Property description
A superb stone built mid terraced town house enjoying an elevated position overlooking Bishop Auckland town centre and beyond, yet situated in a secluded location. The substantial and characterful accommodation has a host of period features and must be viewed to be fully appreciated. This impressive property will make a comfortable family home. Living space includes an entrance hall, lounge with bay window boasting excellent far-reaching views, dining room, modern fitted kitchen, rear lobby and shower room wc to the ground floor. Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a bathroom, accessed through one of the bedrooms.
Externally the property has a large split level garden, with an attractive paved patio to optimise the views, lawn, vegetable garden, greenhouse and a large workshop/garage with lots of off road parking. Subject to the necessary permissions, this could potentially be developed. To the rear of the property is a block paved courtyard with wrought iron double gates.
A viewing of this fine home is highly recommended.
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| Ground Floor |
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| Entrance Hall | With uPVC double glazed entrance door, dado rail, cornice, ornate ceiling rose, central heating radiator and turning staircase rising to first floor.
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| Lounge | 14\‘11\" (4.55m) plus bay x 12\‘9\" (3.89m) max. With uPVC double glazed bay window to front optimising far-reaching views over Bishop Auckland to countryside beyond. Central heating radiator, cornice, picture rail, fireplace with electric fire and square arch to Dining Room.
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| Dining Room | 16\‘1\" x 12\‘8\" max (4.9m x 3.86m max). With central heating radiator, coved ceiling and open plan through to Kitchen.
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| Kitchen | 11\‘11\" x 7\‘4\" (3.63m x 2.24m). Fitted with a range of modern base, drawer and wall units, round edged working surfaces and inset stainless steel sink unit. Built in stainless steel double oven, stainless steel gas hob, extractor hood and tiled splashback, fridge space and uPVC double glazed window to side.
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| Rear Lobby/Utility Space | With space and plumbing for automatic washing machine.
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| Shower Room/WC | Fitted with a wc, vanity wash hand basin and cubicle with electric shower. Ceramic tiled walls, central heating radiator, linen cupboard, wall mounted gas central heating boiler inside fitted wall unit and uPVC obscure double glazed window to side
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| Rear Porch | With uPVC double glazed window to rear, uPVC double glazed door to rear yard, attractive ceramic tiled flooring, with motif and door accessing stone steps down into a very useful cellar.
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| Cellar | 14\‘10\" min x 14\‘4\" (4.52m min x 4.37m). A really useful space, which lends itself to a wide variety of uses having a feature beamed ceiling, brick fireplace, wooden seating with built-in storage and secondary glazing to window well.
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| First Floor |
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| Half Landing | With uPVC double glazed window to rear.
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| Landing | With central heating radiator, two ornate ceiling roses and dado rail. Hatch access to a spacious loft with potential for conversion, subject to the necessary permissions.
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| Bedroom 1 | 16\‘3\" x 9\‘9\" max (4.95m x 2.97m max). With uPVC double glazed window to rear, central heating radiator and fitted wardrobes with top cupboards.
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| Bathroom | Accessed through Bedroom 1, fitted with a white suite comprising: panel bath with shower mixer tap, wc and pedestal wash hand basin. Part ceramic tiled walls, dado, coved ceiling, ornate ceiling rose, central heating radiator, built in storage cupboard, hatch access to loft and uPVC obscure double glazed window to side.
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| Bedroom 2 | 15\‘1\" x 9\‘8\" max (4.6m x 2.95m max). With uPVC double glazed window to front enjoying far-reaching views, coved ceiling and central heating radiator.
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| Bedroom 3 | 11\‘5\" x 6\‘10\" (3.48m x 2.08m). With uPVC double glazed window to front with excellent views, central heating radiator and coved ceiling.
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| Externally | The property is situated in a secluded and elevated position, with no through roads to back and front. Approaching from The Clarence you access the rear of the property first, where wrought iron double gates access an attractive South-Westerly aspect block paved courtyard with water tap. To the front of the property is a large plot with an extensive split level front garden with a paved patio area, rockery, lawn with hedging and feature shrubs, vegetable garden, greenhouse and small timber shed. At the bottom of the garden is a large garage/workshop and extensive parking area accessed from Green Lane, a turning off Princes Street. Subject to the necessary permissions, this area of the garden could possibly be developed. A footpath leads up from Green Lane, through a pedestrian gate, which serves Numbers 3,4,5 and 6 The Clarence.
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| Garage /Workshop | 24\‘4\" x 15\‘4\" (7.42m x 4.67m). There is a detached garage/workshop with double doors, power and light.
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