ShareSave
Under Offer
Offers in Excess of£400,000

150-156 Galashiels Road, Stow, Galashiels, TD1

Land size
0.32 acres

Key Features

  • Highly visible location on the A7 trunk road
  • Strategic location with close proximity to Galashiels.
  • Suitable for vehicular trade
  • May be suitable for redevelopment, subject to obtaining the neccessary consents
  • Offer over £400,000 (Excl VAT)

Description

The subjects comprise a well-established industrial premises prominently positioned fronting the A7 within the Borders village of Stow.
The property is arranged in two principal elements. The main building provides a vehicle repair and maintenance facility incorporating workshops, a parts/trade area, storage and office accommodation. The front section comprises single storey office space of brick construction clad in corrugated metal sheeting beneath a flat roof. Internally, this area provides reception/waiting space, private offices, staff facilities and WCs, finished to a functional standard with good natural daylight.
To the rear, interconnected workshop bays provide extensive repair and storage accommodation. These areas are of steel frame and brick construction beneath pitched roofs with translucent rooflights. The accommodation includes a trade counter area, parts storage, and multiple workshop spaces with vehicle access doors (up to approximately 4.5m wide and 3.7m high), suitable for agricultural and commercial vehicle maintenance. A mezzanine level provides additional storage, with ancillary staff facilities located below.
A secondary workshop/ancillary section provides further storage and former office space, while an additional detached single storey unit offers basic storage accommodation with vehicle access

Location
The subjects occupy a prominent position on the southernmost side of Galashiels Road, forming part of the A7 trunk road, one of the main arterial routes linking Edinburgh with the Scottish Borders. This highly accessible location benefits from excellent road connectivity, with the Midlothian settlements of Gorebridge and Newtongrange located approximately 15 miles to the north, while the principal Borders town of Galashiels lies approximately 8 miles to the south. The A7 provides a direct link to the Edinburgh City Bypass, ensuring convenient onward travel to the wider motorway network and Scotland’s central belt.

The surrounding area is predominantly residential in nature, with a mixture of traditional housing and more modern developments. Notwithstanding this, the subjects themselves form part of an established commercial and industrial enclave within the village, providing a range of business premises that have been successfully operated for many years. This longstanding presence highlights the suitability of the location for commercial use and underlines its importance to the local economy.

Overall, the property benefits from a highly accessible roadside position within a desirable village setting, combining strong transport links with a quality semi-rural environment, making it well suited to a variety of occupiers seeking both visibility and connectivity.

Viewings
Viewings strictly arranged via the selling/letting agent

Site area
Total site area extending to approximately 0.916 Acres (0.371 Ha) inclusive of structures.

Services
We understand the subjects benefit from mains electric, water and drainage. The subjects benefit from an LPG tank gas supply which facilitates the overhead ambi-rad heaters within the workshop accommodation. The LPG supply is located in a tank to the rear of the site.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
Ask Agent
Date Posted
2026-07-23

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Ask Agent
Water
Ask Agent
Heating
Ask Agent
Broadband
Ask Agent
Sewerage
Ask Agent

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way
Ask Agent
Listed Property
Ask Agent
Restrictions
Ask Agent

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

Property Features

Accessibility
Ask Agent
Parking
Ask Agent
Garden
Ask Agent

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

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 36% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good LimitedThree Good NoneVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • Stow Primary School489 metres
    Pupils
    63
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Fountainhall Primary School3.2 miles
    Pupils
    6
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Lauder Primary School4.6 miles
    Pupils
    225
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Glendinning Terrace Primary School5.4 miles
    Pupils
    58
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Clovenfords Primary School5.5 miles
    Pupils
    117
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Galashiels Academy6.1 miles
    Pupils
    874
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Earlston High School8.9 miles
    Pupils
    1,090
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Selkirk High School10 miles
    Pupils
    423
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Peebles High School13 miles
    Pupils
    1,342
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Newbattle High School14 miles
    Pupils
    1,172
    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

Co-op Petrol Lauder, Lauder4.6 miles
Aldi Galashiels, Galashiels5.3 miles
Farmfoods Galashiels, Galashiels5.6 miles

GP surgery

Stow & Lauder Health443 metres

Pharmacy

Stow & Lauder Health443 metres

Green space

Public Park Or Garden62 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

Stow Rail Station390 metres

Nearest bus stop

Manor Park93 metres

Typical drive times

Lauder10 min · 5.7 miles
Melrose24 min · 13 miles
Galashiels16 min · 8.4 miles
Innerleithen24 min · 15 miles
Edinburgh (city)44 min · 27 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

SEPA open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

On SEPA's flood maps

Surface water

Mapped risk

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

Similar properties for sale