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Charlesfield, St. Boswells, Melrose

Land size
0.59 acres

Description

An attractive plot of circa 0.59 acre with outline planning permission for the construction of a single dwelling, located not far from the A68, giving access to Edinburgh in the north and Newcastle in the south, and the popular commuter village of St Boswells.

Outline Planning Permission in Principle was granted in November 2021.

The plot at Charlesfield presents a rare chance to design and build a totally unique detached dwelling house, in the heart of the Scottish Borders. The purchaser will have the opportunity to work with architects and planners to submit a full planning application to the Scottish Borders Council. Details of the current planning permission in principle can be found on the Scottish Borders planning portal by quoting planning reference number 21/00840/PPP. Vehicular access will be from the north of the plot onto the public road. Developer’s contributions are still to be paid.
Whilst services are understood to be nearby, there are currently no services connected to the site.

Mileage

Edinburgh 40 miles, Berwick-upon-Tweed 33 miles, Galashiels 10 miles, Melrose 8 miles,
Tweedbank Railway Station 7 miles, St Boswells 1.3 miles
(All distances are approximate)

Situation

This desirable plot is situated on the periphery of the small industrial estate at Charlesfield, not far from the A68 giving access to Edinburgh in the north and Newcastle in the south, and the village of St Boswells. St Boswells is set on the banks of the River Tweed and offers fantastic local amenities which include the new Copperpot Interiors, The Main Street Trading Company (Best Small Shop 2018, Best Bookshop (The Telegraph)), the Buccleuch Arms Hotel & Restaurant, J.C Douglas Butchers and a local convenience store to name a few. Within a short drive are the popular towns of Melrose, Kelso and Galashiels, which all offer more well-known national amenities and services. Excellent schooling is also readily available with the village primary school, and Earlston high school nearby, whilst private schooling is available at St Mary’s in Melrose and Longridge Towers near Berwick-upon-Tweed and in Edinburgh beyond. St Boswells also offers bus services to Edinburgh and is a short drive from the Borders General Hospital and Tweedbank railway station, which provides a regular train service to Edinburgh. A forty-minute drive away is the historic town of Berwick-upon-Tweed which offers further amenities and access to a mainline railway station which connects to Edinburgh and Newcastle in around forty-five minutes and London in under four hours. The village is also on the A68 giving easy access north to Edinburgh and south to Newcastle and the north of England.

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Postcode– TD6 0HH

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Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

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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 · available to 22% 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

  • St Boswells Primary School1 mile
    Pupils
    140
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Newtown Primary School1.6 miles
    Pupils
    121
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Melrose Primary School3.7 miles
    Pupils
    327
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Lilliesleaf Primary School4.2 miles
    Pupils
    50
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Ancrum Primary School4.3 miles
    Pupils
    31
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Earlston High School5.5 miles
    Pupils
    1,090
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Selkirk High School6.7 miles
    Pupils
    423
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Galashiels Academy7 miles
    Pupils
    874
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Jedburgh Grammar School7.2 miles
    Pupils
    381
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Kelso High School9.5 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

Morrisons Daily Melrose St Boswells Main St, St Boswells1.1 miles
Co-op Newtown St Boswells, Newtown St Boswells1.3 miles
Spar Mmis Store Ltd, Melrose3.6 miles

GP surgery

Eildon Surgery1.3 miles

Pharmacy

Eidon Pharmacy Ltd1.3 miles

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

Tweedbank Rail Station4.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Springfield Terrace0.9 miles

Typical drive times

Melrose9 min · 5.5 miles
Selkirk14 min · 9 miles
Jedburgh15 min · 10 miles
Galashiels16 min · 9.5 miles
Edinburgh (city)1 hr 4 min · 41 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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