5 bedroom Detached House for sale,

Lennox Crescent, Fochabers, Moray, IV32

The kitchen is generously proportioned and arranged to incorporate a dining area, creating an informal everyday hub with views across the rear garden. Completing the ground floor is a shower room and useful rear porch, providing convenient access outside.

The first floor is arranged around a spacious landing and provides four bedrooms. The spacious main bedroom benefits from its own en-suite bathroom, while the remaining bedrooms are served by a family shower room. The rooms are bright and versatile, with all enjoying pleasant garden outlooks and proportions suitable for a variety of furniture arrangements.

A further staircase rises to the second floor, where a striking additional room (bedroom 5) extends to approximately 16'4" x 13'8". Currently used as a combined home office, gym and relaxation space, it demonstrates the flexibility of the accommodation and could lend itself to a range of alternative uses. An adjoining store room provides valuable additional storage space or could easily be utilised as a dressing area.

Outside, the gardens are a notable feature and form part of a substantial plot extending to approximately 0.37 acres. Mature hedging provides a strong sense of enclosure and privacy, while extensive areas of lawn are complemented by established trees, shrubs and colourful planting. A decked seating area overlooks an ornamental pond and creates an attractive spot for outdoor dining or relaxing.

Beyond this lies a productive garden area with enclosed growing beds, a greenhouse and timber garden buildings, including a substantial wooden playhouse, giving the grounds an appealing combination of ornamental, recreational and practical space.

To the front, a gated driveway provides generous off-road parking and leads to two substantial garages, one incorporating a workshop area. Both garages benefit from power and lighting, with one further enhanced by an electrically operated roller door. The additional workshop space offers excellent flexibility for hobbies, vehicles, equipment or general storage.

The impressive frontage, dark timber-clad elevations and mature landscaping give the house considerable presence, while the scale and established nature of the surrounding grounds reinforce the sense of space rarely found with a property of this type.

Altogether, this is a remarkably versatile and characterful home, distinguished by its scale, individuality and extensive gardens. Its combination of multiple reception rooms, flexible bedroom accommodation, generous ancillary space and substantial garaging makes it especially well suited to buyers seeking a home with room to grow, work and entertain.

Fochabers is an attractive and well-established Moray village positioned on the banks of the River Spey, offering an excellent balance of village life, local amenities and convenient access to the wider area. The village provides a mature range of everyday facilities, including shops, cafés, library, leisure and gym facilities, and both primary and secondary schooling. A particularly notable feature of the setting is its immediate proximity to Milne’s Primary School, with the school grounds literally next door.

The village is well placed for access to the surrounding Moray countryside and Speyside, with Elgin providing a broader range of shopping, professional and recreational facilities within easy travelling distance. The wider area is particularly well known for its attractive countryside, river walks and access to the Moray coast, making Fochabers a popular base for those looking to combine convenient day-to-day living with an outdoor lifestyle.

The Home Report notes that the property is of non-traditional construction, which may influence mortgage lending and marketability. Buyers requiring finance are advised to make their lender or mortgage adviser aware of this at an early stage.

Entrance Vestibule

7'3" x 3'4" (2.22m x 1.01m)

A traditional entrance vestibule provides an inviting introduction to the house, opening through to the central hallway and immediately giving a sense of the character and generous proportions found throughout.

Hallway

6'2" x 20'8" (1.87m x 6.30m)

A particularly distinctive reception hall with extensive timber panelling and an impressive staircase rising to the upper floors. Doors lead to the main ground-floor rooms, creating a practical yet elegant central circulation space.

Lounge

17'1" x 11'5" (5.21m x 3.48m)

A warm and characterful principal reception room, beautifully enhanced by extensive timber panelling and a handsome feature fireplace with gas fire. Generously proportioned for a range of seating arrangements, with dual aspect windows bringing in plenty of natural light and creating pleasant views towards the gardens.

Sitting Room

17'3" x 11'10" (5.25m x 3.61m)

A second substantial reception room offering excellent flexibility for family living. Bright and welcoming, with attractive timber detailing, an electric fire and large windows overlooking the grounds. Equally suited as a family room, television room or more informal everyday living space.

