3 bedroom detached house for sale

A Grade II* listed country house and annexe, farmhouse, coach house and a range of farm buildings with land, close to Whitby.

Dating from 1697, and being in the owners' tenure since 1966, Ewe Cote Hall is a handsome country house providing almost 3,100 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over three floors, now in need of extensive refurbishment. The property also benefits from an attached three-storey annexe offering more than 1,500 sq. ft. of additional accommodation, currently rented on an AST. Retained features include mullioned windows, high ceilings and some wall panelling, exposed beams and original fireplaces. The accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall and comprises reception and dining rooms, both with feature open fireplaces, and a kitchen/breakfast room with a range of wall and base units, four-oven range, integrated appliances, space for a sizeable table and a neighbouring utility room and pantries.

On the first floor the property offers three bedrooms, the principal with dressing room and en suite bathroom. The property’s two remaining bedrooms can be found on the second floor. These attic bedrooms offer the potential to create en suite facilities, subject to planning.

A separate gable end entrance hall to the annexe opens to a reception room, fitted kitchen and utility room, with four bedrooms and a family bathroom arranged over the upper two floors. The property offers great flexibility, as a single dwelling or main house with an annexe.

A separate farmhouse, which has been recently re-roofed and is currently let on an AST, consists of two reception rooms, one with a cast iron range and both with feature fire places, kitchen, WC and utility room, four bedrooms and a modern bathroom.

Services: Oil central heating, mains electricity and water. Private drainage, which is not compliant with current regulations. Yorkshire Water are committed to connect the properties to the mains sewer by March 2030.
Council Tax: Hall & Farmhouse - Band F. Annexe - Band A

Agents Notes: Land in blue is subject to an overage - 6.69 acres

Ewe Cote Hall is approached through a stone arch over a driveway giving access to a courtyard with a range of listed outbuildings and a coach house. A lower yard gives access to listed former agricultural buildings, which have the potential for conversion to residential use, subject to planning. The south facing walled garden is laid mainly to lawn bordered by mature planting and topiary and features a paved terrace. Far-reaching views over open countryside towards the coast are enjoyed by the upper floors. The original kitchen garden for Bothams Bakery from Whitby, was once situated at the Hall.

Surrounded by heritage coastline and the North York Moors National Park, historic Whitby offers supermarkets, hotels, public houses, GP and dentist surgeries, a hospital and primary and secondary schooling. Scarborough and Middlesbrough also offer extensive shopping, recreational and leisure facilities. The nearby A171 links to major regional centres, the A1(M), A19 and motorway network beyond. Whitby station offers local services and links to London and Teesside International Airport.