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Robert Fairnie

Edinburgh property: Three bedroom cottage for sale at same price as average one bed flat

A three-bedroom cottage in Edinburgh has gone up for sale for the same price as your average one bedroom flat in the city.

The property, on Cloverfoot Cottages at The Wisp, is on the market at offers over £175,000.

ESPC's latest house price report reveals that a one bedroom flat in Abbeyhill and Meadowbank costs on average £181,116 while the price in Polwarth, Shandon and Tollcross is £199,369. Figures also showed that the average price of a one bed flat on Leith, Walk, Easter Road, Pilrig and Bonnington was £164,175, and in Dalry, Gorgie, Slateford and Chesser the cost is £158,598.

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The figures, which are for the three month period from May to July, reveal the average cost of a property in the City of Edinburgh is £291,434, while across Edinburgh the Lothians, Fife and the Borders the price is £275,623 – more than £100,000 more expensive than the Cloverfoot Cottage is on the market for.

The home is up for sale at offers over £175,000 (Warners/ Zoopla)

Agents Warners say the three-bed cottage at The Wisp "enjoys prime position in a sought after area" and comes with a private westerly facing garden to the rear with a paved patio.

The listing adds: "Set moments from the open countryside yet conveniently close to Fort Kinnaird and quick transport links is this well presented cottage with driveway and fully enclosed rear garden.

"The property comprises welcoming entrance hallway, bright open plan lounge/dining room which flows through to the contemporary kitchen, useful utility room, stylish bathroom with shower over bath, two double bedrooms and following up a wide staircase the upper level boasts a double bedroom with ample eaves storage.

The well presented cottage costs roughly the same as a one bedroom flat (Warners/ Zoopla)

"Externally the fully enclosed rear garden is westerly facing benefitting from the afternoon sun, and is laid to lawn with a paved section ideal for al fresco dining."

You can check out the full listing on Zoopla.

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