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£95,000

Land on Chapel Row, Birtley, DH3

Key Features

  • Land For Sale
  • Planning Granted For 3 Bedroom Detached House
  • Approx 18m x 11m
  • Easy Access To The A1
  • Short Distance From Birtley Town Centre

Description

APPROX. 200sqm (2,152sqft) PLOT WITH PLANNING PERMISSION - A cracking and rare opportunity is now available in a popular area of Birtley. A plot of land is now available to buy with planning permission on Chapel Row, Portabello. Located on the former site of a chapel, the plot is available with planning consent to building an amazing 3 bedroom detached family home with a ground floor shower room, utility, master ensuite and double garage. Further information is available on the Gateshead Council's planning website (link available upon request).

Approx size - 18m x 11m (59' x 36')

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-05-12

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
Mains
Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed Property
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Portobello Primary School571 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    182
    Type
    Community school
  • Holley Park Academy830 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    204
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Barley Mow Primary School923 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    155
    Type
    Community school
  • Ravensworth Terrace Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    362
    Type
    Community school
  • St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley0.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    105
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy693 metresOfsted report card · Dec 2025
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,334
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oxclose Community Academy0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,029
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,527
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Biddick Academy1.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,002
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Washington Academy2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    627
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Morrisons Birtley, Birtley0.8 miles
Makro Washington, Rickleton0.9 miles
Asda Washington Superstore, Washington1.3 miles

GP surgery

Birtley Medical Group0.6 miles

Pharmacy

Birtley Pharmacy, Harras Bank0.6 miles

Hospital

Spire Washington Hospital0.8 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces35 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Chester-le-Street Rail Station2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Portobello Road-Board Inn39 metres

Typical drive times

Hebburn11 min · 7.1 miles
Washington5 min · 3.1 miles
Durham (city)15 min · 10 miles
Chester-le-Street6 min · 2.7 miles
Houghton-le-Spring12 min · 6.8 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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