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112 and 112A South Street, St Andrews KY16 9QD

Scotland

£595,000Guide Price

Listed on 08/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached

Features

  • Garden

Description

Offered at auction, this unusual central St Andrews property combines a period cottage dated 1734 with the adjoining house at 112 South Street. The two buildings are currently linked by a door between the cottage bathroom and the house hall, creating a vertical division. Both properties extend over three floors and are described as requiring comprehensive refurbishment and modernisation. The cottage includes an entrance hall, two rooms currently fitted as bathrooms, a panelled sitting room with a stove and an adjoining galley kitchen area. There is one bedroom on the first floor and two attic bedrooms, one with a dormer window. The adjoining house has a reception hall, a south-facing dining room with a fireplace and garden access, an extended kitchen, a first-floor sitting room and four further bedroom or study spaces across the upper floors, including attic rooms. A long, walled garden extends behind the house, with a paved area outside the cottage entrance. The property is accessed from a close off South Street, close to the University, shops, bars and restaurants. The Old Course and West Sands are around half a mile away. The listing describes the two properties as having been rescued from ruin and refurbished in the 1930s, and now in need of modernisation.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

49out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a substantial period-property project in a distinctive central St Andrews setting: two adjoining properties, a cottage dated to 1734 and a long walled garden, offer scope to rework the layout and bring traditional features back into focus. The visible living spaces, kitchen areas and bathroom are tired, with some kitchen fittings unfinished, so the £35,000–£65,000 renovation range points to meaningful improvement rather than a cosmetic update. The garden is established but would benefit from attention, and any changes to the internal connection between the properties need legal and building verification.

The overall score is 49/100 (E, Low Opportunity). Floor area is missing, so value versus local £/sqf cannot yet be judged; the available information also does not allow the economics to be assessed beyond a neutral position. The central location and character give the project appeal, but the scale of the work is a significant part of the proposition.

Key opportunities

  • Reimagine the linked cottage-and-house arrangement, subject to legal and building verification, to make better use of the two properties and their three-floor layouts.
  • Restore the period character, including the cottage’s 1734 datestone, fireplaces and timber detailing, while renewing the old and partly unfinished kitchen areas and dated bathroom fittings.
  • Make the long, established walled garden a stronger feature through maintenance and considered landscaping.

Key risks

  • The £35,000–£65,000 works range and substantially dated, partly unfinished interiors make this a significant renovation programme, not a cosmetic refresh.
  • The internal connection between the cottage and house may constrain layout changes and requires legal and building verification.

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