An ‘off-grid’ eco home that can save its new owners a fortune on their energy bills has gone on the market for £575,000.
The immaculate Scandinavian-style cottage has an air source heat pump, solar panels and a Tesla powerwall to maximise its energy saving.
The property is in the sought-after coastal village of Kingsbarns, close to St Andrews in Scotland.
And it is being sold with planning permission for another home to be built in the garden, offering the opportunity for multi-generational living or the chance for the new owners to make a profit by selling it on.
The property has 1,668 sq ft of accommodation with a kitchen/dining room, living room, dining room, study, sun room, bedroom and a bathroom on the ground floor and another three bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor.
An ‘off-grid’ environmentally friendly home has gone on the market that could save its owners a fortune
The four-bedroom home is on sale for £575,000
Pictured: The sitting room. The property comes with 1,668 sq ft of accommodation
The kitchen/dining room which neatly opens out into the garden on a summer’s day
One of the bathrooms complete with a large walk-in shower
The hallway, complete with modern wooden staircase
The property has a total of four bedrooms, including this one set into the roof
The eco-home offers the potential of multi-generational living
It’s located coastal village of Kingsbarns, close to St Andrews in Scotland
The Scandinavian-style cottage has an air source heat pump, solar panels and a Tesla powerwall to maximise its energy saving
The spacious and airy dining room ,which opens out into the kitchen
The house is being sold by estate agents Rettie
It has ample gardens with lawn areas, an ornamental pond and an orchard, as well as a garden shed and driveway parking.
The property also comes with permission for a 1.5-storey, four-bedroom house in the front garden.
George Lorimer, from estate agents Rettie, who are selling the property, said: ‘It’s not off-grid but it has a very high EPC rating and is very energy efficient.
‘It is a charming old house and shows what you can do with an older house but with really modern green credentials. This has air source heating, photovoltaic panels and a Tesla Powerwall, it’s quite an awesome set up.
Tesla founder Elon Musk unveiled the Powerwall battery which he claimed can run an entire home for eight hours back in 2015 at a California press conference
The cottage also comes with spacious gardens, including an orchard and ornamental pond
It includes parking and a garden shed
There’s also planning permission granted for a 1.5 storey, four-bedroom house in the front garden
Tesla’s Powerwall is a device for storing electricity at night when it is cheaper, and can be either used in emergencies or to hold power from renewable energy sources.
The company’s founder Elon Musk unveiled the ‘revolutionary’ $3,000 (£1,980) battery in 2015, which he claimed can run an entire home for eight hours.
Mr Lorimer added: ‘The panels obviously provide electricity and any surplus goes into the powerwall and battery storage.
‘It also comes with planning permission to build another property in the garden. The new owners could build it themselves for multi-generational living or they can sell off the garden for someone else to build it.
‘The property is in a sought-after village close to St Andrews.’
