Property Overview

Buttacre Lane, Askham Richard, York YO23 £280,000

3 Bedrooms | 2 Bathrooms

A pretty detached cottage offering plenty of charm and character with stunning open countryside views. The residence offers flexible accommodation over two floors, set along a quiet country lane on the fringe of the popular and most sought-after village of Askham Richard near York.

Offering an abundance of history, we are delighted to offer for sale the original Smithy in the picturesque village of Askham Richard which is believed to have been converted to a home in the 1950s.

Today 'The Old Smithy' still retains many of its original features and offers uninterrupted countryside views set along this pretty country lane offering gross internal accommodation stretching to in excess of 1,100sq ft. The home offers a good sized sitting room with cottage style kitchen and dining room that could be used as a ground floor bedroom, along with a well appointed ground floor bathroom. To the 1st floor are two bedrooms and an additional shower room.

Externally this attractive cottage offers a well maintained frontage with raised brick planted borders and a paved sun terrace to the side. Found to the rear is a walled and gravelled courtyard with on street parking available to the front. Offering an exceptionally rare opportunity to own a piece of village history the property is being offered for sale with vacant possession and no onward chain and therefore an internal viewing is highly recommended.