Valley View, Ampleforth, York Guide Price £285,000

A much improved three-bedroom semi-detached family home occupying an appealing corner plot within a sought-after & well-served village, offering modern & well-presented accommodation.

This comprehensively modernised and updated semi-detached house, occupies a good-sized corner plot in a quiet cul de sac setting within the much-loved village of Ampleforth. The property is of traditional cavity wall construction with brick outer walls beneath a tiled roof, and its living accommodation has been remodelled, with a number of walls removed to create a sociable, partly open-plan layout with a contemporary finish. Other notable improvement works include re-wiring, re-plumbing, replacement windows and updated kitchen and bathroom fittings.

The accommodation, which amounts to approximately 1,075sq.ft, briefly comprises: entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, conservatory and kitchen. At first floor level there are three bedrooms (two doubles, one single), and a house bathroom. Windows are uPvc double-glazed, and there is oil-fired central heating throughout.

There are garden areas to three sides of the house which have been nicely landscaped, featuring well-kept lawn and Indian stone flagged patio areas and paths, whilst a brick-built outbuilding provides useful storage and laundry space. A double-width driveway opens onto a block paved parking area.

Ampleforth is one of North Yorkshire’s best-loved villages. Nestled into a hillside, it sits within particularly attractive countryside between the North York Moors National Park and the Howardian Hills National Landscape.  The village features an attractive mix of both period and modern houses and benefits from a surprising number of amenities including village shop and post office, two good pubs, a coffee shop, Doctor’s surgery, a primary school and Ampleforth College. The Georgian market town of Helmsley is only 4 miles away and benefits from a wide range of facilities. The other three Ryedale market towns are all within an easy drive and York is 19 miles south.