Listed for £1,275,000
January 20, 2026
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A double garage and ample parking are reached from a driveway that was originally an in and out driveway (semi-circle) which would have once enabled the horse drawn carriages to enter and exit. The gateposts are still in position within the hedge and this drive could be reinstated. Useful garden stores provide a mower shed and bin store, as well as two loggias.
The Courtyard Cottage is a separate and wholly independent property with it’s own utilities, front and back doors. It can be accessed from the courtyard of the main house or via a separate entrance to the rear. The cottage is well laid out with a modern fitted kitchen, spacious sitting room, double bedroom and shower room.
Location
Elvington is a popular village convenient for York (7 miles) with a pub, hairdressers, village shop, doctors surgery and sports club along with an active village hall offering a variety of clubs and groups. Within the village is Elvington C of E Primary School (Ofsted Good 2024) and the highly regarded Fulford Secondary school (Academy- Outstanding 2023) and Archbishop Holgate's School (Academy-Outstanding 2021) are within the catchment area for the village.
Pocklington School is a well-regarded private school taking pupils from 4–18 years and Woldgate School and Sixth Form (Academy). Pocklington market town offers a wider range of amenities, cafes, restaurants, a health centre, dentist, leisure centre, cinema, post office, banks and supermarkets. There are also tennis, football, rugby and a cricket club.
There are three Golf clubs within nine miles of the village; Heworth Golf club (9 miles), Forest Park Golf Club (8.5 miles) and Fulford Golf Club (6.6 miles) and Swallow Hall (5.5 miles)
The neighbouring village of Sutton upon Derwent also boasts a pub, a post office, village hall, primary school (Ofsted Good 2022) and a tennis club. Woodhouse Grange Cricket Club is situated less than two miles from Elvington.
Monks Cross and The Vanguard shopping centre are about eight and a half miles away and offer extensive shopping including a flagship Marks and Spencer and various supermarkets. York Leisure Centre at Monks Cross offers gym facilities, swimming pool and a sports hall with a Clip N Climb arena.
York City Centre is seven miles with its railway station and racecourse, not to mention theatres, restaurants and shops.
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 also has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers.
Located beside the River Ouse is York City Rowing Club, York Pilates Space and The Perky Peacock, a cosy café in a medieval tower. Further along is Rowntree Park with a café, playground, tennis and basketball courts.
York’s mainline railway station offers regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to make the journey to Kings Cross.
Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.
Square Footage: 4,918 sq ft
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Additional Info
The Courtyard Cottage has a council tax Band A.