West Paddock, East Mains, Gordon
Key Features
- Attractive Building Plot
- Rural Location
- Fully Serviced
- Lapsed Planning for 2 Bedroom House
Description
An attractive plot in a rural elevated position, close to the village of Gordon. The plot has previously been granted full planning permission (reference number 15/01249/FUL) for a one and a half storey dwelling and off-road parking for 2 cars.
This building plot lies to the east of the Borders town of Gordon. With a local shop and public house, Gordon is situated in the heart of the Scottish Borders and has links to a number of the Border towns
such as Melrose, Kelso and Earlston which offer a larger variety of services. This location also offers ideal opportunities for walking, cycling, riding, fishing and golf for those who enjoy pursuing outdoor
activities while Edinburgh with its international airport is around an hour’s drive, and can also be accessed via the newly reopened Borders Railway. There is excellent local schooling available with
Gordon offering primary schooling whilst Earlston High School is one of the best performing schools in the country.
Services - Mains water, mains electricity, drainage to shared BioDisk Treatment Plant.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
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
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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
80 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
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
- Gordon Primary School179 metres
- Pupils
- 48
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Westruther Primary School4.4 miles
- Pupils
- 15
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Greenlaw Primary School4.4 miles
- Pupils
- 51
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Earlston Primary School5.2 miles
- Pupils
- 137
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Ednam Primary School6.7 miles
- Pupils
- 43
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Earlston High School4.8 miles
- Pupils
- 1,090
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Kelso High School6.9 miles
- Pupils
- 592
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Berwickshire High School10 miles
- Pupils
- 574
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Galashiels Academy11 miles
- Pupils
- 874
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Selkirk High School14 miles
- Pupils
- 423
- 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.
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
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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