Property Overview

Main Street, Stillington YO61 £550,000 (Guide Price)

5 Bedrooms | 3 Bathrooms

A characterful 3 bedroom cottage with 18th Century origins, located on Stillington's picturesque High Street and providing around 2,320 sq ft of flexible living space that includes a fabulous 2 bedroom annex perfect for an elderly relative or extended family members PLUS a double garage, car port and south facing rear garden.

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Property Overview - With origins believed to date back as far the mid 1700's, this wonderful former farmworker's cottage features extended ground floor living space and an adjoining 2 bedroom annex converted from a range of stables. In total, the property now provides around 2,320 sq ft of flexible living space that includes no less than 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 4 reception rooms complemented by a double garage, car port and a south facing garden.

Inside - An entrance lobby opens into a spacious sitting room with exposed beams and a fabulous red brick fireplace. A charming inner hall with staircase leads off to a rear lobby with cloakroom/wc, formal dining room, snug and an impressive 19'0" (5.79m) long dining kitchen with 12'0" (3.66m) high vaulted ceiling, exposed beams, wood burning stove and timber worktops complemented by a period style sink unit, eye-level double oven and grill, freestanding appliance space and a useful utility room leading off.

The split level first floor landing leads off into a principal bedroom with original fireplace and compact en-suite shower room, 2 further bedrooms (1 with a 2nd original fireplace and 1 with fitted wardrobes) and a bathroom with a shower above the bath.

Other internal features of note include an oil fired central heating system, double glazing and an opportunity to cosmetically update and improve the property in parts.

The Annex - Converted from a range of stables in 2002, the annex benefits from it's own independent access as well as an interconnecting door into the main residence from the shower room into the utility room. The annex is double glazed, features its own central heating system and currently provides an open plan dining kitchen and living room, 2 double bedrooms and a stylish shower room complemented by it's own area of private garden.

Please note that the planning permission granted in 2001 regarding the annex (Planning Reference : 01/00191/FUL) stipulates that "the additional living accommodation is only approved as an extension to the existing building. To use the accommodation as a separate dwelling or for purposes other than the ancillary to the existing dwelling would require a further planning permission."

Outside - The front garden overlooks the village church and a driveway off South Back Lane (shared with the neighbouring Woodburn Cottage) leads up to an area of hardstanding which provides parking and access into a double garage and a car port.

The cottage features a delightful south facing rear courtyard and the rear garden off the driveway is also south facing and mainly laid to lawn with well stocked flowerbed and shrub borders,

Services - We have been advised by the vendor that all main services are connected to the property with the exception of mains gas.

Energy Efficiency - This property's current energy rating is E (53) and has the potential to be improved to an EPC rating of C (76). The current energy rating for the annexe is E (49) and has the potential to be improved to an EPC rating of B (87).

Council Tax & Postcode - This property sits within North Yorkshire Council and is in the tax band of E. The postcode for the property is YO61 1JS.

Tenure - We have been informed by the vendor that the property is freehold.