Listed for £5,950,000
February 13, 2026
Sold for £1,087,861
2001
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In 2005 planning was obtained for conversion to nine apartments before being bought by the present owners who began a comprehensive program of renovation and refurbishment to return It to a single family home. The property has been sympathetically restored and extended. The improvements were carried out using traditional methods and materials to seamlessly blend the old with the new. In addition the infrastructure had a complete overhaul, including Rako lighting, a unvented central heating system. Furniture designer Neal Jones was commissioned to build the fitted library and magnificent kitchen. The libary and adjoining study, accessed by a hidden door, are fitted out in Makassar ebony and satinwood with accent nickel trim. The hand built kitchen has floor to ceiling storage along one wall and an Impressive island in book-matched walnut,
This is a grand house, with perfectly proportioned rooms, bathed in copious amounts of natural light and enjoying contrasting views of the surrounding gardens and parkland. There is a room for all occasions and seasons, each beautifully decorated but ensuring the period features take centre stage. There are six generous bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, including the principal suite with its own morning room and dressing room. The two bedroom guest suite can easily be incorporated into the main house making eight bedrooms in total.
The Grounds
The house is approached via a gated tarmac driveway which dissects the lawned gardens, splitting to provide access to the formal entrance with its large gravelled parking area overlooking the grounds, and a service driveway to the day to day parking area and garaging. The gardens extend to a hedged and walled boundary to the north and east, dotted with specimen trees, the western flank being retained by an attractive brick wall which provides the perfect backdrop to an ornamental terraced garden and Japanese inspired pond area, complete with teahouse providing a superb vantage point.
The bulk of the grounds lay to the south and west, the manicured lawns formed into gentle terraces, dissected by gravel pathways passing a parterre and leading down to an all weather tennis court and productive vegetable garden. The lower garden, which extends to about 15 acres, is predominantly grassland providing ample grazing for horses or livestock, supported by a steel frame barn measuring approximately 116'x59', accessed via a separate driveway. The remainder of the land, totalling about 40 acres, comprises of woodland, known locally as Kidhurst Wood and Hell Wood, originally planted for timber production and filled with a mixture of hardwoods, broadleaf species and larch. Scarcroft Beck runs through the wood and has been dammed at the southern edge to create an attractive ornamental lake.
Location
The property is situated on the outer fringes of Scarcroft village in a private corner of a small hamlet surrounded by open countryside, about six miles from Leeds City Centre. Despite the peaceful location the property is ideally placed for access to Yorkshire's commercial centres, including Harrogate and York.
The area is well served with retail and sporting facilities together with most denominations of schools, including the renowned Grammar School at Leeds about two miles away, as well as Gateways at Harewood and Ashville College in Harrogate (about 13 miles). The village is well placed for access to the A1M opening up the national motorway network and Leeds Bradford Airport is about nine miles away providing regular domestic and international flights.
The surrounding villages provide a wealth of local artisan shops, sports clubs and numerous gastro pubs, as well as several first class golf clubs, including Scarcroft, Moor Allerton, Alwoodlley and Moortown. The beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park is also within a short drive (about 20 miles) providing a play ground for avid outdoors enthusiasts.
Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.
Photography from Autumn 2021.
A member of the family works for Savills Leeds.
Square Footage: 14,244 sq ft
Acreage: 59.44 Acres