Sandiford Terrace, Leeds, LS15 8JL

Ref: PN1310

Some homes are built for quiet nights in. This one is built for Friday evenings, when the French doors are thrown open to the garden, something good is bubbling away in the kitchen and everyone you love is gathered around the island. Welcome to Sandiford Terrace, a characterful period home tucked away in the heart of Crossgates, LS15.

From the moment you step into the hallway, with its patterned tiled floor and deep cornicing, you can feel the craftsmanship of another era. The ceilings are high, the rooms are generously proportioned and the original character has been celebrated rather than stripped away.

The front sitting room is the kind of space that slows you down. A bay window pours light across the room, an elegant fireplace surround anchors one wall and fitted alcove cupboards and shelving keep everyday life tidy. It is made for film nights, board games and lazy Sunday afternoons.

The kitchen diner is the true heart of the house. Butcher block worktops, a Belfast sink, open shelving and a substantial central island give you room to cook properly and entertain easily, while the dining corner, with its warm quarry tiles and exposed beam, is perfect for long dinners that run late into the evening.

Spread across three floors, the four bedrooms give everyone room to breathe. The principal bedroom is a calm, spacious retreat with a ceiling rose and wide window, and the house bathroom brings a touch of luxury with a freestanding roll top bath and panelled walls and separate shower. A charming bedroom with stripped floorboards sits alongside a bright attic room beneath a large roof window, ideal as a guest room, dressing room or home office.

Below ground, two cellar rooms house the utility area and offer superb storage, with plenty of potential for a gym, workshop or studio for those with vision. Outside, the front garden is screened by a mature hedge, and to the rear an enclosed paved courtyard with gated access gives you a private space for summer barbecues, pots and planters.

Life in Crossgates, LS15, is wonderfully convenient. Crossgates Shopping Centre, with more than 60 shops, cafes and services, is a short walk away, and Crossgates railway station puts Leeds city centre around seven minutes away by train. Manston Park, with its playground, tennis courts and bowling green, is close by for weekend strolls, while The Springs at Thorpe Park offers an ODEON Luxe cinema, restaurants and high street shopping. Families will appreciate well regarded local primary schools including Manston St James Primary Academy, and drivers have easy access to the Leeds Outer Ring Road, the A64 and Junction 46 of the M1.

Character, space and a real community feel, all within easy reach of the city. Homes like this on Sandiford Terrace rarely stay on the market for long.

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