7 bedroom house for sale

Superb detached house with a paddock, 2 acres in all, in a thriving village on the outskirts of York.

This handsome brick-built house with a pantile roof embraces a traditional architectural style with a panelled door and deep windows with stone lintels on the front elevation. It offers spacious family accommodation arranged over three floors including a fabulous, interior-designed cinema room with gym below. The house has only had one occupier since it was built in 2005 and, in that time, has been a much-loved family home.

Entrance, staircase hall, cloakroom wc, sitting room, study, conservatory, kitchen/dining room, utility room, gym, dog room, garden store
Home cinema, principal bedroom suite with dressing rooms and bathroom, guest bedroom suite, 3 further bedrooms, house bathroom, loft
Garden, shed, field, paddock

In all some 2 acres

Additional Information - Oak Tree House is a well-appointed family house that has been rigorously maintained over the last twenty years and recently updated. Along with high quality kitchen and bathroom fittings there are radiator covers, recently fitted wooden louvre shutters and solid oak floorboards to much of the ground floor.

A large central reception and staircase hall gives access to a cloakroom/wc, study and the principal rooms of the house. Double doors open to the sitting room with its two tall windows facing the drive and recessed cupboards with shelving beside the elegantly covered fireplace (chimney intact). The kitchen/breakfast/family room is a large L-shaped space at the heart of the house providing ample space for a comfortable sitting area. The fitted kitchen has a breakfast bar, and there are granite worktops, SMEG integrated appliances, a 1? bowl sink below a west facing window and a large utility room alongside. This room is open to the conservatory, currently used as an all-year dining room, connecting to the barbeque terrace and offering fine views out across the garden. On the ground floor of the northern wing is a versatile room currently used as a gym flanked by a dog room with an external door and a 17 ft long garden store connecting to the front drive.

On the first floor are four double bedrooms, one with an en suite, and a house bathroom that includes a shower above the bath and heated towel rail, all arranged around a central landing. The guest bedroom suite enjoys far-reaching views facing west across the garden. All bedrooms are doubles and two have fitted recessed wardrobes. Also on the first floor is the spectacular 21 ft cinema room with dormer windows facing the garden, created by an interior designer in 2018. On the top/second floor is the principal bedroom suite, fitted with skylights and eaves storage, his & hers dressing rooms and a stylish contemporary wet room. One of the dressing rooms is large enough to be a sixth bedroom.

Outside - The house is set behind a low brick wall with brick pillars and cast-iron railings behind which lies a gravelled drive, flanked by mature shrubs, providing parking for up to five cars. The original electric garage doors give access to the large garden store, and two secure garden gates lie either side of the house. At the rear, a paved garden terrace, bounded by a low brick wall, provides a sheltered south facing space connecting by double doors to the conservatory. The garden is a private space, predominantly lawned and bounded by high hedgerows providing screening from neighbours. At the far end, a gate opens to a field, level and enclosed by deer-proof fencing and hedges. A shared drive from Bradley Lane culminates at a five-bar gate, the rear entrance to Oak Tree House. This continues to a further gate giving access to a large paddock bounded by post and rail fencing and lined with hedges on two sides. A public bridle path crosses a stile and passes through the far end of the paddock, providing an alternative route to the village.

Environs - York 5 miles, A1(M)/Wetherby 8 miles, Harrogate 18 miles, Leeds 25 miles

Rufforth is a linear settlement village that sits astride the York to Wetherby Road five miles west of York and within easy reach of York, Harrogate and Leeds. The village is well served with a primary school, village store/post office with tea rooms, Grade II listed church, community village hall, playing fields (football, cricket) and club house. There are good local state schools within reach and York's top independent schools in Bootham are little more than a 15 minutes' drive away. Communication links are excellent with the A1(M) at Wetherby being readily accessible connecting to the national motorway network. There is a bus service running through the village and the mainline railway station at York offers a regular train service to London King's Cross in under two hours. Leeds Bradford International Airport is within easy access being just 25 miles away.

General - Tenure: Freehold
EPC Rating: D
Services & Systems: Mains services. Oil central heating. Heating zoned ground/first floors. Alarm. Motion sensor lighting.
Fixtures & Fittings: Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc., are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation.
Viewing: Strictly by appointment
Local Authority: City of York council Money Laundering Regulations: Prior to a sale being agreed, prospective purchasers are required to produce identification documents in order to comply with Money Laundering regulations. Your co-operation with this is appreciated and will assist with the smooth progression of the sale.
Directions: Heading into the village from York on the B1224 Wetherby Road, take the left turn in the village, just before the red postbox, to join Bradley Road. Continue along this road and Oak Tree House can be found on the right hand side opposite Southfield Close.

Photographs, particulars and showreel: February 2024
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