Property Details & Description

Accommodation comprises

Ground Floor

Private vennel with access to garden and front door, hall, kitchen-breakfast room, utility room, family bathroom, dining room.

First Floor

Landing, sitting room, master bedroom with walk-in-wardrobe and en-suite.

Second Floor

Landing, two double en-suite bedrooms.

Exterior

Private rear courtyard and fully-enclosed garden.

Distances

Berwick Railway Station 0.2 miles, Edinburgh 56 miles, Newcastle upon Tyne 65 miles (all distances are approximate).

Situation

Located in the historic Castlegate, near to where Berwick Castle once stood, this handsome period town occupies a central position within the town, a short walk away from the high street. Berwick is England’s most northerly town and is located on the east coastline with direct access to miles of unspoilt dog-friendly sandy beaches. It is renowned for its historic Elizabethan walls and it offers a wide range of amenities including local and national shopping facilities, five national supermarkets, a theatre and cinema, schooling for all ages, sports centres and sports facilities. There are good commuting possibilities with the mainline station which links to both Newcastle and Edinburgh respectively in 45 minutes and also London in 3.5 hours. The region is renowned for its value for money and lifestyle opportunity. In land there are miles of countryside and unspoilt walks, the Cheviot Hills, the rolling Scottish Borders and there is also the A1 trunk road linking thew town with Edinburgh to the north and Newcastle and the south.

Description

55 Castlegate is a period townhouse with generous accommodation over three floors and a fully enclosed private rear garden, connected to the front of the house by a private vennel. The house boasts three en-suite bedrooms as well as a family bathroom and two large receptions, one of these could easily be used as a fourth bedroom, services by the family bathroom.

Ground Floor

The front door opens into the private vennel leading up to a door accessing the rear garden and the front door into the hall. The hall has stairs rising to the upper floors and an understairs cupboard. To the front of the house is the formal dining room with a window to the front with storage beneath and a feature fireplace with a vintage stove on a stone hearth. To the rear of the house is the kitchen-breakfast room with a window overlooking the rear courtyard and an exposed brick feature wall. The kitchen has a country style range of floor and wall mounted units with countertops over including an island with a range stove set within a chimney breast with a ceramic tiled splashback. There is room for an American style fridge-freezer and space for an under-counter fridge. Off the kitchen is the utility room with a sash window to the side and a door leading out into the courtyard. There is plumbing for a washing machine and space for a dryer under a countertop. Off the utility room is the family bathroom, with a window to the side of the house, wood panelling and comprising a free-standing roll-top bathtub, WC and hand basin.

First Floor

There is a first-floor landing with a sash window to the side of the house giving access to the sitting room and an en-suite double bedroom. The sitting room is to the front of the house and is a generous reception room with two windows to the front, an elegant marble fireplace, ornate cornicing and exposed timber floors. This room could be used as a fourth bedroom. To the rear of the house on this floor is a double bedroom with window overlooking the garden. This bedroom has an en-suite shower room and an Edinburgh press.

Second Floor

Stairs rise from the landing to the second-floor landing with a sash window to the side of the house giving access to the master bedroom and a further double bedroom. The master bedroom is to the front with a window overlooking Castlegate. There is an attractive period fireplace, an Edinburgh press and a walk-in-wardrobe with a window to the front. Completing the master suite is an en-suite shower room. To the rear of the house on the second floor is a further double en-suite bedroom.

Exterior

A private vennel gives access to the rear garden, with a pretty paved courtyard with stone arch and garden gate leading through into a further garden area.

GENERAL REMARKS

Tenure

Freehold

Listed

This property is not listed but sits within the town’s conservation area.

Satellite Navigation

For the benefit of those with satellite navigation the property’s postcode is TD15 1LF

What3words

expect.coast.foster

Services

Mains electricity, water, drainage and gas central heating.

Local Authority

Northumberland County Council

Council Offices

Wallace Green

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Northumberland

Telephone: 01289 330044.

Council Tax Band

Band C 

EPC

Band E

Internet Web Site

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Servitude Rights, Burdens & Wayleaves

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes whether contained in the title deeds or informally constituted and whether or not referred to above.

Particulars and Plans

These particulars and plan are believed to be correct but they are in no way guaranteed. Any error, omission or misstatement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation nor in any circumstances give grounds for action at law.

Misrepresentations 

1.       The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie South LLP, the selling agent, are responsible for such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained in the particulars of the property prepared by the said agent.

2.       The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contact in reliance on the said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the content of each of the said statements by inspection or otherwise and that no warranty or representation has been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to or in connection with the property.

3.       Any error, omission or mis-statement in any of the said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action.

Important Notice

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1.       They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either in writing or by word of mouth. Any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents or the sellers. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.

2.       Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive and it should not be assumed that the property remains as photographed. Any error, omission or mis-statement shall not annul the sale, or entitle any party to compensation or recourse to action at law. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents, including for its current use. Rettie South LLP have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise and ought to seek their own professional advice.

3.       All descriptions or references to condition are given in good faith only. Whilst every endeavour is made to ensure accuracy, please check with us on any points of especial importance to you, especially if intending to travel some distance. No responsibility can be accepted for expenses incurred in inspecting properties  which have been sold or withdrawn.