150-156 Galashiels Road, Stow, Galashiels, TD1
- Land size
- 0.32 acres
Key Features
- Highly visible location on the A7 trunk road
- Strategic location with close proximity to Galashiels.
- Suitable for vehicular trade
- May be suitable for redevelopment, subject to obtaining the neccessary consents
- Offer over £400,000 (Excl VAT)
Description
The subjects comprise a well-established industrial premises prominently positioned fronting the A7 within the Borders village of Stow.
The property is arranged in two principal elements. The main building provides a vehicle repair and maintenance facility incorporating workshops, a parts/trade area, storage and office accommodation. The front section comprises single storey office space of brick construction clad in corrugated metal sheeting beneath a flat roof. Internally, this area provides reception/waiting space, private offices, staff facilities and WCs, finished to a functional standard with good natural daylight.
To the rear, interconnected workshop bays provide extensive repair and storage accommodation. These areas are of steel frame and brick construction beneath pitched roofs with translucent rooflights. The accommodation includes a trade counter area, parts storage, and multiple workshop spaces with vehicle access doors (up to approximately 4.5m wide and 3.7m high), suitable for agricultural and commercial vehicle maintenance. A mezzanine level provides additional storage, with ancillary staff facilities located below.
A secondary workshop/ancillary section provides further storage and former office space, while an additional detached single storey unit offers basic storage accommodation with vehicle access
Location
The subjects occupy a prominent position on the southernmost side of Galashiels Road, forming part of the A7 trunk road, one of the main arterial routes linking Edinburgh with the Scottish Borders. This highly accessible location benefits from excellent road connectivity, with the Midlothian settlements of Gorebridge and Newtongrange located approximately 15 miles to the north, while the principal Borders town of Galashiels lies approximately 8 miles to the south. The A7 provides a direct link to the Edinburgh City Bypass, ensuring convenient onward travel to the wider motorway network and Scotland’s central belt.
The surrounding area is predominantly residential in nature, with a mixture of traditional housing and more modern developments. Notwithstanding this, the subjects themselves form part of an established commercial and industrial enclave within the village, providing a range of business premises that have been successfully operated for many years. This longstanding presence highlights the suitability of the location for commercial use and underlines its importance to the local economy.
Overall, the property benefits from a highly accessible roadside position within a desirable village setting, combining strong transport links with a quality semi-rural environment, making it well suited to a variety of occupiers seeking both visibility and connectivity.
Viewings
Viewings strictly arranged via the selling/letting agent
Site area
Total site area extending to approximately 0.916 Acres (0.371 Ha) inclusive of structures.
Services
We understand the subjects benefit from mains electric, water and drainage. The subjects benefit from an LPG tank gas supply which facilitates the overhead ambi-rad heaters within the workshop accommodation. The LPG supply is located in a tank to the rear of the site.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-23
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 36% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Stow Primary School489 metres
- Pupils
- 63
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Fountainhall Primary School3.2 miles
- Pupils
- 6
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Lauder Primary School4.6 miles
- Pupils
- 225
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Glendinning Terrace Primary School5.4 miles
- Pupils
- 58
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Clovenfords Primary School5.5 miles
- Pupils
- 117
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Galashiels Academy6.1 miles
- Pupils
- 874
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Earlston High School8.9 miles
- Pupils
- 1,090
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Selkirk High School10 miles
- Pupils
- 423
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Peebles High School13 miles
- Pupils
- 1,342
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Newbattle High School14 miles
- Pupils
- 1,172
- Type
- Non-denominational
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
SEPA open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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