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The Old Post Office House, Janetstown, Thurso, Highland. KW14 7XF

PROPERTY TYPE

Detached

BEDROOMS

3

BATHROOMS

2

SIZE

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TENURE
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Key features

  • BEAUTIFUL DETACHED HOME
  • VIEWS ACROSS THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
  • THREE DOUBLE BEDROOMS
  • NEWLY FITTED KITCHEN
  • LOUNGE & SUN LOUNGE
  • WALK-IN CONDITION
  • GARDENS TO FRONT, SIDE & REAR
  • GARAGE AND DRIVEWAY
  • OFFROAD PARKING TO SIDE

Description

This beautiful family home is situated in a rural area providing views across the open countryside.  There is a lovely hallway which has a handy deep under-stair storage cupboard.  The lounge has a beautiful fireplace as a focal point to the room which is currently blocked off but could be reinstated if desired, this room flows into the newly fitted kitchen which has lovely light sage coloured units and fitted worktops, there is a fabulous cooker in this room which has double ovens, five cooking rings and also a hot plate. Doors lead into the sun lounge and also into the lobby which is fitted with double storage cupboards and a door leads from there into a spacious shower room.  The sun lounge is accessed through double glazed doors from the kitchen and there is also patio doors leading out to the side garden from this room which also has two windows that face to the front.  There is a downstairs double bedroom with a window that faces to the front.  Upstairs onto the landing there is a built-in double cupboard and there is also a handy upstairs W.C. located in the cupboard to the other side.  There is also two lovely bright double bedrooms upstairs, one of which has a built-in wardrobe.  Outside there is a driveway to the side leading into a garage.  To the side there is an area of garden ground and offroad parking for several vehicles.  There is a garden to the front which is laid mainly to lawn with flower borders and there is also an original red phone box located to the side of the front garden which is included with the property, to the rear the garden is also laid mainly to lawn with flower borders, a patio area and also a drying area.  There are views across the open countryside from both the front and rear.       

Located in the small settlement of Janetstown just outside Thurso this home is near to a local bus route and within a three-minute drive of Thurso which offers facilities such as schools, supermarkets, a cinema, a post office, and medical practices. Thurso is the most Northerly town in Scotland and benefits from having good coach and rail links South. There is an airport and a hospital in Wick, which is a twenty-minute driving distance away.

EPC F
Council Tax Band C
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Hallway

There is a partial glazed composite door which opens into the hallway. A staircase leads to the upper floor and there is an understair storage cupboard which is fitted with coat hooks. The flooring is laid to wood effect vinyl and doors leads into the lounge and master bedroom.

Lounge

4.34m x 3.69m (14' 3" x 12' 1")

This lovely room has a stunning fireplace which is currently closed off which exposes natural stone with a timber mantle and a slate hearth. A window faces to the front with a deep sill which overlooks the front garden and looks over the open countryside beyond. There is a radiator to the wall and the flooring is laid to carpeting. A door leads into the kitchen.

Kitchen

4.59m x 2.68m (15' 1" x 8' 10")

This room has beautiful newly fitted wall and base units with fitted worktops, the units are a lovely light sage colour which contrasts with the worktops and laminate flooring. There is an integral fridge/freezer and a one and a half bowl stainless-steel sink with mixer tap and the splashback is newly tiled. There is a large Cookmaster cooker with five rings, hot plate and double ovens which is less than a year old with large cooker hood fitted above. A window faces to the rear overlooking the rear garden and to the open countryside beyond. Doors lead into a rear lobby and into the lounge. There is also a radiator to the wall.

Rear Lobby

1.17m x 0.98m (3' 10" x 3' 3")

There is a double cupboard providing storage which also houses the washing machine. The flooring is laid to laminate and a door leads into the shower room.

Shower Room

3.26m x 1.74m (10' 8" x 5' 9")

This beautiful spacious room has a corner shower which there is a step up to, it is fitted with wet wall and a mains shower. There is a W.C. and a handbasin. An opaque window with a deep sill faces to the front. There is a radiator to the wall and the flooring is laid to vinyl tiling. The ceiling is wood-lined and there is a mirrored cabinet to the wall.

Sun Room

4.11m x 3.25m (13' 6" x 10' 8")

This beautiful room has patio doors opening to the side and two windows facing to the front with deep sills. The flooring is laid to laminate and double-glazed entrance doors lead into the kitchen.

Master Bedroom

4.38m x 3.12m (14' 4" x 10' 3")

This lovely bright room has a window facing to the front with cupboards below. There is a radiator to the wall and the flooring is laid to carpeting.

Stairs to Landing

The stairs are carpeted with a window facing to the rear on the turn of the landing. The landing is laid to natural floorboards and has two double built-in storage cupboards, one has been shelved and the other houses a handy upstairs W.C.

W.C.

1.16m x 0.74m (3' 10" x 2' 5")

Hidden behind double louvre doors is a handy upstairs W.C. which has natural floorboards to the floor and a little fitted shelf.

Bedroom 2

4.29m x 3.33m (14' 1" x 10' 11")

This spacious double room has a window facing to the front, a radiator to the wall and the flooring is laid to carpeting.

Bedroom 3

4.29m x 3.69m (14' 1" x 12' 1")

This lovely spacious and bright room has windows facing to both the front and side. There is a radiator to the wall and the flooring has been laid to carpeting. There is a built-in wardrobe to this room.

Garage

5.88m x 3.52m (19' 3" x 11' 7")

Accessed from a driveway, the garage is of block-built construction with double timber entrance doors to the front and corrugated metal sheeting to the roof. A window faces to the side. The flooring is laid to concrete and there is power and light, there is also a built-in workbench.

Garden

There is a driveway leading into the garage and a walled garden to the front which is laid mainly to lawn with flower borders. There is an area of lawn to the side and the garden to the rear is walled, laid mainly to lawn, with flower boarders, a patio area and a drying area. There are double timber gates leading from the side into the rear garden. There is offroad parking to the side and a red phone box sits on the garden grounds.

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Band: TBC
PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
Yes
GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
Yes
ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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The Old Post Office House, Janetstown, Thurso, Highland. KW14 7XF

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  • Thurso Station1.8 miles
  • Georgemas Junction Station5.7 miles
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Yvonne Fitzgerald Properties, Thurso

7 Swanson Street, Thurso, KW14 8AP

Yvonne Fitzgerald Properties, Thurso

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