Ballacregga, Vicarage Road, Douglas, Isle of Man
Description
Ballacregga is an exceptional detached country residence occupying approximately five acres of beautifully landscaped gardens in one of the Island’s most desirable locations on the outskirts of Douglas. Offering privacy, space and versatility, this impressive estate enjoys a peaceful setting whilst remaining just a short drive from Douglas town centre and its excellent amenities. The principal house requires substantial modernisation and refurbishment, offering excellent scope to create a magnificent family home. The principal residence provides generous family accommodation, centred around three reception rooms offering ample space for everyday living and entertaining. A spacious dining kitchen forms the heart of the home, whilst the first floor offers four well-proportioned bedrooms, two benefiting from en-suite facilities. Large windows throughout enjoy delightful views across the surrounding gardens, filling the home with natural light. A particular highlight is the substantial detached converted barn, providing beautifully presented additional accommodation with two reception rooms, a spacious dining kitchen and three generous bedrooms. Offering excellent flexibility, it is ideally suited to multi-generational living, guest accommodation, a home business or a variety of other uses, subject to any necessary consents. The grounds are a defining feature extending to approximately five acres of mature landscaped gardens with sweeping lawns, established trees, colourful planted borders, a picturesque fish pond and former orchard. A shaped outdoor swimming pool requires full recommissioning, while generous parking, useful outbuildings and extensive driveway access complete this remarkable estate. Additional farmland of approximately 58 acres may be available by separate
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Nearby
- SchoolScoill Vallajeelt0.33 mi · 7 min walk · 1 min drive
- GP surgerySnaefell Surgery0.74 mi · 16 min walk · 2 min drive
- DentistRavat & Ray Dental Care1.5 mi · 32 min walk · 5 min drive
- SupermarketTesco1.8 mi · 39 min walk · 6 min drive
- PubThe Heron0.70 mi · 15 min walk · 2 min drive
- RestaurantLucky House0.97 mi · 21 min walk · 3 min drive
- CaféAqua Café0.84 mi · 18 min walk · 3 min drive
- Petrol stationThe Milestone0.96 mi · 21 min walk · 3 min drive
- AirportIsle of Man Airport8.9 mi · 29 min drive
Nearest match in each category, from a fixed list of Isle of Man amenities — not every pub, café or shop on the island, so treat this as a useful sample, not a complete picture. Distances are straight-line ("as the crow flies"), multiplied by 1.3 to approximate real road-network distance — this is an estimate, not turn-by-turn routing, and actual walking/driving routes may differ. Times assume constant average speeds appropriate to the Isle of Man's roads and 25/35mph limits: walking 4.5 km/h, cycling 14 km/h, driving 30 km/h — not open-road speeds, and they don't account for traffic, parking or terrain.
Masts nearby
- Mobile phone mastManx Telecom0.68 miles away
- Mobile phone mastUnnamed on the map0.72 miles away
- Mobile phone mastUnnamed on the map0.72 miles away
- Mobile phone mastSure0.80 miles away
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What the numbers on this listing say
- New to this site 2 days ago. Little negotiating history has built up yet.
- Freehold. The most straightforward tenure to buy and to lend against. Tenure is as declared by the agent; have your advocate confirm it against the register.
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What this purchase costs beyond the asking price
Duty is charged in slices, so each rate applies only to the part of the price inside its band. Three categories exist: owner-occupier (nothing on the first £230,000, 1% to £500,000, 2% above) — £37,700 here; resident but not owner-occupier, a second home or a let (2%, 2.5% above £3m) — £45,000; and non-resident (4%, 4.5% above £3m) — £90,000. Which one you fall into is a question about you, not about the property, and the Registry decides it. Scale set by the Land, Deeds and Probate Registries (Fees and Duties) Order 2023, in force 1 May 2023 — check the Central Registry's own calculator or ask your advocate for the figure that actually applies. This site is not a tax adviser and takes no fee from anyone named on this page.
What it would cost each month
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Getting connected
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What would improving it be worth?
Value added is the extra floor area priced at £3,229/m² — the midpoint asking price per m² among 6 Douglas properties currently for sale that publish a floor area. Cost uses real Isle of Man build rates: £4,000–£6,000/m² new build and £2,000–£4,000/m² refurbishment, depending on quality. Net is against the mid rate. The last column is how often Isle of Man actually grants that kind of application.
| Improvement | Value it might add | Likely cost | Net | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add a bedroom (single-storey extension) A modest double plus circulation, built new. ~14 m² |
£45,207 | £52,500 14 m² · mid spec new build range £42,000–£63,000 |
−£7,293 | 0% (314) |
| Loft conversion with a bedroom Works inside an existing roof, so it prices as refurbishment rather than new build — which is why it usually wins. ~20 m² |
£64,582 | £41,000 20 m² · mid spec refurb range £33,000–£50,000 |
+£23,582 | 0% (46) |
| Two-storey extension Roughly 14 m² on each of two floors. ~28 m² |
£90,415 | £105,000 28 m² · mid spec new build range £84,000–£126,000 |
−£14,585 | 0% (66) |
| Garage, annexe or outbuilding Detached space is worth less per m² than main-house floor area. ~18 m² |
£34,874 | £67,500 18 m² · mid spec new build range £54,000–£81,000 |
−£32,626 | 0% (199) |
Two things it cannot see. First, it prices floor area at the local average rate — it doesn't know your plot, your roof, your outlook, or whether an extension is physically possible; nor whether your street has a ceiling price that no amount of extending beats. Second, the rate comes from asking prices of other properties currently for sale, because the Isle of Man's sold register records no floor areas at all — so it reflects what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
The obvious alternative method is worse, which is why it isn't used here: comparing a typical 3-bed with a typical 4-bed suggests a bedroom is worth around £430,000 island-wide. It isn't — a 4-bed is generally a bigger house on a bigger plot, so that figure measures the mix of what's for sale, not the value of adding a room.
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Building work on this property
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Sale history
No prior sale found in the Isle of Man property register for this address.
Planning history
No planning application found in this site's planning dataset for this address.
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