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
- 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
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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
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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Green space
Walking trail
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
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
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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