5 bedroom detached house for sale

A handsome contemporary family home with generous gardens, in a leafy corner of the village.

Description

Situated in a quiet position at the end of a private driveway, Hillcrest is an impressive standalone newbuild home. This individual stone-build house has been constructed to a very high standard in a traditional style, finished with an oak framed porch and sits on a particularly impressive elevated plot, with far reaching views to the rear. The house incorporates the best in modern insulation standards and benefits from 21 solar PV panels capable of generating around 8.7kw of power which will dramatically reduce electricity bills and supplement the hot water supply.

The property centres around a stunning kitchen-dining room opening onto a orangery/garden room with glass lantern above and picture windows framing the magnificent views. The kitchen is designed by David Charles and is fitted with an extensive range of painted units and striking quartz worksurfaces, finished with a range of quality Bosch appliances and some eye catching wood effect porcelain floor tiles. French doors seamlessly open onto steps leading to the garden beyond. The kitchen is complimented by a sizeable utility room with a range of built-in units and space for a washing machine and drier.

Continuing through the ground floor there is a particularly light and well-proportioned sitting room, a separate study, both overlooking the front garden and a WC.

Moving to the first floor there are a total of four double bedrooms, bedroom two featuring a contemporary en suite shower room, the remainder served by a well-appointed house bathroom, all finished to a high standard with Villeroy and Boch sanitary ware.

The principal bedroom suite occupies the second floor, spacious, bright and enjoying excellent privacy, complimented by a walk in wardrobe and an en suite bathroom.

Externally, the plot extends to around 1/4 acre, consisting of a lawned garden to the front, gravelled driveway to the side leading to the garage and a generous rear garden, boarded by a new timber fence. The property benefits from off street parking for several cars and a double garage with electric door and steps to one side leading to a versatile storage/hobby room above.

Location

Scotton is a highly regarded and picturesque village with a popular public house rated very highly on Trip Advisor, close to the picturesque market towns of Knaresborough, Ripon and Boroughbridge which all offer an excellent range of daily shops and services, including numerous state schools rated good and outstanding. The wide ranging attractions and schooling in Harrogate are about five miles away, but most notably the property is ideally situated for swift accessibility to further afield, being about five miles from the A1(M) Motorway, Junction 47. The likes of Leeds (32 miles) and York (19.6 miles) are within very comfortable commuting distance, both having rail connections to the East Coast Mainline with some services making the journey to London Kings Cross in under two hours. Leeds Bradford airport is about 17 miles distant.

By virtue of being in the heart of Yorkshire, there is an extensive range of pursuits across the county ranging from racing at Wetherby, York and Ripon, shooting on the Yorkshire Moors, golfing at the likes of Pannal and Alwoodley and a raft of other cultural, social and retail opportunities for which the Harrogate area is well known such as the famous Betty's Tea Rooms. As a village resident you would also have access to the Scotton Angling Club who have fishing rights in a stretch of the river Nidd half a mile from the house

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,396 sq ft