone and slate byre adjoining the rear gable end of the house beyond the car port, concrete block workshop, traditional livestock building and large general purpose store/cattle court. Separate from and to the north of the stone byre lies a steel framed barn next to a large gravel hardstanding yard area.
The buildings are versatile and offer opportunities for a wide range of purposes including equine use, business premises or general storage. They are serviced with 3-phase electricity and a private water supply. The buildings are in good condition, proportionate to age and use.
The buildings may also lend themselves to redevelopment for a variety of purposes, subject to local authority consent whilst the yard area also provides ample space for further development.
The entire subjects, including the farmhouse and garden area, buildings and yard area extends to approximately 1.7 acres.

Land
There is also the opportunity to include additional land with this property, subject to agreement with the vendor. The additional land available includes; 4.1 acres or thereby adjacent, and to the north-west of the farmhouse and buildings, as well as a 2.4 acre or thereby paddock to the east, across the road. Either, or both of these land parcels can be included by agreement with the sellers.

Property Details
Home Report:
Home Report available online.

EPC:
Band D.

Council Tax:
Band E.

Services:
Mains water and electricity. Oil central heating with underfloor heating to majority of ground floor. Private drainage to septic tank.

Directions:
From the south, take the B9001 road north from Inverurie, passing through Rothienorman. Continue on this road for just over 3.5 miles, passing the crossroads with the B992 road, until you reach Thorneybank Farm Shop. Take the second left after the farm shop, beyond an unclassified public road signposted for ‘Logie Newton’, ‘Fisherford’ and ‘Wells of Ythan’. The property also has a ‘for sale’ sign, to aid locating.

Viewings:
Video tour available online on our website.
To arrange a formal viewing please contact Aberdeen & Northern Estates on Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm). Alternatively please contact the sellers, Mr and Mrs Farquharson on .

Local Authority:
Aberdeenshire Council, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB.

Entry:
By mutual arrangement

Mineral Rights & Sporting Rights:
Included in the sale, insofar as they are owned.

Note:
Prospective purchasers should note that unless their interest in the property is formally intimated to the selling agents following inspection, the agents cannot guarantee that notice of a closing date for offers will be advised and consequently the property may be sold without notice.

Anti Money Laundering Compliance:
In accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, we are required to carry out checks and due diligence on property purchasers. If an offer has been accepted, the purchaser(s) will need to provide proof of identity, residence and proof of funds, as a minimum, prior to any transaction proceeding.

Offers:
Formal offers, in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, along with the relevant anti-money laundering paperwork in accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds
(Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, through a Scottish Solicitor, to the Selling Agent.

Servitude Rights, Burdens and Wayleaves:
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude
rights, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private. The buyer(s) will be held to have satisfied himself/themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Title:
The buyer(s) shall be bound to accept the title as it presently stands in the name of the seller(s) and the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) shall be subject to all the exceptions, reservations, burdens and conditions presently contained in the title deeds. There shall be excepted from warrandice in the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) any leases, tenancies, tenants' rights, missives, agreements, rights of possession, rights of way, access rights, and sewerage and drainage facilities, and all other servitudes and other rights without prejudice to the right of the buyer(s) to quarrel or impugn the same on any ground not inferring warrandice against the seller(s).