3 bed cottage for sale

Lagganlea, 6 Pilmuir Road West, Forres, Moray IV36

A truly delightful Victorian stone villa of charm and character, located in a quiet cul-de-sac to the south-west of Forres, just seconds from open fields. Lagganlea offers flexible accommodation with 3-4 bedrooms and 2-3 reception rooms. Retaining many of its beautiful original features, Lagganlea has expansive wrap-around, productive gardens full of colour and fruit, a variety of outbuildings and a detached garage. Within walking distance of most amenities, schools, shops, transport links and health facilities, this spacious property would make a lovely family home, having a versatility which could meet a range of requirements.

Accommodation comprises:

Downstairs

Front porch; hall; sitting room; reception room/double bedroom; inner hall; family shower room; double bedroom/study; kitchen/dining room; large sunroom

Upstairs Two spacious double bedrooms, bathroom.

Entering the property through wrought iron gates in a stone wall from Pilmuir Road West, a paved path leads to the part-glazed wooden front door, opening to the bright porch with further wood and glazed double French doors leading into the hallway.

Front Porch/Sunroom (3.6m x 2.0m)

A superbly sunny room with windows along three walls and a door to the front garden. This is an ideal spot for relaxing with a book or morning coffee and provides a great place for shedding coats and winter boots. Terracotta floor tiles.

Front Hall and Inner Hall

The front hall, which welcomes one into the property, has wood panelling to dado height around the walls and wood-effect 'Amtico' style flooring. The character staircase, with its original decorative cast-iron iron spindles is topped with a sweeping wooden handrail, painted wooden stairs fitted with a carpet runner, curves upward to the upper floor.

A wood and half-glazed door leads from the front hall through into the inner hall, past a deep understairs cupboard. In the inner hall, a feature has been made of an original window opening, so one can see all the way through from this hall into the kitchen, to the sunroom and the garden beyond.

There is also a deep window ledge and cupboard housing the electricity meter beneath.

From the front hall:

Living Room (3.6m x 3.8m)

A delightful, dual aspect living room with a window overlooking the front garden and a tall, slender side-facing window with a Roman blind. The superb, original plaster-moulded cornicing has a thistle design and is original to the 1881 house, as is the wonderful ceiling rose, both of which add much character and charm to this lovely living space. The impressive fireplace with a slate hearth, wooden surrounds and marble-effect mantlepiece houses a log burner, providing a cosy focal point to the room. Further features include an alcove with decorated pelmet, and wood panelling around the walls to dado height. Carpet. Curtain poles.

Second Reception/Bedroom 4 (3.6m x 3.9m)

A lovely bright, dual aspect room with cornicing and a decorative ceiling rose. One window, with curtain pole, overlooks the front garden, with a wide ledge that would make a perfect seat from which to watch the garden birds. A tall, slim, side-facing window, with a Roman blind, has a deep window ledge and a built-in cupboard beneath. Shelved alcove with a pelmet above, and dado rail around the room. This versatile space is currently used as a music room and could also be used as another reception room or bedroom. Carpet.
Kitchen/Diner (6.0m x 3.9m)

An extremely spacious, bright kitchen/diner fitted with upper and lower cabinets, drawers and solid bamboo worktops. A one-and-a-half ceramic sink with drainer and mixer taps sits beneath a lovely window looking out to the rear sunroom and garden beyond. Tiled backsplashes around the sink and above the integrated double oven, induction hob and extractor hood. Space for a dishwasher and fridge-freezer. Walk-in pantry fitted with shelves, a light and power socket. The dining area has ample space for a table seating 6, with a window looking to the side garden with a deep display shelf below. Marmoleum flooring. Curtain pole.

Sunroom (6.0m x 4.0m)

This substantial sunroom looks over the colourful rear gardens and has triple-aspect, double glazed windows fitted with made-to-measure “therma-shade” blinds. The ceiling has recently been insulated. The sunroom is a great family entertaining space with space for a table seating 10, in addition to plenty of room for sofas. A built-in storage area currently houses the stacked washer and drier. Two separate doors lead out to the garden from the sunroom; and glazed double 'French doors' connecting it with the kitchen/diner allows plenty of natural light to stream in. Wood-effect vinyl flooring.

Retracing our steps to the inner hall we find:

Family Shower Room (2.8m x 1.2m)

The shower room contains a 2-piece white suite comprising WC and washbasin inset to a cabinet below. Storage cupboard about the WC and a wall-mounted mirror with light and shaver socket, above the washbasin. The separate shower enclosure contains a mains shower and is fully tiled. Other features of the shower room include two cupboards: One, tall and slim and a second built into the wall. There is a tall window with a wide shelf below, and a heated ladder radiator. Walls are tiled to half-height and the floor is laid to Marmoleum.

