Accommodation

The dwelling at Junction Croft comprises a one-and-a-half storey, south-facing traditional Aberdeenshire farmhouse of harled stone wall and slate roof construction, providing compact living accommodation over two levels. Although the house would benefit from some renovation and modernisation works in parts, it offers great potential and allows a purchaser to make their own mark on their new country home.

The house is entered through the front conservatory, overlooking the front lawn and forming the perfect suntrap on bright spring and summer days. As you enter the remainder of the house from the conservatory, you will find the open-plan kitchen/dining room on the right-hand side. As you enter the room, the compact kitchen area features a modern built-in hob and oven/grill as well as kitchen peninsula providing the ideal breakfast sitting area. Adjacent to the kitchen lies a sitting area with potential to be utilised as a dining space, beyond which lies a lean-to storage area/pantry, formerly used as a milkhouse, providing additional kitchen storage as well as more traditional refrigeration!

Going back into the hallway, the opposite side of the house from the kitchen features the cosy living room with gas fireplace. This room features as the heart of the country home and is perfect for keeping cosy on a cold winters evening. Adjoining the sitting room lies the large bathroom, featuring tiled walls, floors and walk-in shower. This bathroom also features as an en-suite, with the downstairs bedroom, tastefully decorated in modern style, adjoining the bathroom. A second doorway from the bedroom leads directly to the hallway, next to the staircase.

Taking the staircase up to the first floor of the house, the master bedroom with gas fireplace (currently disconnected) is situated on the left. The second bedroom is situated on the right hand side and a former box room, now best used as storage space, is situated in-between the two bedrooms. Both bedrooms provide bright and comfortable sleeping accommodation, enjoying south facing views across the front garden to the countryside beyond.

Garden Grounds

Externally, the property benefits from extensive garden grounds to the front and eastern side of the house. The lawn to the front, with a number of young trees planted, is bordered to the south and west by a large hedge, offering privacy and safety from the neighbouring road. Adjacent to the front lawn lies further lawns and grassy areas separated by amenity woodland, as well as a greenhouse, providing ample garden space for a potential purchaser. The rear and gable ends of the house are laid to gravel and provide ample car parking.

Property Details

Home Report:

Home Report is available on our website.

EPC:

Band D.

Council Tax:

Band A.

Windows & Doors:

Timber/ uPVC double glazing. External plastic style / internal timber panel doors.

Services:

Mains water and electricity. Mains gas central heating. Private drainage to septic tank.

Included in Sale:

All white goods, curtains/blinds and light fittings, in addition to bird feeding station and rotary clothes line.

Outbuilding

Junction Croft benefits from a traditional stone byre of timber framed construction, situated to the rear of the house. The building is divided into four compartments, historically used for agricultural storage and cattle housing, and is currently utilised for miscellaneous outdoor storage.

The byre has potential to be utilised for a variety of uses, such as smallholding storage, workshop space or horse stabling. The byre also offers a future owner a great opportunity for redevelopment for a variety of potential uses, subject to necessary local authority consents.

Land

The land at Junction Croft comprises five IACS-registered paddocks, each well sheltered and separated by bands of conifer shelter belts, extending to 7.07 hectares (17.47 acres) or thereby, situated to the east of the farmhouse as per the attached sale plan.

The land is flat to sloping gently in an east to north-easterly direction, lying at an altitude of approximately 100 to 105 metres above sea level. The land is classed as grade 3(2) as per the Land Capability for Agriculture map produced by the James Hutton Institute, defined as land being suitable for average arable production. The land having been utilised as sheep grazing in recent years and has been organic for over thirty years.

The land benefits from good quality rylock fencing in many parts, as well as good gates and inter field accesses. A water trough, piped to the mains water supply, is situated in the south-western corner of the land, bordering the garden grounds of the house. In addition the land benefits from roadside access directly from the public road along the southern boundary of Junction Croft. The land offers plentiful space for a budding smallholder and could be utilised for a variety of purposes, including potential horse grazing, further livestock grazing or small scale cropping.

Directions

From Aberdeen, take either the B9077 ‘South Deeside Road’ south-west from Bridge of Dee, or take the A93 North Deeside Road south-west from Aberdeen’s Anderson Drive as far as the crossroads on the opposite side of the AWPR, before turning left onto the B979, crossing the River Dee, and turning right onto the B9077.

After the junction with the B9077, located immediately to the west of the AWPR fly-over, follow the B9077 west for just over half a mile before turning left onto the B979, signposted ’Stonehaven 9’. Follow this road south for the next 1.5 miles, past a junction signposted ‘Nether Ashentilly’, and Junction Croft is situated on the left-hand side, as indicated by our ‘for sale’ sign. Junction Croft is situated immediately before the junction signposted ‘Burnside’ and ‘Invercrynoch’.