Property description

Fully upgraded terraced house off pedestrian street close to town centre

<b>Description</b><br/><br/>6 John Street is an attractive, mid terrace house dating from around 1870. It is built of stone under a pitched slate roof with a dormer window to the top floor bedroom. It has a garden in front and a small courtyard to the rear which gives excellent natural light.

The accommodation has been fully upgraded by the present owners. It is fully double glazed with Everest windows and has bespoke windows in the principal bedroom and a Mozolowski & Murray conservatory.

The house was previously 3 bedrooms with a lounge / dining room but is currently laid out with 2 bedrooms, a first floor lounge and separate dining room. The lounge can be used as bedroom 3 if required.

Accommodation

Hall with Amtico flooring and coat hook area. Dining room with Amtico flooring, a cast iron fireplace with wooden mantel and wood burning stove. Double doors open into the Mozolowski & Murray conservatory which has underfloor heating.

The kitchen and utility are to the back of the house with a door to the courtyard where there is a garden store. The kitchen has a two oven gas aga as well as a Lamona electric hob and oven. There is a small, under stairs storage room which currently holds a dryer. There is a sink and a fitted Lamona dishwasher and Bosch washing machine in the utility area.

The first floor has a fully equipped shower room with Porcelanosa wall and floor tiles, a large, double shower, wash basin with vanity unit, WC, heated towel rail and underfloor heating.

The lounge has Amtico flooring and a black marble fireplace with log burning stove. Bedroom 2 has built in wardrobes.

The principal bedroom is on the top floor with a dormer window with window seats. There is a dressing cupboard with built in drawers and hanging space, another large dressing cupboard with hanging rails and a linen cupboard. The en suite shower room has a large shower, Porcelanosa tiles, WC, wash basin and heated towel rail. There is also a built in cupboard.

Outside

There is a long garden in front with a footpath up the side. A lattice fence shelters the patio outside the conservatory. There are raised gravel beds with shrubs and a wooden garden shed at the end.<br/><br/><b>Location</b><br/><br/>John Street is a pedestrian street off Argyle Street close to the centre of St Andrews. It is within 350 metres from the West Port which is the arched gateway into St Andrews that was built in 1587 as a monumental entrance to the city’s South Street.

The house is also within 1 km of the world famous Old Course and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club with the West Sands beach just beyond. The Cockshaugh Park is at the end of the street to the south and links to the Lade Braes footpath which runs from the centre of town all the way out into the countryside where it is known as the Pilgrim’s Way. The Kinburn Public Path is just to the north.

St Andrews is renowned worldwide as the ‘Home of Golf’. The Old Course is a regular host to the Open Championship which will next be held at St Andrews in 2022. There are six further golf courses run by the St Andrews Links Trust, in addition to the many other golf courses in the area including the Duke’s Course, two courses at Fairmont, St Andrews Bay and Kingsbarns.

The town is also well known for its university which was Scotland’s first and is the third oldest in the English-speaking world, founded in 1413. The town provides state schooling at Madras College which is moving to a new site to the west of the town. There is private schooling at St Leonards and The High School of Dundee is also within easy reach.

Access by rail, road and air is good. Leuchars railway station (5 miles) is on the main Aberdeen to London line and provides a fast link to Dundee and Edinburgh. Edinburgh Airport is only 50 miles away.<br/><br/>Square Footage: 1,327 sq ft

<br/><br/><b>Directions</b><br/><br/>Driving into St Andrews on the A91, turn right onto City Road and right again at the second roundabout into Argyle Street. John Street is the pedestrian street on the left hand side just before Argyle Street merges into Hepburn Gardens.
<br/><br/><b>Additional Info</b><br/><br/>general remarks

Viewings
Strictly by appointment with Savills .

Solicitors
Lynne Macintyre, Thorntons Law llp, 53 East High Street, Forfar DD8 2EL
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Services
Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity. Central heating and hot water from gas fired boiler.

Local Authority & tax band
6 John Street is in Fife Council Band F.

Conservation Area and Listing
6 John Street is in the St Andrews Conservation Area.
Amenities

Upgraded house with new kitchen &amp; shower rooms

Pedestrian street only 350 metres from West Port

Adjacent to Cockshaugh Park, Lade Braes and Kinburn Public Path

Well positioned for golf courses, university and town centre

Patio, garden and good natural light

EPC Rating = D