Island life for sale in Isle Of Lewis

£165,000

Andy 

Posting for 9+ years

Isle Of Lewis

£165,000

Ad ID: 36431085

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Island life for sale, Outer Hebrides.
4 bedroom decrofted house on a third of an acre with sea views front and back £165000 offers over

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*Home report available beginning of July*

House is four double bedrooms, kitchen with recently fitted oak kitchen, study, family bathroom, fireplaces in the downstairs bedrooms and a 5kw multi fuel stove in the lounge and a beautiful glass door, Italian tiled 12k woodburning range cast iron hot plate, oven, warming oven and storage drawer. Both fitted professionally within the last four years from new. The house has been super insulated on all external walls and roof within the last four years and new velux windows fitted upstairs, large loft area that could still.be utilised or continued to be used as storage space.There is a 10ft X 8ft wooden shed and a driveway that could park several vehicles. Potential for an annex for holiday lettings at the back of the property, the tourism on the island is huge with a season from April till October and potential for workman needing accomodation through the winter months, and this was looked at favourably by planning when we enquired but never got round to it. The island has two ferries a day from both Stornoway and tarbert on Harris just over the mountain range and plenty of flights from the local airport which islanders get a 40% discount. The garden wraps right around the house with 4 veg plots 4 m X 2.5 each and a chicken coop, crofts locally are available to purchase/rent if you require more land, most crofters share their land rotating livestock and horses amongst themselves and the community have a shared trailer etc it's a great little community with a shop, post office, community poly tunnel and a wind turbine that benefits the community by paying for college courses, a community mini bus, defibrillators and training in the community, all school trips and the youth club equipment,.home repairs for over 65s, driving lessons, uni bursaries and each household receives £350 each Christmas in co op vouchers to spend in store. The house comes with a peat bank for cutting and burning in the stoves, local residence happily teach you how to do it, crime is practically non existent here so insurances are very cheap and council tax includes your water rates and usage. We have three beaches within walking distance, whales, dolphins and seals can be spotted as well as eagles, sea eagles and many other types of marine birds. Also from October to march the northern lights are visible. Huge fishing, climbing, hiking, kayaking, surfing, sailing etc to be enjoyed on the island. The local town Stornoway has all amenities, hospital, library, leisure centre, restaurants, cinema, primary and secondary schools, college.and university, local independent shops as well as Tesco, Argos, boots etc and industrial estate for mechanics, builders merchants, plumbers etc. Very sad to be selling up, but due to my mother being very poorly I am moving back to look after her. Please feel free to pm for more details.