5 Bed Terraced House For Sale East Mount Road, York, YO24

Traditional four storey period townhouse on popular East Mount Road with excellent access to York rail station and city centre.

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40 East Mount Road is a very fine, forecourted, Victorian townhouse offering particularly elegant and generous beautifully proportioned accommodation of real character. With high ceilings, large windows and period features throughout, this house is located on an incredibly popular street and offers comfortable accommodation in the city close to green spaces, excellent schooling and the ever-popular Bishopthorpe Road.

Shielded from the path by a front courtyard, the front door opens into a traditional Minton flag flooring currently hidden under carpet off which a sitting room with a large bay window and cast iron fireplace leads through to the dining room and kitchen/utility room. The house's four bedrooms are spread out evenly over the top three floors of the property, with the principal bedroom being located on the second floor overlooking the front garden. The bathroom is located towards the back of the house near the stairs on the first floor, while the second floor houses a drawing room with fireplace overlooking the street.

This characterful home is an excellent example of a York townhouse with typical walled garden. It has previously served as a loving family home and is now ready for a new family to use their own style to create the perfect home once more.

The property benefits from a courtyard garden with access to the rear on to Shaw's Terrace. Located adjacent to the house on Shaw's Terrace is the convenience of a garage.

Location

The Mount area of York is regarded as one of the city’s most desirable locations with good amenities on the doorstep including a pharmacy, supermarket, hairdressers, beautician, restaurants, pubs, the popular Everyman Cinema, and a range of boutique hotels including Hotel Du Vin.

Just over half a mile away is Bishopthorpe Road a highly popular area of York and has won the \"Great British High Street of the Year\" award in 2015, as well as being voted \"one of the UK's coolest places to live\" by The Times. The area has a well-known parade of independent shops, café-delis, bakeries, yoga studio, supermarkets and restaurants which host regular events and festivals. Rowntree Park with café, playground, tennis and basketball courts are a short distance from \"Bishy\" Road. Located beside the River Ouse is York City Rowing Club and York Pilates Space.

The property is perfectly positioned just outside the city’s historic bar walls of Micklegate and all the 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 is less than half a mile away and has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers.

The well-known York Racecourse and Knavesmire are situated about a mile from The Mount.

York railway station is within half a mile 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 is about three miles from the city centre giving access to Leeds, the A1(M) and the wider motorway.

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.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,267 sq ft
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