5 bedroom house

The sale of Cragg Cottage offers an extremely rare opportunity to acquire a lovely period home within this extremely popular conservation area. The property offers scope for extension subject to planning approval and a further program of modernisation. Contained within the current accommodation is a self contained element ideal for dependent relatives or as an excellent home office suite if preferred. An outstanding feature of Cragg Cottage are the beautiful private landscaped formal gardens incorporating a large carpe pond providing an idyllic and peaceful setting.

The local suburbs of Rawdon, Horsforth and Guiseley are all within easy travelling distance each offering a wide range of local amenities as well as primary and secondary schools. Leeds, Harrogate, Ilkley and Bradford are also accessible together with the region's motorway infrastructure for travel further afield. The popular and highly regarded Woodgrove House School is literally within walking distance likewise the new railway station in Apperley Bridge providing direct rail access into Leeds City Centre and commuting to London within 2 and a half hours.

At the rear of the property there is an entrance porch which leads through into a reception hallway off which is a guest cloakroom and WC. There are 3 lovely well proportioned reception rooms comprising central panelled dining hall with staircase to first floor, bay window overlooking the front garden and feature stone fireplace with living flame gas fire. The sitting room also has a bay window to the front and marble fireplace with open grate as has the living room which currently has an en suite shower room as this was formally used as a ground floor bedroom. The breakfast kitchen has a comprehensive range of modern units together with integrated appliances including a split level cooker and American style fridge freezer and dishwasher. An inner lobby leads into a large utility room and a separate entrance vestibule provides access into a self contained element of the house with ground floor shower room and staircase leading up to a recently refurbished living kitchen with modern wall and base units and split level cooker perfectly suited for a dependent relative or excellent home office suite if preferred.

At first floor level is a principal bedroom with private entrance lobby, extensive built in furniture and an en suite shower room with adjoining dressing room. There are then 3 additional bedrooms all with fitted furniture and a house shower room with WC.

Outside, the impressive entrance with stone pillars retaining walls and electric wrought iron gates opens up into a sweeping driveway which meanders through lovely established front grounds up into the rear of the property where there is an enclosed parking courtyard which in turn provides access to an oversized single garage with double doors and workshop/storage area.

Undoubtably the outstanding feature of Cragg Cottage are the beautiful and extensively stocked private landscaped gardens with a wealth of mature trees and specimen shrubs throughout, expansive lawned areas, a beautiful tranquil area of the gardens with large carpe pond and summer house. Immediately to the front of the property is a feature stone ornamental fountain and to the side is an extensive greenhouse and potting shed. There is clearly scope to extend Cragg Cottage to the west potentially incorporating the foot print of the existing greenhouse and create additional garaging whereby the existing integral garage could form additional living accommodation if required.

Agents Note – Cragg Cottage can not be described as being a detached as there is a small cottage attached to the property at the south east corner in separate ownership.


Marketed by: Carter Jonas, Harrogate Residential