Huntly Road, Melrose, Scottish Borders
- Land size
- 1 acres
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 3
Description
Birdsfield is a charming and rarely available four-bedroom detached family home, sitting at the end of a no through road in the heart of Melrose.
Built in 2013 the property offers modern family living over two principal floors. The ground floor comprises a generous sitting room and large dining kitchen – both rooms spanning the full depth of the house, additionally there is a good-sized snug/office, large rear boot-room and a downstairs shower room and utility room.
The first floor offers a generous principal bedroom with dressing room, en-suite shower room and a charming wooden balcony overlooking the garden. There are three further bedrooms all of which are good sizes and a large family bathroom with shower, bathtub and white 3-piece suite.
Externally the property has the unique added benefit of a generous 1 acre paddock ideal for grazing of livestock or horses. There is a large gravel driveway with ample parking, enclosed garden that is laid to lawn and a capacious double garage which benefits from a large self-contained annexe above.
The property sits only a short walk from the centre of the bustling town of Melrose with an array of local amenities, schooling and travel connections – making this an ideally suited family home in a much sought after Borders location.
Accommodation comprises:
Ground Floor:
Vestibule, Hallway, Sitting Room, Dining Kitchen, Snug, Boot-Room, Shower Room, Utility.
First Floor:
Principal Bedroom with Dressing Room and En-Suite, Three Further Bedrooms, Large Family Bathroom.
Externally the property benefits from a detached double garage with annexe above, large gravel drive, enclosed lawned garden and additional paddock.
EPC Rating - C
Council Tax Band - G
Tenure - Freehold
Viewings by appointment via Rettie Borders.
EPC Rating: C
Council Tax Band: G
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- G
- Date Posted
- 2026-09-10
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 449 Homes with Land listings in Scotland (1+ acres).
Energy Performance Certificate
Energy Efficiency Rating
Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)
Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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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
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- 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
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
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 · available to 86% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- Melrose Primary School68 metres
- Pupils
- 327
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Tweedbank Primary School1.6 miles
- Pupils
- 180
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Newtown Primary School2.3 miles
- Pupils
- 121
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Langlee Primary School2.5 miles
- Pupils
- 189
- Type
- Non-denominational
- St Peter's Primary School3 miles
- Pupils
- 230
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Galashiels Academy3.5 miles
- Pupils
- 874
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Earlston High School3.8 miles
- Pupils
- 1,090
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Selkirk High School5.4 miles
- Pupils
- 423
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Jedburgh Grammar School11 miles
- Pupils
- 381
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Kelso High School11 miles
- Pupils
- 592
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Surface water
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.
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