Property description

A well-presented stone-built semi-detached house with a dining kitchen and a living room with French doors to a stone patio and an attractive, well-stocked garden with elevated views towards the Derwent Valley.

This charming home has a country cottage feel with several endearing features, including the well-maintained garden and the attractive, enclosed courtyard with a decked seating area. The house has uPVC double glazing and gas central heating (via combi. boiler), with accommodation comprising: entrance lobby, living room with French doors, fitted kitchen/dining room, two double bedrooms to the first floor and a contemporary bathroom. There is an attractive garden to the front of the house, with a lawn and gravelled path and three patio areas, all providing elevated views over the Derwent Valley and surrounding countryside. To the rear of the house there is a pleasant enclosed courtyard with decking and abundant plants and shrubs. There are steps leading down from Benfieldside Road to the rear of the house, into the kitchen.

The house is situated midway along Benfieldside Road, close to the popular village of Shotley Bridge and within easy reach of Blackhill, both of which offer shopping and recreational facilities. It is approximately two miles from Consett town centre, which has further amenities, and there are excellent road links to Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle via the A68, A691, A694 & A692.

Ground Floor
Entrance Lobby	Double radiator and stairs to first floor.
Living Room	14‘4" x 14‘5" (4.37m x 4.4m). Living flame gas fire with wooden surround, built-in cupboard (housing Baxi combi. boiler), double radiator, coving and French windows out to patio with pleasant countryside views.
Kitchen / Dining Room	17‘8" x 10‘5" (5.38m x 3.18m). Fitted with cream wall and base units including a large cabinet with a built-in computer desk, wood effect laminate worktop, electric oven and four-ring gas hob with extractor, ceramic sink with mixer tap, integrated microwave oven, integrated fridge and freezer, tiled floor, recessed spotlights, wood laminate flooring and double radiator.
First Floor
Landing	Hatch to loft.
Bedroom 1	14‘2" x 14‘5" (4.32m x 4.4m). Built-in cupboard and double radiator.
Bedroom 2	10‘8" x 10‘6" (3.25m x 3.2m). Double radiator.
Bathroom	6‘5" x 7‘ (1.96m x 2.13m). Refitted in 2014 with a contemporary white suite comprising panelled bath with mixer shower attachment and mains-fed shower, glass screen, wash basin and W.C. in vanity unit, Travertine tiled walls, towel radiator, laminate flooring, PVC-clad ceiling with recessed spotlights and extractor
Garden	There is an attractive, well-maintained and well-stocked garden with a landscaped lawn, borders and gravelled paths, three patio areas, affording pleasant elevated views, and a wooden shed.
Yard	There is a pleasant enclosed yard to the rear, with decking (refitted in 2016) and a patio area, and with steps up to Benfieldside Road.