Study/ Bedroom 3 (3.5m x 3.8m)

A beautiful, dual aspect ground floor bedroom with a window overlooking the pretty rear garden and a tall, slender side window with a Roman blind. Fitted, wall-mounted shelves, and a shelved alcove. Carpet.

Upstairs

The banister rail is a continuation of the ornate spindles and handrails of the staircase. The landing benefits from natural light from a Velux window, beneath which are deep cupboards built into the coombe, providing valuable storage. Access hatch to a loft with a light. Carpet.

Bedroom 1 (5.0m x 3.8m)

A charming and very generous bedroom with a dormer window overlooks the front garden, and the views beyond. There are two good-sized wardrobes tucked into the coombed ceiling, with hanging rails and shelves offering excellent storage space. There is a further shelved alcove, curved curtain rail and curtains. Carpet.

Family Bathroom (2.7m x 2.2m)

Recently installed, this modern bathroom has a tall opaque window looking to the front of the house and contains a 3-piece white suite comprising a moulded washbasin and shelf inset to cabinets, WC and a bath with mains shower above. Taps, shower fittings and discreet bath filler are a stylish black matt finish contrasting with the modern grey of the units. Tiled splashback above the sink and around the bath area, and wood panelling to dado height around the walls and under the bath. Lovely matt-finish heated towel rail and tile-effect vinyl flooring. Wall-mounted mirror with light; shaver socket.

Bedroom 2 (5.0m x 3.9m)

Another very spacious and bright, double bedroom, with coombed ceilings and a dormer window looking over the front garden. Curved curtain rail and curtains. The wardrobe is built-into the coombe, and an alcove with shelving provides further storage. Carpet.

Gardens and Grounds

The front garden is accessed from a quiet lane through a tall wrought iron gate in the high stone wall, which bounds the whole garden on three sides. A timber fence bounds the fourth side. A paved pathway with a decorative edging leads to the front door and there are areas of lawn both sides of the path. The garden is well stocked with mature, colourful plants and shrubs and an area of wildflowers. A variety of trees including topiary yews, fruit trees, hawthorn and oak. A pathway leads through a wooden arch around one side of the house to the back garden, while on the other side there is a gravel path. Over the past twenty years the garden has been organically managed, with no chemical treatments applied, making it a haven for birds and wildlife.

The beautiful, large rear garden contains a paved terrace and an area of lawn beyond the terrace, at the edge of which stands a wonderful fruiting walnut tree. A concrete driveway leads down to wooden gates at the boundary. There is additional space for parking in front of the garage. Outside of the gates is a quiet track which is ideal for receiving deliveries. Stone walls border the rear gardens, against which grow trees such as quince, elder and apple. A small wooden gate leads to the vegetable garden which contains 6 planting beds, allowing for cultivation of a vegetables. Adjacent to the vegetable plots are soft fruit bushes: Blackcurrants and redcurrants. A charming, sheltered little terrace overlooks a lovely garden pond which is home to dragonflies, frogs, toads and newts, and contains iris plants and water lilies. A few steps lead back up to the rear lawn, alongside a rockery with ground-covering plants and a further terrace, which is a wonderful spot to catch the sunset. The side garden has a wide flower bed with a profusion of colourful plants, beyond which is a wooden summer house with French doors and 2 windows.

Outbuildings

Behind the seating area in the summer house is a storage area and a separate garden shed, and lean-to storage area adjoins the summer house. There is a woodstore, a glass greenhouse and a further wooden garden shed. A brick-built garage (5.5m x 3.3m), with an up-and-over metal door, power sockets and lighting sits to the rear of the property.

Forres

Forres is a thriving small town in the northeast of Scotland. With an active high street offering butchers, bakers, cafes, gift shops, hairdressers, a tailor, post office and grocery shops, it continues to offer a wide selection of services. The town boasts large parks and woodland walks, having been placed, or won, the relevant section of Britain in Bloom on multiple occasions. Primary and secondary schooling is available in the town, with the Drumduan Steiner school offering alternative education and Gordonstoun private school a mere 11 miles away with transport available daily.

Healthcare is available in Forres with hospitals in Elgin (12 miles) and Inverness (26) miles. Transport links are excellent with a regular bus running between Aberdeen and Inverness, a train station also on the main line between Aberdeen and Inverness and airports in both Inverness and Aberdeen providing daily flights to domestic and international destinations.

Outdoor opportunities are incredible with the beautiful white sand beaches of Findhorn less than 5 miles away, offering sailing, paddleboarding and wild swimming, skiing is available in both The Lecht and Cairngorms, both less than an hour away, and endless opportunities for walking, biking, horse riding and hiking in the vast forests of Culbin and Newtyle.

The eco-village at The Park, Findhorn, has a lovely vegan café restaurant, artisan pizza takeaway, large convenience store with organic food, household goods and gifts, the Moray Arts Centre and The Universal Hall, a beautiful theatre with an auditorium for 400.

Please note that all measurements and distances are approximate and provided for guidance only.