4 Howard Place ST ANDREWS, FIFE - Savills

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4 Howard Place ST ANDREWS, FIFE - Savills
4 Howard Place   ST ANDREWS, FIFE
4 Howard Place ST ANDREWS, FIFE - Savills
4 Howard Place ST ANDREWS, FIFE - Savills
4 Howard Place      ST. ANDREWS, FIFE KY16 9HL

    ENTIRE TERRACED TOWNHOUSE WITH BASEMENT
              FLAT, GARDEN & GARAGE
                            Period house in beautiful Victorian terrace
                                   Prime, town centre location
                    Close to shops, restaurants and world famous Old Course
                     Large, interconnected rooms. Attractive, period features
                                  Balcony, gardens and garaging

                      Hall, Drawing Room, Kitchen, Laundry, Bathroom
                                    First floor Sitting Room
                                   2 Bedrooms & Bathroom
                             3 further Bedrooms & Shower Room
               Basement Flat with Living Room, Kitchen, 2 Bedrooms & Bathroom
                                 Courtyard with Balcony above
                                      Long Walled Garden
                                             Garage

                                             EPC = D

Savills Edinburgh
Wemyss House
8 Wemyss Place
Edinburgh EH3 6DH
0131 247 3738
Email: edinburgh_countryhouses@savills.com
                                                                                savills.co.uk
4 Howard Place ST ANDREWS, FIFE - Savills
4 Howard Place ST ANDREWS, FIFE - Savills
DIRECTIONS
Driving into St Andrews on the A91, turn right at the mini             The house was completely rewired and replumbed and a new
roundabout onto the A915 (City Road). Turn left at the next            central heating system was installed. The property has an attractive
roundabout (beside the church) and left again into Howard Place. 4     front façade with large windows and cast iron railings along the
Howard Place is half way along on the left hand side.                  roofline.

                                                                       Internally the accommodation is bright and spacious with high
SITUATION                                                              ceilings on the ground floor and many period features. The flooring
4 Howard Place has a wonderful setting in the centre of the historic   is all original apart from the kitchen which could not be saved.
town of St Andrews.

Howard Place, Hope Street and Abbotsford Crescent are arranged         The front door opens into a hall which has fitted coat hooks, stairs
around a central garden which is shared by the proprietors. The        to the upper floors and a door to stairs down to the basement flat.
property is a short walk from the Royal and Ancient Golf Club and      There is a WC with a door through to a utility room which has
the world famous Old Course.                                           wooden floor cupboards with a sink, AEG washing machine and
                                                                       dryer and Samsung freezer. There is also a bathroom on the ground
St Andrews is renowned worldwide as the ‘Home of Golf’. There are      floor. Both bathrooms and the kitchen have Fired Earth tiles.
seven golf courses run by the Links Trust and other golf courses
nearby include the Duke’s Course, two courses at St Andrews Bay        The drawing room faces to the front and has a stone fireplace with
and Kingsbarns.                                                        cast iron fittings. Retractable, part glazed doors open into the west
                                                                       facing kitchen which overlooks the garden. The kitchen has wooden
The town is also well known for its university which is the oldest     floor cupboards, double Shaws Original sinks, a Smeg range cooker
university in Scotland founded in 1413. There is state schooling at    and a Servis fridge. Glazed doors open into the wooden balcony
Madras College, private schooling at St Leonards and The High          which has steps down to the garden.
School of Dundee is within easy reach.
                                                                       On the first floor is a landing with a shelved walk in linen cupboard.
St Andrews is a coastal town which has an excellent variety of         The principal bedroom has a wooden fireplace, a deep wardrobe
shops, hotels, restaurants, recreational and cultural facilities. To   and cupboard. The bathroom has a cast iron free standing bath,
the south, the East Neuk of Fife stretches along a spectacular         tiled shower, WC, bidet and wash basin. The bathroom also has
coastline which boasts fishing villages built around picturesque       under floor heating. There is a sitting room looking over the street
harbours and sandy unspoilt beaches.                                   with a white fireplace and a study (or bedroom 5) with a cast iron
                                                                       fireplace.
Leuchars railway station (4 miles) is on the main Aberdeen to
London line and provides services to Dundee and Edinburgh.             On the second floor is a landing with a cupola above and shelved
Edinburgh Airport is 50 miles away and Dundee Airport is 15 miles.     walk in linen cupboard. There is a shower room with a double
                                                                       shower, WC and wash basin and two large cupboards outside.
                                                                       There are three further bedrooms on this floor all with fireplaces
DESCRIPTION                                                            and built in wardrobes or shelved cupboards.
4 Howard Place is an entire townhouse in a handsome Victorian
terrace. The current owners bought the house from the National
Trust in January 2013. They completed a full restoration and
refurbishment of the property, their objective was always to save
and restore as many of the original features as they could.
4 Howard Place ST ANDREWS, FIFE - Savills
4 Howard Place ST ANDREWS, FIFE - Savills
4 Howard Place ST ANDREWS, FIFE - Savills
BASEMENT FLAT
The basement flat is accessed either by its own front door from the basement well off
Howard Place or by stairs down from the main hall. There are three useful outside stores
in the basement well.

