Land for sale in Neasham Road, Darlington DL1

Key Points

Description

The former St John’s Church provides a striking building and landmark feature dating back to circa 1849 constructed from sandstone under a pitched slate roof with a 20th century brick vestry extension, built behind the original, to provide a kitchen, meeting room and WC’s. The property itself is of traditional construction as expected of a church building of this age and has cast iron guttering and downpipes and stone framed single glazed windows throughout.

Externally, we understand that the site contains no burials or graves and benefits from ample parking provision with direct road access from Neasham Road. The main access is shared with a right of way existing to provide access to the scout building to the rear and residential flats to the east front elevation.

The property has a maximum cleared height of 17.5m to the apex of the roof and an eaves height of 12.05m.

Location

Darlington is situated in the North East of England and lies approximately 16 miles west of Middlesbrough and 37 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne providing excellent road links to the A1(M) and A66.

Darlington is a historic market town located in the County of Durham with a resident population of approximately 106,000. The town lies on the river Skern, a tributary of the River Tees, being essentially developed in the Victorian times with the influence of the local Quaker families and is famous as the terminus of the first passenger railway.

The subject property is located in an elevated position to the east, which many of the local community will know as Bank Top, commanding a prominent position with the clock tower being visible from 360 degree angles. The property is situated within a regeneration zone directly opposite Darlington Train Station of which works started in Spring 2023 with a view to being completed in Spring 2025. Improvements to the station will include a new platform and station building, new footbridge and a multi storey car park. In addition to the rail station development, St John’s is also located just outside (south) of Business Central Darlington and the Central Park Enterprise Zone site.

Terms

The property is available by way of offers invited, subject to a guide price of £150,000.

Please note that our client reserves the right not to accept the highest or any offer received. Our client is not bound by the best value restrictions set out within the charities act and will be looking to dispose of the property for the best and most suitable use for the asset. All interested parties must be able to present a clear business plan for the proposed use of the property, as well as proof of funding to deliver such a use.