18, St. Oswalds Drive, Farewell Hall, Durham

A rare opportunity to acquire a substantial, extended five-bedroom family home in the highly desirable Farewell Hall area of Durham. Occupying a generous plot, the property offers spacious accommodation, extensive reception space and well-maintained gardens.

The ground floor opens into a spacious entrance hallway with stairs to the first floor. A cloakroom provides a low-level WC, wash hand basin and useful storage cupboard. The dual-aspect lounge features a rear bay window and French doors opening onto an expansive patio overlooking the rear garden. A separate sitting room offers additional reception space and leads through to the dining room. The kitchen is fitted with a contemporary range of wall and base units incorporating an inset double-bowl sink and drainer, gas hob with extractor above, separate electric double oven and integrated dishwasher. It opens into a breakfast room with a side window and French doors leading to the conservatory, which also overlooks the rear garden. A useful utility room features wall and base units, an inset stainless steel sink and drainer, and space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer.

On the first floor, a generous landing gives access to five bedrooms. The spacious principal bedroom opens into a dressing room with fitted wardrobes and benefits from an en suite bathroom comprising a low-level WC, wall-mounted wash hand basin, Jacuzzi multi-jet bath and separate shower cubicle with a mains-fed, wall-mounted shower. Four further bedrooms are served by a family bathroom fitted with a pedestal wash hand basin, panelled bath with shower mixer tap and separate shower cubicle with an electric, wall-mounted shower. There is also a separate WC.

Externally, the property enjoys a generous plot with well-maintained gardens to the front and rear. The particularly spacious rear garden is predominantly laid to lawn, complemented by flowering shrubs and borders, and includes a storage shed. Screening to the rear provides a good degree of privacy. A paved in-and-out driveway offers ample parking and leads to a garage with an up-and-over door, lighting and power. A door to the rear of the garage provides access to the garden.

Farewell Hall is extremely conveniently situated on the outskirts of the immediate City Centre where there are comprehensive shopping and recreational facilities and amenities available. It is within only a few minutes drive of the A(167) Highway which provides good road links to both North and South.

MATERIAL INFORMATION

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Local Authority – Durham County Council

Council Tax Band – G

Tenure – Freehold

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- Mains

Electricity supply – Mains

Water Supply – Mains (metered)

Sewerage – Mains

Heating – Gas 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

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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