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Plot 2 Fordel Village, Dalkeith, EH22

Land size
0.7 acres

Key Features

  • Development opportunity with planning permission in place for 20 x 2 bed colony style apartments
  • Located adjacent to the busy town of Dalkeith
  • Site area approximately 0.28 Ha (0.70 Acre)
  • Offers over £600,000

Description

The subjects comprise a residential development site extending to approximately 0.28 Ha (0.7 acre) marked as plot 2 and outlined in green on the plan below. The site has planning permission for the development of 20 x 2 bedroom colony style apartments.

Plot 2 lies to the eastern edge of the site and is bounded by a tree line to the east and hedge rows to the north and south boundaries. The west most boundary of the site is not dileniated at present.

Plot 2 forms part of a wider residential development scheme. Plot one is owned by LAR Housing Association and Plot 3 by R.H. Miller (Group) Ltd.

Location
Dalkeith is located approximately 7 miles to the south east of Edinburgh City Centre and lies within the Midlothian Council boundary. The town benefits from having excellent transport links, with Eskbank Railway Station located just over a mile to the south, the City of Edinburgh Bypass approximately 1 mile to the north west and numerous bus services providing links to both the Borders and the wider Lothian area running nearby.

The town has expanded considerably in recent years through the development of several high quality residential schemes and these are supported by excellent local schooling in addition to campuses for both Edinburgh College and Newbattle Abbey College nearby. Dalkeith has excellent local amenities including restaurants, pubs and retail outlets plus several major supermarkets in close proximity. Recreational facilities in the form of Newbattle Golf Club, Dalkeith Country Park and the impressive .

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-03-20

Utilities & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

13 Mbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

Suitable for

  • Web & social
  • Music streaming
  • Standard video calls

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Lawfield Primary School1.1 miles
    Pupils
    307
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • St David's RC Primary School1.1 miles
    Pupils
    197
    Type
    Roman Catholic
  • Woodburn Primary School1.1 miles
    Pupils
    647
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Mayfield Primary School1.6 miles
    Pupils
    248
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • St Luke's Primary School1.6 miles
    Pupils
    192
    Type
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • St David's RC High School1.1 miles
    Pupils
    750
    Type
    Roman Catholic
  • Dalkeith High School1.1 miles
    Pupils
    949
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Newbattle High School1.4 miles
    Pupils
    1,172
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Musselburgh Grammar School3.5 miles
    Pupils
    996
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Rosehill High School3.6 miles
    Pupils
    315
    Type
    Non-denominational

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Aldi Thornybank Ind. Estate, Dalkeith1 mile
Sainsburys Dalkeith Salters Road Local, Dalkeith1.1 miles
Spar - Dalkeith, Dalkeith1.3 miles

GP surgery

Dalkeith Medical Practice1.7 miles

Pharmacy

The Red Band Chemical Company Ltd1.2 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden992 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Eskbank Rail Station2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Main Street538 metres

Typical drive times

Tranent10 min · 6.3 miles
Dalkeith8 min · 2.5 miles
Bonnyrigg12 min · 4 miles
Musselburgh11 min · 5.3 miles
Edinburgh (city)22 min · 12 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From SEPA flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Not shown on SEPA's flood mapsLower risk

Surface water

No mapped surface water riskLower risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)

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