South Street, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9QU | Property for sale | Savills
143.91 sq m(1,549 sq ft)
Offers over £875,000($1,030,400)

South StreetSt. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9QU

  • Sold

Key features

  • Sold in May 2023
  • Fully restored historic house with charming interiors
  • South facing courtyard garden
  • Central location close to amenities
  • Well placed for University, restaurants and harbour
  • Garden room with guest bedroom suite

***CLOSING DATE WEDNESDAY 29TH MARCH AT 12:00PM*** Fully restored 17th century house with south facing courtyard garden

About this property

  • 24 South Street is an historic 17th century house which is built of white harled stone under a pitched slate and clay pantile roof. The house was restored by the St Andrews Preservation Trust to its former 17th century plan in 1973. It received The Saltire Society Award for Reconstruction in 1973 and Civic Trust Heritage Award in 1975. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, visited the house at the awards presentation.

    The house was further upgraded by the present owners in 2021. They re-decorated and laid new carpets, upgraded the electrics, installed new light fixtures and added a laundry cupboard. In the kitchen they added an ice maker and corner shelves. On the first floor they added a shower, new tiles and new fixtures to the bathroom and installed a small refrigerator and shelves to the drinks cupboard. On the second floor they installed a Velux Sun Tunnel to light the landing and converted the store into a dressing room closet with a skylight and shelves.

    Outside they painted the exterior walls, windows and doors, repaired some windows and areas of the roof and added a trellis fence in the garden. They installed a new shower in the Garden Room.

    The accommodation is cleverly laid out so that the all of the windows to the main rooms look out over the property's own, south facing garden. The accommodation is arranged on three floors and comprises:

    Entrance hall with period cupboards and coat hooks. Inner hall with slate flooring and under stairs cupboard. Utility room with cupboard containing Bosch washing machine and dryer. WC and wash basin.

    Kitchen with black marble worktops, Belfast sink, Aga in Pistachio, integrated dishwasher free standing SMEG fridge freezer. ITV ice machine. Open plan to dining room with built in dresser and glazed door to garden.

    First floor study with desk built into window and shelves beside. Living room with fireplace with solid fuel stove, three windows with window shutters and walk in drinks cupboard with shelves and basin.. Bathroom with freestanding bath, double shower, wash basin, WC and heated towel rail.

    Second floor landing with dressing closet with Velux window and shelves. Deep hanging cupboard. Master bedroom with windows with shutters on three sides and built in wardrobe. Bedroom two with built in wardrobes and window shutters.

    Garden
    A special feature of the house is its south facing courtyard garden which is raised above the street level. There is a garden entrance off Abbey Street with a 17th century ‘marriage lintel' above. There is a stone paved terrace reached from the dining room. Steps lead up to a lawn with a cherry and two crab apple trees and a stone path alongside. Trellis fencing above the wall gives the garden privacy.

    Garden Room
    The garden room comprises a guest bedroom with a slate tiled floor, fitted bookshelves and a folding glazed door across its front. Shower room with WC, wash basin. To the side is a store with racking for golf clubs. There is a further low level store to the rear.

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An impressive example of an historic building adapted for modern life.

Jamie MacnabProperty agent

Local information

  • 24 South Street is situated in the heart of St Andrews. The property is adjacent to St Leonards independent school and a short walk from the harbour and East Sands beach. The Byre Theatre is opposite and it is a short walk from the harbour and East Sands beach.
  • St Andrews is renowned worldwide as the ‘Home of Golf'. There are seven golf courses under the management of the St Andrews Links Trust, including the Old Course, which played host to the 150th Open Championship in July. There are many other golf courses in the area including the Duke's Course, St Andrews Bay, Kingsbarns, and Dumbarnie and traditional links courses at Elie and Crail.
  • St Andrews is also well known for its university which is one of the oldest in Britain, founded in 1413. The historic town has a good range of shops, hotels, restaurants and recreational and cultural facilities which include a cinema and The Byre Theatre. Beyond St Andrews is the East Neuk of Fife, with a spectacular coastline which boasts fishing villages built around picturesque harbours and sandy unspoilt beaches.
  • Access to St Andrews by rail, road and air is good. Leuchars railway station (6 miles) is on the main Aberdeen to London line and provides a fast link to Dundee and Edinburgh. Edinburgh Airport, with a wide range of domestic and international flights, is 50 miles away and Dundee Airport is 15 miles.

Additional information

  • Viewings. Strictly by appointment with Savills - 0131 247 3738.
  • Solicitor: Murray Soutar, Partner, Turcan Connell, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey St, Edinburgh EH3 9EE
  • Email: murray.soutar@turcanconnell.com
  • Tel : 0131 228 8111 Mobile : 07966 915 778
  • Services. Mains water, electricity, drainage and gas. Central heating from gas fired boiler.
  • Listing. 24 South Street is listed Category B and is within the St Andrews Conservation area.
  • Local Authority. 24 South Street is in Fife Council Band H.
  • Fixtures and Fittings. The standard fittings and fixtures are included in the sale. The furniture may be available to be bought in addition.
  • Directions: No 24 is at the east end of South Street, towards the cathedral. It is the white house beside the roundabout at the corner with Abbey Street.
  • EPC Rating: D
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: G