House For Sale £450,000
Kyme Street, York, YO1

City centre terraced house within the popular Bishop Hill area close to "Bishy" Road and the train station.

Description

12 Kyme Street is a mid-terraced period town house located in a peaceful street within the city walls. This is a wonderful opportunity for a first time buyer, a downsizer, investor or a small family.

To the ground floor there is a hallway leading to the study at the front and a sitting room to the rear with views over the garden. Stairs lead to the lower ground floor with a utility room with shower, that could be used as a fourth bedroom suite if desired. The spacious kitchen dining room is situated to the rear of the house with access to the garden.

On the first floor are two bedrooms and the house bathroom with the principal bedroom on the second floor.

There is a walled courtyard garden enjoying a south west facing position and benefitting from a brick store and rear access.

There is a resident's permit parking scheme in operation, permits can be obtained on an application basis with City of York Council for an annual cost.

Location

Bishop Hill is an extremely popular area lying within the city walls, perfectly positioned for 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.

Bishopthorpe Road (0.3 mile) is 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, supermarkets and restaurants which host regular events and festivals. Rowntree Park (0.6 mile) has a café, playground, tennis and basketball courts. Located beside the River Ouse is York City Rowing Club and York Pilates Space.

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 0.30 mile away and has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers.

The well-known York Racecourse and Knavesmire is situated just over one mile from Kyme Street.

York railway station is less than 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 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: 1,229 sq ft



Additional Info

York Coty Council Band C