It is an often-reported fact that home prices in the Northeast are consistently among the lowest in the country.
In fact, online property sale website Zoopla revealed in April that Sheldon in County Durham was the most affordable place to live in the UK for the third year in a row, with an average home price of just £71,000.
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But that doesn’t mean the area isn’t home to some great properties that offer the ultimate in luxury living – at a price that, unfortunately, cannot be called affordable for the majority of us.
Here we’ve looked at some of the homes in our area that are currently on the market in Zoopla for over £2 million to see what the big money can buy in North East and North Yorkshire.
Tindall Towers, Bishop Auckland: indicative price £2,240,000
Tindale Towers, a five-bedroom detached house on Dilks Street, is an award-winning home built in an Art Deco look with a distinctive modern interior.
It has been featured on Britain’s Best Home on TV, and has won numerous awards for design and sustainability.
Tindall Towers in Bishop Auckland Photo: ZOOPLA
All floors of the stunning property can be accessed via an elevator or an impressive spiral staircase with panes of glass bathed in natural light from the glazed dome ceiling.
Built as a family residence without considering cost, this property combines luxury and space with an eco-friendly footprint that includes benefits such as: Jerusalem stone floors on all four levels, underfloor heating, self-cleaning glazing, heat recovery system, and self-contained. – Sunbathing, soft furnishings powered by electricity as well as a high level of safety and wind turbines.
Tindall Towers in Bishop Auckland Photo: ZOOPLA
Tindall Towers in Bishop Auckland Photo: ZOOPLA
The Mayfair, Wynyard Park: Flat rate £2,195,000
Mayfair is a seven-bedroom executive mansion located within an exclusive development in Wynyard Park, near Sedgefield.
It contains 11,087 square feet of luxurious living space over three floors and is finished to an incredibly high standard throughout.
Mayfair is a seven-bedroom home in Wynyard Park Photo: ZOOPLA
The home sits on a 0.57-acre plot and features eight reception rooms, seven bedrooms, a state-of-the-art kitchen, triple garage, and a large pool with integrated hot tub.
The reception rooms include a games room, a cinema room, two studies, a hobby room and a gym.
Mayfair is a seven-bedroom home in Wynyard Park Photo: ZOOPLA
Mole Hill Farm, Beamish: Indicative price: £2,000,000
This four-bedroom cottage is located on Boghouse Lane in Beamish, County Durham.
The main property offers living accommodation on three floors, along with high quality finishes, surround sound system throughout, underfloor heating for the majority of rooms, CCTV camera system, contemporary bathrooms and high quality kitchen.
Mole Hill Farm in Beamish, County Durham, Photo: ZOOPLA
Equestrian facilities include a stable building with sixteen chests, a barn with six additional chests, a stud room, a kitchen, and a groomsmen’s office.
There are also grazing grounds and an outdoor yard.
The holiday cottage offers a spacious kitchen-dining, two bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and a living room.
Mole Hill Farm in Beamish, County Durham, Photo: ZOOPLA
Mole Hill Farm in Beamish, County Durham, Photo: ZOOPLA
St Trinians, Isby, Richmondshire: indicative price £2,500,000
St Trinian’s is an exceptional eight-bedroom, detached, Grade II listed cottage dating back to the early 1700s.
The property has been sympathetically restored by the current owners to create a gorgeous home, full of character and architectural interest.
St. Trinian in Isby, Richmond Photo: ZOOPLA
Set in approximately 19.45 acres of gardens and parkland, St Trinians has several original and elegant reception rooms including a drawing room, library, and snooker room.
The family kitchen is reasonably located adjacent to the laundry room and back hall, and opens onto a pleasant patio garden.
The upper floors offer six bedrooms, a sitting room and four bathrooms.
At the rear of the house is a cottage that is seamlessly connected to the house, with its own separate entrance, kitchen, sitting room and two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.
St. Trinian in Isby, Richmond Photo: ZOOPLA
St. Trinian in Isby, Richmond Photo: ZOOPLA
Little Fencote, Northallerton: Offering over £2,000,000
This six-bedroom detached home in Little Fencote has been the subject of a full program of rebuilding and refurbishment throughout.
The property has been completed to the highest possible standard and now presents a fine example of contemporary living surrounded by gardens and formal grounds.
Six-Bedroom House in Little Fencote, Northallerton Picture: ZOOPLA
This light-filled family home offers generous, well-planned and elegant accommodation arranged over two floors, as well as useful basement rooms.
It takes advantage of the brand’s state-of-the-art, intelligently controlled central heating system throughout, with a fully heated ground floor.
The spacious accommodation includes; Attractive central reception hall, music room with wood-burning stove, gym and amenities, and separate custom-made “dog shower” with stunning mandarin stone tiles.
The back of the house consists of two large rooms that both open to the garden via six pairs of bespoke French doors.
Six-Bedroom House in Little Fencote, Northallerton Picture: ZOOPLA
Six-Bedroom House in Little Fencote, Northallerton Picture: ZOOPLA
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