7 Colonial Place

Key details

Overview

7 Colonial Place is a single storey, three bedroom, detached home conveniently situated within close proximity to the airport and approximately three miles away from the local shop and primary school. Lerwick is approximately 23 miles.

This accommodation is conveniently arranged on one level and comprises of three bedrooms, a good-sized living room, a spacious kitchen, a dining room and a shower room.

Heating is provided by storage heaters.

Externally, the property sits in a fenced garden with a shed to the front and a drying green to the rear with a cold water tap. It also benefits from private parking to the side of the house.

Great home for a young family or anyone looking to downsize.

General Information

Colonial Place is situated at Scatness at the very southern tip of the South Mainland of Shetland, approximately 23 miles south of Lerwick, Shetland’s capital.

The Shetland Islands themselves lie in the middle of the North Sea about 100 miles north of Mainland Scotland, and are in fact closer to Bergen in Norway than to Edinburgh. A daily overnight ferry service operated by Northlink Ferries (https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk) links Shetland with Aberdeen & Orkney by sea, whilst Loganair operates regular direct flights from Sumburgh airport, conveniently close by the house, to Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh & Glasgow (https://www.loganair.co.uk). Spread over 100 islands, 15 of them inhabited, Shetland offers spectacular and unspoilt scenery together with a great community spirit and a wide variety of wildlife, history, archaeology and culture.

There are many places of interest in the South Mainland area, a number close to the house, including the RSPB reserve and visitor centre at Sumburgh Head, archaeological sites at Jarlshof and Old Scatness Broch, Quendale Mill, and slightly further afield a further RSPB reserve at the Loch of Spiggie, and St Ninian’s Isle and its stunning tombolo at Bigton.

In addition to the airport, there is a boating club and marina at the Pool of Virkie near the house, and a hotel, whilst about three miles to the north at Dunrossness, is Mainland’s mini-supermarket & post office which also had fuel pumps, and the area’s primary school, secondary pupils going to Sandwick or Lerwick. There is a stop on the Lerwick - Sumburgh bus route just along from the house.

Accommodation

Entry is via the door to the side of the property opening to the entrance vestibule with coat hooks and plenty of space for shoes. Tiled flooring.

The good-sized, bright living room faces west and looks over the front garden. Grey vinyl flooring. A door leads through to the kitchen and dining room.

The spacious kitchen offers ample cupboards and worktop space with tiled splash backs, an integral oven and induction hob with a concealed cooker hood over, an inset sink under the east-facing window and plumbing for a washing machine / dishwasher / tumble dryer. An archway leads through to the bright dining room. Wood effect laminate flooring.

The bedrooms are situated at the south side of the house. Bedrooms 1 & 2 offering a west-facing aspect with built-in cupboards. Grey vinyl flooring. Bedroom 3 offers an east-facing aspect looking over the rear garden and would make a great office space or third bedroom. Wood effect laminate flooring.

The modern shower room comprises of a white WC, a wash hand basin with a mirrored cabinet over and a large shower. Heated towel rail and grey wood effect vinyl flooring.

The hallway provides plenty of storage space with ample cupboards.

Rooms Sizes (All approximate)

Living Room

4.6m x 3.5m (15’1” x 11’5”)

Kitchen

3.95m x 2.55m (12’11” x 8’4”)

Dining Room

2.55m x 2.45m (8’4” x 8’)

Bedroom 1

3.7m x 2.9m (12’1” x 9’6”)

Bedroom 2

3.3m x 2.9m (10’9” x 9’6”)

Bedroom 3

2.75m x 2.35m (9’ x 7’8”)

Shower Room

2.55m x 2m (8’4” x 6’6”)

External

The property sits in a fenced garden with a shed to the front and a drying green to the rear with a cold water tap. It also benefits from private parking to the side of the house.

Council Tax

Understood to currently be Band A. Prospective purchasers should however contact Shetland Islands Council directly for confirmation. Council Tax Bands may be reassessed by the Joint Valuation Board when a property is sold. Details of Council Tax rates can be found on Shetland Island Council’s website at:

https://www.shetland.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-charges-bands

Property location

To reach the property turn right from the A970 road to the airport after crossing the runway (signposted Scatness). Continue along the road until you come to the Colonial Place signpost, pass the main turn in and take the second left, the property has a separate entrance than the main Colonial Place block. The property is located at the end of the turn in on the left.