The Old Vicarage, Front Street, Sherburn Village, Durham

Dating from 1874, this substantial four-bedroom detached Victorian vicarage retains a wealth of period features and offers generously proportioned accommodation throughout.

The ground floor opens into an entrance lobby with two large storage cupboards. An impressive door leads through to a welcoming reception hall, where a striking grand staircase forms a focal point. The dual-aspect sitting room features a distinctive window, a fireplace with an inset gas fire and a French door opening onto the rear garden. The dining room overlooks the garden and benefits from an open fireplace, while the study offers a further fireplace with an inset gas fire and shelving across one wall. An inner hallway provides understairs storage and leads to the kitchen, which has been refitted with a modern range of wall and base units, a double-bowl stainless steel sink, a five-ring gas hob with an extractor above, a separate electric double oven and space for a freestanding fridge and freezer. The rear hallway provides extensive cupboard storage and access to a cloakroom with a WC and washbasin. The utility room has a door to the front garden, plumbing and space for a washing machine and tumble dryer, and space for a freestanding fridge and freezer. A large walk-in cupboard houses the wall-mounted boiler and separate Mega Flo hot water tank. An internal door leads to the garage, which has an up-and-over door, light and power, together with a side door to the walled garden.

On the first floor, a particularly spacious landing gives access to four double bedrooms. The dual-aspect principal bedroom features a wall of fitted wardrobes and drawer units. The family bathroom has two windows and a white suite comprising a WC, pedestal washbasin and panelled bath with a mains-fed, wall-mounted shower above, together with a large storage cupboard. A further area off the landing, currently used for sewing, overlooks the walled garden and includes a large walk-in storage cupboard.

The property stands within generous grounds, surrounded by gardens laid predominantly to lawn with established flowering shrubs and borders. A beautiful walled garden provides a more formal setting, with lawn, flowering shrubs and borders, and a patio seating area. This historic site includes several established trees subject to preservation orders, which have been well maintained throughout our clients’ ownership. The driveway provides ample parking, complemented by the garage.

Combining period character, spacious accommodation and generous gardens, this impressive family home presents a distinctive opportunity. Viewing is essential to appreciate the scale, setting and features on offer.

The Old Vicarage is in a popular location just off Sherburn Front Street where there are a range of local shops and amenities available. A more comprehensive range of shopping and recreational facilities and amenities are available within Durham City Centre which lies approximately two and a half miles away. Sherburn is well placed for commuting purposes as it lies a short drive from the A1(M) Motorway Interchange which provides good road links to other regional centres.

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 (not 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 – There is some artex containing chrysotile asbestos

Restrictions – Covenants which affect the property are contained within the Land Registry Title Register which is available for inspection. In caprticular the property can only be used as a single dwelling

Selective licencing area – no

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

Conservation Area – The property is in Sherburn Conservation Area

Rights & Easements- None

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

Coastal Erosion – N/A

Protected Trees - The trees on the site are protected

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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