3-bedroom detached house · CA9 3JW
Listing removedReduced £5k (−1.7%) on 21 JunListed 371 days
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16 Lowbyer Park, Alston Spacious 3-Bedroom Detached Home with Garage & Gardens Pennine Ways is delighted to present 16 Lowbyer Park, a beautifully renovated and generously proportioned three-bedroom detached home with garage, private driveway, and gardens to all aspects.
Tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac, the property offers peaceful countryside views while remaining conveniently close to local amenities.
Ground Floor Entrance Hall Bright and welcoming with a staircase to first floor and corridor to the living areas. Features radiator, ceiling light, and access to a understairs WC.
Living Room Spacious and light-filled with views to the front, ceiling light, radiator, four double sockets, and aerial point.
Opens directly into: Dining Room A versatile space with UPVC wood-effect sliding doors opening onto the rear patio. Includes two radiators, ceiling light, sockets, and aerial point.
Kitchen Modern fitted kitchen with wood-effect laminate flooring, ceiling spotlights, and views over the rear garden.
Internal access to entrance hall and: Utility Room Practical space with fitted units, sink, storage, and external access to the side garden.
Also houses the gas-fired combi boiler and door leads to: Garage Spacious with concrete flooring, up-and-over door, lighting, power sockets, water tap, and radiator.
Ideal for storage, workshop, or vehicle use. First Floor Landing Naturally lit via high-level Velux window, with access to a storage cupboard, radiator, two ceiling lights, and loft hatch.
Bedroom One Generous double bedroom with countryside views. Includes walk-in dressing room with radiator, ceiling light, power socket, and window to the rear.
Bathroom Modern fitted with white suite, acrylic bath with chrome gas-fired shower, and marble-effect ceramic tiling. Finished with wood-effect laminate, radiator, extractor fan, and chrome fittings.
Bedroom Two Double bedroom with Velux window to rear aspect, radiator, ceiling light, four double sockets, and aerial point.
Bedroom Three Another well-proportioned double room with Velux window offering front aspect views. Includes radiator, ceiling light, multiple sockets, and aerial point.
Floor Plan External Features • Front Garden: Elevated lawn with stone wall boundary and concrete drive leading to garage. • Side Garden (Left): Pathway with mature shrub border, access to rear.
• Rear Garden: Mainly laid to lawn, rising gently towards a fenced boundary. • Side Garden (Right): Gravelled area descending to paved patio, bordered by shrubs and accessible via UPVC sliding doors.
Services: Mains Electricity Mains Water and Drainage Gas fired Central Heating Council Tax Band D Energy efficiency rating tbc Tenure: We are advised by the vendor that the property is Freehold Alston area Cumbria is often said to be the most beautiful county in England.
Historically part of Cumberland, Alston being about 1000 feet above sea level is the highest market town in England and lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, surrounded by stunning views of the surrounding fells and the South Tyne Valley.
The surrounding moorland has diverse flora and fauna and provides an abundance of wild and rare animals and is home to the endangered red squirrel and many types of birds of prey.
Alston was once described as being in the middle of nowhere and the middle of everywhere.
It is only 18 miles to Penrith, 20 miles to Ullswater in the Lake District, 23 miles to Hexham and 25 miles to Hadrian's Wall. Newcastle is only 45 miles away.
Alston has access to two ski slopes at Yad Moss and Allenheads, both with tows. The road linking Alston with Penrith and the Lakes is Hartside and is one of the top 10 best roads for biking.
The Lake District National Park, considered one of England's most outstanding areas of natural beauty, serving as inspiration for artists, writers, and musicians, in only 20 miles to the west.
Home to the South Tynedale Railway, the highest narrow-gauge railway in Britain and The Hub motor museum both served by a tearoom on the station platform offering delicious freshly prepared food.
Alston has great selection of Inns, Shops, Cafes, Restaurants and Scenic Walks over Fells, Riverside, hidden Waterfalls and historical industrial sites and museums from the lead mining era.
Alston town was also used in the making of Jane Ayre and Oliver Twist with its pretty original buildings and cobbled streets.
The town has a steeply rising cobbled high street and a very distinctive market cross, which has a small fruit and vegetable stall four mornings a week.
Other attractions are local craft shops which sell award winning jams and chutneys, and the artisan food shops where you can find a wide range of produce and an excellent range of cheeses, a lot are locally sourced and accommodate dietary requirements and sell our local specialist Cumberland Mustard, made here in Alston.
There is an outdoor shop in the market square, on the main street, two gift shops a takeaway, Bistro, new Cobbles Coffee Shop, and bakery towards the top of the street.
You will also find antique shops a beautician, charity shop, library, hairdresser, doctors’ surgery, dentist and a Chemist.
Alston also has two convenience stores, the Co-op and the Spar, the Spar incorporates an excellent butcher’s shop which has a variety of fresh and cooked meats along with a petrol station.
Directions CA9 3JW From our Pennine Ways Alston office head right down the street and turn right heading past Moredun Garage.
Keep following the main road past the Lowbyer Manor Country House take your second right onto Lowbyer Park. Follow this road round until you reach the cul de sac.
16 Lowbyer Park is situated on the left-hand side. Viewings are strictly by prior appointment with the sole agent, Pennine Ways Ltd. To arrange an appointment, please call Haltwhistle or Alston .
To view more of our properties for sale or to let, please check our website Pennine Ways was established in 1991 and specialises in the sale and letting of property in Northumberland, East Cumbria and Weardale in County Durham.
We also have a holiday cottage division, run regular auctions and manage property renovation projects. Just ask any of our team for further information.
Pennine Ways Ltd is a member of the Property Ombudsman Free market appraisals We will be pleased to provide unbiased and professional advice without obligation on the marketing & current value of your present home.
Just contact one of our offices to request a valuation.
Pennine Ways Ltd for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of this property whose agents they are give notice that (1) the particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers or lessees and do not constitute part of an offer or contract, (2) all descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details are given without responsibility and any intending purchasers or tenants should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them, (3) no person in the employment of Pennine Ways Ltd has any authority to make or give any representation or whatever in relation to this property.
May we also courteously advise that whilst every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of the measurements in these details, please do not incur any expense until you have verified the sizes to your own satisfaction.
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