An impressive and spacious double-fronted stone-built house with a large living room, well-appointed kitchen and bathroom and a double-sized garage, situated in an elevated position on St Ives Road.
Available with no onward chain, Sowerby House offers generously proportioned accommodation, beginning with an open full-height hallway that provides a spacious entrance into this well-presented home. The living room is over 22' long, plus a bay window, and leads through to a rear conservatory, the dining room also has a bay window, while the kitchen is fitted with oak units and granite worktops and has a large utility cupboard. There is also a cloakroom just off the hallway. To the first floor, the galleried landing leads to three double bedrooms and a box room / study, and to an impressive contemporary bathroom and separate W.C. The house has uPVC double glazing and gas central heating via combi. boiler, and there are solar panels fitted to the rear roof elevation, which provide the benefit of reduced electric bills and the high-rate feed-in tariff (currently 49p per unit). There is a patio to the front covered entrance, and a sloping chipped-slate border, while to the rear of the house there is a patio, a lawned garden and further space to the side. There is also a large garage with an electric door and an alarm, and a block-paved parking area for three cars.
There are steps up from St Ives Road to access the front entrance to Sowerby House, with level access from the rear. The house stands part-way along the road, within 50 yards of the centre of Leadgate, which has some shops and facilities, and close to the local primary school. It is less than two miles from Consett town centre, which provides further amenities, and is 13 miles from Newcastle and Durham.
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| Entrance Hallway | Full height open hallway, radiator, laminate flooring, stairs to first floor.
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| Living Room | 12'9\" x 22'3\" (3.89m x 6.78m). Bay window, feature fireplace with electric fire, laminate flooring, two radiators.
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| Dining Room | 12'10\" x 12'10\" plus bay (3.91m x 3.91m plus bay). Bay window, feature fireplace, wood laminate flooring, two radiators, coving.
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| Kitchen | 8'9\" x 12'10\" (2.67m x 3.91m). Fitted with oak floor and wall units with granite work-tops, stainless steel sink unit, dishwasher, extractor over, PVC-clad ceiling, recessed spotlights, ceramic tiled flooring, column radiator, large built-in utility cupboard with plumbing for washing machine, with granite effect worktop and shelves. (Range style cooker available by separate negotiation).
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| Conservatory | 13'4\" x 8'9\" (4.06m x 2.67m). Laminate flooring, French doors to rear garden.
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| Cloakroom |
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| W.C. | ceramic tiled flooring,
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| First Floor |
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| Landing | Galleried landing with loft access, boarded with light and drop-down ladder, central heating combination boiler.
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| Bedroom One | 12'11\" x 12'9\" (3.94m x 3.89m). Radiator, laminate flooring, fitted wardrobes.
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| Bedroom Two | 10'8\" x 12'10\" (3.25m x 3.91m). Radiator, built in wardrobes.
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| Bedroom Three | 9'6\" x 8'10\" (2.9m x 2.7m). Radiator, built in cupboard.
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| Box Room / Study | 5'7\" x 6'5\" (1.7m x 1.96m). Radiator, built-in cupboard.
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| Bathroom | 9'8\" x 8'8\" (2.95m x 2.64m). Panelled corner bath, Shower cubicle with mains fed shower, contemporary wash bowl on vanity unit, ceramic tiled flooring, fully tiled walls, PVC-clad ceiling with recessed spotlights, towel radiator.
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| W.C | W.C. and wash basin in vanity unit, tiled floor, tiled walls, PVC-clad ceiling with recessed spotlights.
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| Garden | Lawned rear garden with borders, plants and shrubs, decking and a patio area, with further space to the side, and a shed. There is a gate that provides access to the front, where there is a patio area and a sloping chipped-slate border.
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| Double Garage | 17'10\" (5.44m) max (14'9\" (4.5m) min) x 21'1\" (6.43m). Stone-built double garage with electric roller door, electric, alarm and side access door.
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| Solar Panels | There are solar panels fitted to the rear of the roof, which were installed in 2009 and provide the house owner with reduced electric bills and additional income from the feed-in tariff which is currently at 49p per unit (purchased by the National Grid).
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