5 bed terraced house for sale

South Parade, York, North Yorkshire YO23

Handsome Georgian townhouse situated in a charming cobbled street

Description
No. Eight South Parade is an elegant, Grade II listed Georgian townhouse in one of the most attractive and highly sought-after terraces in York.

A striking example of the architecture of its time, the property has been thoroughly modernised to create a contemporary family home whilst retaining key period features including bay windows to the front, a feature arched window on the stairs. Arranged over five floors, with near perfect proportions this flexible accommodation extends to over 2,900 square feet.

The property is constructed over four floors with a fifth floor attic room, offering well-proportioned and flexible accommodation, ideal for entertaining.

The open plan breakfast kitchen and dining room is the perfect place for family living and entertaining. The handcrafted wooden kitchen features ample cupboard space and a sizeable central island unit. French doors lead to the walled courtyard garden to the rear. The Adjacent sitting and dining area benefits from a electric wood burning stove and room for seating and a dining table.

Just off from the kitchen sits the utility room which provides direct access outside, the is also a WC and storage cupboards on this floor.

The upper ground floor is home to an elegant sitting room to the front of the property with a wonderful bay window and log burning stove. Bedroom two and the study also sit on this floor.

Ascending the stairs to the first floor you will find a most impressive principle bedroom suit with a sizeable dressing room with built in wardrobes and an en suite bathroom.

Bedrooms three, four and five are arranged over the second and third floors. Bedroom five is the perfect guest room with an en suite bathroom and built in storage. The remainder of the rooms are served by a house bathroom on the second floor.

Externally there is a landscaped formal garden to the front and a walled courtyard garden to the rear, perfect for entertaining and Al Fresco dining. The house also benefits from an allocated parking space opposite and storage sheds to the front lower ground.

Location
South Parade is a popular address conveniently located just outside the city walls (0.2 miles). Situated on a no-through cobbled street within a conservation area.

This is a desirable location with good amenities closeby 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 quarter 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.

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: 2,884 sq ft



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