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£413,995
Est. £2,139/mo with a 10% deposit over 30 years at 5.6%, October 2026 rates. Work it out for you
County Durham DL13 3JW
Built by Bellway
£404,995Est. £2,092/mo
County Durham DH1 5RA
Bellway
The open-plan kitchen, dining and family area extends the full width of the home at the rear, and will effortlessly bring the household together to cook, dine and relax. Attractive, centrally-located French doors open onto the rear garden and provide fantastic views from the dining area, which is large enough to accommodate a family-sized dining table, with room for additional guests on those special occasions. The family area is versatile, and can be made cosy and inviting with the addition of a sofa or two, or alternatively, it could become a dedicated play space for younger family members to enjoy while you keep a close eye from the kitchen.
The separate utility room is accessed through the kitchen, making laundry days easier and helping to keep cleaning essentials well-organised and safely out of sight.
Situated at the front of the home is the formal living room, with a picture window that draws in plenty of light. The entrance hallway also gives access to the cloakroom and a convenient understairs storage cupboard, as well as the garageOn the first floor, bedrooms 1 and 2 benefit from en-suite shower rooms, while the third and fourth bedrooms share use of the family bathroom Bedroom 4 would be perfect for use as a nursery or younger child’s room, or as a home office, for buyers embracing the remote working lifestyle. The finishing touch to the upstairs is a storage cupboard on the landing, which is a welcome feature for keeping towels, bed linens and other household essentials within easy reach.
The ‘Life’ collection is a range of homes created to suit the needs of all types of homebuyers. Boasting inventive design features, such as step-free access, wider halls and doorways, and much more, these homes are built to ensure you have everything you need whatever the future brings.
Additional information
Estate Management Charge: £140.00Total internal floor area: 1528 sq ftAnnual service charge: None
Council tax band: TbcTenure: Freehold
Predicted EPC rating: TbcPredicted completion window: Summer 2027The additional information provided for council tax, service charges and ground rents (where applicable) is only an estimation. Please check with your Sales Advisor for more specific details.
About the Development
The Old Foundry is a wonderful development of homes in the semi-rural outskirts of Wolsingham, County Durham. Offering a varied mix of 2-bedroom bungalows, plus 3,4, and 5-bedroom homes, these future-focused properties are sure to appeal to many potential homebuyers, including first-time buyers, families, downsizers, and commuters to Durham and Newcastle.
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Why Buy With Bellway?
At Bellway we have always built attractive and desirable new homes. That's why we've become one of the five largest builders in Britain. But now there's even more reason to choose a Bellway home.
To make the whole process of selling and buying easier, we've put together a range of services to make your move as hassle free as possible.
Express Mover"We have a home to sell"Sell your home quicker with no estate agent fees.^Our Intermediate Management Agent will work with a local estate agent to market your home at an agreed price.
You could soon be moving into your new dream home, start your journey with us today.
Low-cost mortgage
Looking for a low-cost mortgage solution? With Own New, you could lower your monthly repayment costs – making that move to a brand-new home more affordable. Just speak with a sales advisor at this development to find out more.
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Our sales centre is open for drop-in visits.
Should you wish to have dedicated time with our Sales Advisor, please book an appointment before visiting us.^All offers apply to specific plots and selected developments only. Terms and conditions apply. Contact your Bellway sales advisor to find out more or see terms and conditions on our Bellway website. Express Mover and Part Exchange scheme offers are subject to status, availability and eligibility. Bellway reserve the right to refuse a Part Exchange. Any promoted offer is subject to contract. 10-year NHBC Buildmark policy. This includes deposit protection from exchange of contracts, a two-year builder warranty from legal completion, and then eight years of structural defects insurance cover.
*About The Old Foundry
The Old Foundry is a wonderful development of homes in the semi-rural outskirts of Wolsingham, County Durham. Offering a varied mix of 2-bedroom bungalows, plus 3,4, and 5-bedroom homes, these future-focused properties are sure to appeal to many potential homebuyers, including first-time buyers, families, downsizers, and commuters to Durham and Newcastle.