Kitchen

5.27m x 3.06

A generously sized kitchen with an extensive range of fitted cabinetry, work surfaces and space for freestanding appliances. There is ample room for a dining table, creating a sociable everyday dining area, while windows to two aspects bring excellent natural light and attractive garden outlooks.

Dining Room

12'6" x 10'6" (3.82m x 3.19m)

A dedicated formal dining room capable of comfortably accommodating a substantial dining table and chairs. Its proportions make it particularly well suited to entertaining, family gatherings and special occasions. This room further benefits from a striking fireplace with electric fire.

Shower Room 1

Conveniently positioned on the ground floor and fitted with a shower enclosure and complementary sanitary ware, providing useful additional facilities for both family life and visiting guests.

Porch

6'5" x 7'1" (1.96m x 2.15m)

A useful secondary entrance providing convenient access between the house and gardens and adding valuable practical space to the ground-floor accommodation.

Landing

The timber staircase rises to a spacious first-floor landing, continuing the strong character of the ground floor and providing access to four bedrooms and the bathroom facilities.

Main Bedroom

14'1" x 11'11" (4.29m x 3.64m)

An impressive principal bedroom with excellent proportions and plenty of space for freestanding bedroom furniture. Brightly presented and enjoying a pleasant outlook, the room is further complemented by its own private en-suite.

En-Suite

7'2" x 10'4" (2.18m x 3.14m)

A generous en-suite, with a full-size bath, wash hand basin and WC. Traditional finishes complement the character of the house, while a large window provides natural light.

Bedroom 2

14'8" x 11'11" (4.47m x 3.63m)

A substantial double bedroom with excellent floor space and flexibility for a variety of furniture arrangements.

Bedroom 3

12'5" x 10'4" (3.79m x 3.16m)

Another well-proportioned bedroom enjoying good natural light and ample space for bedroom furniture, making this an excellent double room.

Bedroom 4

8'4" x 11'11" (2.53m x 3.62m)

A versatile double bedroom, equally suitable for use as a child's room, guest bedroom, nursery or dedicated home office.

Shower Room 2

10'0" x 6'9" (3.05m x 2.05m)

A generously proportioned family shower room fitted with a shower enclosure and complementary sanitary ware, conveniently positioned to serve the additional first-floor bedrooms.

Bedroom 5

16'4" x 13'8" (4.99m x 4.16m)

One of the property's most versatile spaces, occupying much of the upper floor beneath the roofline. Currently arranged to provide a combination of home office, gym and relaxation space, with roof windows introducing excellent natural light. The generous dimensions provide considerable flexibility and could suit a variety of purposes.

Store Room

10'3" x 13'7" (3.12m x 4.14m)

An exceptionally useful adjoining storage area providing valuable additional space on the upper floor which could easily be utilised as a dressing area.

Garages

Two substantial garages provide excellent secure parking and storage, with both benefiting from power and lighting. One garage is further enhanced by an electrically operated roller door, while additional workshop space offers excellent flexibility for hobbies, vehicles, equipment or general storage.

External

The house is set back behind mature hedging, creating an attractive sense of privacy and screening from the road. A pathway leads through the lawn towards the main entrance, framed by established shrubs and planting which complement the distinctive dark timber-clad exterior. Occupying a substantial plot of approximately 0.37 acres, the extensive gardens are undoubtedly one of the home's standout features and offer considerably more than a conventional residential garden. Immediately behind the house is an attractive lawned area bordered by mature trees, shrubs and established planting. A generous timber deck provides an ideal setting for outdoor dining and entertaining and overlooks an ornamental pond surrounded by carefully considered planting. The grounds continue beyond to further expanses of lawn alongside productive growing areas, enclosed beds, mature fruit trees, a greenhouse and additional garden buildings, including a substantial wooden playhouse. Mature hedging around the boundaries provides a pleasing degree of enclosure and creates a wonderfully established garden environment.