Listed for £365,000
September 17, 2025
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(All distances are approximate)
EPC : C75
Council Tax Band : F
Location:
Selkirk is a popular market town situated on the banks of the Ettrick Water. With a range of independent shops, hotels and pubs plus a small supermarket and several places to eat. Local tourist attractions include Bowhill House and Country Park, Ian Stark Equestrian Centre, Philiphaugh Visitor Centre and Abbotsford House, the former home of Sir Walter Scott, with its award-winning visitor centre as well as many other attractions in nearby Melrose. Local sports teams include Selkirk Rugby Football Club and Selkirk Cricket Club and there is also a modernised Leisure Centre/swimming pool, and a nine-hole golf course within the town. Local festivals include the historic Common Ridings held in the summer which is of particular note.
There are also a variety of outdoor pursuits in the area that include fishing on the River Ettrick and River Tweed, fieldsports, horse riding, golf, lawn bowling, mountain biking, and a selection of walks in and around Selkirk. There is a doctor's surgery in the town, both primary and secondary schooling and the Borders General Hospital, the largest hospital in the Scottish Borders, is only ten miles away on the fringes of Melrose.
Selkirk sits in an easily accessible area and can be reached by the A7 which runs through the town and provides the links to Edinburgh or the north of England. The area is also served by the Borders Railway which runs from Tweedbank to Edinburgh, with a station in Galashiels and the terminus in Tweedbank both of which are approximately six miles away. There is also a bus service, which passes through the town, which runs from the Interchange in Galashiels with links to Carlisle in the South, as well as Edinburgh in the North and the other Border towns.
Edinburgh International Airport offers an excellent choice of destinations and is approximately 46 miles away, as does Newcastle International Airport which is 67 miles away.
Directions:
For those with satellite navigation the postcode for the property is: TD7 5AP Travelling either North or South bound on the A7 into Selkirk, from Market Square turn into West Port. Follow the road down past The Green and then turn left into Ettrick Road at the signpost for Ettrickbridge (B7009). Murison Hill is set on the left just as you leave the town. Number 10 is on the right side of the cul-de-sac.