Leisure
Nestled in the outskirts of the historic town of Wolsingham, residents have history and culture on the doorstep. Outdoor leisure destinations are endless too - sprawling countryside and incredible landscapes are within touching distance with the North Pennines Area of Natural Beauty boundary just minutes away.
Families will find plenty of days out for exploring; the Elephant Trees viewpoint, Hamsterley Forest, Holliwood common quarry hiking route, and Hedleyhope Fell Nature Reserve are some of the many outdoor leisure destinations within the immediate surroundings of the development.
Wolsingham itself offers a plethora of sights and leisure, including historic buildings, a bowling green, a gym and public swimming pool, a recreation ground and skatepark, several prime picnic spots, and a heritage railway station. Hop on a heritage ride at Weardale Railway Station just under six miles away and enjoy scenic views of the Wear Valley, or take a 10-minute drive to Weardale Museum and High House Chapel to revel in the local area's history.
Education
Wolsingham has a primary and secondary school within the town, just a 10 and 17-minute walk away, respectively. Wolsingham School has been teaching on site for over 400 years, and both schools in the town boast excellent facilities.
Additional schooling options for children of all ages can be found in the neighbouring Tow Law, Crook, and Frosterley.
For those seeking to pursue higher education, Bishop Auckland college is 12 miles away offering apprenticeships and higher education opportunities. Durham University is one of the most prestigious institutions in the country, commutable within half an hour's drive.
Shopping
Residents are within a two-minute walk of a local convenience store and petrol station, ensuring everyday needs are well supplied.
Wolsingham town centre is also home to a more comprehensive independent retail and convenience store, several gift and antique stores, a local butcher, as well as a doctors surgery and pharmacy. A pub, cafe, and several eateries can also be found just minutes from the development.
Crook - a neighbouring town five miles to the east - offers additional choice, with a selection of popular supermarket brands. The town is also home to several retailers, and a greater variety of bars and restaurants for evenings out.
A retail park and shopping centre can be found in Bishop Auckland, ten miles away, while Durham - just half an hour's drive away - offers unique and broad shopping and dining, with a number of award-winning restaurants and a thriving nightlife.
Transport
The Old Foundry is a two-minute walk from the Durham Road bus stop, which provides regular services to Bishop Auckland, Hamsterley, and Crook. East End bus stop is a three-minute walk away with buses destined for Wolsingham centre and Stanhope.
Wolsingham heritage railway station is under a mile away, a stop along the historic Weardale Railway line, with a 16-mile-long section of track from Bishop Auckland to Stanhope bringing passenger rail to the dale.
Bishop Auckland train station - an 18-minute drive away - is the western terminus on a Northern line through to Saltburn. Chester-le-Street station is 19 miles away, providing lines to destinations including Newcastle and Liverpool Lime Street.
Teeside International Airport and Newcastle International Airport are both within a 50-minute drive of the development for a range of destinations worldwide.
Opening Hours
Monday 10:00 - 17:00Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday 10:00 - 19:00Friday 10:00 - 17:00Saturday 11:00 - 17:00Sunday 11:00 - 17:00Directions
The Old Foundry is nestled in the surrounding landscape of Wolsingham, a regeneration of the town's old steel works. Sitting on the banks of the River Wear and the eastern boundary of the North Pennines Area of Natural Beauty, this development benefits from an abundance of stunning scenery on the doorstep.
The development is situated off Durham Road, connecting residents west to the nearby village of Frosterley, and east to the town of Crook, and the city of Durham beyond. The local community benefits from historic architecture, green open space, plus ample amenity and leisure.
This development falls under the administration of Durham County Council.
Where the plots sit on The Old Foundry.
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The builder has not published any service charge, estate charge or ground rent for this home: ask the sales office before you reserve.
An illustration, not advice: stamp duty at the rates in force today (GOV.UK), the monthly payment at the Bank of England's average quoted rate for 2-year fixes at 90% LTV, October 2026, the latest it has published.
With a 10% deposit (£41,400) you would borrow £372,595, a 90% loan to value. 11 lenders publish 30 two-year fixed deals at that loan to value. Here are 5 of the 30, sorted by monthly payment.
