
Merryweather Cottage, East Lane, Yafforth, North Yorkshire, DL7

- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
4
- BATHROOMS
2
- SIZE
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- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Description
This characterful home offers a wonderful blend of traditional features and practical living space, making it ideal for families or those seeking a semi-rural lifestyle whilst remaining within easy reach of local amenities. The property boasts a warm and inviting interior throughout, with a cosy living room centred around a log-burning stove, creating a perfect focal point for relaxing evenings. The well-proportioned accommodation continues with a spacious kitchen/dining area, offering ample storage and worktop space, alongside a pleasant outlook towards the garden.
To the first floor, the property provides four bedrooms, all offering comfortable living space, complemented by a family bathroom. Each room benefits from natural light, enhancing the overall sense of space and homeliness throughout the property.
Externally, the property enjoys a generous plot with attractive outdoor space, ideal for both relaxing and entertaining. A key feature of this home is the significant potential for further extension or development, subject to the necessary planning permissions, allowing prospective buyers the opportunity to enhance and tailor the property to their own requirements.
Merryweather Cottage is positioned in a desirable location, offering a peaceful setting while still being conveniently located for access to Northallerton town centre, local schools, transport links, and surrounding countryside.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a characterful detached cottage with scope to grow, in one of the area’s most desirable locations.
Council Tax Band - E
EPC Rating - TBC
Situation
Merryweather Cottage is situated on East Lane, a highly regarded and well-established residential location on the outskirts of Northallerton. The property enjoys a pleasant setting whilst remaining within easy reach of the town centre, which offers a wide range of amenities including independent shops, supermarkets, cafés, restaurants and well-regarded schools. Northallerton benefits from excellent transport links, with its mainline railway station providing direct services to York, Leeds and London Kings Cross, making it ideal for commuters. The A19 and A1(M) are also easily accessible, offering convenient road links across the region. The surrounding area is renowned for its beautiful countryside, with the North York Moors National Park and the Yorkshire Dales both within comfortable driving distance, providing a wealth of outdoor and leisure opportunities.
Directions
From our Northallerton office, head South through the town centre, proceed out of town along Yafforth Road (A167) heading west. Continue straight for approximately 1–2 miles until you reach the village of Yafforth. Turn left onto East Lane, where the property can be found on the left-hand side.
THE ACCOMODATION CONSISTS OF
Entrance
1.68 x 2.72 - Double-Glazed window, wood flooring.
Dining Room
5.45 x 2.69 - Double-Glazed window, Log burner, wood flooring, radiator.
Living Room
5.30 x 3.65 - Double-Glazed windows, Log burner, French doors, Radiator, Wood flooring.
Study Room
2.54 x 3.18 - Double-Glazed window, Radiator, Carpet flooring.
Kitchen
5.56 x 1.87 - Double-Glazed window, spacious and characterful kitchen with range of solid wood wall and base units, tiled splashbacks, space for freestanding appliances, ceramic sink with mixer tap positioned beneath feature shelving, tiled effect flooring, freestanding range-style cooker with extractor hood over, radiator.
Utility Room
3.39 x 1.14 - Double-Glazed window, Space for freestanding appliances, space for plumbing, wood effect flooring.
W/C
2.11 x 0.81 - Double-Glazed window, Low level WC, Hand wash basin, wood effect flooring.
Landing
Double-Glazed window, Carpet flooring, Radiator.
Master Bedroom
3.37 x 3.44 - Double-Glazed window, Radiator, Carpet flooring.
Bedroom Two
3.38 2.68 - Double-Glazed window, Radiator, Carpet flooring
Bedroom Three
3.37 x 2.34 - Double-Glazed window, Radiator , carpet flooring.
Bedroom Four
2.60 x 3.23 - Double-Glazed window, Radiator, carpet flooring.
Shower Room with W/C
2.71 x 2.05 - Double-Glazed window, Corner shower with shower rain head, Partially tiled, low-level WC, rounded wash hand basin with storage under, Radiator, wood flooring.
Bathroom
2.23 x 2.65 - Double-Glazed window, wash hand basin with storage under, freestanding bath, low-level WC, large radiator , wood flooring.
EXTERNAL
Front
Attractive double-fronted period-style property, Generous gravelled driveway providing ample off-street parking for multiple vehicles, well-maintained front lawn with neatly trimmed hedging and defined borders, raised decking seating area, additional gravelled sections and pathways for ease of upkeep.
Rear
Exceptionally generous rear garden, offering substantial outdoor space rarely found, predominantly laid to lawn, private and enclosed boundaries with fencing and mature planting, large patio and seating areas, useful range of outbuildings including timber garden room with a log burner, backing onto open countryside providing a pleasant rural outlook.
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Mortgage and Financial Advice
James Winn Estate Agents are keen to stress the importance of seeking independent mortgage advice. If you are in need of mortgage advice our team will be pleased to make you an appointment with an independent mortgage advisor based. Call or . (Remember your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loans secured on it ).Minimum age 18.
Clauses
1/ James Winn Estate Agents has not tested any services, appliances or heating and no warranty is given or implied as to their condition. 2/ All measurements are approximate and intended as a guide only. All our measurements are carried out using a regularly calibrated laser tape but may be subject to a margin of error. 3/ We believe the property is freehold but we always recommend verifying this with your solicitor should you decide to purchase the property. 4/ Fixtures and fittings other than those included in the above details are to be agreed with the seller through separate negotiation. 5/ All EPC`s are generated by a third party and James Winn Ltd accepts no liability for their accuracy.
Material Information
The following information should be read and considered by any potential buyers prior to making a transactional decision: SERVICES: We are advised by the seller that the property has mains provided electricity, water and drainage and oil central heating. MAINTENANCE / SERVICE CHARGE: N/A WATER METER: No PARKING ARRANGEMENTS: Off road parking for multiple cars BROADBAND SPEED: The maximum speed for broadband in this area is shown by inputting the postcode at the following at the following link here CAR CHARGER: N/A MOBILE PHONE SIGNAL: No known issues. The information above has been provided by the seller and has not yet been verified at this point of producing this material. There may be more information related to the sale of this property that can be made available to any potential buyer.
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Particulars- COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
- Band: E
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Yes
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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