Great Smeaton, Northallerton, North Yorkshire

An impressive double-fronted detached period house featuring beautifully presented accommodation, sensitively combining quality fixtures and fittings with a wealth of period features and located at the heart of a desirable village, near to local and town centre amenities, the road network and the mainline train station.

The property
Dating from around 1735 with two further wings added in the 19th and early 20th centuries, The East House offers 5,905 sq. ft of light-filled, flexible accommodation which has been completely renovated throughout during the current owners tenure. Providing an elegant and beautifully presented practical living and entertaining environment, the property combines modern amenities including quality sanitaryware with large sash glazing, generously-proportioned rooms, high ceilings and moulded cornicing, column radiators, some panelled walls and original fireplaces.

The accommodation flows from a reception hall, with original flooring and gives access to the rear garden and a useful cloakroom. It briefly comprises reception and dining rooms, both with fireplaces, together with a sitting room with an adjacent inner hall and a games room with a fireplace flanked by bespoke storage. The kitchen/living room has a freestanding woodburning stove and French doors to the terrace and rear garden. The modern kitchen has a range of bespoke wall and base units, a large central island with breakfast bar and modern integrated Smeg appliances, including a dishwasher, Smeg induction hob, two built-in ovens and microwave combi oven. A door from the kitchen opens to a rear hall with a boot room, laundry with space for a two washer/dryers and inter-connecting larder. It gives access to a gym and a neighbouring drawing room with fireplace and access to a separate side entrance hall linking to the dining room and kitchen. Stairs from the drawing room lead up to a vaulted bedroom with freestanding bath, walk-in eaves storage and an en suite cloakroom, together with the gym and drawing room below offering potential for use as a self-contained annexe. Stairs rise from the reception hall to the two upper floors. The first floor provides three double bedrooms, the principal having extensive bespoke fitted wardrobes and an en suite bathroom with twin sinks, together with a family bathroom. The property’s three remaining double bedrooms, a further family bathroom and a walk-in wardrobe can be found on the second floor. The property also benefits from generous cellarage.

Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil central heating. High speed fibre broadband to the village.

Set behind a small area of garden to the front with low-level walling topped by picket fencing, and having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached via a private road and has access to the rear through a side electric gate opening to ample private parking and giving access to an outbuilding with double garage and two stores. The well-maintained rear garden is enclosed by a the original Victorian high brick wall making it very private and secluded. Laid mainly to lawn and bordered by mature shrubs and trees, it features a gravelled rear terrace with a paved area with further useful stores and a door to the rear hall, together with a paved seating/dining area, from which to enjoy the long distance views; the whole ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining. The village green and additional parking area in front of the property and a small area further along from the property, are uniquely being sold with the property.

The historic sought after village of Great Smeaton sits in a conservation area near to the River Wiske, almost equidistant between Northallerton and Darlington. Listed in the Doomsday book, the village offers a range of local amenities including a welcoming pub, a historic church, an active village hall, The Old Saddlers homeware shop and a primary school. The nearby market town of Northallerton and Yarm offer more comprehensive local shopping, supermarkets, a library, restaurants, cafés, pubs, a hospital, leisure centres and golf clubs. Darlington offers more extensive shopping, leisure and recreational amenities.

The property is located close to the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales, both offering a wide range of outdoor pursuits.

Transportation links are excellent: the village sits on the A167 Darlington Road, linking to the A1(M) and motorway network, and Northallerton mainline and Yarm stations offer regular services to Edinburgh, Leeds, York and London.