Academy Drive, Dringhouses, York, North Yorkshire, YO24

A superb modern family home offering generous accommodation, excellent entertaining space and a highly desirable south-facing garden.

Description

Built in 2010, this attractive and detached family home offers spacious and versatile accommodation extending over three floors, thoughtfully designed to meet the demands of modern family living.

The property is entered via a welcoming and spacious reception hall, which provides access to the integral garage and principal ground floor accommodation. The elegant sitting room enjoys an abundance of natural light and features double doors leading through to the dining room, creating an excellent flow for both family life and entertaining. Beyond, bi-fold doors open into the conservatory, seamlessly connecting the interior with the garden.

The stylish open-plan kitchen has been thoughtfully designed with a door to the garden and is open to the dining room, offering further seamless connection to the principal rooms. A useful guest cloakroom/WC completes the ground floor accommodation.

To the first floor are three well-proportioned bedrooms, one of which benefits from an en suite shower room, together with a modern house bathroom. The impressive principal bedroom suite features a dressing area leading through to an en suite shower room.

The second floor offers a further bedroom, shower room and a versatile store room, presenting excellent flexibility for guests, home working or hobby space.

Outside
The property is complemented by a beautifully presented, low-maintenance rear garden enjoying a desirable southerly aspect. Designed for ease of upkeep and outdoor enjoyment, the garden features a terraced seating area, ideal for al fresco dining and entertaining, together with well-stocked borders containing a variety of mature shrubs and trees.

To the front, a block-paved driveway provides off-street parking and leads to the integral garage.

Location

Academy Drive is a pleasant development within York, just off Tadcaster Road which provides access to the city centre and the A64 as well as within reach of the well-known York Racecourse and Knavesmire, about two miles. There are excellent regular bus routes including the Park and Ride, and a large supermarket nearby.

This vibrant and historic city has an abundance of popular attractions including: York Theatre Royal, the Art Gallery, York Minster, Bettys Tea Rooms and the famous Shambles along with a range of local cafes, shops, restaurants, public houses and supermarkets. The city boasts excellent restaurants including the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin-starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks. In addition, there is Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin-star, positioned on popular Micklegate which has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers.

Located beside the River Ouse is York City Rowing Club, York Pilates Space and The Perky Peacock, a cosy café in a medieval tower. Further along is Rowntree Park with café, playground, tennis and basketball courts.

York railway station is just over two miles away and offers regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross. The A64 ring road gives access to Leeds, the A1(M) and the wider motorway network.

York College is only a short distance (about a mile), York University can be accessed by car or bike and is about five miles away. The nearest Primary School is at Dringhouses (Ofsted Good 2019) just over half a mile away. The city offers a diverse range of primary and secondary schools including the popular Scarcroft Primary School (Academy), All Saints RC School (Ofsted Outstanding 2016) and Millthorpe School (Academy). Independent schools on offer are The Mount, St Peter's and Bootham.

The highly regarded and picturesque village of Bishopthorpe is just over a mile and a half away, the village boasts excellent schools as well as a nursery and playgroup. There are a number of amenities; three public houses, post office, local store, butchers, hairdressers, florist, café, village hall, library, sports and social club as well as doctors and dentist surgery. Tennis courts, football and social clubs are all available in the village.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,855 sq ft



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