The Swallows, Main Road, Crosby
Description
Black Grace Cowley are delighted to bring The Swallows to the market. This beautiful detached residence is set within its own private, mature gardens and grounds extending to approximately 2.6 acres, offering a wonderful combination of space, privacy and stunning rural surroundings. Approached via a gated driveway, the property provides off-road parking for several vehicles and enjoys an attractive double-fronted façade. Entering through the covered porch, a hardwood front door opens into a welcoming vestibule with tiled flooring, which in turn leads to a spacious entrance hall. The hall features wood-effect flooring, a carpeted staircase to the first floor, useful understairs storage and an additional double cloaks cupboard with sliding doors. To the front of the property is the generously…
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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) — £8,600 here; resident but not owner-occupier, a second home or a let (2%, 2.5% above £3m) — £15,900; and non-resident (4%, 4.5% above £3m) — £31,800. 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.
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What would improving it be worth?
Value added is the extra floor area priced at £2,898/m² — the midpoint asking price per m² among 5 Marown 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 |
£40,574 | £52,500 14 m² · mid spec new build range £42,000–£63,000 |
−£11,926 | 0% (305) |
| 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 |
£57,963 | £41,000 20 m² · mid spec refurb range £33,000–£50,000 |
+£16,963 | 0% (46) |
| Two-storey extension Roughly 14 m² on each of two floors. ~28 m² |
£81,148 | £105,000 28 m² · mid spec new build range £84,000–£126,000 |
−£23,852 | 0% (66) |
| Garage, annexe or outbuilding Detached space is worth less per m² than main-house floor area. ~18 m² |
£31,300 | £67,500 18 m² · mid spec new build range £54,000–£81,000 |
−£36,200 | 0% (196) |
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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
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Planning history
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