63, Pit House Lane, Leamside, Houghton Le Spring

Offered to the market with no onward chain, this extended three-bedroom detached bungalow enjoys open views to the rear and offers spacious, well-planned accommodation throughout.

The property would benefit from cosmetic updating, providing an excellent opportunity for purchasers to create a home to their own taste and specification. The accommodation comprises a wood-panelled entrance hallway, a lounge with feature fireplace and inset electric fire, and sliding doors opening into the dining room, which enjoys a rear-facing outlook across open fields.

The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and floor units, an inset one-and-a-half bowl stainless steel sink and drainer, electric hob with extractor fan above, separate electric double oven, and space for a freestanding fridge and freezer. A useful utility room provides further wall and floor units, inset sink and drainer, and plumbing and space for both a washing machine and tumble dryer.

There are three bedrooms, with the principal bedroom being of generous proportions and enjoying a dual aspect with windows to both the front and rear. The principal bedroom also benefits from an en-suite shower room fitted with a low-level WC, wash hand basin, shower cubicle with electric wall-mounted shower, and bidet.

The family bathroom is fitted with a low-level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, and panelled bath with electric wall-mounted shower over. Externally, the property benefits from gardens to the side and rear, featuring a variety of flowering shrubs and planted borders. The rear garden is particularly private and enjoys an attractive open aspect over the adjoining fields.

A driveway provides off-street parking and leads to a detached garage with double opening doors.

Leamside is a small community which lies adjacent to West Rainton just off the A(690) Durham to Sunderland Highway which also offers access to the A1(M) Motorway Interchange at Carrville and the A(19) Highway at East Herrington making it well placed for commuting purposes. A good range of shopping and recreational facilities and amenities are available within Durham City, Houghton-le-Spring and Sunderland.

MATERIAL INFORMATION:

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PART A

Local Authority – Durham County Council

Council Tax Band – D

Tenure – Freehold

PART B

Property Type – Detached

Property Construction – Standard

Number & Types of Rooms – Please refer to the details and floorplan, all measurements taken being the maximum dimensions available between internal walls

Gas Supply- None

Electricity supply – Mains

Water Supply – Mains (not metered)

Sewerage – Mains

Heating – Oil fired central heating via radiators

Estimated Mobile phone coverage – Please refer to the Ofcom Website - https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/mobile-coverage

Estimated Broadband Download speeds – please refer to the Ofcom Website – https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/broadband-coverage

Parking- Driveway and garage

PART C

Building Safety – (The Vendor is not aware of any Building Safety issues. However, we would recommend that the purchaser engages the services of a chartered surveyor to confirm)

Restrictions – Covenants which affect the property are contained within the Land Registry Title Register which is available for inspection.

Selective licencing area – no

Article 4 Planning Restricted area – the property is subject to Article 4 Direction

Probate- The sale of the property is subject to obtaining probate

Rights & Easements- None

Flood risk – Rivers and seas: very low Surface water: very low

Coastal Erosion – N/A

Protected Trees - NA

Planning Permission – There are no current planning applications in the locality that we are aware of. Or planning details that are known

Accessibility/Adaptations – The property has not been altered for accessibility

Mining Area – Coal Mining Reporting Area, further searches may be required.

The information has been obtained from the seller and, where appropriate, from publicly available or other relevant sources, and has been compiled in good faith. Information supplied by third parties or external sources may be subject to change.

J W Wood is not qualified to provide legal, surveying, structural or other specialist advice. Where any information requires legal or technical interpretation, or where any matter is of particular importance to your decision to purchase, you should seek appropriate verification from your conveyancer, surveyor or other suitably qualified professional before committing to significant expenditure.

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