5 bedroom house

The White House is an attractive rendered double-fronted property offering more than 3,500 sq. ft. of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over three floors. Recently built in Georgian style with sash windows, high ceilings and well proportion rooms. The ground floor accommodation flows from welcoming reception hall with tiled flooring and useful cloakroom and comprises a large 24 ft. drawing room with an open fireplace and two sets of French doors to the terrace, a spacious study/sitting room with a corner fireplace and a generous front aspect dining room also with a fireplace. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a substantial 30 ft. kitchen/breakfast room, which benefits from underfloor heating and a range of contemporary wall and base units including a large central island, quartz worktops and modern integrated appliances. The contemporary triple aspect breakfast area has a feature butterfly roof, full-height glazing, Bi-fold doors to the terrace, space for a good-sized table for more informal meals and a door to a neighbouring fitted utility room with doors to the front aspect and the integral double garage.

On the first floor the property offers a large 24 ft. principal bedroom with a fireplace, two sets of French doors to private Juliet balconies, a fitted dressing room and contemporary en suite bathroom. There is also one further generous rear aspect double bedroom with built-in storage, a front aspect office and a modern family bathroom. Another bedroom is currently being used as an office. The property’s two remaining vaulted double bedrooms can be found on the second floor, together with a contemporary fully-tiled family shower room.

The nearby Tocliffe has a Post Office, Farm shop and Doctors Surgery. Both Ripon and Thirsk offer more extensive amenities including independent and High Street shopping, public houses, services and entertainment facilities, more extensive facilities are available in Harrogate, York and Leeds. The area boasts excellent leisure and sporting facilities including Ripon Racecourse and a good selection of golf clubs. Communications links are excellent: the nearby A1(M) ensures easy access to the north and south of the country and the national motorway network, as do the excellent links from Thirsk train station which offers regular services to London Kings Cross.

Having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached over a central block-paved path leading to the front door and through twin stone pillars over a gravelled walled side courtyard providing private parking for multiple vehicles, giving access to the integral double garage and with a five-bar gate giving access to the garden. To the rear of the garage, a door gives access to a separate ground floor room with kitchenette and en suite W.C., external stairs rising to a large 27 ft. first floor room, the whole with potential for conversion to a self-contained annexe if required. Extending to approx. 0.5 acres, the sizeable well-maintained garden is laid mainly to level lawn interspersed with mature flowerbeds and specimen trees and features numerous seating areas, a garden pond and a large wraparound paved rear terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, the whole screened by mature hedging and trees and enjoying far-reaching views over surrounding countryside.

Marketed by: Strutt & Parker, Harrogate