2 bed detached house for sale

Crawleyside, Stanhope DL13

Nestled in the picturesque hamlet of Crawleyside, this two-bedroom detached house offers a rare opportunity to enjoy tranquil rural living with magnificent views of the North Pennines. The home features deep window sills and exposed wooden ceiling beams that create a warm and inviting atmosphere throughout. The spacious living area is enhanced by a multi-fuel burner, perfect for cosy evenings, while modern uPVC windows ensure the property is filled with natural light. The delightful sun room, with sliding doors opening onto the garden, provides a peaceful retreat and a seamless connection between indoor and outdoor spaces. Practicality is at the forefront with a well-appointed kitchen, two comfortable bedrooms, and ample storage options. The property also boasts a versatile stone-built workshop, equipped with power, lighting, and plumbing, which could easily be adapted as a utility room to suit your needs.

In brief, the ground floor accommodation comprises, an entrance porch, entrance hallway, dining room, kitchen, living room (providing access to the attic), sun room, and staircase that rises to the first floor. To the first floor, are the property’s two bedrooms and bathroom.

Externally, the property offers front and rear gardens, as well as a rear yard. The front garden is accessed directly from the entrance porch or through a wooden pedestrian gate on the Eastern side of the property, and features mature conifer hedging and dry stone walls that provide both privacy and a sense of seclusion. Sliding doors from the sun room lead onto a spacious decked area, perfect for relaxing or entertaining while taking in the stunning hillside views. At the rear, a yard connects to the front garden and offers direct access to the workshop, as well as an outside tap for convenience. The vast South-facing raised garden, set in three stages and bordered by dry stone walls, includes a gravelled area, an allotment for growing your own produce, and a large grassed space that could be transformed into multiple seating or dining areas to fully appreciate the panoramic views. Additional features include a wood-built garage with power and lighting, providing further workshop or storage space, and an adjacent concrete parking area (please note this is a local arrangement and not included in the property’s Title Plan). There is also potential to create further parking by adapting the gravelled area behind the garage.

This property truly combines character, comfort, and breathtaking scenery, making it a wonderful home for anyone seeking a peaceful retreat in the heart of the North Pennines. Arrange your viewing today to experience all that this home has to offer.

Estate Agent Notes

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  Whilst there is an electric fire in the dining room, the chimney is still in place, should the new owners wish to restore this
  
  
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  Damp proofing was added to the Northern wall of the kitchen in 1999
  
  
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  The current owners have removed a bath from the bathroom, however there is space to reinstate a bath, should the new owners wish to do so
  
  
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  The owners of this property have right of access over the rear of the neighbouring properties to the Western side (although this is never used)
  
  
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  The neighbouring properties to the Western side have right of access over the rear of this property (although this is never used)
  
  Disclaimer
  These particulars are intended to give a fair description of the property but do not constitute part of an offer or contract. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact and must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. No person in the employment of the seller or agent has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to this property. We are obliged to conduct an Anti-Money Laundering (aml) check on all buyers, this is a legal requirement, it’s an online process and doesn’t affect your credit score. We charge a fee for the aml check, which our Onboarding and Compliance Team will collect once a buyer has had an offer accepted on a property.
  
  

Location

Crawleyside is small rural hamlet located in an elevated position north of Stanhope village, which is approximately 0.8 miles away. Stanhope is a village in Weardale, County Durham, and is situated within the North Pennines National Landscape. Stanhope benefits from a good provision of amenities including a small supermarket, cafe, pubs, restaurants, a number of independent businesses, a village hall and primary school. The area is hugely popular with walkers, cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts, as well as those just looking to get away from busy city life.

Entrance Porch (1.17m x 1.41m)

- External access to the front of the property is gained via a double-glazed uPVC door with patterned pane into the entrance porch, which provides onward internal access to the entrance hallway
- Dual aspect with a double-glazed uPVC window to the Southern aspect, looking over the front garden, and a further double-glazed uPVC window to the Eastern aspect. Both windows provide amazing views of the surrounding hillsides
- Carpeted
- Neutrally decorated
- Half wood panelled walls
- Central ceiling light fitting

Entrance Hallway (0.93m x 1.15m)

- Positioned to the front of the property, accessed from the entrance porch and providing onward internal access to the dining room, and staircase that rises to the first floor
- Carpeted
- Neutrally decorated
- Ceiling light fitting
- Radiator

Dining Room (4.59m x 3.56m)

- Positioned to the front of the property, accessed from the entrance hallway and providing onward internal access to the kitchen via one step up
- Well-proportioned dining room
- Double-glazed uPVC window with a deep wooden sill to the Southern aspect, providing beautiful views of the surrounding hillsides
- Carpeted
- Neutrally decorated
- Exposed wooden ceiling beams
- Electric multi-fuel burner style fire set on a tiled hearth with wooden surround and mantle
- Large under stairs storage cupboard
- Central ceiling light fitting
- Radiator
- Ample space for dining room furniture

Kitchen (2.68m x 4.57m)

- Positioned to the rear of the property, accessed internally from the dining room and externally from the rear yard via a double-glazed composite door with frosted pane. The kitchen provides onward internal access to the living room via four steps up
- Double-glazed uPVC window with deep wooden sill to the Northern aspect, looking over the rear yard
- Laminate flooring
- Neutrally decorated
- Exposed wooden ceiling beams
- Range of over/under counter storage units
- Wooden worktops and splashback
- 1.5 composite sink and drainer
- Integrated electric oven and half-hob with overhead extractor
- Plumbing for washing machine
- Space for free-standing appliances
- Central ceiling light fitting
- Radiator
- The property’s Worcester system boiler (7 years old) is located here
- The property’s electrical consumer unit is located in a high-level cupboard in this room

