4-bedroom detached house · DH5 8QA
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About
Occupying an attractive position, this impressive four-bedroom detached home offers spacious and beautifully presented accommodation, finished with a range of high-quality features and complemented by a generous driveway, integral garage and established rear garden.
The accommodation begins with a welcoming entrance hallway featuring porcelain tiled flooring and a carpeted staircase to the first floor.
A stylish ground-floor WC is fitted with Villeroy & Boch sanitaryware, a concealed cistern and marble detailing.
The lounge is a comfortable and inviting reception room, with a bay window bringing in plenty of natural light.
Neptune timber flooring, a white stone fireplace and a Gazco Riva remote-controlled gas fire create an attractive focal point.
At the heart of the home is the bespoke Neptune shaker-style kitchen, finished with matt black granite worktops and porcelain tiled flooring with electric underfloor heating.
Appliances and fittings include an integrated Siemens dishwasher, an Aga Masterchef XL 90 dual-fuel range cooker and a Franke double sink with a Quooker boiling-water tap.
The kitchen also provides space for informal dining.
A separate utility room continues the Neptune cabinetry and includes an integrated Siemens fridge freezer, a double larder cupboard and concealed space for a washing machine and dryer.
The utility room also provides internal access to the integral single garage. There is a separate formal dining room with Neptune timber flooring, opening into the bright conservatory.
With porcelain tiled flooring, electric underfloor heating and French doors leading into the garden, this is an excellent additional living space that can be enjoyed throughout the year.
Upstairs, the principal bedroom features a bay window and hardwood oak flooring, together with its own dressing room fitted with two built-in double wardrobes and dressing units.
The fully tiled en suite includes a walk-in shower with illuminated niches, a Hansgrohe remote-controlled power shower, an illuminated mirrored cabinet and Villeroy & Boch sanitaryware.
Three further bedrooms complete the sleeping accommodation, all featuring hardwood oak flooring.
Bedrooms two and three benefit from fitted wardrobes, while bedroom four includes a useful storage cupboard and would also work well as a nursery or home office.
The family bathroom is fitted with a bath and electric shower. Externally, the property has a generous block-paved driveway leading to the integral garage.
The enclosed rear garden is beautifully established, with a well-maintained lawn, mature trees and planting, and paved seating areas providing plenty of space for outdoor dining and entertaining.
The property is conveniently positioned for Houghton-le-Spring town centre and a choice of nearby schools, including Gillas Lane Primary Academy, Eppleton Academy Primary School and Bernard Gilpin Primary School, with Kepier accessible for secondary education.
Excellent road links are available via the A690, A19 and A1(M), making the location well suited to commuters travelling towards Sunderland, Durham, Newcastle and the wider North East Entrance Hall (2.11 x 4.46) Living Room (3.23 x 4.40) Kitchen (3.57 x 3.25) Hallway/Pantry (1.02 x 3.25) Dining Room (2.81 x 3.23) Sun Room (2.48 x 3.67) Master Bedroom (3.27 x 3.37) Dressing Room (1.44 x 2.30) Ensuite (2.26 x 1.42) Bedroom 2 (2.6 x 4.16) Bedroom 3 (2.96 x 2.75) Bedroom 4 (1.66 x 4.17) Bathroom (2.04 x 1.66) Garage (2.64 x 5)
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About 26, Lingfield, Houghton Le Spring
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