- An exciting opportunity to restore a townhouse on one of York's best streets +
- No onward chain +
- Four bedrooms, one bathroom +
- Two generous reception rooms, cellar +
- South-facing walled garden +
- Sought-after location on a quiet street +
- Close to the train station with excellent road and bus links +
- Near to green spaces, local independent shops and cafes +
- High ceilings and period features +
- EPC Rating = E +
An elegant Victorian townhouse close to the city centre and within a prime street of York, with potential for incoming purchaser.
Description
22 East Mount Road is a handsome Victorian townhouse offering elegant and generous accommodation with period features. Offering high ceilings, large sash windows and period features throughout, this house is located on a popular street close to green spaces, excellent schooling and the ever-popular Bishopthorpe Road.
The sitting room to the front of the house offers a large bay window and cast iron fireplace leads through to the dining room and kitchen. Beyond the kitchen is a w.c. Stairs at the rear of the house give access to the cellar below.
The four bedrooms are spread out evenly over the top two floors of the property, with the principal bedroom being located on the second floor overlooking the front. The bathroom is located towards the back of the house on the second floor.
This characterful home is an excellent example of a York townhouse with typical walled garden. It has previously served as a loving family home and is now ready for a new family to use their own style to create the perfect home once more.
Location
The Mount area of York is regarded as one of the city’s most desirable locations with good amenities on the doorstep 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 and 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 are 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 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 less than half a mile away and has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers.
The well-known York Racecourse and Knavesmire are situated about a mile from The Mount.
York railway station is within 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: 1,525 sq ft
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