Cornaa House, Ballaglass Glen Road, Cornaa, Ramsey, IM7 1EJ
Description
A rare opportunity to own a truly enchanting retreat in one of the Isle of Man’s most picturesque natural settings, built around 1860. Cornaa House is a beautifully crafted stone‑built residence, perfectly positioned within the tranquil surroundings of Ballaglass Glen, where mature woodland, flowing rivers, and cascading waterfalls create an atmosphere of complete serenity. This exceptional property comprises a spacious 2 bedroom main house and a generously proportioned 2 bedroom cottage, offering superb flexibility for multi‑generational living, guest accommodation, or premium holiday‑let potential. Main House The principal home blends traditional stone architecture with warm, inviting interiors. Large windows frame views of the surrounding glen, allowing natural light to pour in and creating a seamless connection with the outdoors. Generous living spaces, character features, and a calm, rural ambience make this a home designed for comfort and relaxation. Cottage Set slightly apart for privacy, the charming stone‑built cottage mirrors the character of the main house. With its own entrance, garden space, and 2 well‑appointed bedrooms, it is ideal for extended family, visiting guests, or as a high‑yield rental opportunity in one of the Island’s most sought‑after scenic locations. Grounds & Setting The property is enveloped by nature; towering trees, lush greenery, and the soothing sound of nearby waterfalls. Walking paths, wildlife, and the peaceful rhythm of the glen make this a haven for those seeking tranquillity and natural beauty. Despite its secluded feel, the location offers convenient access to local amenities and the wider Island. Specifications: Control4 system throughout which operates lights, lighting schemes and blinds Sonos system with Kef speakers througho…
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Nearby
- SchoolDhoon School1.2 mi · 26 min walk · 4 min drive
- GP surgeryRamsey Group Practice4.8 mi · 102 min walk · 15 min drive
- DentistGrove Mount Dental Practice4.8 mi · 103 min walk · 15 min drive
- SupermarketCo-op Food4.0 mi · 85 min walk · 13 min drive
- PubGlen Mona Hotel1.4 mi · 31 min walk · 5 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
- Communication towerUnnamed on the map0.78 miles away
Read this before drawing a conclusion. These are masts mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors — 38 communication structures for the whole island, 29 of them tagged as carrying a mobile network. The operators run considerably more sites than that, so a mast not shown here is not evidence there isn't one. There is no official Isle of Man mast register to check against: Ofcom's Sitefinder never covered the island and the Communications Commission publishes no list. Nothing in this data says which generation a mast carries, so none of it can tell you whether a site is 5G.
What the numbers on this listing say
- New to this site 2 days ago. Little negotiating history has built up yet.
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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) — £16,700 here; resident but not owner-occupier, a second home or a let (2%, 2.5% above £3m) — £24,000; and non-resident (4%, 4.5% above £3m) — £48,000. 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 £2,513/m² — the midpoint asking price per m² among 5 Ramsey 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 |
£35,182 | £52,500 14 m² · mid spec new build range £42,000–£63,000 |
−£17,318 | 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 |
£50,260 | £41,000 20 m² · mid spec refurb range £33,000–£50,000 |
+£9,260 | 0% (46) |
| Two-storey extension Roughly 14 m² on each of two floors. ~28 m² |
£70,364 | £105,000 28 m² · mid spec new build range £84,000–£126,000 |
−£34,636 | 0% (66) |
| Garage, annexe or outbuilding Detached space is worth less per m² than main-house floor area. ~18 m² |
£27,140 | £67,500 18 m² · mid spec new build range £54,000–£81,000 |
−£40,360 | 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.
Before spending anything, get a builder's quote and talk to an architect — what work of this kind actually gets approved here shows how often applications like yours succeed, and on what grounds the refusals go.
Building work on this property
Same estimate model this site uses on its planning pages (UK cost ranges with the Isle of Man's 18% uplift) — a rough starting point, not a quote. Always get quotes from an Isle of Man builder before budgeting.
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Sale history
No prior sale found in the Isle of Man property register for this address.
Planning history
| Application | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 23/00936/B | Erection of garden store | Permitted Look up 23/00936/B on the official register |
| 20/01476/B | Proposed demolition of the existing boundary wall between the cottage and the Main House where this flanks the highway at Cornaa House, Ball… | Permitted Look up 20/01476/B on the official register |
| 20/01474/B | Alterations to fenestration to north elevation of dwelling (retrospective) | Permitted Look up 20/01474/B on the official register |
| 19/00074/B | Erection of a detached garden store | Permitted Look up 19/00074/B on the official register |
Matched by house name/street and parish against Isle of Man planning applications decided between 4 Jan 2011 and 29 Dec 2023 (the government published no 2017 files, so that year is absent) — coverage is partial and not a unique-ID lookup. No bare decision date is available in this data, so the application number (which embeds its year) is shown instead. Where a "Worked on by" name appears, it's a known architect or surveyor cross-referenced by the same application number — worth a call before commissioning a fresh survey.
Search the official register for anything since 2023
Estimated cost of live planning permissions
Isle of Man planning permissions lapse 3 years after grant if unbuilt; these applications fall inside that window and were not refused, so they are presumptively still capable of being implemented.
- 23/00936/B — Internal alteration / change of use
£17,700–£47,200Erection of garden store - 20/01476/B — Boundary / access works
£5,900–£17,700Proposed demolition of the existing boundary wall between the cottage and the Main House where this flanks the highway a… - 20/01474/B — Internal alteration / change of use
£17,700–£47,200Alterations to fenestration to north elevation of dwelling (retrospective) - 19/00074/B — Internal alteration / change of use
£17,700–£47,200Erection of a detached garden store
The work type shown is inferred automatically from the wording of the planning application's own description — it isn't stated by the applicant. The base cost range comes from published UK national renovation/build-cost guides for that type of project, with an 18% uplift for the Isle of Man. That uplift is not a guess: AtkinsRealis's July 2026 interim report for the Isle of Man Treasury puts Manx construction costs 18% above the UK average — joint 16th most expensive place to build on the BCIS rankings, comparable with Outer London — driven by imported materials with no local competition and a shortage of skilled trades. Figures exclude VAT at 20% and professional fees, typically 12–18%. These figures are indicative only, not a quote: actual cost depends on specification, finish, ground conditions and the contractor. For anything serious, get a quote from a local quantity surveyor or builder.