Yorkshire Building Society 2 Year Fixed Rate
HSBC 2 Year Fixed Premier Standard
NatWest 2 year fixed rate
Coventry Building Society 5.29% Fixed to 30.04.29
Barclays 2 Yr FixedThe guides:Loan to valueMortgage in principleNew build mortgagesMortgages explained
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The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.
How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.
The neighbourhood around it (County Durham 042D) against County Durham as a whole.
How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.
Most errands require a car.
What the 137 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.
No full-fibre-only network recorded
New homes in England must be built gigabit-ready (Building Regulations Part R, for work begun from 26 Dec 2022), with a gigabit connection where one can be had within a £2,000 cost cap. The speeds here are what the existing homes around it record: ask the sales office which network will serve the home.
| Network | Calls indoors | Data indoors | Data outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|
| EE | Limited | Limited | Likely |
| O2 | Likely |
Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.
Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against County Durham.
Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.
Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.
Ofsted and Get Information about Schools, via HomePortfolio.
Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
| Age | This neighbourhood | County Durham |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 4 | 3% | 5% |
| 5 to 9 | 5% | 5% |
| 10 to 14 | 7% | 6% |
| 15 to 19 | 5% | 6% |
| 20 to 24 | 3% | 6% |
| 25 to 29 | 3% | 6% |
| 30 to 34 | 4% | 6% |
| 35 to 39 | 5% | 6% |
| 40 to 44 | 5% | 6% |
| 45 to 49 | 7% | 6% |
| 50 to 54 | 9% | 7% |
| 55 to 59 | 8% | 8% |
| 60 to 64 | 7% | 7% |
| 65 to 69 | 7% | 6% |
| 70 to 74 | 8% | 6% |
| 75 to 79 | 6% | 4% |
| 80 to 84 | 4% | 3% |
| 85 and over | 4% | 2% |
ONS Census 2021 and ONS pay by council (ASHE), via HomePortfolio.
Nearest station Wolsingham Railway Station (WR) 790 m, 10 min walk
Walk Score® (walkscore.com), ONS Census 2021 and Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
| Likely |
| Three | Likely | Likely | Likely |
|---|
| Vodafone | Limited | Limited | Likely |
|---|
Ofcom Connected Nations, via HomePortfolio. Ofcom copyright.
Environment Agency NaFRA2, BGS and UKHSA radon, BGS GeoSure, Defra noise mapping and Pollution Climate Mapping, via HomePortfolio.
| Month | Crimes here | Per 1,000 here | Per 1,000 across County Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 6 | 4.08 | 9.17 |
| January 2026 | 4 | 2.72 | 8.81 |
| February 2026 | 6 | 4.08 | 8.95 |
| March 2026 | 10 | 6.81 | 10.73 |
| April 2026 | 12 | 8.17 | 10.68 |
| May 2026 | 11 | 7.49 | 11.67 |
| June 2026 | 12 | 8.17 | 10.85 |
| July 2026 | 9 | 6.13 | 12.42 |
| August 2026 | 8 | 5.45 | 11.42 |
| September 2026 | 13 | 8.85 | 10.65 |
data.police.uk, via HomePortfolio. Crimes are mapped to an approximate location.
Local planning authorities’ registers, via HomePortfolio.
