Ferrymead
For Sale
The Ferryman’s Cottage
1902 stone, 2021 systems, and the reeds at the bottom of the lawn.
Price
$1,275,000
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Interior
1,640 sq ft
Lot
0.31 acres
Built
1902
Built in 1902 for the man who ran the Ferrymead crossing, this is one of four original stone cottages left on the quay and the only one with its garden still running clear to the reed bed.
A careful 2021 restoration replaced every service in the building without touching what mattered — the flagstones, the deep window reveals, and the original stair. The rear was opened up into a single kitchen and living room facing the estuary, with a wood burner that heats most of the ground floor on its own.
It is a sheltered position. The water goes glassy at dusk here in a way it never does on the ocean side, and the sailing club pontoon is a four-minute walk along the quay.
What the house has
Original 1902 stonework, flagstones and staircase retained
Full re-service in 2021 — wiring, plumbing, insulation and roof
Open-plan estuary-facing kitchen and living room
Wood-burning stove with back boiler
Garden running to the reed bed with private jetty rights
Four-minute walk to Ferrymead sailing club
Grade-appropriate double glazing throughout
Your contact
Theo Lindqvist
Associate — Estuary & Ferrymead
Viewings run seven days a week, including at low tide by request.
Photographed at two tides
The Address
Ferrymead
The sheltered side, where the water goes still at dusk.
Estuary rather than ocean: warmer water, no swell, and a tidal channel that fills and empties twice a day. Gardens run down to the reeds, the sailing club has a waiting list, and the school is the reason most families end up here rather than on the bluff. Prices run roughly a third below Calder for comparable square footage.
Ferrymead Quay, Wrenmouth
9 minutes to Wrenmouth village · 1 hr 30 to the airport
