Waverley Chase, Falahill Farm, Heriot, Midlothian, EH38 5YG

The property

An outstanding and unique contemporary family home extending to 2569 square feet and set within two acres of spacious garden ground. The property enjoys a secluded rural setting just outside the village of Heriot, with Edinburgh city centre being sixteen miles away. The A7 is close by, giving excellent access to Edinburgh and to the south, whilst the Borders Railway has nearby stops at Gorebridge and Stow. There is also a regular X95 on demand bus service that stops at the start of the road that takes you to the centre of Edinburgh. The local Heriot Primary School is approx. two miles away, with mini bus pick up for children locally and small class sizes. The property has been designed to take advantage of the latest Energy Efficient technologies and these include solar panels, air source heat pump and a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery unit. Due to the efficiency of these systems, the property has almost a zero bill for utilities. The house itself is very well-presented, flooded in natural light and in excellent decorative order throughout. Accessed via the vestibule into a spacious hallway, the hub of the home is a spectacular open-plan kitchen, dining and family living area. This area is located on the southern elevation and incorporates extensive areas of glazing in order to take advantage of the natural light. One end of this has a double height ceiling providing an excellent sense of space. Off the kitchen is a useful utility room and the ground floor also houses two double bedrooms (one with en-suite) and the family bathroom. Upstairs are three further double bedrooms (one currently utilised as a study/home office), a shower room, a galleried sitting room and a very spacious gym which is accessed from bedroom four and sits over the double garage. All but one of the five bedrooms benefit from built-in wardrobes. Externally the property benefits from well-maintained garden ground, a productive vegetable garden, composters, raised beds and greenhouses. Additionally there are garden sheds and a metal garage for storage. Technical Specification: Solar installation is a 10kw system comprising 32 panels, ground mounted in two rows of 16 feeding 2 inverters. The current feed-in tariff is 17p/unit which increases with inflation annually and will run until January 2036. An Immersun unit has been installed to divert excess solar energy to the hot water cylinder immersion heater. The heating system is underfloor throughout the ground floor with low surface temperature radiators in the upstairs bedrooms, this is provided for by a Vaillant aroTherm 11kw air to water heat pump providing for both dhw & c/h, backed up by a Vaillant ecoTec plus 618 lpg condensing system boiler. Ventilation and heat recovery is provided by a Dantherm HCV 3 Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery unit. The house has its own water supply (uv filter, general filters and pump) and macerator waste so those will not be charged by council tax (so costs are cheaper than its council tax band).