House For Sale £1,100,000
The Retreat, 3 Burdon Place, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne

“The Retreat“ is one of only two very special Georgian houses, secretly set in the heart of Jesmond which enjoy private south facing gardens, as well as garaging and a private back lane. Few people even realise they exist and they come to market exceptionally rarely.

Believed to be one of Jesmond’s earliest residential properties, built in 1812, 3 Burdon Place enjoys superb accessibility to the hospitals, universities and city centre. This impressive family house across four levels is also perfect for West Jesmond, the Royal Grammar School and Newcastle High School for Girls, with Jesmond Metro also just a short walk. Exhibition Park, Jesmond Dene, as well as the excellent facilities of Osborne Road and diverse range of shops to be found on Clayton Road, Brentford Avenue and Acorn Road are also very nearby.

The front door is secretly accessed via a delightful cobble stoned path from Osborne Road to this end of terrace property which enjoys its own private patio with fishpond and secluded alfresco dining area. The south facing front patio extends to a substantially proportioned lawn and beyond to an enchanting fruit and vegetable garden which creates a truly tranquil setting.

The principal entrance at the front leads to its vestibule and into a reception hall, with a beautiful period staircase connecting to the first and second floor landings above. To the front of the hall, there is a south facing family sitting room with beautifully wide sash window with original shutters and panelling overlooking the gardens which includes a Georgian fireplace with marble surround. 

The central dining room also features a marbled Georgian fireplace, tremendously wide sash window with operational shutters set within the panelling and the ground floor area has solid dark cherry wooden flooring throughout. 

The hall leads onto the kitchen/breakfast room, which is very well equipped with integrated Bosch coffee machine, gas hob, oven and microwave, integrated Siemens dishwasher and the very latest Samsung side by side fridge freezer with beverage centre. The black granite worktops support an English oak breakfast bar and both the kitchen and adjoining laundry have solid white marble flooring throughout. The focal point of the kitchen is the two oven AGA, and the kitchen opens via French doors onto a secluded courtyard. To the rear of the kitchen lies the utility and laundry room and the rear lobby provides access to the WC, garage and a further rear courtyard and private back lane.  It is ideal for pedestrian and bike access and storage.

The main staircase leads up to the first floor where there are three double bedrooms, good light and bright rooms with wide sashes, and the two largest rooms feature period fireplaces. There is a family bathroom with Villeroy & Boch Aveo suite including a slipper bath, walk in shower and beautiful Italian glass mosaic tiling. The third double bedroom on this floor has another beautifully presented ensuite bathroom with walk in shower again with the highest quality bathroom fittings.

The staircase then leads up to the second floor, where there are two further good-sized bedrooms with dormer windows, served by further shower room with Velux window. All bathrooms have underfloor heating, extraction and numerous heated towel rails. 

To the lower ground floor of the property, there is a teenager’s lounge and den (known as The Bunker) and offers a window to the front overlooking the patio terrace and a 150+ bottle wine cellar and integrated storage area. There are original cast iron radiators throughout the four floors and all ceiling lights are the latest warm white LED.

To the rear of the property there are three car parking spaces in the shared private back lane which the large single garage with workshop, shelving and mezzanine storage and the rear courtyard open onto. 

The front gardens benefit from many stunning mature trees and plants. The patio includes two stellata magnolias, a large feature soulangeana magnolia, bay and holly trees as well as wisteria and clematis climbers. The lawned area is lined by bountiful apple trees and the vegetable garden enjoys a backdrop of mature rhododendrons, clematis and hydrangeas. 

The front of the house is covered by two mature Virginia creepers to the extent that the whole of the property provides a beautiful oasis of colour throughout the spring, summer and autumn. 

The Retreat is a very special property in the heart of Jesmond and a rarity to the market. We strongly recommend early viewings to avoid later disappointment. 

Council Tax Band: F
Tenure: Freehold