St. Marys Avenue, Crook, County Durham, DL15

£225,000

Guide price

If you are looking for a beautiful home, full of period features, immaculately presented, in a quiet tree lined avenue, within walking distance of Crook town centre, then look no further. This house really is very, very impressive and a credit to our clients love and attention with its upkeep. It has ornate ceilings and coving, tiled floors in the hallway, beautiful stained glass windows, original woodwork and some modern touches such as a great galley style kitchen. It was built with standard construction methods, warned by gas central heating with combi boiler and radiators, in addition to the 4 open fires, all of which are working.

The accommodation comprises of an entrance lobby leading to an inner hallway with the stairs rising to the first floor. The main living accommodation is made up of the living room and dining room separated only by pillars. These two rooms are beautifully presented with ornate ceiling mouldings, coving, ceiling roses and picture rails as well as original fireplaces and high skirts. The bay window to the front floods the room with light. The dining room at the rear of the house features a wood burner surrounded by an original wooden surround, a side door with stained glass with glazed side panels leading to the side garden as well as French style doors leading to the garden room at the rear. The kitchen offers a selection of storage units in high gloss white with chrome handles and laminate worktops with fitted appliances such as a dishwasher, refrigerator, SMEG Double oven and grill and gas hob with concealed extraction and solid Canadian Maple wood on the floor. The utility room is next up with plumbing for the washing machine - an ideal place to wash a dirty dog! Behind this there is a store with a garage style door.

Going up the stairs, there is a generously proportioned bathroom made up of an Antique Rolltop bath with electric shower above, his and hers sinks, a toilet and large corner shower cubicle. There are three bedrooms - the master again featuring the wonderful period touches that make this house so impressive such as the stained glass windows and the coving. The second bedroom is a very bright room due to having a dual aspect from two windows. On the landing there is an original store cupboard, and the pull down ladder leading to the boarded out attic.

Externally, there is a small front garden with mature plants and shrubs with grass, and the gardens continue around the side and on to the rear which also features lawn and patio. The walls and fencing are painted white which creates the impression of a Mediterranean style garden that is a lovely place to sit and read, sunbathe or dine "Alfresco". Should a buyer wish, there is an possibility to change the alley at the side of the property to a drive way - subject to planning permission.

St Mary's Avenue is a beautiful street, tucked away is a quiet area just away from the town centre, and as such, has all of the amenities and shops on its door step. Crook has a number of primary schools - Hartside, Crook Primary and St Cuthberts Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided - all of which are rated as "Good" by Ofsted. The town also features a number of supermarkets, food outlets as well as pubs and restaurants.

Agents notes:

Council Tax Band B

Connected to Mains Electric, Water, Sewerage and Gas

Estimated Broadband Speeds - Standard - 16MBPS, Superfast 80MBPS and Ultrafast 1000MBPS

Coverage for all Major Mobile phone networks - O2, EE, 3 and Vodaphone

BT and Sky Satellite and Cable TV available.

Flood Risk - Rivers and Seas - No Risk, Surface Water - Very Low.

Parking is on the street - this is not allocated

Should any buyer purchase this property with the intention of letting, a license will be required from the council as the postcode is included in the selective licensing programme.