Home Of The Day - ‘The Balerno’, Persimmon Homes

Persimmon Homes has a wide array of house types for sale at its many Scottish developments, and for house-hunters looking for an ideal family homes in the east of the country might consider ‘The Balerno’, which is currently available at several sites.

‘The Balerno’ is a well-proportioned four-bedroom home that has been designed with the future in mind, having a car charging point as standard, with a thoroughly up-to-date kitchen with utility area and ain integral single garage. The lounge is at the back of the home and has French doors to the garden, while at the front of the home is a spacious front-aspect dining room which could be suitable for other uses if preferred. Upstairs, bedroom one has an en suite shower room, the other three bedrooms can share the contemporary family bathroom. Buyers have the option of fitted wardrobes to any of the bedrooms.

This attractive house type can be found for sale at several developments in East Lothian, West Lothian, Fife and Edinburgh.

At The Earls in Prestonpans, residents are less than half-an-hour from Edinburgh by road (15 minutes by rail) and within walking distance of the beach. This is part of a 1,600-home new community called Blindwells which is also delivering brand new shops, education and healthcare facilities. ‘The Balerno’ here is priced from £325,995. Find out more about the current new homes for sale at The Earls.

Burgh Gate is a development taking shape near Musselburgh offering properties to suite many budgets and requirements, with prices starting at £225,995. There are great transport links into and around the city easily reached from home. ‘The Balerno’ here is priced from £367,000. Find out more about the current new homes for sale at Burgh Gate.

Set on the edge of East Calder, Merchants Gait has the Almondell & Calderwood Country Park on the doorstep but has easy access to the city and its airport. The lively town of Livingston is also not far away. Among a current of two- to five-bedroom houses, ‘The Balerno’ here is priced from £339,995. Find out more about the current new homes for sale at Merchants Gate.

Also for sale from Merchants Gait is the Latham Park development, bringing two-, three- and four-bedroom homes to the outskirts of the village of West Calder, well served by shops, amenities and schools. ‘The Balerno’ here is priced from £325,995. Find out more about the current new homes for sale at Latham Park.

Eden Woods is a Fife development of three and four-bedroom homes in Guardbridge, near to the towns of St Andrews and Cupar. For lovers of golf and the great outdoors, as well as the practical need of shops and amenities, this could be the best option for first-time buyers and growing families alike. ‘The Balerno’ here is priced from £305,000. Find out more about the current new homes for sale at Eden Woods.

Rosslyn Gait is located just outside the popular and historic town of Kirkcaldy, with its selection of shops and range of schools. The popular Fife Central Retail Park is only a five-minute drive from here and for fun, the town has three parks, a museum and art gallery and the Adam Smith theatre. The coast is just a couple of miles away too. ‘The Balerno’ here is priced from £269,000. Find out more about the current new homes for sale at Rosslyn Gait.

Wormit is an attractive town on the south side of the Firth of Tay and it’s where the second phase of Naughton Meadows offers a collection of three-, four- and five-bedroom property styles. In addition to local shops and services, Dundee is just seven miles away, and there’s the pleasure of the countryside and coastline of the Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve to the west of the town. ‘The Balerno’ here is priced from £317,000. Find out more about the current new homes for sale at Naughton Meadows.

West Mill is a development of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes in the popular village of Markinch. As well as good local amenities, the A92 is nearby, there’s a railway station on the East Coast Main Line providing trains between Edinburgh and Dundee, and a bus station offering regular local services. The Lomond Hills Regional Park – Scotland’s first – is nearby with a range of landscapes. ‘The Balerno’ here is priced from £275,000. Find out more about the current new homes for sale at West Mill.

Kings Cove is situated on the outskirts of Edinburgh, south of the suburb of Gilmerton. It’s around five miles from the heart of the city and offers an array of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes. ‘The Balerno’ here is priced from £345,995. Find out more about the current new homes for sale at Kings Cove.

A new phase has been launched at The Willows, just a 20-minute drive from the centre of Edinburgh. It’s a very diverse development that will be providing a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments, and two-, three- and four-bedroom houses, located on the edge of Hunter’s Hall Public Park and within easy reach of local shops, superstores and major road and rail connections. ‘The Balerno’ here is priced from £354,995. Find out more about the current new homes for sale at Kings Cove.

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