Queens Gardens, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9TA | Property for sale | Savills
1,000 sq ft(92.90 sq m)
Offers over £725,000

Queens GardensSt. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9TA

  • Under offer
Flat / Apartment
1,000 sq ft (92.90 sq m)
3Bedrooms
2Bathrooms
1Receptions

Key features

  • Refurbished first floor flat
  • High quality new kitchen and bathrooms
  • Single sided street overlooking gardens
  • Just off South Street in centre of St. Andrews
  • Own, private garden

First floor, drawing room flat overlooking private gardens

About this property

  • 3 Queens Gardens is a stone built, terraced house which was built in 1860 by the architect William Scott. The building was converted into four flats in the late 1900s.

    3C Queens Gardens is a first floor, drawing room flat which was fully refurbished by the present owners in 2021. It has magnificent rooms with high ceilings and large windows overlooking the gardens opposite. The refurbishment included installing oak floors to the main living spaces and installing a high quality new kitchen and bathrooms. It is now an exceptional flat extending to 1,000 ft2.

    Accommodation

    Outer door to shared hallway with stairs up to first floor landing.

    Front door to hall with oak floor. Study off.

    Drawing room facing west over gardens with working window shutters, recessed shelves, fireplace with coal effect gas fire and white marble mantel.

    Bedroom 1 facing to the rear with fully tiled en suite shower room.

    Kitchen with granite topped units, Neff induction hob and extractor, Neff oven, Neff oven/microwave, integrated dishwasher, fridge / freezer. Cupboard with Worcester central heating boiler.

    Bedroom 2 facing the front with built in wardrobes with cupboards above. Recessed shelves with cupboard below.

    Fully tiled shower room with linen cupboard.

    Garden

    3 Queens Gardens owns the west half of the garden on the opposite side of the street. There is a right of access through the east half of the garden along a path which leads to the gate.

    The garden is fully enclosed with a high stone wall dividing off the buildings opposite. It has a large, flat lawn with raised beds around. There is a paved terrace with a wooden shed / summer house with glazed doors.

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Local information

  • 3C Queens Gardens has an enviable setting just off South Street in the centre of St Andrews. It is a terrace of period houses which overlooks gardens on the opposite side of the one way street and with St Andrews Episcopal Church at its end. It is close to the University, shops, bars and restaurants and just a short walk from the world famous Old Course and the West 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 hosted the 150th Open Championship in 2022. 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 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: Anderson Bain LLP, 6 – 10 Thistle Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1XZ. Tel: 01224 456789.
  • Services: Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity. Central heating from gas fired boiler.
  • Local Authority & tax band: 3C Queens Gardens is in Fife Council Tax band F.
  • Conservation Area and Listing 3c Queens Gardens is listed category B and is within the St. Andrews Conservation area.
  • Parking. There is unrestricted parking in the south half of Queens Gardens and on Queens Terrace.
  • Miscellaneous: The four flats in the building share the cost of lighting the shared hallways.
  • Fixtures & Fittings: All integrated kitchen appliances, the washing machine, blinds, light fittings, electric fire and garden shed are included in the sale. The furniture is available to be bought separately if required.
  • Directions: Queens Gardens adjoins South Street on the south side. No 3 is the third building on the left hand side. Queens Gardens is a one way street accessed by car from Queens Terrace to the south. Driving east along South Street continue to the roundabout near the Cathedral, turn right into Abbey Place, right again into Greenside Place and fork right onto Queens Terrace. Queens Gardens is after about ¼ mile on the right hand side. No 3 is at the far end on the right.
  • EPC Rating: C
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: F