High Street, Elie, Leven, Fife, KY9

Charming mid-terraced house with 5 bedrooms, garden and private parking.

Description

Homestead, 37 High Street, is a traditional, Category C Listed mid-terraced house, thought to date from the mid-1800s. The house sits across from the park, with its lovely mature trees and picnic benches, and is just a short walk from the beach. The house has a private garden to the rear with an access from Kirkpark Road and two private parking spaces.

The front door opens into an inner porch, with the main entrance hall beyond. The two principal reception rooms, the sitting room and dining room, both sit off here, overlooking Elie’s High Street with the park as a leafy backdrop. Both rooms have fine proportions, and offer an abundance of natural light thanks to their south facing aspects. The sitting room has an open fireplace with tiled surround, working window shutters and a traditional press. The dining room also has a generous store cupboard. A WC also sits off the entrance hall and was upgraded in 2023. The kitchen sits at the end of the entrance hall and has an excellent range of fitted units, and a central island with breakfast bar and dropdown lights overhead. Integrated appliances include an electric oven / grill, dishwasher and fridge. Windows in the kitchen overlook the garden, and a rear corridor leads off to a ground floor bedroom which has a door leading out into the garden. This room could alternatively be used as a home office or garden room. The utility room sits between this room and the kitchen, and is plumbed for laundry appliances, has a clothes pulley and houses the combi boiler.

Four further double bedrooms sit off the first floor landing. Three of them are south-facing overlooking the park, and the largest of the three has a traditional fireplace as a feature. Bedroom 2 has an en suite shower area with wash basin and heated towel rail. This, and the adjacent bathroom, were both upgraded in 2024. The bathroom has a bath with overhead shower, a wash basin and a heated towel rail. The bedroom to the rear of the landing has a peaceful outlook over the garden.

The private garden has a flagstone patio area at the top, where there is a door leading into the house, making it an ideal spot for barbecues and outdoor entertaining. A generous lawn sits beyond, flanked by flower beds and a paved path leading down to the private parking area. A driveway (to be shared in ownership with the owners of the outhouse plot) leads off Kirkpark Road to the two private parking spaces which belong to Homestead. Adjacent to this is a shared bin storage area.

Location

Homestead, 37 High Street, is ideally situated in the vibrant heart of Elie, offering easy access to a variety of local shops and amenities. Within a short walk of less than 400 yards, you’ll find Elie Beach, renowned for its golden sands and scenic beauty as well as the famous Ship Inn, a beloved local pub known for its welcoming atmosphere and delicious food. The Elie Estate gates sit at the westernmost end of the High Street offering lovely countryside walks.

Sailing and other water sports are available at Elie Harbour and there are two golf courses, one the acclaimed 18-hole course and a short 9-hole course suitable for beginners. There are also golf practice facilities, several hard tennis courts, two padel courts and a bowling green. Elie Sports Club offers group and individual coaching in golf and tennis during school holidays. The village is well served with pubs and cafés, while the nearby Peat Inn is one of Scotland’s most acclaimed restaurants.

Elie is in the East Neuk of Fife, famed for its picturesque fishing villages and unspoilt beaches. St Andrews, ‘the home of golf‘ and the setting for one of Britain’s oldest universities, is only 13 miles away. There are traditional links golf courses at nearby Crail, Leven and Lundin Links and new courses at Kingsbarns and St Andrews Bay.

Edinburgh is around 42 miles away accessed by road, or from the nearest train station at Leuchars which is 16 miles to the north of Elie.

Square Footage: 1,912 sq ft


Acreage: 0.06 Acres

Additional Info

Services - Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. Central heating provided by mains gas fired boiler (replaced in 2024).

Local Authority & tax band - Fife Council tax band F

Conservation Area and Listing - Homestead is situated within Elie and Earlsferry Conservation Area and is C Listed.

Fixtures & Fittings - All fitted carpets, curtains, blinds, light fittings, integrated kitchen appliances, the freezer and the fridge are included in the sale. Some of the furniture can be made available by separate negotiation.

Short Term Rental Business Opportunity - The property has a short term letting licence granted by Fife Council until 2027. In order to run a short term rental business, the purchaser will need to apply to Fife Council for a transfer of the license.

Outbuilding Plot Available by Separate Negotiation - The brick outbuilding to the north of Homestead (situated on Kirkpark Road) has planning consent to be converted and extended to create a dwelling with two bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen / dining / living room. It will have a courtyard garden and two private parking spaces. Further information can be found on the Fife Council Planning Portal (Ref: 23/02590/FULL). This can be included in the sale of Homestead, subject to separate negotiation.

Access - The driveway off Kirkpark Road gives access to Homestead’s two privately owned parking spaces. The driveway will be shared in ownership with the outhouse plot, with maintenance shared equally.

Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Photographs: MARCH 2025
Brochure Code: 250328