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THE BSPC PROPERTY GUIDE / FEATURE PROPERTY
The Rowans is an all-round winner - great family home, great location, and a greatly reduced price Reduced by a whopping £50,000 in the BSPC Winter Sale and with the promise of a further £5,000 off the price if missives are concluded before Christmas, The Rowans is a one-off four/five bedroomed family home designed and built in 1979 by local vet Brian Wain and his wife, Margo. Brian, who sadly passed away earlier this year, was also a notable historian and author of four books on the subjects of Kelso Vets, Roxburgh village, the School, and Auld Roxburgh. This is a family home in an idyllic location as Roxburgh is the only village in Borders region that has no through road traffic. It’s also a very picturesque part of the country, lying four miles upstream of Kelso on the River Teviot, which has a swing bridge and old viaduct and lures anglers from a wide area. The old village school is now a village hall, the hub for various local community events and activities. South-facing and with large gardens that include a gated entrance and parking, sun terrace, patio, greenhouse, children’s playhouse and garage, the house’s split -level layout lifts it out of the ordinary, as does the open-plan living space that makes for easy dining and entertaining.
The Rowans Roxburgh Village, Kelso Fixed Price £325,000 Details on page 16
The main accommodation comprises a large drawing room with open fire/feature fireplace and patio doors to the sun terrace, and a lower hall leading to a shower room, and an open-plan kitchen, dining and family room with two sets of patio doors connecting to the garden. Upstairs, off a spacious landing, is a large master bedroom with scope for creating an en suite (at present it has a wash hand basin and dressing area to the rear). A bathroom with four-piece suite, and three further bedrooms, one currently used as a study. The fifth bedroom is up a further short flight of stairs on a mezzanine level over the living room. It has useful eaves storage on either side, while all the other bedrooms have fitted wardrobes. Natural light is a striking feature in the design of this sunny, south-facing house, which is further enhanced by neutral or light coloured decor throughout – the drawing room has a wall of full-height windows/doors, while the open-plan kitchen/dining/family area has two sets of patio doors to make the most of beautiful views overlooking the garden to the village church and countryside beyond. The country-style kitchen work area has plenty of storage with attractive wooden base and wall units and open shelving. Included is a slot-in Creda Aspire Solarplus cooker and there’s space for a dishwasher and under-counter fridge.
The adjoining utility is similarly well fitted, with space and plumbing for laundry appliances and fridge freezer as well as access doors to the garage and back garden. With a setting as good as this it pays to be outside as much as possible - and the covered sun terrace accessed from the drawing room provides the perfect place from which to sit and admire the views. The garden is a feature in its own right, with paved paths intersected by expansive lawns, planted borders, mature specimen trees, while stone steps lead up to the top lawn and garden where the greenhouse is located – and is home to a productive vine. The village is served by a daily school bus service to Kelso and St Mary’s Preparatory School in Melrose is a 20 -minute drive from the house. With a Home Report valuation of £385,000 against a fixed price of £325,000, this beautiful family home represents outstanding value for money and a lifestyle to match.
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