The Avenue, York, North Yorkshire, YO30

A fine and elegant double fronted Late Victorian townhouse close to the city centre.

Description

The Avenue, situated just off Bootham, is an impressive row of Grade II listed late Victorian terraced townhouses. The Avenue is a short walk removed from Clifton Green with a range of local facilities and is within a mile of the York city walls and the railway station, holding an ideal position relatively close to the city centre.

Number 5 has a central location within the terrace and, being double fronted offers 3,500 square feet of space divided over three floors giving a perfect balance between everyday living and entertaining. The house benefits from a beautiful staircase and spacious hallway as well as original fireplaces and wooden floors in most rooms.

The ground floor consists of two generous sized reception rooms: dining room and music room with beautiful bay windows looking out onto the front garden. A snooker room is situated to the rear of the house along with the large kitchen with pantry and a conservatory. There is a good sized shower room which completes the accommodation on the ground floor.

The first floor offers versatile accommodation with three elegant reception rooms: the fine drawing room, small drawing room and gallery and house bathroom. The second floor comprises of five good sized bedrooms evenly spaced out over the top floor as well as a bathroom, ideal for family living.

The back of the property is laid out with a conservatory as well as a west facing walled garden decked out with a variety of fruit trees and shrubbery that benefits from a private patio seating area. Two brick built storage sheds and double gates giving access to the rear mews passageway.

Location

Clifton is a broad, tree-lined area just outside the city walls in one of York’s most prestigious areas well-known for its genteel Georgian and Victorian townhouses, forming part of the larger Clifton Conservation Area.

5 The Avenue enjoys a good position away from the main road and is within walking distance of Bootham School, The Minster School, St Olave's School and is adjacent to St Peter's School.

From the property there is a very pleasant and easy pedestrian approach to the Minster and vibrant city centre through the historic Bootham Bar, giving excellent access to a diverse variety of shops, restaurants and cultural venues.

The property is ideal for those commuting for work, where there are regular mainline services across the country including to London Kings Cross in under 2 hours, including Manchester, and Edinburgh.

The local road network is just to the North with the A1237 giving access to the A64 for travel across the region.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,766 sq ft