{"id":390934,"date":"2025-09-02T03:57:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T03:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/390934\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T03:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T03:57:14","slug":"scottish-army-hq-reborn-as-7m-worth-of-homes-sold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/390934\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish army HQ reborn as \u00a37m worth of homes sold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  In summer 2024, work began to breathe new life into 78 long-abandoned houses that once housed generations of army families.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Just over a year on, the first phase has seen 26 homes sold, worth a combined \u00a37,185,000. It\u00a0is already home to a thriving community of 53 people.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Tzana Webster, Head of Estate Agency at Ralph Sayer<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2F74n5c4m7.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me%2FL0%2Fhttps%3A%252F%252Fbit.ly%252Fralph-sayer%2F1%2F0102019904b02174-b5b61f56-30a9-4c61-bab9-56228539de30-000000%2FKMlIhfkz19czbnvTFPaTQ_1y2sE%3D441&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cgl-heraldnews%40newsquest.co.uk%7Cc98d51f7720341a2cb3d08dde93d184e%7Cb0660fd33ef04a73b44ef93c297faf15%7C0%7C0%7C638923171122630870%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BOeN0uUpowACQFhngmJo1Xeho%2BVd%2BxWvnQAWTnjY4NI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">,<\/a> which oversees all sales at Craigiehall Meadows, said: \u201cWhen work first began just over a year ago, we knew we had a huge challenge ahead of us to bring this site to life and create something really special.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/news\/25162672.scotlands-housing-emergency-cant-ministers-fix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Scotland\u2019s housing emergency: Why can\u2019t ministers fix it?<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/news\/25421121.real-crisis-scotlands-consumer-police-risk-staffing-halved\/?rel=cl_mra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Real crisis&#8217;: Scotland&#8217;s &#8216;consumer police&#8217; at risk as staffing is halved<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk\/news\/25419064.new-ferguson-marine-fears-yard-still-waiting-promised-14-2m-investment\/?rel=cl_mra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Ferguson Marine fears as yard &#8216;still waiting&#8217; for promised \u00a314.2m investment<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cThe whole team has been incredible. Together, we\u2019ve taken what was once an empty, forgotten place and turned it into one of Edinburgh\u2019s most sought-after new communities in a truly beautiful location.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cTo have sold out Hillside Road in just over a year is amazing. We always believed this would be a popular development, but the demand has gone far beyond what we imagined.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cNow, seeing this part of the development alive with families settling in, first-time buyers putting down roots and young professionals building their futures, all so happy in their new homes, makes every bit of the hard work worthwhile.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The second phase of the development at Craigiehall Meadows launched in May and\u00a0introduced two new streets, Riverside Road and Primrose Drive.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Riverside Road features 27 detached homes, 21 four-bedroom properties in the Holly, Hazel, Oak and Yew styles, along with six five-bedroom homes in the Pine and Alder styles.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A short walk away, Primrose Drive offers eight five-bedroom Willow homes. Together, the 35 new homes combine generous space, landscaped gardens, high-quality finishes and modern, energy-efficient features, with prices ranging from \u00a3550,000 to \u00a3600,000.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms\u00a0Webster\u00a0added: \u201cHillside Road was our core focus for a long time, but now that this chapter has closed, we\u2019re fully focused on driving forward with phase two and we\u2019re confident Riverside Road and Primrose Drive will be every bit as successful.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWe\u2019ve already seen an incredible amount of interest in these homes, and it\u2019s easy to understand why. They\u2019re spacious, beautifully finished and set in a location that\u2019s perfect for families who want both room to grow and a real sense of community.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWith larger detached homes, landscaped gardens and the backdrop of the River Almond and surrounding woodlands, this next chapter offers something really special, and we can\u2019t wait to welcome the next group of buyers into Craigiehall Meadows.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Craigiehall Meadows is the latest chapter in the long story of a site that once played a central role in Scotland\u2019s military history.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Established in 1939 to house army families, it became the Scottish Army Headquarters in 1951 and was active for decades, with regiments including The Black Watch based there until the barracks closed in 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In summer 2024, work began to breathe new life into 78 long-abandoned houses that once housed generations of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-390934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115132697368251919","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}