4 bedroom detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Manicured garden with patio area extending to 0.2 acre
- A charming detached family home extending to over 2200 square feet
- Large garage and outbuilding
- Excellent York village with good amenities and close to transport links
- Four miles north east of York city centre
Description
Forest House is a handsome Grade II listed village house dating back from mid 18th Century. The property comes to the open market for the first time in 48 years and offers well-proportioned accommodation arranged over two floors, with salient points including sash windows, feature fireplaces and ornate ceiling rose and cornicing. Of particular note are the attractive gardens to the front and rear of the property.
There is a spacious sitting room, providing an excellent reception area with an exposed brick fireplace, there is dual aspect with French doors to the rear leading to the walled patio with a covered well. The dining room has an outlook to the front garden with an original fireplace, ornate ceiling rose and cornicing as well as recessed shelving. An extension was created in 1978 comprising a kitchen and creating a further bedroom and bathroom to the first floor.
The kitchen, which is fitted with a range of base units and a separate breakfast area with access to the garden. Beyond the kitchen the previous outbuildings have been linked to the house and a utility room with units has been created along with a large workshop, store and a garden room with French doors leading on to a decked area. Arranged on the ground floor is a w.c. which completes the accommodation.
Stairs rise to the first floor and principal bedroom with a built-in cupboard, ideal for storage and view to the front. There is an additional three bedrooms, a shower room and separate modern bathroom.
The house is approached via a wrought-iron gate with a charming stone path leading to the front door, either side is an established mature hedging and plants. To the right handside of the house is a gravelled driveway leading to the large garage.
To the rear is a delightful, walled west facing garden with deep borders to the perimeter with a variety of established flowers and plants.
Location
Stockton on the Forest lies about four miles north east of York City centre which is about a ten minute journey, with a village hall, church, pub, garage, primary school (Ofsted Good 2018), pre-school nursery, scout hut, children’s play area, village shop, golf club and garden centre. As well as a fortnightly mobile library. The village is served by the Yorkshire Coastliner bus route Leeds to Scarborough.
The village is located for Huntington secondary school about four miles away, which is about a ten minute journey and has been rated (Outstanding 2017) and independent schools on offer within the city are The Mount, St Peter's and Bootham.
The historic cathedral City of York boasts an excellent range of shopping facilities, attractions, race course and restaurants including the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin-starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks. In addition, there is Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin-star, positioned on popular Micklegate.
There are a number of supermarkets in and around the city, including a Waitrose at Foss Islands Road and a large Marks and Spencer at the Vanguard Shopping Park. York Leisure Centre at Monks Cross (abut three miles) offers gym facilities, swimming pool and a sports hall with a Clip N Climb arena.
York railway station has regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross.
The village allows for quick easy access to York, the A64 is about two miles away it is about five minutes to the outer ring road to Scarborough and west to Leeds and the A1M for the wider motorway network.
Please note all distances and travel time are approximate.
Square Footage: 2,261 sq ft
Acreage: 0.21 Acres
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