Property Details & Description

Accommodation Comprises

Ground Floor

Entrance Porch, WC, Hallway, Living Room, Dining Kitchen, Family Room.

First Floor

Landing, Bedroom 1, Bedroom 2, Shower Room

Outside

Outside: Rear Garden, On Street Parking.

Distances

Wooler 8 miles, Berwick-upon-Tweed 10 miles, Edinburgh 62 miles, Newcastle 53 miles.

Situation 

48 Main Street is situated within the popular village of Lowick and is within easy walking distance to village amenities and a fifteen-minute drive to the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, with a mainline station with services to Edinburgh, Newcastle and London, the A1 and to countless sandy beaches along the Northumberland coastline.

Lowick is a friendly village with a thriving community spirit and offers a first-rate village shop, a garage/hardware store, a first school and two well-regarded public houses. A Post Office van visits the village daily and the village hall has recently been completely refurbished and is extensively used by many local groups including a heritage group and a film club.

Berwick-upon-Tweed which is within a short drive and is a vibrant town, with a good range of services and retailers and a number of hotels, restaurants, pubs and a wine bar. There is the popular Maltings Theatre and Cinema, as well as a regular market and a number of galleries and arts and crafts shops. Schooling is well catered for locally, with primary and secondary schooling available in the town as well as private schooling from age 3 to 18 at Longridge Towers School (www.lts.org.uk). The prep schools of St Mary’s, Melrose and Belhaven at Dunbar are both within 40 miles while Mowden Hall near Newcastle is easily reached via the A1.

Transport links are excellent, with the A1 trunk road only 4 miles away and the mainline railway station at Berwick-upon-Tweed providing a fast link to London Kings Cross (3h 39mins), Edinburgh (43 mins), Newcastle (45 mins) and Leeds (2h 19 mins). Edinburgh and Newcastle airports have regular flights to London and a variety of domestic and foreign destinations.

The area provides a good variety of recreational activities from events and gardens, just across the border at Paxton House, to excellent opportunities for the country sports enthusiast. There is salmon fishing on the River Tweed, trout fishing in various local lakes and rivers, with pheasant and grouse shooting on local estates. There are a number of good golf courses in easy reach, including Goswick and Bamburgh Golf Clubs plus the championship Roxburgh course near Kelso. Northumberland is also home to Europe’s largest Dark Sky Park, extending to some 572 square miles.

Description

48 Main Street is a lovey two-bedroom, semi-detached cottage positioned on the main street of Lowick, offering a private rear garden and unrestricted, on street parking. The current owners have recently updated the house with a contemporary shower room and the property is tastefully decorated throughout. The property has versatile accommodation, that will suit a wide range of prospective purchasers and is offered in excellent condition. The front door leads into a generous porch, an ideal place for muddy boots and coats and off the porch is a W.C with plumbing for a washing machine. The porch leads into the main hall with stairs rising to the first floor with storage beneath. The kitchen-breakfast room is a light and bright space with windows to the front of the house overlooking the main street. The kitchen is fitted with a range of free-standing units with matching countertops, all offering plentiful storage and there is ample space for a dining table. Off the kitchen is a delightful family room with an electric stove and French doors leading to a pretty courtyard garden. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a generous living room, with a window to the front of the house and an open fire, perfect for cosy winter evenings, providing the focal point. From the hall a staircase rises to the first-floor landing where two generous double bedrooms can be found together with a recently re-fitted shower room, with a window to the front of the house and comprising a mains double shower, vanity wash basin, WC and towel radiator.

The property benefits from sea views from the first floor and a fully boarded and insulated loft space, the length of the house, which has a sky light fitted.

Externally 

To the front of the house there is unrestricted, on street parking and to the rear is a charming courtyard garden, an ideal place for al-fresco dining.

GENERAL REMARKS

Satellite Navigation

For those with the use of Satellite Navigation the postcode for this property is TD15 2UA.

What3words

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Tenure

Freehold

Fixtures and Fittings

All fitted carpets, blinds and light fittings are included with the sale.

Listing and Conservation

Please be aware, the property is not listed and is not in a conservation area.

Services

Electric heating and under floor heating to the kitchen, utility and porch.

Mains electricity, water and drainage.

Council Tax

Band D

Energy Efficiency Rating

Band D

Local Authority

Northumberland County Council

Telephone: 01289 330044.

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 Berwick 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 contract 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 miss-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

Rettie Berwick LLP, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

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 miss-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 Berwick 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.

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