View Place, Tain
Scotland
£160,000
Listed on 11/09/2026
Listed on 11/09/2026
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Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
TerracedArea
1464 sqftDescription
This four-bedroom mid-terraced house, built around 1900, is arranged over three floors and is located just off Tain High Street. The accommodation includes a hallway with under-stair storage and a lounge with dual-aspect windows and decorative cornicing. The kitchen has country-style fitted cabinets, space for freestanding appliances and room for a dining table.
Two bedrooms and the family bathroom are on the first floor, with two further bedrooms on the second floor. The bathroom has a bath and an overhead electric shower. The property has air-source heating and double glazing, with mains electricity, water and drainage.
The rear garden is shared with two neighbouring properties. The listing notes that creating separate private garden areas may be possible, subject to the necessary consents and title arrangements. The house is described as having scope for modernisation. Tain’s shops, services, schools and railway station are within reach, with road connections via the A9. The property is freehold, with entry by mutual agreement.
WHOTS analysis
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73out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £160,000, this four-bedroom, three-storey Tain High Street house is priced at about £109/sq ft, around 28% below the local average—a strong entry point for a buyer looking to create value. The period cornicing and fireplace details, generous layout and natural light give the project character to work with, while the lounge, kitchen and photographed bedrooms offer scope to improve floors and finishes. The existing works range is £12,000–£22,000; the rear garden is overgrown and shared, so any plans to make it private would depend on title arrangements and necessary consents.
The numbers make this a good opportunity overall, although the location score is more average and the condition score reflects the work involved. The exterior views show no obvious major structural failure, but cannot confirm the roof’s condition.
Key opportunities
- Use the three-storey, four-bedroom layout as a flexible family home, with scope to update the finishes around the retained cornicing and fireplace details.
- Improve the worn floors and patchy finishes across the photographed rooms, including the country-style kitchen, to give the house a more cohesive feel.
- Explore whether the shared rear garden can be reorganised, subject to title arrangements and necessary consents.
Key risks
- The cleared, worn interiors, unfinished floors and overgrown shared garden make this a substantial improvement programme rather than a cosmetic refresh; allow for the £12,000–£22,000 works range and time to complete it.
- The garden is shared, which may limit improvements or require agreement on rights and title arrangements.
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