Smithy House

Main Street, Oxton, Lauder, Scottish Borders, TD2 6PN

Guide Price £160,000

Bedroom Count icon 3

Reception Count icon 2

Bathroom Count icon 2

  • Kitchen/dining room
  • Sitting room
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bathroom
  • Shower room
  • Enclosed garden

SITUATIONSmithy Cottage lies close to the western end of Oxton High Street. Oxton is a smalll village in a quiet, rural location. The village is in the parish of Channelkirk on the northern edge of the Scottish Borders. The village boasts a useful communityshop for everyday essentials. Primary level education is provided in the village at ChannelkirkPrimary School and Oxton falls in to the catchment for the highly regarded Earlston High School. Further local amenities include a playing field and park, village hall and the parish church.Oxton is about 4 miles north of Lauder and the town provides a wider range of local shops and services and several pubs and inns.The village is just off the A68 and has great commuter links. The Edinburgh by-pass is only 17 miles away and the centre of Scotlands’s capital is approximately 23 miles to the north.DESCRIPTIONSmithy House is a mid terrace, south facing property build in the late 1800s. The original stone built property formed a traditional two up, two down layout.A spacious extension was added in more recent times. The useful extra space includes a kitchen/dining room and a bathroom. The property is fitted with double glazing.GARDEN AND GROUNDSSmithy House has an enclosed garden. The garden has been landscaped into various sections including a paved terrace, vegetable bed and a second paved terrace with timber storage shed.The garden is relatively sheltered and has excellent views over the village to the surrounding rolling countryside.