Rent 4 bedroom house in Skirpenbeck

A LARGE DETACHED FARMHOUSE set in an attractive RURAL SETTING. Manor House is situated in an historic moated garden and comprises a large farmhouse kitchen/diner and a drawing room with open hearth and French windows to the garden. The dining room also has French windows and there is an additional room on the ground floor suitable for an office, playroom or fifth bedroom. To the rear of the house is a ground floor WC and utility area. To the first floor is a master bedroom with ensuite bathroom, three further bedrooms and a large family bathroom. The property lies in approximately 0.8 acres of lawned garden with a number of useful outbuildings together with a selection of fruit trees. There is ample off road parking available. Council Tax band D No Smokers. Pets by landlord consideration. Available 5th February 2025 for a minimum of 12 months. HALLWAY Window to south. 4 panel timber front door. Galleried staircase to first floor with understairs open storage space. 2 overhead lights. Smoke detector. Telephone point. 2 power sockets. Single radiator. Doors to drawing room, dining room and kitchen. Pair of external coach lamps flanking front door. Timber laminate floor covering. Stairs beige carpeted. DRAWING ROOM Windows to south and north. French doors to west. Brick feature open hearth fire with timber mantelpiece. 5kw Charmwood wood burning stove. 2 single radiators. 2 overhead lights separately switched. 12 power sockets. TV aerial point. 2 telephone points. Exterior floodlight above French windows. Fitted beige carpet. (odd brown marks under hearth rug). Carbon monoxide detector. DINING ROOM/ OFFICE Glazed double doors from Hall and French windows to north with exterior floodlight above. Double radiator. 8 power sockets. 2 overhead lights. (Telephone point – Broadband Specific line) Timber laminate floor covering. KITCHEN Windows to south and east. Double radiator. Brick pillared recess and high timber mantel providing 600mm wide oven space with extractor fan and light over and two x 300mm side cupboards. Base units including 600mm; 400mm; 900mm corner unit; 500mm 3 drawer stack. Also, 1000mm sink and base unit and space for dishwasher, 600mm and 300mm cupboards all under approx. 4700mm work surface. Wall units include 600mm and 300mm. Heat detector. 18 no ceiling downlighters. 12 power sockets mainly above dado level. Single power socket for dishwasher in kitchen base unit. Water stop tap. TV aerial point. White tiled splashbacks above all work surfaces and to rear of the oven recess. Telephone point. Tiled floor (some tiles cracked). PANTRY Overhead strip light. Fuseboard. 2 power sockets. Tiled floor. Set of 5 timber shelves on metal runners. REAR UTILITY Timber back door incorporating a small window. Loft access. Heating World Btu oil boiler. Time clock controls. 500 base unit with kitchen sink and 2000 mm work top with space under and connections for washing machine. White tiled splashback. Overhead strip light. 4 power sockets. Single radiator. Tiled floor. DOWNSTAIRS CLOAKROOM WC, wash hand basin with white tiled splashback, extractor fan, overhead light. Single radiator. Fitted green carpet. 3 wooden shelves. OFFICE/ PLAYROOM/ BEDROOM 5 Window to west. Brick feature wash house fireplace with blocked off flue. Loft access. Airing cupboard containing fully sealed pressurised hot water cylinder. 6 power sockets. Double radiator. Overhead light. Fitted green carpet. FIRST FLOOR LANDING Spacious landing surrounding galleried stairwell on 3 sides. Exposed timber beam. Loft Access. Window to south. Double radiator. 2 overhead lights. 2 power sockets. Smoke Detector. MASTER BEDROOM 2 windows to south. Double radiator. 2 exposed timber beams. 12 power sockets. Telephone point. TV aerial point. 2 overhead lights. ENSUITE BATHROOM Window to north. Exposed timber beam. Bath with shower over with folding shower screen and white tiled splashback and end shelf. WC. Wash hand basin with tiled spashback. Double radiator. Shaver light. Extractor fan. BEDROOM 2 Window to north. Exposed timber beam. Double radiator. 8 power sockets. Overhead light. BEDROOM 3 Window to north. Exposed timber beam. Double radiator. 8 power sockets. Overhead light. BEDROOM 4 Window to north. Exposed timber beam. Double radiator. 8 power sockets. Overhead light. FAMILY BATHROOM Window to north. 2 exposed timber beams. Bath with shower over with folding shower screen and white tiled splashback. WC. Wash hand basin with white tiled splashback. Single radiator. Shaver light. Extractor fan. GARDEN STORE Containing 1250 litre low profile Harlequin oil tank on raised platform providing storage underneath. Padlockable timber door (776mm wide). EXTERNAL GROUNDS Outside tap by backdoor. 2 x outside floodlights to west and north elevations plus a pair of coach lamps by front door and 2 security PIR floodlights on the SE and SW front corners. In all about 0.8 of an acre. Parking areas extend to 3 sides of the house with a gravelled finish, beyond which the garden areas include lawns and some shrubs and a large number of trees (including walnut, edible cherry, greengage, 2 apples, damson), small spinney and an old brick and pantile outside 2 holer privy with adjoining covered ashpit under a pantile roof. 3 raised beds with tired boarding which the Landlord will not replace but the Tenants are free to do so if desired. Rudimentary covered log store and compost bins in woodland area and a simple “toy store” by the garden store. None of these temporary structures will be maintained by the Landlord and the tenant is free to adapt or remove them. To the southern end of the garden is incorporated an ancient moat, which then continues along the western boundary beyond the garden providing an historic feature. A new lapboarded fence screens the shared access drive from the garden. A stocknet fence on the north side of the garden/woodland shelter belt helps make the garden reasonably dog proof for medium sized dogs. DEPOSIT A deposit of the equivalent of 5 weeks rent (£1,900) is to be held by the landlord. This deposit will be returnable upon termination of the tenancy less any amount due for dilapidations etc. It will be protected by MyDeposits. PETS Only with the landlord’s prior consent. No cats. SERVICES Electricity – mains – meter in communal meter position in buildings. Water – A shared mains supply which will be charged at £30 pcm. Sewerage – shared package treatment plant (no drainage rates payable). Gas - none. Heating - oil fired central heating to approx. 15 radiators each with individual thermostatic controls. Telephone – 2 lines been available but only one used (373024) but tenants need to arrange connection with BT. Broadband available and current tenants say they get 15mbps. Television – an aerial is fitted in the loft. A sky dish currently fitted to West Chimney Stack but not been used since 2011. Use subject to tenant’s contract with Sky. SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION The educational facilities in the East Riding of Yorkshire are generally good. This property’s location means that the default schools are as follows - Primary Education Bugthorpe C. of E. Primary School k Secondary Education Woldgate School, Pocklington et There are preparatory schools in close proximity which include Lyndhurst, Scarborough, and Terrington Hall, as well as several in York. Public school education is available in Pocklington, York (Queen Margarets, St Peters, Mount etc) and at Ampleforth. REPAIRING LIABILITY The landlord will be responsible for keeping the exterior and structure of the property in repair. The tenant will be responsible for the interior decoration and fixtures and fittings. The property has recently been decorated, but tenants may redecorate choosing different colours subject to Landlord’s prior consent. Exposed timber not to be painted including wood floors.