5 bedroom detached house for sale

An impressive five bedroom village house with garaging and views of a 14th century castle

Description

Castle View is a substantial, attractive, detached family home built in 2002, offering spacious, versatile and well-presented accommodation amounting to 3894 square feet. The house stands in an elevated position affording the house some outstanding southerly views towards the eponymous 14th century castle ruins.

There is a generous ground floor with a good balance of reception space, stretching the depth of the house, the superb sitting room is dual aspect, offering views to the Castle. Within the sitting room there is a fireplace and twin French doors leading to the rear west facing patio. There is a flexible dining/family room benefiting from a fireplace and views to the Castle. The separate study could be used as a play room.

The large, open plan kitchen breakfast room is a welcoming space with a range of hand-built oak wall and floor mounted units designed and crafted by renowned local company Peter Thompson of York, providing both good storage and preparation space, complete with granite worktops and a range of integrated appliances. To one end of the room is a family seating area with doors opening on to the patio. A useful utility room with base units and sink is positioned off the kitchen. Adjoining the kitchen via double doors is a separate garden room which benefits from a vaulted ceiling, a cast iron stove along with glazed doors and windows overlooking the rear garden.

There is a built-in storage/cloak area and separate WC both accessed from the hallway, completing the ground floor accommodation.

To the first floor is a spacious landing, leading to the principal bedroom suite with an en suite bathroom and built-in wardrobes. The second bedroom provides an en suite shower room and built-in wardrobes, there are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Bedroom three benefits from built-in wardrobes.

The house is approached via a rear driveway that provides access to ample parking and leads to a triple garage with loft storage space above and a workspace/store to one side. Behind is a small vegetable garden with fruit trees and raised beds.

Of particular note are the beautiful, established, landscaped, south and west facing gardens which are a wonderful feature and provide a spectacular backdrop to the property. To the rear of the house is a large patio leading to a gently sloping lawn with raised decked seating area at the far end and colourful beds drawing the eye. To the front of the house large lawned areas flank the pedestrian pathway, bordered by low brick walls and beds dotted with shrubs and trees providing year round interest, colour and privacy.

Location

Sheriff Hutton is a "thriving conservation village" situated between the Vale of York and the Howardian Hills. The village has a church, village hall, garage, primary school (Ofsted Good 2020), post office/shop, Quarmby's Delicatessen and Coffee House, and a bus service. The village public house, The Highwayman is a traditional country pub serving quality food with a spacious beer garden.

Strensall (3.7 miles) has a Tesco Local and Morrisons Everyday for convenience.

Terrington Hall Preparatory School is about four miles away, with Ampleforth College about 12.5 miles.

York City (about 11 miles) is the nearest city offering excellent shopping and boasts a number of popular attractions including: York Theatre Royal, the Art Gallery, York Minster, Betty’s Tea Rooms and the famous Shambles along with a range of local cafes and shops. The city has excellent 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. Independent schools on offer in York are The Mount, St Peter's and Bootham along with a number of good state schools.

Monks Cross, (7 miles) has an excellent range of high street shops, superstores, dining and entertainment.

York railway station has regular services to major cities including Manchester and the airport, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross.

The market town of Malton (10.6 miles) is now the artisan food capital of North Yorkshire with its award-winning monthly food and farmers markets, as well as a weekly market, and annual Food Lovers’ Festival backed by excellent local shops. There are supermarkets, two breweries, restaurants, the Talbot Hotel, cookery school, tearooms, a cinema, theatre and train station.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,894 sq ft