Slingsby Close, Ferrensby, Near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5

Slingsby Vale is an outstanding new development of family homes. Each house is imaginatively designed, built to a superb specification and offers fantastic accommodation. The development occupies a lovely setting in this popular and conveniently located village of Ferrensby sitting between the picturesque market towns of Knaresborough and Boroughbridge.

Ferrensby is a small village with historic connections, having been mentioned in the Domesday Book as ‘Feresbi’. Later names include Feringebi (1239) and Ferinsby (1606). It is understood that the name may derive from ‘farmstead or village of the man from the Faroe Islands’.

Well situated between the stunning scenery of the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales, Ferrensby occupies a very convenient position with an excellent selection of shops and amenities in surrounding towns and villages. The area boasts a wide range of community events, a number of fine restaurants and public houses and a wealth of nearby heritage attractions including Newby Hall, Fountains Abbey and Ripley Castle.

Ferrensby is conveniently situated between the bustling market towns of Boroughbridge and Knaresborough, both of which offer an excellent range of everyday facilities, a number of highly regarded schools for children of all ages alongside being a superb commuting point to regional and national locations. Transport links include the nearby and recently upgraded A1(M) together with mainline rail services from Northallerton, York, Harrogate and Leeds. For those seeking to travel further afield there are domestic and international flights from Leeds Bradford Airport as well as Durham Tees Valley – both are within an hours drive.

ACCOMMODATION

• Hall with cloakroom and understairs store
• Sitting room
• Family room
• Dining kitchen
• Utility room

• Landing
• Principal bedroom, walk in wardrobe and en suite shower room
• 3 additional bedrooms
• House bathroom

• Drive providing ample off-street parking
• Garage
• Lawned gardens with a west facing aspect to the rear

SPECIFICATION

Kitchens

• Bespoke luxury fitted kitchen by Nolte, one of the top German kitchen brands on the market
• 20mm Diore quartz worktops and upstands
• All Bosch appliances to include;
• Single oven
• Combi oven or Microwave
• 4 or 5 ring gas hob (or induction upgrade)
• Island or wall extractor hood
• Integrated dishwasher
• Integrated fridge
• Integrated freezer
• Franke Ariane under mounted one and a half bowl stainless steel sink with Franke Athena chrome tap
• Italian porcelain floor tiling to kitchen/dining area and utility rooms
• Utility rooms with Franke Spark inset stainless steel single bowl sink and Franke Athena chrome tap
• Pendant lighting to islands where applicable
• Tiled skirting

Bathrooms, Shower Rooms and Cloakrooms
• Bespoke luxury fitted bathrooms and shower rooms with sanitaryware by VitraA and fittings by Grohe to include;
• VitrA concealed cistern WC’s and sinks with inbuilt storage
• Grohe crome fittings
• Shaver point
• Towel rail
• Italian porcelain floor and wall tiling

Energy Saving Features

• Sealed unit uPVC double glazed mock sliding sash windows and Express bi-fold doors in clotted cream with satin chrome ironmongery
• Gas fired central heating system with energy efficient boiler and thermostatically controlled radiators
• Recessed LED downlighters to kitchen, bathroom, en-suites and walk-in wardrobe to principal bedroom (where applicable) and energy saving light bulbs throughout
• Loft insulation
• All homes to meet Part L1A of the current building regulations legislation
• Electric vehicle charging point

Electricals

• Brushed chrome electric sockets and switches
• High level or low level satellite/TV/data points to all reception rooms, family areas and bedrooms
• Superfast FTTP fibre broadband and USB points throughout
• External lighting
• Satellite TV ariels
• Spur for electric wall mounted fire to sitting room, if required
• CAT 6 data cabling to enable hybrid/ home office working
Finishes
• Italian porcelain tiled flooring to kitchen, dining area, utility room, cloakroom, en-suite and bathroom
• Flooring provided throughout with a choice of wood, engineered wood, laminate, vinyl or carpet
• 40mm and 44mm oak veneer doors with brushed chrome levered handles
• Softwood stairs complete with square spindles with stopped chamfers, handrails and newel caps in natural oak finished and sealed with a Danish oil
• Deep skirting board and architrave throughout with tiled skirting to kitchens
• Fireplace future proofed to allow for electric fire, gas fire, open fire or log burner

Safety and Security

• Security alarm system
• GRP secure by design entrance doors
• Mains operated doorbell
• Smoke detectors
• Heat detector to kitchen
• CO2 detector
• External security lighting to houses and garages
• Ducting for electric gates

Externals

• York handmade brick walls and garages
• Remote controlled up and over garage door
• Tegula block paved driveway
• Yorkstone effect riven flagged patios
• Paved pathways
• Up/down external lighting to front
• LED flood lighting to rear
• Turfed gardens to front and rear
• External tap and electrical socket
• Electric vehicle charging point
• Electric socket and lighting to garage

All homes will benefit from a 10 year Premier Guarantee warranty.

Please note that the interior photos are for illustrative purposes only. They are of another property on the development which has been completed.