Converted Chapel and Exciting Income producing Investment Opportunity.
Chapel House is an outstanding 19th century converted
Chapel House provides a great business opportunity for any buyers looking for a home with an established income stream, with the apartments being awarded an English Tourist Board 3 STAR accreditation - www.chapelhouseapartments.co.uk. The four studio apartments are beautifully presented, with a small kitchen area, living/sleeping area and separate shower room/wc. They benefit from there own private entrances and external access, as well as allocated parking and a communal lawned garden.
The Chapel House offers spacious family accommodation over two floors, and benefits from oil central heating, a private rear garden and a large, triple detached garage. The accommodation briefly comprises: Ground floor – reception hallway, cloakroom/wc, impressive 20ft living room with galleried seating area, 25ft family kitchen/breakfast room, garden room, laundry room, and study/3rd bedroom. First floor – Gallery seating/reading area overlooking the living room, 21ft Master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite bathroom/wc, second double bedroom and bathroom/wc.
In addition to the main Chapel, there is a separate, one bedroom apartment located within the gated courtyard area, along with a single integral garage. The apartment has a large open plan living room with kitchen, generous double bedroom and shower room/wc, as well as a small terrace seating area to the rear.
Within the attractive, courtyard parking area, accessed via large wrought iron double gates, there is a detached triple garage with excellent storage into the roof space. The courtyard area provides off street parking for several cars, with gated access to the rear garden.
Chapel House is positioned in a quiet, secluded rural location with open aspect views to the fields at the front, and backing onto a wooded dene to the rear. The property, accessed via a small shared lane with the neighbouring house, is ideally located for the surrounding countryside with lovely rural public houses and restaurants nearby, whilst having excellent access via road to the main A1 with links to Newcastle, Durham and the remainder of the region.
The property comprises:
ENTRANCE HALLWAY
An impressive entrance hallway with a staircase leading to the first floor, with understairs storage cupboard, radiator, inset ceiling lights and doors leading to principal accommodation.
LIVING ROOM
20’1 x 17’9 (6.12m x 5.41m) maximum measurements
A superb, principal reception room, with impressive full ceiling height and galleried seating area overlooking the living area. This room, formerly the original chapel, has a cast iron open fire with stone hearth, exposed beams to the ceiling, two large picture windows to the gable end with window seats and two smaller windows to both the front and rear elevations.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM
22’10 x 8’5 (6.96m x 2.56m)
A good sized family kitchen/breakfast room fitted with a range of wood fronted wall and base cabinets with contrasting worktops and splash back tiling, incorporating a stainless steel sink with drainer, halogen hob with extractor hood above, integrated oven, refrigerator, dishwasher and integrated microwave, vertical radiator, window to the rear and door leading through to the:
GARDEN ROOM
10’1 x 12’10 (3.07m x 3.91m)
With UPVC double glazed windows and French doors leading onto the rear terrace and garden.
From the kitchen a door leads to the:
UTILITY ROOM
8’5 x 13’11 (2.56m x 4.24m)
Fitted with a range of bench worktops incorporating a sink, plumbing for an automatic washing machine and space for a tumble dryer and free standing refrigerator and freezer. A barn style door leads from the utility room to the rear garden and a door opens through to the self contained apartments.
STUDY/BEDROOM 3
17’4 x 7’10 (5.28m x 2.38m)
With two windows to the front elevation, radiator and telephone point. This room could equally be used as a ground floor bedroom, with the storage cupboard having plumbing for en-suite facilities if required.
CLOAKROOM/WC
6’9 x 4’6 (2.05m x 1.37m)
Comprising low level wc, basin housed in vanity unit and a radiator.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
With a radiator and doors leading to the bedrooms and the gallery overlooking the living room. The gallery provides an ideal sitting or reading area.
BEDROOM ONE
11’10 x 21’0 (3.6m x 6.4m)
A fabulous sized master bedroom with two windows to the front elevation overlooking the open fields, a radiator, fitted dressing table, TV and telephone point.
A door leads from the bedroom through to a dressing room area where there is a range of sliding door wardrobes to two walls providing shelving and hanging.
EN-SUITE BATHROOM
8’6 x 7’8 (2.59m x 2.33m)
With a four piece white suite comprising bath, close coupled wc, bidet, basin in vanity unit, attractive neutral tiling, radiator and window to the rear.
