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Plot at The Valley, Selkirk TD7

Land size
1.11 acres

Key Features

  • Town Centre Plot
  • Easy Access to Amenities
  • 0.45 HA

Description

Residential plot in town central position, within easy reach of amenities and transport links.

Town centre building plot extending to approx. 0.45 HA has previously had planning permission granted for the erection of four dwelling houses and associated works which was approved in March 2021, however would also be a great site for a private developer to create a single dwelling subject to change of permissions.
The site originally housed the former Baptist Church which was demolished in the early 2000s.

Location - The plot is ideally placed within Selkirk for all town centre amenities; with a good selection of small local shops providing for everyday requirements, and schools from nursery to secondary level all easily accessible. The property also benefits from easy access to Edinburgh via the A7 and is within easy reach of the new Borders rail connections with the opening of the Waverley Line and new stations at Galashiels and Tweedbank. The area has good road and bus connections to all central Borders towns and is surrounded by beautiful countryside with rolling hills and scenic valleys all close to hand.

Directions - What3words gives a location reference which is accurate to within three metres squared. The location reference for this property is ///blueberry.division.crowds

Highlights - •Town Centre Plot
•Easy Access to Amenities
•0.45 HA

Additional Information - Previous Planning can be found on Scottish Borders Council Planning Portal with reference 20/00779/FUL

Viewing - To register your interest or request further information, call - lines open 6 days a week including evenings, weekends and public holidays.

Price & Marketing Policy - Offers over £65,000 are invited and should be submitted to the Selling Agents, Hastings Property Shop, 28 The Square, Kelso, TD5 7HH, , Fax Email - . The seller reserves the right to sell at any time and interested parties will be expected to provide the Selling Agents with advice on the source of funds with suitable confirmation of their ability to finance the purchase.

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Property details

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Date Posted
2026-07-08

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 70 Building Plots listings in Scotland (1+ acres).

This Property£58,559 / acre
Building Plots Average (1+ acres) £42,115 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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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

8.5 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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

  • St Joseph's RC Primary School355 metres
    Pupils
    11
    Type
    Roman Catholic
  • Knowepark Primary School784 metres
    Pupils
    217
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Philiphaugh Community School837 metres
    Pupils
    105
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Lilliesleaf Primary School4.5 miles
    Pupils
    50
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Balmoral Primary School4.6 miles
    Pupils
    96
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Selkirk High School645 metres
    Pupils
    423
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Galashiels Academy4.7 miles
    Pupils
    874
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Hawick High School8.9 miles
    Pupils
    756
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Earlston High School9.5 miles
    Pupils
    1,090
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Jedburgh Grammar School13 miles
    Pupils
    381
    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

Budgens - Selkirk, Selkirk130 metres
Co-op Selkirk, Selkirk292 metres
M&S Galashiels SF, Galashiels4.9 miles

GP surgery

Selkirk Medical Practice440 metres

Pharmacy

The Red Band Chemical Co Ltd111 metres

Green space

Playing Field324 metres

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

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Galashiels Rail Station5.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

West Port86 metres

Typical drive times

Hawick18 min · 11 miles
Melrose12 min · 7.9 miles
Selkirk1 min · 0.2 miles
Galashiels12 min · 6 miles
Edinburgh (city)1 hr 8 min · 43 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)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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