Millford House, 19 High Street, Elie, Leven, KY9

Spacious, traditional home in the heart of Elie with 5/6 bedrooms and an enclosed garden.

Description

Millford House is a well-appointed and spacious family home set back from the High Street of Elie. The rear section of the house dates from the Georgian period, while a two storey addition to the front of the house was built in the mid 19th century. The house retains many period features throughout, including working wooden window shutters and ornate cornicing.

The front door leads into the main entrance hall which has a colourful Victorian tiled floor. A staircase with wrought iron banisters and wooden hand rail leads up to the first floor. Situated on either side of the entrance hall are the dining room and a sitting room. The dining room has a large south facing window with window seat, an open fireplace with timber mantel and a large storage cupboard which links through to the rear of the house. The sitting room has a gas stove and a large south facing window with cupboard below. Adjacent to the sitting room is a ground floor bedroom, currently used as a study.

To the rear of the house is a dining kitchen with a traditional feel. It has a large window overlooking the rear garden and a painted wood panelled ceiling with a set of three drop down lights. It also has an Everhot range cooker set into a recess, amongst other kitchen appliances. A bathroom, utility room, office / reading room and store room also sit to the rear of the property. A back door from this rear hall leads out to the garden.

The elegant curved stone staircase leads to the first floor, splitting at a mid-landing. To the front of the house the landing leads to the drawing room on the one side and the principal bedroom suite to the other. There is also a large linen cupboard. The bright drawing room with study area is dual aspect with two south facing windows and a third overlooking the back garden. A wood burning stove is set into the fireplace with a marble mantel and slate hearth, and there are two fitted bookshelves. The principal bedroom has an en suite shower room, with shower, WC and wash hand basin, and a walk in wardrobe.

From the mid landing a short flight of stairs leads to the two first floor bedrooms which overlook the garden to the rear of the house. There is also a family bathroom which has a freestanding roll top bath with shower attachment, WC and wash hand basin. Stairs rise up to two further double bedrooms on the second floor and also a shower room with shower cubicle, WC and wash hand basin.

Outside

Millford House has gardens to both the front and rear of the property. The front garden is laid to lawn with a central footpath leading to a private gate on the High Street, and flower borders. A hedge and cherry trees line the coped stone wall running along the edge of the pavement and provide some privacy from the street.

To the rear of the house there is a walled garden with well stocked borders and a range of mature trees and shrubs. A paved pathway leads to the back of the garden where a gravel path and a wooden gate lead out to North Street. There is a wooden garden shed and a traditional coal shed.

Location

Millford House is a large traditional home situated in a prime position in the heart of Elie, just a short distance from popular Elie beach. The property is in close proximity to the local services and amenities offered by this desirable East Neuk coastal village.

Elie is in the East Neuk of Fife, famed for its picturesque fishing villages and unspoilt beaches. With one of Scotland’s finest sandy beaches on its doorstep, Elie is well known for its water sports, including sailing, paddle-boarding and windsurfing, all of which take place in the sheltered bay, while on land there are two golf courses, one the acclaimed 18-hole course and a short 9-hole course suitable for beginners. Several hard tennis courts and a bowling green are also available within the village. Elie Sports Club offers group and individual coaching in golf and tennis during school holidays. Elie is well served by pubs and cafés which include the renowned Ship Inn.

St Andrews, "the home of golf" and the setting for one of Britain’s oldest universities, is only 14 miles away. There are traditional links golf courses at nearby Crail, Leven and Lundin Links and new courses at Kingsbarns and St Andrews Bay. St Andrews has an excellent selection of shops, restaurants and services to supplement those available in the village. A new train station in Leven (about 10 miles) opened in June 2024, with direct trains to Edinburgh which is around 45 miles away.

All distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,714 sq ft


Acreage: 0.16 Acres

Additional Info

Services - Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. Gas fired central heating. New boiler installed in 2022.

Listing - Millford House is Listed Category C and is within the Elie and Earlsferry Conservation Area.

Local Authority & tax band - Fife Council tax band G

Fixtures & Fittings - Some of the fitted curtains, carpets, blinds, light fittings and integrated white goods are included in the sale. The washing machine and tumble dryer are excluded. The golf club lockers will be removed.

Photographs - May 2023 and June 2024

Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.