Kings Cottage, Maunby, Thirsk

Kings Cottage is brought to the market offering a rare opportunity to acquire a highly versatile well-proportioned bungalow set within a desirable village location, benefitting from a substantial garden and adjoining paddock. While the property would benefit from modernisation throughout, it presents an excellent opportunity to create an attractive equestrian property, family home, or active retirement residence. 

Further potential exists for reconfiguration, extension, or complete redevelopment, with the possibility for a small residential development across the footprint of the existing bungalow, gardens, and paddock, subject to the relevant planning permissions.

Internally, the property is accessed via a spacious entrance hall leading to the main accommodation. There are three bedrooms, offering considerable flexibility. The smallest of the three would be ideal as a home office, while one of the other double bedrooms could alternatively be used as a second sitting room or formal dining room, depending on the purchaser’s requirements. All three bedrooms enjoy pleasant views over either the front or rear gardens.

The generous living room features a multi-fuel stove, providing a welcoming focal point. The family bathroom is positioned to the rear of the property and comprises a WC, wash hand basin, and a bath with shower over. The entrance hall also benefits from two large and practical storage cupboards. Completing the internal accommodation is the kitchen/dining room, fitted with a range of under-worktop units, offering space for dining, and providing direct access to the rear of the property.

Externally, the property enjoys a well-proportioned front garden along with a parking area suitable for multiple vehicles and a timber-framed garage. To the rear is an extensive garden offering fantastic potential to create a distinctive landscaped outdoor space. Adjoining the property is a 0.6-acre paddock, ideal for grazing livestock, equestrian use, or a variety of other purposes. The paddock benefits from separate access from the public highway across the village green; however, this access is understood to be via a prescriptive right of way and is not owned with the property.

Overall, although the property requires modernisation, it offers significant potential to suit a wide range of purchasers, whether through extension, reconfiguration or redevelopment to create a superb family home or an appealing equestrian property.