The Mount, York, North Yorkshire, YO24

A fine seven bedroom period townhouse that has undergone a sensitive renovation and refurbishment

Description

103 The Mount in York is a six bedroom spacious property with the added benefit of a self-contained one bedroom flat in addition to the main residence. The house is located in close proximity to the train station in York just beyond the city walls, a perfect location for anyone wishing to be close to transport links as well as the city centre.

The ground floor consists of a sitting room as well as a recently refurbished kitchen and dining area. The cosy sitting room looks out onto the front of the house as well as the idyllic garden space located on the side of the property. Glass double doors also lead into the garden from the recently refurbished kitchen space in the back of the house.

The first floor is home to an impressive principal suite equipped with a double bedroom, dressing room and en suite. The attached bathroom includes a roll top bath, fitted units and a large shower. Parallel to the principal bedroom is the second bedroom also equipped with an en suite. The second and third floor consist of a further four generous double bedrooms, all with en suite and windows that provide a generous amount of natural light. The bedrooms are all beautifully finished with floral wallpapers and white trimmings along the ceilings and walls, giving them each a personal touch that adds to the overall satisfying finish of the property.

The added self-contained flat has a separate kitchen with built-in units, sizeable bedroom with dressing room and shower room. With its own private access, this apartment would be ideally suited for dependant relatives, guests or as a home office.

The clean and spacious garden adds a comfortable environment for outdoor entertaining with several seating areas and connects the main house to the outdoor buildings that consist of an office, a garden studio and a storage facility.

Overall this property has all bases covered for anyone to feel right at home with the possibility of providing a comfortable space for family and friends to visit.

Location

The Mount is a prestigious address offering convenient access to the Knavesmire, the city centre (city walls 0.6 mile) and the A64 (2.2 miles) in the opposite direction.

This is a desirable location with good amenities on the doorstep including a pharmacy, supermarket, hairdressers, beautician, restaurants, pubs, the popular Everyman Cinema, and a range of boutique hotels including Hotel Du Vin.

Just over half a mile away is Bishopthorpe Road a highly popular area of York that has won the "Great British High Street of the Year" award in 2015, as well as being voted "one of the UK's coolest places to live" by The Times. The area has a well-known parade of independent shops, café-delis, bakeries, yoga studio, supermarkets and restaurants which host regular events and festivals. Rowntree Park with café, playground, tennis and basketball courts is just a short distance from "Bishy" Road. Located beside the River Ouse is York City Rowing Club and York Pilates Space.

The property is perfectly positioned just outside the city’s historic bar walls of Micklegate (about half a mile) and all the popular attractions including: York Theatre Royal, the Art Gallery, York Minster, Bettys Tea Rooms and the famous Shambles along with a range of local cafes, shops, restaurants, public houses and supermarkets.

The city boasts 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, which is about half a mile away and has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers.

The well-known York Racecourse and Knavesmire are situated about a mile from The Mount.

York railway station is about half a mile away and offers regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross. The A64 ring road is about three miles from the city centre giving access to Leeds, the A1(M) and the wider motorway.

The city offers a diverse range of primary and secondary schools including the popular Scarcroft Primary School (Academy), All Saints RC School (Ofsted Outstanding 2016) and Millthorpe School (Academy). Independent schools on offer are The Mount, St Peter's and Bootham.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,228 sq ft