Appletrees, Cheltenham Avenue, Ilkley

With no onward chain and enjoying a particularly delightful, private plot with wildlife friendly, professionally landscaped, wraparound gardens Appletrees is a beautifully presented, spacious four bedroom, detached family home on the sought after Cheltenham Avenue in Ben Rhydding. This charming property, enjoying stunning views, is particularly flexible with bedrooms on both the ground floor and first floor, which will appeal to a variety of buyers. Ben Rhydding train station, shops and local amenities are just a short walk away.

Yorkshire stone steps, pathway and paved area leads to a covered, external porch with a timber door opening into an entrance porch. A door from here leads into the welcoming reception hall, which gives access to the principal rooms on the ground floor, including a dining kitchen fitted with bespoke, solid oak cabinetry with utility room and rear porch with storage off it and with space for a family dining table with patio doors leading out to the delightful garden. A dual aspect lounge with open fire and attractive, solid oak flooring is a lovely, comfortable room, also having double glazed patio doors opening out to the garden. A master bedroom enjoying beautiful views, served by a three-piece en suite bathroom, second bedroom/ home office and cloakroom/W.C. complete the spacious and flexible, ground floor accommodation. From the hallway one can gain access to the integral double garage with electric up and over door providing ample storage. To the first floor one finds a beautiful second bedroom, dressing room/study and a stunning, generously proportioned studio room/sitting room, which could easily be converted into a master suite with space for comfortable furniture and large windows enjoying panoramic, Wharfe Valley views. This house provides excellent storage with two cupboards off the landing, in addition to ample under eaves storage. Outside the property enjoys a beautiful, professionally landscaped, wildlife friendly garden with a wide variety of fruit bushes, mature apple, pear, and plum trees, raised beds, swift boxes and wildlife pond. Areas of lawn provide great spots for children to play, adults to potter and patio areas are ideal for alfresco dining and entertaining. The property is very well set back from Cheltenham Avenue in an approximately 0.3 acre plot with a meadow area behind hedging and a potting shed/storage shed, ideal for keen gardeners. A driveway with turning space provides ample off-road parking for up to five vehicles.
Ben Rhydding has good local amenities including various shops, a primary school, church and train station. The renowned Wheatley Arms Pub offers good food and hostelry. Ilkley town centre is approximately a mile away and offers more comprehensive shops, restaurants, cafés and everyday amenities including two supermarkets, health centre, playhouse, library and boutique cinema. The town benefits from high achieving schools for all ages including Ilkley Grammar School and three sought after public schools, which are all within a short drive. There are excellent sporting and recreational facilities. Situated within the heart of the Wharfe Valley, surrounded by the famous Moors to the south and the River Wharfe to the north, Ilkley is regarded as an ideal base for the Leeds/Bradford commute. Leeds Bradford international airport is only 11 miles away.
This is a fantastic home ticking all the boxes for everyday comfortable living within easy walking distance of Ben Rhydding train station and excellent primary schools.
WITH GAS FIRED CENTRAL HEATING, DOUBLE GLAZING THROUGHOUT, SOLAR PANELS, EV CHARGER and ALARM SYSTEM and with approximate room sizes the property comprises:

Ground Floor -

Entrance Porch - A Yorkshire stone pathway and paved area leads to a covered, timber entrance door with attractive white wisteria, opening into an entrance porch with practical floor matting, radiator and further glazed timber door with side window and transom light leading into the reception hall.

Reception Hall - A welcoming reception hall with doors opening into the dual aspect lounge, dining kitchen, cloakroom W.C., home office/bedroom and master bedroom served by a three-piece en suite bathroom. A door opens into the integral, double garage. Carpeted flooring, radiator, coving. A return, carpeted staircase with attractive timber balustrading leads to the first floor of the property.

Lounge - 5.0 x 4.7 (16'4" x 15'5") - A lovely, comfortable lounge filled with light, courtesy of two, double glazed windows in addition to sliding patio doors leading out to the beautiful rear garden. Solid wood flooring, radiator, coving. Attractive fireplace with open fire, tiled surround and hearth and oak mantelpiece. A door from here leads through to the dining kitchen.

Dining Kitchen - 7.9 x 3.5 (25'11" x 11'5") - Beautifully presented with a range of solid oak cabinetry with under cabinet lighting, stainless steel handles and doorknobs and a combination of solid ash and composite worksurfaces with tiled splashbacks. Appliances include electric range cooker with five ring gas hob and dishwasher, space for a tall fridge freezer. Belfast sink with brushed chrome mixer tap beneath a double glazed window. Amtico flooring, downlighting, Open to a spacious dining area with double glazed windows and patio doors leading out to the delightful garden. There is ample space for a family dining table making this a most sociable room. Solid oak flooring, downlighting. Door into:

Utility Room - 3.5 x 1.8 (11'5" x 5'10") - With cupboards, drawers, worksurface and stainless steel sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap, plumbing for washing machine. Tiled flooring, radiator, Velux, extractor. Space for a tall fridge or freezer. Door into:

Rear Porch - A most useful area with tiled flooring, gas central heating boiler and half glazed timber door leading out to the garden. There is a large, walk-in cupboard with power and shelving providing excellent storage.

