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Lot 5 - Kinclune, Glenkindie, Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB33

Scotland

£80,000

Listed on 12/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
House

Description

Kinclune Lot 5 comprises two stone-built semi-detached cottages in a rural, elevated position in Glenkindie, with open countryside views and a south-facing aspect. Each property is arranged over two floors, with an entrance hall, living room, kitchen and bathroom downstairs, and two bedrooms upstairs. Together, the cottages provide four bedrooms. The cottages are described as requiring refurbishment and modernisation. The listing notes the possibility of combining them into one dwelling, or using them as accommodation connected with a rural business or as holiday accommodation, subject to any necessary consents. They are stone-built beneath a slate roof and have private water, a septic tank and mains electricity. Kinclune Farm is around seven miles from Strathdon, 14 miles from Alford and 35 miles from Aberdeen. Local services are available in nearby Glenkindie, Lumsden and Strathdon, with a wider range of amenities in Alford. The cottages are offered as part of the wider Kinclune sale, which is available as a whole or in five lots.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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39out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is an unusual rural project: two semi-detached properties in a stone-built exterior, set among the open countryside of Upper Donside. The listing identifies modernisation as an opportunity, and suggests the cottages might be combined into one dwelling; that possibility and any necessary consents would need to be checked. The visible roof and exterior appear broadly intact from a distance, though their condition cannot be assessed in detail.

At £80,000, the price cannot yet be judged against local £/sqf because no floor area is provided. There are no interior photographs to confirm the modernisation scope, so the project assessment remains provisional. The overall opportunity is limited, with rural location and access to nearby amenities among the positives.

Key opportunities

  • Explore whether the two cottages could be combined into one dwelling, subject to feasibility and any required consents.
  • Modernise the properties to create a refreshed rural home or homes.
  • Make the most of the stone exterior, slate roof and open countryside setting.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Lot 5 - Kinclune, Glenkindie, Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB33
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Insch Rail Station

    13.9 miles

    Train · Insch

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Current average variable rate is 6.58%

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£327
Based on a loan of £60,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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