BEDROOM TWO
8’5 x 17’6 (2.56m x 5.33m)
A large double bedroom with a radiator and window to the rear overlooking the garden and woodland dene.
EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM
5’1 x 7’9 (1.54m x 2.36m)
Comprising shower, wc, pedestal wash hand basin, radiator and Velux window to the roof.
STUDIO APARTMENTS
GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT ONE
LIVING AREA
11’1 x 14’11 plus 6’0 x 7’4 (3.37m x 4.54m) plus (1.8m x 2.23m)
A well presented, immaculate studio apartment with L shaped open plan living, sleeping and kitchen area, with feature arched window to the rear overlooking the garden, a
range of wall and base units with a stainless steel sink, small cooker, space for a refrigerator/freezer, radiator and door to an entrance lobby and shower room.
SHOWER ROOM
6’10 x 5’2 (2.08m x 1.57m)
Comprising shower, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin and extractor fan.
GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT TWO
LIVING AREA
14’1 x 11’4 plus 5’11 x 7’4 (4.54m x 3.4m)
A first floor apartment with two windows to the front elevation overlooking the open fields, radiator and opening to the kitchen which is fitted with a range of wall and base units, stainless steel sink and drainer, small cooker and refrigerator. A door leads from the living area to an entrance hall and shower room.
SHOWER ROOM
3’1 x 6’11 (0.94m x 2.1m)
Comprising shower cubicle, close coupled wc, pedestal wash hand basin and extractor fan.
FIRST FLOOR APARTMENT THREE
LIVING AREA
11’1 x 14’11 plus 6’0 x 7’4 (3.37m x 4.54m) plus (1.82m x 2.23m)
A well presented apartment with L shaped open plan living, sleeping and kitchen area, with window to the rear overlooking the garden, a range of wall and base units with a stainless steel sink, small cooker, spacing for a refrigerator/freezer, radiator and door to an entrance lobby and shower room.
SHOWER ROOM
6’10 x 5’2 (2.08m x 1.57m)
Comprising shower, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin and extractor fan.
FIRST FLOOR APARTMENT FOUR
LIVING AREA
14’1 x 11’4 plus 5’11 x 7’4 (4.29m x 3.45m) plus (1.8m x 2.23m)
A first floor apartment with two windows to the front elevation overlooking the open fields, radiator and opening to the kitchen which is fitted with a range of wall and base units, stainless steel sink and drainer, small cooker and refrigerator. A door leads from the living area to an entrance hall and shower room.
SHOWER ROOM
3’1 x 6’11 (0.94m x 2.1m)
Comprising shower cubicle, close coupled wc, pedestal wash hand basin and extractor fan.
SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT
A separate self contained, one bedroom apartment situated in a detached building in the courtyard area of Chapel House.
LIVING AREA
12’11 x 15’2 (3.93m x 4.62m)
A good sized, open plan living/kitchen area with a range of wall and base units, stainless steel sink, electric cooker, window to the front, TV point and French doors leading to the rear patio terrace.
BEDROOM
15’11 x 12’5 (4.85m x 3.7m)
A large double bedroom, with a window to the front and electric wall heating.
SHOWER ROOM
3’11 x 14’7 (1.19m x 4.44m)
Comprising walk-in shower, wc, wash hand basin, tiled flooring, window to the side and plumbing for an automatic washing machine.
SINGLE INTEGRAL GARAGE
12’1 x 14’11 (3.68m x 4.54m)
A single integral garage forming part of the detached building within the courtyard area, which houses the self contained apartment. It has an up and over door, water supply and window to the rear.
TRIPLE DETACHED GARAGE
18’5 x 31’1 (5.61m x 9.47m)
A large detached garage with three up and over doors, one of which is electronically controlled, power, water and lighting.
EXTERNALLY
Chapel House is approached via a small quiet lane leading to double wrought iron gates which in turn lead to a large courtyard area. Within the courtyard area, access is gained to the single garage, the triple garage, the self contained apartment and the rear garden.
To the side of the studio apartments there is a separate designated parking area, with parking for three to four cars and a separate lawned garden area for communal use for residents of the apartments.
To the rear of Chapel House there is a private lawned garden with a paved patio terrace leading from the garden room, and there is excellent privacy and shelter given by the trees leading down to the dene.
