Forge Close, Blackhall Mill, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17

This modern bungalow is situated within the pleasant Mill Race Park estate in the semi-rural village of Blackhall Mill, close to the River Derwent, and should appeal to older buyers looking for single-storey living or to families requiring an additional reception room with an adjoining bedroom.

Built in the 1990s, and available with no chain, the bungalow has been extended and modernised by the current owners who bought the property in 2004. With uPVC double glazing and gas central heating (via combi. boiler), the accommodation comprises: entrance lobby which leads into the living room, which has a multi-fuel stove and patio doors through to the sun room to the rear, which has a large skylight roof window and a door to the rear garden. Open off the living room there is a dining room which has a door through to the kitchen, which is fitted with grey high-gloss units and includes a composite one-and-a-half bowl sink and integrated electric oven and hob. There is also a door from the kitchen into the attached garage.

The inner hallway - off the living room - leads to the spacious main bedroom, with fitted wardrobes, and French doors to the rear garden as well as an well-appointed en suite bathroom that includes a spa bath and has an integrated speaker system to the ceiling. There is another bedroom (bedroom 3) adjacent to the shower room and at the end of the hallway is the second lounge, which could be used as an occasional bedroom or home office and has access through to the second bedroom.

Externally, there is a paved garden with a small lawned area and raised beds to the rear, with a shed and a log store to the side. There is also a separate summerhouse/garden room that is set up as a bar/entertainment room, with uPVC double glazed French doors. The attached garage has an electric roller door and a rear door to the garden; it also houses the Worcester combi. boiler. To the front there is a block-paved double drive with a gravelled border and adjacent lawned garden.

Forge Close is situated off River View and Moraine Crescent in Blackhall Mill, which is a pleasant semi-rural villlage just off the A694 in the Derwent Valley, close to the River Derwent, between Hamsterley and Chopwell. There is a local bus service that runs along River View and there is a popular bakery/cafe on the corner of River View, as well as a small florist/pottery shop. There are further amenities in Rowlands Gill, which is approximately 3.7 miles away and in Consett (5 miles), while Newcastle (12 miles) offers a more comprehensive range of shopping and leisure attractions or for commuting. There are many popular countryside and riverside walks and cycle routes in the Derwent Valley, including the Derwent Walk and the Red Kite Trail.

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