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Guide Price£58,000

Former Telephone Exchange, Old Road, Ferniegair, Hamilton

Key Features

  • Rare freehold former telephone exchange in one of Hamilton's most desirable residential location
  • Currently tenanted at £395 per month until June 2027, generating £4,740 per annum
  • Immediate rental income while an incoming purchaser explores longer-term plans for the property
  • Excellent potential for conversion, alternative use or redevelopment, subject to all necessary consents
  • Substantial area of council-owned land located directly behind the property, offering possible scope to increase the overall site area
  • Seller advises that the council previously indicated a willingness to consider selling the adjoining land; purchasers must make their own enquiries
  • Peaceful yet highly accessible setting beside Chatelherault Country Park and close to Ferniegair, Hamilton, schools and transport links
  • Bid now! To avoid missing out

Description

Outstanding development and investment opportunity in an affluent residential location beside Chatelherault Country Park.

Rare opportunity to acquire a freehold former telephone exchange within one of Hamilton's most desirable residential areas, on the doorstep of Chatelherault Country Park.

The property is currently tenanted at £395 per month until June 2027, producing an immediate rental income of £4,740 per annum. This allows an incoming purchaser to receive income while exploring and progressing any longer-term plans for the property.

Originally constructed as a telephone exchange, the building has subsequently provided multiple uses. It offers potential for conversion or reuse of the existing building, or alternatively demolition and redevelopment of the site, subject to the existing tenancy and all necessary planning consents.

A substantial area of land behind the property is currently owned by the local council. The seller advises that they previously explored the possibility of purchasing this additional land and that the council indicated a willingness to consider a sale.

This may provide an incoming purchaser with an interesting opportunity to approach the council and explore increasing the overall site area.
Prospective purchasers must make their own enquiries directly with the council. Neither the seller nor Braveheart Auctions can provide any assurance regarding its availability, price, eventual sale or future use.

The subjects enjoy a peaceful setting while remaining highly accessible, with Ferniegair village, Hamilton town centre, local schooling and transport links all close at hand.

Properties and development opportunities within this location are rarely brought to the open market, making this an attractive proposition for investors, developers, small businesses and owner-occupiers seeking a distinctive project.

Recent nearby residential sales include:

39 McAuley Way, Hamilton - sold September 2025 for £310,000

21 Galloway Avenue, Hamilton - sold September 2025 for £276,500

34 Ballantyne Drive, Hamilton - sold April 2025 for £287,000

The property is offered without planning permission. Any change of use, conversion, demolition, extension or redevelopment will be subject to the existing tenancy and all necessary planning permissions, building warrants and other consents.

Prospective purchasers must make their own enquiries with the local planning authority and obtain independent professional advice before bidding. Braveheart Auctions cannot provide planning advice or make any representation that consent will be granted.

This lot will be sold under auction terms and conditions by Braveheart Auctions.

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Rare freehold former telephone exchange in one of Hamilton's most desirable residential location

Currently tenanted at £395 per month until June 2027, generating £4,740 per annum

Immediate rental income while an incoming purchaser explores longer-term plans for the property

Excellent potential for conversion, alternative use or redevelopment, subject to all necessary consents

Substantial area of council-owned land located directly behind the property, offering possible scope to increase the overall site area

Seller advises that the council previously indicated a willingness to consider selling the adjoining land; purchasers must make their own enquiries

Peaceful yet highly accessible setting beside Chatelherault Country Park and close to Ferniegair, Hamilton, schools and transport links

Bid now! To avoid missing out

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-10

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

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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 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 88% of premises

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

  • Woodside Primary School874 metres
    Pupils
    499
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Chatelherault Primary School0.7 miles
    Pupils
    234
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • St John's Primary School (Hamilton)1 mile
    Pupils
    282
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • St Mary's Primary School (Hamilton)1 mile
    Pupils
    452
    Type
    Roman Catholic
  • Our Lady and St Anne's Primary School1.1 miles
    Pupils
    180
    Type
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Hamilton Grammar School1 mile
    Pupils
    1,302
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Dalziel High School1.5 miles
    Pupils
    1,002
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Holy Cross High School1.7 miles
    Pupils
    1,438
    Type
    Roman Catholic
  • Our Lady's High School - Motherwell1.9 miles
    Pupils
    852
    Type
    Roman Catholic
  • St John Ogilvie High School2.3 miles
    Pupils
    1,122
    Type
    Roman Catholic

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 Palace Grounds Retail Park, Hamilton942 metres
SPAR Cadzwo Street, Hamilton0.6 miles
Sainsburys Hamilton - Portland Place Local, Hamilton0.7 miles

GP surgery

Oak Lodge674 metres

Pharmacy

Elixir Healthcare Ltd0.6 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden189 metres

Walking trail

Carlisle Road113 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

Hamilton Central Rail Station0.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Laverock Avenue108 metres

Typical drive times

Hamilton4 min · 1.3 miles
Larkhall8 min · 3.3 miles
Bellshill10 min · 5.1 miles
Motherwell6 min · 2.5 miles
Glasgow (city)19 min · 14 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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