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Shore Cottage, Largiebeg, Whiting Bay,

Scotland

£155,000

Listed on 20/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Cottage
Area
587 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

Shore Cottage is a two-bedroom detached home in a shoreline setting at Largiebeg Point, near Whiting Bay on Arran. The accommodation includes a sitting room with an open fire, a kitchen with space for dining, a ground-floor shower room and two attic rooms reached by steep fixed stairs. The listing describes the property as requiring refurbishment and notes traditional features that could be restored as part of the work. The grounds extend to approximately one third of an acre, with lawn, a stone boundary wall, a paviour path, a timber shed and a summer house opening towards the beach. A rear hardstanding has historically accommodated a further timber chalet. The house has mains electricity and water, septic-tank drainage, electric hot water and heating from the open fire and freestanding space heaters. There is no direct vehicular access to the cottage. The approach involves a private unfinished rough track, described as suitable only for a 4x4 or high-clearance SUV, followed by a steep path of 72 steps. The shoreline position, access arrangements, services and scope for refurbishment should all be considered when assessing the property.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

35out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

Shore Cottage’s shoreline position on Arran is the standout: panoramic views, a maintained garden and a sitting room with a fireplace and exposed timber give this dated cottage a distinctive base to work from. The visible scope includes refreshing the kitchen and shower room, updating floors and finishes, and investigating the uneven attic-room surfaces; the renovation range is £35,000–£65,000.

At £155,000, the asking price is already above the local £/sqf benchmark, and adding the refurbishment leaves the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against the local average for this floor area. That comparison is with a local benchmark, not a forecast of post-works value. The secluded shoreline setting also comes with no vehicular access and steep steps, important practical considerations for a project with a moderate overall opportunity score.

Key opportunities

  • Make the most of the rare shoreline setting and panoramic views, with the maintained garden as an appealing outdoor setting.
  • Refresh the dated kitchen, shower room, flooring and finishes while retaining character features such as the sitting-room fireplace and exposed timber.
  • Investigate and improve the uneven attic-room surfaces as part of a considered refurbishment.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, adding the £35,000–£65,000 refurbishment range puts purchase-plus-works costs above the local average benchmark for this floor area; that benchmark is not a post-works value forecast.
  • No vehicular access and steep steps make moving materials and day-to-day access a practical consideration.
  • The attic-room surfaces appear uneven or locally damaged, and the roof and building fabric are not fully assessed from the submitted views.

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Shore Cottage, Largiebeg, Whiting Bay,
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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£586
Based on a loan of £116,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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Pricing

Price history

-20.5% since listed
£155,000£40,000(-20.5%)
20/10/2026
Current price
£195,000Initial listing
11/12/2024

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