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Station Road, Beamish, Stanley

Land size
0.34 acres

Key Features

  • Land currently used as an allotment garden measuring 694m2
  • Fantastic opportunity to create a private garden in this quiet residential area or create a productive market garden or orchard/allotment.
  • Development potential would be subject to consent from Durham County Council. This is in the Green Belt but may lend itself to a dwelling of ‘exceptional quality’ (NPPF para 84).
  • Offers in excess of £15,000 are invited.
  • An exciting and rare opportunity.

Description

Due to the high level of interest Vickers & Barrass invite Best and Final offers to be received by the office no later than Tuesday 15th September, 12 noon. Please contact the office for an offer pack.

Allotment/ garden land extending to 0.34 Acre.

LOCATION
This land is located off Station Rd, Beamish adjacent to Station Cottages. The plot affords pedestrian access from Station Rd.

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DESCRIPTION
Extending to 694m2 / 0.34 acre this land is currently used as a private allotment/garden and keeping chickens. There is huge potential to turn it into a private haven or a productive garden or orchard. There are no internal boundaries to the land and it is managed as one parcel with neighboring Council owned land. The buyer may wish to erect new fencing of the land on the boundary. Existing buildings will be left in situ.

SERVICES
The property is not served by any mains services.

MATERIAL INFORMATION
The plots are exempt from Council Tax or the requirement of an Energy Performance Certificate. It is understood that the land does not have access to a broadband connection and has good mobile phone signal in this area. We would advise prospective purchasers to perform their own due diligence in respect of availability. With reference to data from the Environment Agency’s Flood Warning Information Service there is a very low risk of flooding from surface water, rivers and sea.

OVERAGE PROVISION
The land is being sold subject to an overage clause, meaning that 25% of the uplift in value will be payable to the vendors over 30 years from the date of sale, and will be triggered by the implementation of, or sale with, planning consent for any residential development.

COSTS
Each party is to bear their own costs.

MONEY LAUNDERING
Prospective buyers should be aware that in the event that they are successful they will be required to provide documents in relation to the current Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations. The extent of the required documentation will be confirmed to the purchaser(s) after acceptance of an offer.

TENURE
The property is Freehold and is registered.

METHOD OF SALE
The property is offered for sale as a whole by private treaty.

VIEWINGS
Prospective purchasers should registered their interest with the sole selling agents. Possession of these sales particulars constitutes a permit to view the land on foot and during daylight hours.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Durham County Council

NOTES
Particulars prepared – August 2026
Photographs taken – August 2026

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PARTICULAR NOTES
The particulars are set out as a general outline for the guidance of intending purchasers or lessees and do not constitute, all or part of an offer or contract; all descriptions, dimensions, areas, references to condition and necessary consents for use and occupation and other details are given as a guide only and without responsibility. Any intending purchasers or lessees should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves, by inspection or otherwise, as to their accuracy.
No employee of Vickers & Barrass, Chartered Surveyors has the authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property nor is any such representation or warranty given by the Vendors or the Lessors of this property.
Any offer for this property will be taken as an admission by the intending purchaser that they have relied solely upon their own personally verified information, inspection, and enquiries.
The photographs show only certain parts of the property. It should not be assumed that the property remains as displayed in the photographs.
Where any reference is made to planning permissions or potential uses, such information is given by Vickers & Barrass, Chartered Surveyors in good faith. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries with the Local Planning authority into such matters.
The Vendors reserve the right to amalgamate, withdraw or exclude either of the lots shown at any time and to generally amend the particulars or method of sale.
The property is sold subject to reserve(s). Vickers & Barrass, Chartered Surveyors reserve the right to sell privately without imposing a closing date and do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any offer.
The particulars have been prepared in accordance with the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations to give a fair overall view of the property.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-19

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Private Rights of Way
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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
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Garden
Garden

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

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 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

  • West Pelton Primary School733 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    55
    Type
    Community school
  • Beamish Primary School986 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    48
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Roseberry Primary and Nursery School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    266
    Type
    Community school
  • East Stanley School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    174
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stanley Burnside Primary School1.5 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    174
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • North Durham Academy1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    935
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Tanfield School2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    739
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Hermitage Academy2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    881
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy3.3 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,334
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Park View School3.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,631
    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

SPAR Stanley Service Station, Stanley1.6 miles
Co-op Pelton, Pelton1.6 miles
Morrisons Daily Chester Road, Stanley1.6 miles

GP surgery

Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group1.8 miles

Pharmacy

Centrechem1.9 miles

Hospital

South Moor Hospital Site2.1 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden455 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 Station3.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Station Road42 metres

Typical drive times

Stanley4 min · 2.3 miles
Washington10 min · 7.2 miles
Durham (city)16 min · 8.1 miles
Annfield Plain10 min · 5.5 miles
Chester-le-Street6 min · 3.9 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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