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Guide Price£295,000

Former Miners Hall, Crawcrook, Tyne and Wear, NE40

Land size
0.31 acres

Key Features

  • Residential Development
  • Construction of 6 dwellings
  • Extending to approximately 0.31 acres
  • Outline Planning Permision

Description

Residential Development Opportunity

George F White are pleased to present this development opportunity for the demolition of existing miners hall and workshop and the construction of up to 6no. residential dwellings in the village of Crawcrook, Ryton. The site holds outline planning permission for the redevelopment of the site, granted in March 2023

Summary
GFW are pleased to present this residential development opportunity for the construction of up to 6 dwellings on the site of the Former Miners’ Welfare Hall, extending to approximately 0.31 Acres.

The Area
The site is located in the semi-rural village of Crawcrook, Ryton which has a good selection of amenities including a library, Co-op, two petrol stations and a host of independent retailers.

Crawcrook has strong transport links with regular bus services and is located under 5 miles from the A1 for Northern and Southern travel. Also situated under 2 miles away are the popular Hadrian’s and Keelman’s ways, that provide traffic free cycle routes into Newcastle and Gateshead.

Planning
Outline planning permission was granted by Gateshead Council on 23rd March 2023, for the redevelopment of the site including demolition of former Miners’ Welfare Hall, workshop and store and erection of up to 6no.dwellings with associated parking areas and access (all other matters reserved).

Full plans can be seen within the Planning Application folder in the Data Room. The full application can be seen at reference number:
DC/22/00744/OUT.

Services
It is understood the site holds connections to relevant services, however purchasers are recommended to seek independent advice as to the availability, suitability of existing and cost of connection of services to meettheir requirements.

Access
The current access to the site is via Crawcrook Lane to the east of the site.

As part of the outline permission, it has been proposed that this access will be reduced to a sole access for a footpath, and a vehicle access to be located along Chesters Gardens to the north of the site.

Tenure & Possession
The site is offered for sale as freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

EPC Rating
An EPC survey will need to be conducted on each of the dwellings once the development has been completed. It is assumed the dwellings will meet an EPC rating of B or higher.

Local Authority
Gateshead Council

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Method of Sale
The property is for sale by private treaty. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest via the agent in order that they can be kept informed as to how the sale will be concluded.

Viewings
Viewings are strictly by prior appointment with GFW.

The Area
The site is located in the semi-rural village of Crawcrook, Ryton which has a good selection of amenities including a library, Co-op, two petrol stations and a host of independent retailers.
Crawcrook has strong transport links with regular bus services and is located under 5 miles from the A1 for Northern and Southern travel.
Also situated under 2 miles away are the popular Hadrian’s and Keelman’s ways, that provide traffic free cycle routes into Newcastle and Gateshead.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
Parking Available
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

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

  • Emmaville Primary School281 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    442
    Type
    Community school
  • St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook441 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    189
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Ryton Junior School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    133
    Type
    Community school
  • Ryton Community Infant School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    121
    Type
    Community school
  • Greenside Primary School1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    172
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Thorp Academy0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,442
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Prudhoe Community High School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    13 to 19
    Pupils
    680
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Highfield Middle School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    365
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,401
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Walbottle Academy2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,722
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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 Daily Crawcrook, Crawcrook171 metres
Co-op Crawcrook - 12 Main Street, Crawcrook246 metres
Co-op Wylam - Main Road, Wylam1.2 miles

GP surgery

Crawcrook Medical Centre267 metres

Pharmacy

Parkside Pharmacy Crawcrook267 metres

Hospital

Prudhoe Hospital Site2.3 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces59 metres

Walking trail

Hadrian's Wall Path1.2 miles

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

Wylam Rail Station1.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Crawcrook Lane-Main Street30 metres

Typical drive times

Ryton4 min · 1.2 miles
Blaydon6 min · 3.6 miles
Prudhoe6 min · 2.8 miles
Whickham12 min · 6.7 miles
Newcastle upon Tyne (city)16 min · 8.8 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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