East Mount Road, York

Early Victorian townhouse with courtyard garden, neighbouring park and convenient for the railway station and city centre.

East Mount Road is a peaceful, no-through residential street ideally situated adjacent to Scarcroft Green and within easy strolling distance of excellent schools, the railway station and the city centre. York Minster can be glimpsed from the top floor through the trees. No. 32 lies on the favoured east side of the street where the taller terraced houses are a little grander. It offers elegant and versatile accommodation and comes with a pretty courtyard garden that could double up as a parking space. No. 32 is offered for sale with no onward chain.

Entrance and staircase hall, 3 reception rooms, kitchen/dining room, pantry, cellar,
Principal bedroom with en suite bathroom, 3 further bedrooms, 2 further bathrooms
Small front garden, courtyard garden
2 outbuildings: utility room, store

For Sale Freehold

Additional Information - No. 32 East Mount Road is a tall townhouse with a slate roof, ridge tiles and canted bay window, set back from the leafy street behind traditional railings. It offers elegant and generous accommodation with some notable period features such as ornate Victorian hallway tiles, fireplaces on all floors, panelled doors with handsome architraves, original quarry tiles, deep skirting, picture rails, original cupboards, elegant cornicing and ceiling roses. The staircase features slender spindles and a polished handrail terminating in a spiral volute.

The current owners have carried out a programme of renovation, focusing on the crucial behind-the-scenes work involving the roof, insulation, water pressure, electrics and the heating system. The entire house is offered in good decorative order.

At the front, the sitting room is illuminated with light through a southwest facing bay window; this lovely room has fitted cupboards and shelves alongside the fireplace. To the rear of the house, a flowing family space has been formed through connecting the kitchen, living and dining rooms. A wide opening in the wall introduces more natural light into the kitchen via the huge lantern window in the dining area. Trifold doors open wide from the dining area to the charming courtyard garden to form an inside/outside space ideal for family get-togethers and entertaining. The kitchen is fitted with modern units, integrated appliances, a gas hob and a 1½ bowl sink and the whole kitchen/dining room comes with underfloor heating and recessed downlights. Behind lies the family room, a cosy area with a mellow wooden floor and a dual-fuel stove flanked by original cupboards and shelves.

The dry cellar has a good head height, electricity and power, and is currently used for wine storage.

On the first floor is the beautifully proportioned drawing room, featuring a pair of tall sash windows and a marble fireplace with tiled hearth. This elegant room has formerly been a bedroom as testified by the adjacent shower room.

The current bedroom/bathroom arrangement of No. 32 East Mount Road is adaptable with easy modifications made possible by plasterboard walls. Arranged over the first and second floors are currently four double bedrooms, three bathrooms and a dressing room. All have high ceilings and rooftop views.

Outside - The house and front garden is set behind a low brick wall and traditional railings. A garden gate opens to the stone path and two columns form a portico above the panelled front door. At the rear is a courtyard garden with two traditional brick outbuildings renovated to provide a laundry/utility room and workshop/store. The courtyard is laid with York Stone and double gates admit a car into the courtyard, thus providing the opportunity for off-street parking via Shaw’s Terrace. There is Residents’ Parking available on East Mount Road.

Environs - City walls 0.1 miles, railway station 0.4 miles, A64 2.2 miles, A1(M) 13 miles, Leeds 23 miles

East Mount Road lies south of the river and within one of the city’s most appealing locations. It has good amenities on the doorstep including Scarcroft Green, a range of schools, the Everyman Cinema, the Hotel du Vin and two restaurants mentioned in the Michelin Guide. The city walls are five minutes’ walk away, along with the superb cafés and restaurants of Micklegate. Just around the corner lies the railway station which offers regular services to major cities including London Kings Cross (fast trains to London take less than two hours). Scarcroft Green, as well as the wide green open spaces of the Knavesmire and York Racecourse, can be reached on foot. Blossom Street/the A1036 provides a direct road connection to the A64 some two miles to the south, giving access to Leeds, the A1(M) and the wider motorway network.

General - Tenure: Freehold
EPC Rating: D (potential B)
Council Tax Band: G
Services & Systems: All mains services. Gas central heating. Recycling/waste collection from Shaw’s Terrace.
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: York City Council Conservation Area
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Directions: From Blossom Street, turn east onto East Mount Road (almost opposite the Holgate Road) and the property can be found at the far end on the left hand side.
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