Austin Cottage, Main Street, Hillam, LS25 5HH

£425,000

Located centrally within this ever popular village offering quick and easy access to the M62 and A1 motorways, is this architecturally designed four bedroom detached house offering bespoke family living accommodation set across two floors.

The property is entered through a solid oak front entrance door into a reception porch with Indian slate flooring, double radiato r and mounted cloaks rail. An inner hall with staircase gives access to the first floor accommodation.

Located at the front of the property is a spacious lounge with a gas fired cast iron stove set on a stone hearth. The lounge boasts a double glazed ca sement window to the front elevation with window seat in addition to a television aerial point, recessed ceiling downlighters, coved cornices and double radiator. One of the feature rooms of the property is the breakfast kitchen, having a stylish range of built in base units to two sides with butchers block worktops over, incorporating a ceramic sink unit. There is an additional range of matching high level storage cupboards again to two sides with ceramic tile splashbacks. The kitchen includes a six poi nt range cooker in addition to a built in fridge and freezer unit as well as an integrated dishwasher. The kitchen houses the gas fir ed central heating boiler and features Indian slate flooring, recessed ceiling downlighters, television aerial point and d ouble radiator. In addition there is a walk -in understairs larder cupboard. A rear hall and

slate flooring, recessed ceiling downlighters, television aerial point and double radiator. In addition there is a walk-in understairs larder cupboard. A rear hall and lobby again boasts Indian slate flooring and offers a stable style side entrance door leading out onto the rear garden beyond.

Forming part of the property’s skilful extension is a delightful side garden room with Indian slate flooring, double radiator, television aerial point and double glazed glass ceiling.

The inner hall also accesses the downstairs utility room having an additional range of high and low level storage cupboards with rounded edge worktop and additional built in fridge and freezer units.

There is a second utility room which gives integral garage access and again enjoys a range of high and low level storage cupboards with worktop and recess providing plumbing for an automatic washing machine and space for an automatic tumble dryer. The second utility room has a continuation of the Indian slate flooring and accesses a downstairs cloakroom with low flush wc and bracketed hand wash basin.

The ground floor accommodation is completed by a substantial triple garage located at the rear of the property with bi-folding garage doors, light and power. To the rear of the garage is a walk-in L shaped store and crucially the garage has planning and potential to be converted into a separate granny annexe or substantial second living room.

The first floor features a landing and hall servicing all the property’s bedrooms and bathrooms and houses the airing cupboard with hot water cylinder and electric immersion heater.

Located at the front of the property are two substantial double bedrooms with the master and guest bedroom suites being located at the rear. The master bedroom comes equipped with a double radiator, recessed ceiling downlighters and double glazed casement windows to the rear and side elevations. The en-suite bathroom has a traditional three piece white suite with an electric power shower over the bath in addition to full height tile splashbacks.

The guest bedroom enjoys a walk-in dressing room as well as an en-suite bathroom, again with a three piece white suite with Galaxy shower head over the bath and full height tile splashbacks.

There is a very useful fifth bedroom, currently used as a working study, and the internal accommodation is completed by a mod ern house bathroom having a traditional three piece white suite again with an electric shower over the bath and full height tile splashbacks.

Crucially, Austin Cottage benefits from gas fired central heating throughout and bespoke double glazed casement windows.

Externally the property is accessed directly off the Main Street of Hillam onto a substantial gravelled front and side driveway which provides off street parking for numerous motor vehicles. To the front of the property is a block paved patio with a stone wall front and side boundary. A l ockable garden gate gives access to the side and rear garden beyond. The block paved pathway runs parallel with the side elevation and opens out onto a secondary side patio providing ample space for free standing garden furniture. One of the features of Austin Cottage is its Mediterranean style rear garden which has been expertly de signed and maintained, ideal for outside entertaining. The rear garden is set over three levels, with a slate bed in addition to a raised decked patio with s tepped access onto a second decked patio which is private and enclosed by surrounding walled bound aries. A substantial timber built summerhouse is included within the sale and there is return internal access to the first floor accommodation via granary style steps.

An inspection of the internal and external accommodation is strongly recommended to appreciate the true quality of the accommodation on offer.

Tenure – Freehold Services – All mains services connected Council Tax – Council Band EEE EER ––– 69 (C) Viewings – Via Selby Office 01757 706707

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