Southside, Springfield Road, Boroughbridge, York, North Yorkshire YO51 9AZ

Situated in a well-established residential area of Boroughbridge, Southside, is a detached family home built in 1966 and launched to the market for the first time.The property offers light and spacious accommodation throughout with excellent potential for modernisation.Set within mature, well-established gardens, the property enjoys a pleasant setting with a private driveway leading to a detached garage, providing ample off-street parking. The house itself offers well-proportioned rooms and a bright, airy layout, presenting an exciting opportunity for purchasers to update and personalise to their own tastes.

Externally, the gardens provide attractive outdoor space with lawns, shrubs and planting.Southside represents a rare opportunity to acquire a solidly built home in a desirable Boroughbridge location, with scope to modernise and create a superb family property in an established and sought-after neighbourhood.

Please note that planning permission has been granted for the construction of a dormer bungalow to the west of the property.

The internal accommodation is entered via the entrance porch, leading to a welcoming and spacious reception hall. Natural light filters in through a side window, highlighting the staircase rising to the first floor with its painted balustrade and timber handrail.The hall provides access to the principal ground floor rooms and a useful cloakroom. With its generous proportions and neutral décor, the space offers excellent potential to update and create an attractive and practical entrance to the home.

The sitting room is a generous and light-filled reception space, enjoying a dual aspect with a large front-facing window and glazed doors opening through to the adjoining garden room. The room offers ample space for both seating and dining areas and features a central fireplace with a marble surround and fitted electric fire, creating a natural focal point.To the rear, the sitting room flows into the garden room with extensive glazing that allows natural light to pour in while offering attractive views over the south facing rear garden. With doors opening directly onto the mature well stocked gardens, which are a particular delight in the summer months, this room provides a pleasant spot to relax and enjoy the outlook throughout the seasons, while also offering potential for updating to create a superb additional living area.

The kitchen is a good-sized and practical space with a range of fitted cupboards and work surfaces, along with a sink unit positioned beneath a window overlooking the rear garden. The room enjoys plenty of natural light and provides ample space for everyday cooking and household tasks.The solid fuel Rayburn, newly installed in 2022, provides a traditional focal point within the room and adds character. There is also space for freestanding appliances and direct access to the outside via a half-glazed stable door.In addition to the main kitchen area, the property benefits from a useful walk-in pantry, providing excellent storage, together with a separate store, further enhancing the practicality of the space.While functional as it stands, the kitchen offers excellent scope for modernisation and reconfiguration to create a contemporary kitchen suitable for modern family living.

A staircase rises from the reception hall to the first-floor landing, featuring a painted balustrade with timber handrail. The landing is well lit by a side window which allows natural light to filter through the space, creating a bright and welcoming feel.The landing provides access to the bedrooms and family bathroom, with space for occasional furniture if required. With its neutral décor and pleasant natural light, the area offers a practical central point for the first-floor accommodation.

The first floor provides three bedrooms, comprising two well-proportioned double bedrooms and a single bedroom.The principal bedroom is a particularly generous room featuring a large front-facing window that allows plenty of natural light and offers an open outlook. One wall is fitted with a range of built-in mirrored wardrobes, providing extensive storage.

The second double bedroom is also a comfortable and bright space offering plenty of space for bedroom furniture. The bedroom benefits from a built-in full height wardrobe/cupboard.The third bedroom is a single room, ideal for use as a child’s bedroom, nursery or home office.Completing the accommodation is the family bathroom, fitted with a bath with shower attachment, pedestal wash basin and WC. The room is fully tiled and benefits from a window providing natural light and ventilation.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS
Southside is approached via a private driveway providing off-street parking and leading to a detached garage and workshop, both with electricity and an outside tap. A gated entrance opens onto the front garden, which is mainly laid to lawn and bordered by established hedging and planting, creating an attractive and welcoming frontage.

To the rear, the property enjoys a delightful south-facing garden, offering a high degree of privacy and plenty of sunshine throughout the day. The garden is predominantly laid to lawn and complemented by well-stocked borders, mature shrubs and shaped hedging, creating a pleasant and established outdoor space ideal for relaxing or gardening.The garden also provides a charming outlook from the garden room and sitting room, enhancing the sense of connection between the house and the outdoor space.It should be noted that planning permission has been granted for the construction of a dormer bungalow to the west of Southside.