Poplar House, Claxton, York

Detached Georgian village house with a part-renovated barn, all within generous gardens and grounds

Poplar House offers a rare opportunity to buy a handsome, detached family house in a generous plot with gardens on all sides and a traditional barn, part renovated and offering significant opportunities for further development. Behind the gardens are far-reaching views across green pastures and rolling hills. A much-loved home for thirty years, Poplar House would now benefit from some updating.

Entrance and staircase hall, cloaks room, wc, 3 reception rooms, kitchen, walk-in pantry, rear hall
Principal bedroom suite with bathroom, 3 further bedrooms, house bathroom, loft space
Attached store
Barn with storerooms, mezzanine study, orangery with dining room
Landscaped gardens and grounds

In all just over half an acre

Additional Information - This fine Georgian house has preserved some of its original detail including panelled doors with brass knobs, ornate cornicing, dado rail, fireplaces and ceiling beams. A staircase with shallow treads, a handrail and slender spindles sweeps past an arched window on the half landing.

The ‘Peter Thompson of York’ kitchen has a long window facing west across the garden and is open to the family room through an arch. It is fitted with bespoke modern units, granite worktops, an induction hob, a double Belfast sink and an electric Stanley kitchen range cooker. Within the rear hall is a laundry cupboard for the washing machine and tumble dryer. The family room has garden views, wall lights and an attractive hob grate fireplace housing a gas fire with coal-effect fuel bed. On the southwest corner of the house is the living room, a large and light, double aspect room with views across the garden. It also features a gas fire with coal-effect fuel bed within a handsome Carrara marble surround. The dining room, also double aspect, has ceiling beams and wall lights. Off the hall is a useful cloaks room and separate wc as well as an understairs cupboard. A shelved airing cupboard lies off the first floor landing.

The bedrooms and bathrooms all have fitted cabinetry by ‘Peter Thompson of York’. The principal bedroom suite is double aspect and enjoys far-reaching country views; alongside is a bathroom with a four-piece suite. There are two further double bedrooms and a single bedroom on the first floor as well as a four-piece suite house bathroom with a heated towel rail. The loft is boarded.

Outside - On the northern boundary, the electric gate opens to the gravel drive that meets a turning circle in front of the barn and rear entrance to the house. A garden gate within a well-established mixed hedge opens to a central stone flagged path that encircles an ornamental weeping pear en route to the front entrance. The landscaped gardens surround the house and, on the southern boundary, a brick arch adorned with climbing hydrangea connects the side access to the rear. The house is set well back from the village road behind a large area with borders, shrubs and trees. At the rear, an expansive stone flagged terrace connects the house to the barn and extends around the western face. Crescent-shaped shallow steps pass raised beds and ascend gently to the large, lawned garden that extends southwards. Deep borders, mature shrubs, perennials and a scattering of trees line the far boundary, bordering open fields. At the far corner, a separate terrace accessed from the orangery, is positioned to enjoy country views to the distant hills.

Outbuildings - The detached nineteenth century brick and pantile barn extends some 57 ft in length and is part converted. An orangery has been added on to the western end connecting to a dining room which together form a family space ideal for entertaining and relaxing, with superb rural views. The dining room has electric radiators and windows to two sides, with a ceramic tile floor running through.

The main central section of the barn is used as a large workshop where steps ascend to a mezzanine area above the dining room. This room has two windows, power and light and has been used as a study. Accessed from the drive are two stores, both also with power and light. Adjoining the house is a storeroom used for refuse and recycling storage.

Environs - Stamford Bridge 3 miles, York city centre 7 miles, Malton 11 miles, Leeds 31 miles

Claxton is a traditional rural village with a red telephone box alongside a small village green with a planted area commemorating the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and a circular Millenium seat surrounding an oak tree. A Victorian post box sits next to the bus stop. The village is largely surrounded by farmland with woodlands nearby, and the Yorkshire Wolds and the North York Moors are visible from high spots in the parish. Sand Hutton Primary School and Huntington School fall within catchment, and the excellent independent schools in York lie within comfortable reach. Vangarde and Monks Cross can be reached within fifteen minutes’ drive. The village lies to the south of the A64 York-to-Malton trunk road, giving easy access to the A1(M) and Leeds as well as to York with its railway station offering high speed rail links to London Kings Cross. Immediately to the north and east of Claxton lie the AONB Howardian Hills and the Yorkshire Wolds.

General - Tenure: Freehold
EPC Rating: F (C potential)
Council Tax Band: G
Services & Systems: All mains services. Oil central heating. LPG gas. Fully alarmed.
Fixtures & 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: North Yorkshire Council
Directions: Heading into the village from the A64, the property can be found on the right hand side identifiable by a trough and a 30mph sign on the green verge outside. What3word: ///goodness.galloped.butterfly
Viewing: Strictly by appointment
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Photographs, particulars and showreel: October 2024
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