Property description
Large detached family house of 3000 sqft with exceptional garden
Vestibule, entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, kitchen breakfast room, utility room, pantry, study/sitting room, garden room, wc, cloakroom.
4 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Store, 2 garages, off street parking
Front and rear gardens
In all some 0.6 acres
Freehold for sale
Halcyon, 130 Main Street, Fulford, York YO10 4PS
A handsome detached house built in the 1920s and facing west over fabulous gardens overlooking Fulford Ings. The property benefits from the solid construction of the era with good room proportions, handsome oak fittings and large picture windows.
•A ‘William Birch’ house dating circa 1923
•Set back and screened from the road with a gravel drive and off-street parking area for multiple cars
•Original period features include working fireplace, casement windows with leaded panes, bell pulls, oak panelling, oak doors, turning staircase and bi-fold oak doors in the double reception room
•West facing orientation with double doors opening onto the stone terrace
•Mature front and rear gardens facing Fulford Ings
•Nearby access to the riverside path and bike route into the city of York
•The house has huge potential for re-modelling, extension and development subject to the usual consents
Outside
The west facing rear garden is largely laid to lawn with paths, mature trees, fruit trees, shrubs, a rockery and beds. There is a raised decking area positioned for maximum sunshine, a large greenhouse in need of updating and a pretty woodland area at the far end of the garden. Beyond and below are open views across Fulford Ings, an area of open land bounding the river Ouse and designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
In all some 0.6 acres
Environs
Some two miles from York city centre Fulford retains a strong village identity and has a range of local amenities. It lies in the catchment area for the popular Fulford School, one of the leading comprehensive state schools in the country. A stones throw from Halcyon is a bus stop with buses running every 15 minutes into the city (more frequently at rush hour).
York 2 miles, ringroad ½ mile, Leeds 27 miles. (Distances approximate)
Services
All mains services are connected.
Fixtures and fittings
Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc., are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation.
Local authority
City of York 01904 551550
Directions
Heading out of York on Main Street, no. 130 can be found on the right hand side as denoted by the For Sale board.
Photographs & particulars
April 2015