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Gowanlea, New Deer, Turriff, AB53

Land size
8 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Substantial 5 bedroom detached bungalow providing spacious family accommodation
  • Benefits from 8 acres of IACS registered land well suited to livestock or equestrain use
  • Large well maintained garden area complimented by greenhouse & Sitooterie
  • Traditional outbuildings offering ample storage or workshop options

Description

Local Information
The property enjoys a peaceful rural setting on the edge of the village of New Deer, a well-established community situated in the heart of Aberdeenshire.

New Deer itself offers a range of everyday amenities within the village, including a convenience store, post office, café and community facilities. For families, a major benefit is that New Deer provides early learning and primary education for children from nursery through to P7 with secondary education provided nearby at Mintlaw Academy (8.4 miles).

The surrounding area is particularly appealing to those looking for a country lifestyle, with the open countryside of the Buchan and Formartine areas providing excellent opportunities for walking, cycling, outdoor pursuits and enjoying the rural landscape.

For those interested in agriculture and equestrian, the annual New Deer Agricultural Show is a full two day agricultural show with one of the largest horse shows in the area and top quality livestock competing for many prizes in their classes.

New Deer is well placed for access to the surrounding towns and the wider north-east of Scotland. The city of Aberdeen is approximately 29 miles away and can be reached by car in around 40 minutes, providing access to extensive shopping, cultural, recreational and professional facilities together with Aberdeen International Airport and mainline train station.

Prospective purchasers will gather that Gowanlea therefore offers the perfect balance between countryside living, village convenience and close proximity to a major city.

Description
Gowanlea occupies an enviable semi-rural setting on the edge of New Deer village, combining the tranquillity and open space of the surrounding countryside with the convenience of village living. The extensive grounds provide considerable scope for equestrian, agricultural, or recreational use or simply as a haven for those who wish an attractive and comfortable home with manageable acreage.

The house comprises an entrance vestibule, welcome reception hall, a well proportioned kitchen with useful storage units, large dining room, a handy utility room with attached W.C. (and separate entrance door), spacious living room which leads into the sun-room with French doors and extensive views over the surrounding fields.

A master bedroom with ensuite shower room, three double bedrooms, large family bathroom with bath and self contained shower, finally an office which can double as bedroom five.
Overall, the accommodation provides a generous and adaptable home, with the combination of five bedrooms, multiple reception rooms and useful ancillary spaces making it well placed as a welcoming family home, ample space for entertaining or those looking for additional space to work from home.

Outbuildings
The property is further complemented by a range of three outbuildings, including a distinctive Nissan hut, providing valuable additional storage and workspace. The buildings, complete with water and electrics, offer considerable scope for a variety of uses, subject to any necessary consents, and further enhance the property's appeal for those seeking a smallholding, equestrian or rural lifestyle.

Land
The land at Gowanlea is split into 4 field parcels and classified as Grade 3(2) by the James Hutton Institute. It offers a wonderful opportunity as a smallholding or for equestrian purposes, being well fenced and with water to the fields.

Clawback
Please note Area 3 (hatched in red) per the indicative sale plan will be subject to an obligation from the purchaser (and successors in Title) in favour of the seller to pay 50% of the uplift in value occurring as a result of any non-agricultural planning permission granted in the period of 25 years from completion of sale.

Property Details
Home Report:
Home Report available online.

EPC:
Band D

Council Tax:
Band F

Services:
Mains water & electricity. Oil central heating. Private drainage to septic tank. Electric to buildings and water to fields.

Directions
From Ellon head north on the A948 for approx. 13 miles and arrive in New Deer (Auchreddie Road East) turning first right onto Stoneybank Terrace (B9170) and continue for 0.2 miles after you leave the village sign Gowanlea is found on your left.

Viewings
To arrange a formal viewing contact Aberdeen & Northern Estates (Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm).

Local Authority:
Aberdeenshire Council, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB

Entry:
By arrangement

Mineral Rights & Sporting Rights:
Included in the sale, insofar as they are owned.

Note:
Prospective purchasers should note that unless their interest in the property is formally intimated to the selling agents following inspection, the agents cannot guarantee that notice of a closing date for offers will be advised and consequently the property may be sold without notice.

Anti Money Laundering Compliance:
In accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, we are required to carry out checks and due diligence on property purchasers. If an offer has been accepted, the purchaser(s) will need to provide proof of identity, residence and proof of funds, as a minimum, prior to any transaction proceeding.

Offers:
Formal offers, in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, along with the relevant anti-money laundering paperwork in accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, through a Scottish Solicitor, to the Selling Agent.

Servitude Rights,
Burdens and Wayleaves: The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private. The buyer(s) will be held to have satisfied himself/themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.
Title: The buyer(s) shall be bound to accept the title as it presently stands in the name of the seller(s) and the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) shall be subject to all the exceptions, reservations, burdens and conditions presently contained in the title deeds. There shall be excepted from warrandice in the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) any leases, tenancies, tenants' rights, missives, agreements, rights of possession, rights of way, access rights, and sewerage and drainage facilities, and all other servitudes and other rights without prejudice to the right of the buyer(s) to quarrel or impugn the same on any ground not inferring warrandice against the seller(s).

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
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Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-08-27

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 55 Farms & Smallholdings listings in Scotland (5+ acres).

This Property£50,000 / acre
Farms & Smallholdings Average (5+ acres) £6,100 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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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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Garden
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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

1.8 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

  • New Deer School579 metres
    Pupils
    117
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Maud Primary School2.5 miles
    Pupils
    89
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Auchnagatt School4.2 miles
    Pupils
    72
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Monquhitter School5.5 miles
    Pupils
    122
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Stuartfield School5.6 miles
    Pupils
    124
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Mintlaw Academy6.8 miles
    Pupils
    880
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Turriff Academy10 miles
    Pupils
    623
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Ellon Academy12 miles
    Pupils
    1,154
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Meldrum Academy13 miles
    Pupils
    1,004
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Fraserburgh Academy14 miles
    Pupils
    1,127
    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

Morrisons Daily Maud, Maud2.7 miles
Morrisons Daily Stuartfield, Stuartfield5.5 miles
Morrisons Daily Cuminestown, Cuminestown5.8 miles

GP surgery

Central Buchan Medical Group5.8 miles

Pharmacy

Steven Webster (Pharmacies) Ltd542 metres

Green space

Playing Field769 metres

Walking trail

New Deer: Kirk Walk & Culsh Circular771 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

Inverurie Rail Station17 miles

Nearest bus stop

Auchreddie Road West320 metres

Typical drive times

Ellon18 min · 13 miles
Turriff19 min · 12 miles
Oldmeldrum24 min · 14 miles
Fraserburgh25 min · 16 miles
Aberdeen (city)40 min · 30 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

Within SEPA's mapped surface water extentMapped risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

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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