30 Forteath Avenue, Elgin, Moray, IV30

No. 30 is located about half way up Forteath Avenue, arguably Elgin’s most desirable residential street. Elgin, with its famous 13th Century Cathedral provides an excellent range of shops and amenities including a Hospital, leisure centre, swimming pool and cinema. The surrounding area also offers some fine hotels, restaurants and local attractions. There are a number of good primary schools in Elgin and two secondary schools. Private schooling for children over eight years of age is available at Gordonstoun School, about 6 miles away. Inverness (38 miles) has all the facilities of a modern city including its Airport (31 miles) which offers regular flights to the south and summer flights to many European destinations. Aberdeen Airport is located about 68 miles to the east.

The county of Moray is famous for its mild climate, has a beautiful and varied countryside with a coastline of rich agricultural land, prosperous fishing villages and wide, open beaches. The upland areas to the south are sparsely populated and provide dramatic scenery, some of which forms part of the Cairngorm National Park. This unspoilt landscape provides a wide range of leisure and sporting opportunities including fishing on the world famous Spey and Findhorn rivers, skiing at The Lecht and Cairngorm range, sailing and walking. There are many highly regarded golf courses in the area including a fine course at Elgin whilst located about 20 minutes’ drive away is the ‘jewel’ of the Moray Coastline, the historic village of Findhorn with its sheltered bay providing excellent sailing, water sports and highly regarded Inns.

30 Forteath Avenue sits in arguably one of the most desirable positions in Elgin. With a fine south facing view over The Wards and towards the Brown Muir, the house enjoys uninterrupted views and is within close proximity of a wide range of amenities including West End Primary School, the train station and town centre. Built in 1978 by Tullochs of Cummingston, the house has been well designed and built from rendered block and sandstone under a pitched tiled roof and provides extensive and well-appointed accommodation primarily over a single storey. On the ground floor, the house is entered through a vestibule / hall into the impressive reception area / sun lounge. This is a bright and airy room with French doors to a patio and the garden with doors leading to the bedroom wing and public rooms respectively. To the right is the sitting room with large south facing windows and a fireplace. There is a dining room with a hatch through to the well-equipped kitchen. In addition, there is a larder, utility room and WC. Turning left in the sun lounge leads to a family bathroom and 3 good sized bedrooms, one of which have built in storage. Accessed either from the garden or from a fixed staircase in the hall, are the basement / lower ground floor rooms which include a generously sized store / workshop, a home office, shower room and the double garage.

The house has a lovely bright and airy atmosphere with large double-glazed windows flooding the interior with natural light. The rooms are each of a generous size and there is excellent provision of built in storage throughout including a part floored loft. Whilst to some buyers the interior décor and fixtures may appear dated by modern standards, they are still of a high quality and in excellent condition. The property is heated using gas central heating and is connected to mains services and foul drainage.

Outside, the extensive garden is no less impressive than the house. Enclosed by a low block wall, the garden includes terraced areas of lawn, well stocked beds and borders, a patio, fish pond, various fruit trees, green house and a glass house.

EPC Rating = D