Summary - KIRKLANDS HOUSE, MELROSE TD6 9DL
6 bed 3 bath Detached
Spacious period home with parkland, outbuildings and strong renovation potential.
- Category B listed Georgian house with classical proportions
- Substantial family accommodation: 6 beds, 3 bath, 5,635 sq ft
- Estate grounds about 5.52 acres with walled garden and woodland
- Outbuildings, kennels, greenhouse, terrace and parkland with ha‑ha
- Separate 2‑bed stable cottage and yard available separately
- EPC rating E; energy upgrades likely required
- Listed status restricts alterations and may complicate works
- Council tax very expensive; area includes pockets of deprivation
Kirklands House is an elegant Category B listed Georgian country house set in about 5.52 acres of mature, park‑style grounds just outside Melrose. The principal house offers substantial family accommodation across 5,635 sq ft: three main reception rooms, six bedrooms, three bath/shower rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, home office, utility and extensive attic rooms. Well‑established specimen trees, a walled garden, terrace, greenhouse, kennels and ancillary outbuildings create a private estate feel with long rural views across woodland and river valleys.
This home suits a family seeking space, character and scope to personalise. The house retains classical proportions and high ceilings and would reward sympathetic modernization and internal re‑planning to bring services and finishes up to contemporary standards. Commuting to Edinburgh is viable by road or via the nearby Borders Railway terminus; local broadband and mobile signals are reported as fast and excellent respectively.
There are important practical considerations. Listed status (Category B) will restrict alterations and may complicate repairs or redevelopment. The EPC is rated E and council tax is described as very expensive; some updating of services and energy efficiency is likely needed. The surrounding area is noted as having pockets of deprivation, which may affect resale considerations in parts of the wider area.
A separate two‑bedroom stable cottage, cobbled yard and further garages, workshops and loose boxes are available separately, offering income potential, staff accommodation or flexible estate use. Overall this is a substantial period house for a buyer seeking a large family home with gardens, outbuildings and scope to enhance value while respecting its listed character.
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