Living Room (4.48m x 3.54m)

- Positioned to the rear of the property, accessed via four steps up from the kitchen, and providing onward internal access to the sun room, and staircase that rises to the attic
- Double-glazed uPVC window with deep wooden sill to the Northern aspect, looking over the rear yard
- Carpeted
- Neutrally decorated
- Panelled ceiling
- 5kw multi-fuel burner set on a tiled hearth with tiled surround and wooden mantle
- Central ceiling light fitting
- Radiator
- Space for free-standing lounge furniture

Attic (4.55m x 3.63m)

- A wooden staircase rises from the living room to the attic
- The attic is low head height and provides a spacious area for use as an additional storage option
- Roof light window to the Southern aspect and a small low-level double-glazed uPVC window to the Eastern aspect
- Fully boarded
- Equipped with power and lighting
- The property’s water cylinder is located here

Sun Room (3.04m x 3.66m)

- Positioned to the front of the property, accessed internally from the living room, and providing external access to the front garden via sliding double-glazed uPVC doors
- Double-glazed uPVC window to the Eastern aspect, looking over the side of the property and providing lovely views of the surrounding hillsides
- Carpeted
- Wood panelled ceiling
- Half wood panelled walls
- Central ceiling light fitting
- Radiator
- Space for lounge/dining furniture

Landing

- A carpeted staircase rises from the entrance hallway to the landing (0.93m x 2.95m) + (1.45m x 0.84m), which provides access to the property’s two bedrooms and bathroom
- Carpeted
- Neutrally decorated
- Wood panelled ceiling
- Ceiling light fitting
- Access hatch to the property’s roof space, which is boarded

Bedroom 1 (4.51m x 3.55m)

- Positioned to the front of the property and accessed from the landing
- Well-proportioned double room
- Double-glazed uPVC window with deep wooden sill to the Southern aspect, looking over the front of the property and providing magnificent views of the surrounding hillsides
- Carpeted
- Neutrally decorated
- Two built-in storage cupboards
- Central ceiling light fitting
- Radiator
- Ample space for free-standing storage furniture

Bedroom 2 (2.91m x 2.25m)

- Positioned to the rear of the property and accessed from the landing
- Single room
- Double-glazed uPVC window to the Northern aspect, looking over the rear of the property
- Carpeted
- Neutrally decorated
- Wood panelled ceiling
- Central ceiling light fitting
- Radiator
- Space for free-standing storage furniture

Bathroom (1.89m x 2.06m)

- Positioned to the rear of the property and accessed from the landing
- Double-glazed uPVC window with frosted panes to the Northern aspect
- Laminate flooring
- Wood panelled walls and ceiling
- Corner shower cubicle with fully clad walls and overhead mains-fed shower
- WC

- Hand-wash basin set on a pedestal unit with under counter storage cupboard
- Central ceiling light fitting
- Radiator
- Extractor fan

Front Garden

- The front garden is accessed internally from the entrance porch and externally via a wooden pedestrian gate positioned to the Eastern side of the property
- Additional internal access is provided from the sliding doors that open from the sun room onto a spacious decked area, which offers ample room for outdoor furniture in which to relax and enjoy the tremendous views of the surrounding hillsides
- The garden is bordered by dry stone walls to the Eastern, Western, and Southern sides, and also features mature conifer hedging, which helps to provide a private and secluded outdoor space

Yard

- Positioned to the rear of the property, accessed internally from the kitchen, and externally via a wooden pedestrian gate that opens from the Eastern side of the property to a gravel path, and via a further wooden pedestrian gate from the gravelled area to the rear of the garage
- The rear yard provides access to the front garden via a wooden pedestrian gate that opens to a gravel pathway that runs to the Eastern side of the property
- Laid to a mixture of stone paving and gravel
- Outside tap
- Direct access to a stone-built workshop (2.50m x 2.98m) which is equipped with power, lighting, and plumbing for free-standing appliances. Currently configured as a workshop, this space presents the ideal area to undertake diy related hobbies, or equally the area could be converted to a utility room

Rear Garden

- Positioned to the Northern side of the property and accessed via wooden steps that step up from the access lane that runs to the rear of the property
- Vast South-facing raised garden set in three stages, bordered on all sides by dry stone walls
- The first level of the garden is laid to gravel, and the second stage is currently used as an allotment area
- The third stage of the garden is laid to grass and presents a huge outdoor space that could be converted to create multiple seating/dining areas, in which residents could relax and enjoy the incredible panoramic views of the North Pennines

Parking - Garage

- Positioned to the rear and Eastern side of the property, accessed internally via a wooden pedestrian gate from the rear yard, and externally from the access lane that runs to the rear of the property
- Wood built garage (2.67m x 4.87m), accessed via double wooden doors from the roadside
- Equipped with power and lighting
- Offers an area that could be used as an additional workshop, or as a further storage option

Parking - Driveway

- Positioned outside of the garage doors to the rear and Eastern side of the property is an area that the current owners have laid to concrete and use as a parking space for one vehicle. Please note – this is a local arrangement, and the concrete area does not form part of the property’s Title Plan
- To the rear of the garage is a gravelled area, currently bordered by wooden fencing, which could be converted to a parking space by removing the fencing on the Northern side

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