House For Sale £695,000
An exceptional Edwardian property with many refined touches, impressive reception space and a beautifully landscaped garden within a prime location in this sought-after market town.
Having only had three owners, this is a wonderful home with origins from 1904. Built with brick from a historic Burnby Lane brick factory, the property has fantastic accommodation and is perfectly enhanced for modern family living, whilst being situated within a charming and historic market town on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds. An accessible location, with easy access to the many amenities this town has to offer.
Property Description.
This desirable property has outstanding accommodation which has been sympathetically and immaculately restored with high quality and tasteful fixtures, showcasing the many original features. The interior and exterior is decorated throughout with Farrow & Ball paint and The Little Greene Paint Company to reflect the period nature of the home. Welton House is naturally light throughout; the accommodation offers tremendous space for entertaining and family living. It is in an ideal position, located a short walk from the renowned Burnby Hall Gardens and town centre with its superb selection of independent retailers. The house benefits from exquisite reception space and four generous bedrooms.
The hall has natural stone flooring together with a period radiator and from which the impressive reception space can be accessed. The delightful living room epitomizes the original house with its high ceiling and cornicing, exposed original timber floor, an open fireplace with an attractive surround, a recessed arched wall feature and a lovely bay window looking onto the box hedging and rose tree to the front garden. Extra flexibility is offered with an adjacent snug, also featuring a period radiator, an original exposed timber floor, an appealing woodburning Aga stove, pretty views onto a courtyard, an arched recess wall feature, a walk-in cupboard and integrated bookshelves with a cupboard below.
The stunning dual aspect kitchen dining room and garden room were designed by a local architect and built by a highly regarded local builder and offers the most perfect space for family life. There is a wonderful, bespoke range of handmade units with a striking and extremely useful freestanding larder cupboard. Complemented with natural stone flooring, the central island, with colour from The Little Greene Paint Company has a solid wood worksurface, two storage cupboards and incorporates a breakfast bar. There is a gas fired Aga with six rings, three ovens and a grill and a white ceramic Rangemaster Belfast sink. Integrated appliances include a freezer and dishwasher. The principal storage units and larder cupboard are painted with Farrow & Ball and a honed black granite worksurface provides a splendid balance.
Beyond the kitchen dining room is the dual aspect garden room, where there are three double doors providing direct garden access with glorious views of the south facing and beautifully landscaped garden. Also with a natural stone floor, the garden room offers fantastic, light and flexible space, being semi-open plan with the kitchen dining room.
The remaining accommodation on the ground floor, all of which has natural stone flooring includes a study, WC with modern white fittings, hall with door leading into the pretty courtyard and a utility with a white ceramic Butler sink, plumbing for a washing machine, space for a tumble dryer and handmade units and granite worksurface which match the kitchen. A useful and attractive tall double cupboard in the utility provides plenty of storage space. All of the natural stone flooring beyond the Snug benefits from an underfloor heating wet system, with a three zone thermostatic control.
There are four impressively sized bedrooms. The principal bedroom has an excellent range of integrated floor to ceiling wardrobes. There are two further double bedrooms on the first floor, both with pretty views onto the rear garden and accessible via a second staircase. There are two family bathrooms, the luxurious principal bathroom benefits from a stunning free standing roll top bath, made by The Cast Iron Bath Company, along with a separate shower cubicle, a Victorian style heated towel rail and attractive timber half panelled walls. The second bathroom has modern white Villeroy & Boch fittings with a shower above the bath and a heated towel rail. A staircase leads to the second floor, this was cleverly and meticulously designed to replicate the original staircase in width and to match the original banister. A further double bedroom on the second floor has a generously sized walk-in cupboard and an en-suite shower room with modern white Villeroy & Boch fittings.
The extensive renovations make this versatile and beautifully proportioned property a perfect home.
Outside.
Welton House has a fully enclosed south-facing rear garden, just under 100ft long and ideally positioned to get the sun all day. There is a patio by the garden room which is perfect for entertaining, together with a sweeping lawn, three apple trees, mature borders, a garden shed and log store and mature hedging. To the side of the house is a pretty courtyard adjacent to the garage. Here are fruit bushes and a raised herb garden.
The attractive single detached garage has double garage doors, a pedestrian door, concrete floor and electricity. A loft ladder in the garage provides access to further storage space. There is off-street parking for four cars to the side of the house and in front of the garage. The landscaping to the front by the living room window includes pretty box hedging and a rose tree.
Services.
Mains services are installed. Wet system underfloor heating with a three-zone thermostat in the garden room, kitchen dining room and rear hall.
Directions.
Postcode – YO42 2QD
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Location.
Pocklington is an historic and traditional market town with a wonderful variety of high-quality independent retailers including coffee shops, restaurants, butchers, bakers, gift shops and home/interior design shops. The town has strong state and independent schooling with a choice of nurseries, primary and secondary education. There are national supermarkets and quick access onto the A1079 to head east and west. A rich variety of sporting, recreational, educational, and cultural activities are available within close walking distance of Welton House. Francis Scaife Sports Centre has a swimming pool, gym, squash courts, a variety of fitness classes, sports clubs and sports hall. Burnby Hall Gardens located within Pocklington is “a jewel in Yorkshire’s crown” and home to a national collection of water lilies. The gardens host an annual tulip festival, Sunday brass band concerts and has a well-regarded tearoom. The Pocklington Arts Centre is a popular and well known asset in the town and is home to a cinema, music, comedy, and theatre productions.
The Wolds and Vale of York is an unspoilt part of Yorkshire, offering phenomenal walking and cycling opportunities with the high rolling Wolds being classic David Hockney countryside renowed for its big views. The coast can be easily reached with beautiful beaches at Fraisthorpe, Filey and Skipsea. Numerous golf courses are also within easy reach.
Beverley, about 17 miles south-east, is a historic and attractive market town with Beverley Minster, a racecourse and a variety of high quality, independent and national retailers.
The historic city of York, Hull (awarded City of Culture in 2017) and Leeds are all within reach and commuting distance. York offers an excellent range of independent and national retailers, sporting, cultural and recreational facilities expected from such a well-regarded city, together with its famous racecourse. The mainline railway station in York provides services to all parts of the UK and a fast train to London Kings Cross in under 2 hours.
