West End, Ampleforth, York Offers in Excess of £175,000

A detached, stone-built cottage in need of complete renovation or redevelopment (subject to planning consent), together with gardens & off-street parking, located in a scenic part of this sought-after village.

Rose Cottage forms a distinctive part of the attractive street scene at the western edge of Ampleforth and offers a new owner considerable potential. Set well back from the village street, this detached cottage, probably a former barn, is constructed of solid stone walls, beneath a clay pantile roof. It has been tenanted by the same family for 70 years and is now in need of complete renovation. It enjoys a quaint charm and a very pretty outlook.

The total accommodation amounts to approximately 795 sq.ft (excluding the loft space at the western end of the cottage). The property is set within the Ampleforth Conservation Area and occupies a total site area of around 0.17 acres (0.07 ha). Externally there are generous garden areas, space to park and two sizeable timber outbuildings, which are in a dilapidated state, but offer a useful footprint.

Ampleforth is one of North Yorkshire’s best-loved villages. Nestled into a hillside, it sits within particularly attractive countryside between the North York Moors National Park and the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  The village features an attractive mix of period, stone houses and benefits from a surprising number of amenities including village shop and post office, two good pubs, a coffee shop, Doctor’s surgery, a primary school and Ampleforth College. The Georgian market town of Helmsley is only 4 miles away and benefits from a wide range of facilities. The other three Ryedale market towns are all within an easy drive and the City of York is some 19 miles south. Rose Cottage is located on the southern side of West End, easily identified by our ‘For Sale’ board.