Either side of the front door are bedrooms. There is an inner bathroom with bath, shower,
WC and wash basin.

The kitchen and living room face west into the courtyard below the balcony. The kitchen
has fitted floor and wall cupboards, a Lamona cooker, gas hob, sink and fridge. The living
room has a store behind and corner cupboard.
4 Howard Place ST ANDREWS, FIFE - Savills
GARDEN
Outside the kitchen is an L shaped wooden balcony. Steps lead down to the garden which
has a long lawn, walled on either side and fringed with shrubs. At the end of the garden is a
lower sitting area and a path with a gate onto City Road.

The garage is built of harled brick under a flat roof. It has retractable, wooden doors on
railings.

Outside the basement flat is a courtyard with stores off. One of the stores contains a
Worcester boiler, hot water cylinder and heat pumps.
4 Howard Place ST ANDREWS, FIFE - Savills
GENERAL REMARKS

Viewings
Strictly by appointment with Savills - 0131 247 3738.

Services
Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. Central heating from mains gas fired boilers.

Local Authority & tax band
4 Howard Place is in Fife Council Tax Band H.

Conservation Area
4 Howard Place is in the St Andrews Conservation Area.

Solicitors
Coulters, Lochside House, 3 Lochside Way, Edinburgh, EH12 9DT
0131 603 7333
ross.mackay@coulters.io

Fixtures & Fittings
All the fittings and equipment in the house are included in the sale.

Miscellaneous
The property is to be used as a family home for one family only. Subdivision is prohibited. These were
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imposed as conservation burdens by National Trust for Scotland                                                                                                All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432.

Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and
wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support,
drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes,
whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General
Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature
of all such servitude rights and others.

Offers

                                                                                                                                                                                                               Brochure produced by the Deadline – properties@thedeadline.co.uk
Offers, in Scottish legal form, must be submitted by your solicitor to the Selling Agents. It is intended to
set a closing date but the seller reserves the right to negotiate a sale with a single party. All genuinely
interested parties are advised to instruct their solicitor to note their interest with the Selling Agents
immediately after inspection.

Deposit
A deposit of 10% of the purchase price may be required. It will be paid within 7 days of the conclusion of
Missives. The deposit will be non-returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale
for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents.

Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties
in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility
for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as
statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance
only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other
consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.
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Photographs taken July 2020
                                                                                                                                                              All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432.
Brochure prepared July 2020
Brochure Code: 200725
BASEMENT
           GROUND FLOOR

                                              1ST FLOOR           2ND FLOOR

                                                                     GARAGE

                                FLOORPLANS
                          3,544 sqft – 329.2 sq m
                               for IDENtICICAtIoN PUrPosEs oNLY
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