Cloakroom - With low-level W.C. and wall hung handbasin with traditional style chrome taps. Solid wood flooring, wall panelling to half height, radiator. Fitted cupboards provide excellent storage and there is a useful under eaves storage area. Downlighting, extractor.

Home Office / Bedroom - 3.7 x 2.6 (12'1" x 8'6") - A glazed door from the hallway leads into a home office/bedroom with ample room for furniture. Carpeted flooring, radiator, coving. Double glazed window to side elevation.

Master Bedroom - 6.5 x 3.5 (21'3" x 11'5") - A spacious, dual aspect double bedroom enjoying beautiful, far reaching views across the valley. Carpeted flooring, two radiators, coving. Door into:

En Suite Bathroom - With low-level W.C., pedestal hand basin with chrome taps and panel bath with traditional style shower attachment. Carpeted flooring, neutral wall tiling, radiator. Obscure, double glazed window.

Double Garage - 5.4 x 5.3 (17'8" x 17'4") - The integral double garage provides fabulous storage and parking for two cars. Electric up and over door, double glazed window, power, lighting and plumbing. Useful mezzanine storage level. Battery storage for the solar panels, EV charger, radiator.

First Floor -

Landing - A return carpeted staircase with attractive timber balustrading and arched window to the half landing leads up to a light filled, spacious first floor landing. Doors open into a delightful, dual aspect, double bedroom, dressing room/study, generous studio/sitting room which could be used as the master bedroom, if desired, a spacious, four-piece house bathroom and two, recessed cupboards providing excellent storage. A Velux allows natural light and there is a most useful, boarded, under eaves storage area.

Bedroom Two - 5.2 x 4.6 (17'0" x 15'1") - A beautifully presented, dual aspect double bedroom with windows and Velux enjoying superb, countryside views. Carpeted flooring, radiator. Ample room for furniture, boarded, under under eaves storage area. Air conditioning/heating unit.

Dressing Room / Study - 2.7 x 2.4 (8'10" x 7'10") - With carpeted flooring, radiator and large Velux affording fantastic countryside views. A recessed cupboard houses the hot water tank and has shelving providing storage. A hatch gives access to an under eaves boarded storage area housing the plumbing to convert this room back to its original bathroom state if desired.

Studio / Bedroom - 6.5 x 5.2 (21'3" x 17'0") - Wow! A superb, generous room currently arranged as a sitting room / studio with carpeted flooring, four Veluxes allowing natural light and large window to the front of the property enjoying stunning, panoramic Wharfe Valley views. Three radiators, ceiling lights, downlighting. Ample under eaves, boarded storage. This room is most flexible in use and could be used as the master bedroom, if desired ,or even potentially converted into two bedrooms (STPC).

Bathroom - Very well presented with low-level W.C., hand basin with chrome taps set in a bespoke vanity unit and freestanding clawfoot bath with chrome taps and retractable shower attachment with wall mounted controls. Separate shower cubicle with curved glazed doors, thermostatic shower and neutral wall tiling. Wooden panelling to half height, downlighting, extractor. Velux with fitted blind, combination of carpeted and tiled flooring, radiator, heated towel rail.

Outside -

Garden - The property enjoys a fabulous wraparound garden with raised beds to the front with an irrigation system with a wide variety fruit and vegetables and lawned areas with mature planting including apple, plum, pear and cherry trees including a delightful meadow and orchard area behind hedging with a compost area. Wall mounted, swift nesting boxes, which are in use, are a lovely addition for wildlife lovers. There is also a large potting shed/storage shed, ideal for keen gardeners. To the rear there is a gravelled pathway leading to a professionally designed, very private, lawned garden with established borders with wildlife friendly mature planting and trees incorporating a mature Bramley apple tree and beautiful wildlife pond. A spacious patio area provides the ideal spot to enjoy relaxing and entertaining with ample room for outdoor furniture. The garden continues around the side of the property where one finds an area of level lawn. This really is a fantastic garden for adults and children alike and will appeal to a wide range of buyers.

Driveway Parking - The property benefits from ample driveway parking for up to five vehicles with a turning area.

Potting Shed / Garden Storage - A good sized potting and storage shed providing great storage for garden equipment and potting plants with shelving, workbench , power and lighting. Solar panels.

Utilities & Services - The property benefits from mains gas, electricity and drainage.
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We will undertake a search with Experian for the purposes of verifying your identity. We will also request proof of funding. Please note that the property will not be marked as SSTC (sold subject to contract) until the checks have been satisfactorily completed so we therefore ask buyers for their prompt cooperation so that there is no delay.
An invoice will be issued to you once the sale has been agreed to be paid by bank transfer to Harrison Robinson.