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7 bedroom detached house for sale

Bircholme, Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead
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Features and description

  • A fabulous stone built detached house
  • Beautiful mature garden site extending to 0.9 acres
  • Significantly remodelled and refurbished to a high standard
  • Accessed via secure electronic entrance gates

Bircholme is a fabulous, stone built detached house enjoying beautiful, mature gardens and grounds extending to 0.9 acres. Purchased by the current owners 12 years ago, the property has been renovated and significantly remodelled to a very high standard including an architect designed extension with a glazed atrium and double height voids providing tremendous natural light. In addition, planning permission has been granted to convert the large, stone built triple car garage, currently accommodating the gymnasium, into a leisure wing along with further accommodation.

This magnificent home, which is nearly double the size of the original house, is presented to an extremely high standard with many original features including tall ceilings, feature fireplaces, beautiful interior design and accommodation comprising:

Ground Floor: Fabulous panelled door leading into a highly impressive reception hall with fireplace, panelling and a curved sweeping staircase - Drawing room with fireplace with tiled insert, and dual aspect including a lovely bay providing views over the gardens - Family reception room with fireplace, built in shelving and storage to the alcoves, and views over the gardens - Open plan library with bespoke bookcase, leading onto a triple aspect garden room with doors to the grounds - Highly impressive family kitchen, sitting room and dining room with access to the gardens and constructed to a beautiful standard with oversized windows and doors with electrically operated shutters and blinds, as well as a central glazed atrium which gives tremendous natural light - The kitchen itself is fitted with bespoke cabinets, integrated appliances, a range cooker and a central island - Large utility and laundry room - Cloakroom WC - Rear entrance hall

First Floor: Principal bedroom suite with private balcony, fully fitted walk in dressing room and a magnificent en suite bathroom/wc with slipper bath, twin basins and a walk in shower - Two further bedroom suites, both with high quality wardrobes - Family bathroom/WC with free standing bath and walk in shower

Second Floor: Split level landing leading to a professionally fitted study - Three further double bedrooms, one with en suite shower room/WC- Second family bathroom/WC with free standing bath and walk in shower

Externally: Bircholme is accessed via an electronic entrance gate with intercom system, leading to a substantial circular turning area, providing parking for multiple vehicles. The gardens and grounds surrounding the property include many terraces and sitting areas, ideal for al fresco dining, well stocked borders, private walkways, gently sloping lawns, mature trees providing privacy and beautiful external lighting.

The property also has existing planning consent for a large leisure wing with swimming pool and gym, as well as a further ancillary building.

Council Tax Band: H
Tenure: Freehold
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Sanderson Young - Rare!
Sanderson Young - Rare!
95 High Street Gosforth NE3 4AA
0191 244 9150
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With years of experience in the North East property market we are widely regarded as the leading estate agent within the North East. If you are looking to buy, sell or let property anywhere in the North East, Sanderson Young is the place to find professional property management. 'In 1999, I was delighted to open the first office of Sanderson Young, in Gosforth. We now have four branches offering a diverse range of services throughout the North East of England. I am very proud of the reputation that we have formed as Sanderson Young, where the company is recognized for its maturity and wealth of knowledge, with many of my colleagues having worked in estate agency since 1985. Our focus and mission is to provide exceptional service when dealing with the sale and letting of your property. I am confident that we show a great deal of care and attention, to provide the requirements you need when moving home, and to support our excellent knowledge and discrete service with professional marketing material, which will be tiered to your profile & personal requirements. Sanderson Young principally focuses on the sale and letting of properties throughout Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and Co Durham. We are supported by professional surveyors and mortgage experts with a wealth of knowledge, to guide you through the maize, and to give you the very best levels of service and the most competitive packages that are available at that time. We believe in strong marketing techniques and we are very privileged to be working with so many beautiful homes, where professional photography, beautiful brochures, and high profile websites, enable us to reach out to the maximum number of prospective buyers and tenants. We are experts in the sale and letting of high value properties and beautiful homes, but we also have the experience to be able to support and market brand new developments with house prices to suit all pockets, and proven marketing techniques, which enable us to sell from £80,000 to £5 million. We are a caring family run business, exceeding the expectations of our clients in everything we do. I very much look forward to being able to help you with your home move, and please do not hesitate to contact me personally if I can assist you in any way. With my kindest regards and best wishes.' -Duncan Young, Dip.Est.Man. FNAEA, Managing Director
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