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The dining-sized kitchen can be accessed from both the halland dining room, and is joined by an adjacent utility/ laundryroom where there is also an external door to the side.

Upstairs, are four spacious double bedrooms – all with built-in wardrobes, while the main bedroom also has a sizableand very stylish en suite shower room fitted with twin vanitybasins and bidet – and family bathroom.

This is a real family home, with lots of space for children andpets as well as a pony or two. It also makes the most of itssouth-facing rear roof, which is fitted with photovoltaic panelsthat generate electricity.

Installed by the present owners two years ago, theincome from this now covers all the property’s annualfuel costs for oil and electricity - a major selling point!

Quality is built into the property – the conservatoryis a flexible additional space designed for year-rounduse that is finished with a practical ceramic tiledfloor, while the kitchen also has a tiled floor and isextremely well equipped with attractive light wood-effect wall and base units, integrated appliances,and a large stainless steel cooker with matchingsplashback and overhead extractor.

‘Rural bliss’ sums up this spacious modernBuilt in 2004, number three Netherraw is asubstantial, detached, four bedroomed familyhome situated within a small hamlet nearthe village of Lilliesleaf, a desirable lifestylelocation that combines excellent local facilities(including a primary school) in attractive ruralsurroundings, yet is also within easy reachof Selkirk, Galashiels, Melrose, NewtownSt Boswells, Hawick and Jedburgh.

This property has space in abundance – outside as wellas in, with the added benefit of large gardens, a detacheddouble garage, and an adjoining two-acre paddock atthe rear, which will delight house hunters looking for aproperty that incorporates a facility for horses.

Inside, the accommodation is exceedingly generous, its1,830 sq ft configured to take maximum advantage ofnatural light and the surrounding rural landscape. Off thevestibule and attractive entrance hall is a cloakroom anda door into the main living space – a long free-flowingspace that extends from the spacious living room throughto a formal dining room and on, through double doors,into a large rear-facing conservatory with french doors tothe garden.

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3 Netherraw, Lilliesleaf, TD6 9EP

Guide Price £350,000

Details on page 12

The freestanding American-style fridge freezer is availableby separate negotiation.

Wood-effect laminate flooring extends throughout the livingarea, maintaining visual continuity, which is importantas these rooms all lead one to another, a valuable assetfor entertaining. The front-facing living room also has anattractive fireplace and inset multi-fuel stove.

Outside, the level back garden is predominantly lawn,bordered by mature trees and ranch-style fencing. Thedetached double garage offers adaptable extra space andthe private driveway has plenty of space for parking andturning.

house and two-acre paddock near LilliesleafThe rural setting is tranquil but doesn’t compromise onamenities. Just the opposite, in fact, as the village is anactive community and has a primary school, two pubs,the delightfully named ‘Jammy Coo’ cafe/gallery, and achurch. And outdoor enthusiasts have plenty of spaceand scope for horse-riding, walking, fishing and mountainbiking – there are also golf courses nearby at St Boswells,Melrose, Selkirk and Minto. Larger towns, such asSelkirk (seven miles) and Melrose provide a wide rangeof shops and other amenities.