| Price | Home | Sold | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| £121,000 | Terraced · resale · 78 m² | 24 Aug 2026 | 290 m |
| £132,000 | Terraced · resale · 71 m² | 12 Aug 2026 | 150 m |
| £308,350 | Terraced · resale · 124 m² | 30 Jul 2026 | 540 m |
| £284,000 | Terraced · resale · 126 m² | 21 Jul 2026 | 540 m |
| £380,000 | Detached · resale · 111 m² | 20 Jul 2026 | 950 m |
| £115,000 | Flat · resale · 65 m² | 29 May 2026 | 680 m |
| £155,000 | Terraced · resale · 83 m² | 30 Apr 2026 | 750 m |
| £210,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 118 m² | 28 Apr 2026 | 370 m |
| £380,000 | Detached · resale · 110 m² | 10 Apr 2026 | 700 m |
| £173,500 | Terraced · resale · 68 m² | 26 Feb 2026 | 740 m |
| £330,000 | Terraced · resale · 150 m² | 3 Jan 2026 | 480 m |
| £177,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 99 m² | 17 Dec 2025 | 270 m |
| £200,000 | Terraced · resale · 86 m² | 17 Dec 2025 | 470 m |
| £385,000 | Detached · resale · 84 m² | 17 Dec 2025 | 720 m |
| £345,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 139 m² | 4 Dec 2025 | 240 m |
| £350,000 | Detached · resale · 129 m² | 4 Dec 2025 | 370 m |
| £190,000 | Terraced · resale · 77 m² | 21 Nov 2025 | 440 m |
| £340,000 | Detached · resale · 129 m² | 6 Nov 2025 | 510 m |
| £5,000 | Other · resale · 153 m² | 26 Sept 2025 | 860 m |
| £150,000 | Terraced · resale · 130 m² | 5 Sept 2025 | 560 m |
| £170,000 | Terraced · resale · 113 m² | 5 Sept 2025 | 510 m |
| £255,000 | Terraced · resale · 86 m² | 4 Sept 2025 | 860 m |
| £180,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 90 m² | 26 Aug 2025 | 110 m |
| £305,000 | Terraced · resale · 95 m² | 19 Aug 2025 | 420 m |
| £211,000 | Terraced · resale · 105 m² | 19 Aug 2025 | 810 m |
| £199,950 | Semi-detached · resale · 100 m² | 19 Aug 2025 | 460 m |
| £225,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 125 m² | 8 Aug 2025 | 270 m |
| £155,000 | Terraced · resale · 82 m² | 8 Aug 2025 | 820 m |
| £105,000 | Flat · resale · 52 m² | 8 Aug 2025 | 580 m |
| £310,000 | Detached · resale · 89 m² | 1 Aug 2025 | 440 m |
| £332,000 | Detached · resale · 133 m² | 25 Jul 2025 | 530 m |
| £205,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 83 m² | 22 Jul 2025 | 190 m |
| £205,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 83 m² | 22 Jul 2025 | 190 m |
| £275,000 | Detached · resale · 65 m² | 18 Jul 2025 | 480 m |
| £127,000 | Terraced · resale · 69 m² | 20 Jun 2025 | 860 m |
| £152,800 | Terraced · resale · 83 m² | 12 Jun 2025 | 380 m |
| £150,000 | Terraced · resale · 76 m² | 30 May 2025 | 290 m |
| £256,000 | Terraced · resale · 75 m² | 16 May 2025 | 490 m |
| £153,000 | Terraced · resale · 72 m² | 31 Mar 2025 | 290 m |
| £485,000 | Terraced · resale · 315 m² | 26 Mar 2025 | 690 m |
| £145,000 | Terraced · resale · 74 m² | 28 Feb 2025 | 940 m |
| £360,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 104 m² | 24 Feb 2025 | 110 m |
| £81,500 | Terraced · resale · 59 m² | 14 Feb 2025 | 590 m |
| £188,000 | Flat · resale · 104 m² | 7 Feb 2025 | 610 m |
| £350,000 | Detached · resale · 86 m² | 7 Feb 2025 | 770 m |
| £125,000 | Flat · resale · 78 m² | 7 Feb 2025 | 580 m |
| £420,000 | Terraced · resale · 207 m² | 7 Feb 2025 | 580 m |
| £69,000 | Flat · resale · 41 m² | 31 Jan 2025 | 540 m |
| £175,000 | Terraced · resale · 84 m² | 31 Jan 2025 | 760 m |
| £275,000 | Flat · resale · 110 m² | 17 Jan 2025 | 580 m |
| £137,000 | Terraced · resale · 82 m² | 18 Dec 2024 | 300 m |
| £307,500 | Terraced · resale · 179 m² | 11 Dec 2024 | 750 m |
| £285,000 | Detached · resale · 83 m² | 27 Nov 2024 | 950 m |
HM Land Registry Price Paid with EPC floor areas, via HomePortfolio.
