WE ARE in and out of town again this week as we look at some super properties to rent in rural and urban locations.

We’ll start with a property which is a bit of both…it’s an extended semi-detached bungalow in Hopgrove Lane North, a little lane off Malton Road, just before the Hopgrove roundabout.

That location gives you the feeling of being in the countryside – with open aspects back and front – while also being just a short skip from Monk’s Cross shopping centres and York city centre (and handy for the A64 east and west).

The house itself has a number of highlights, including a large lounge with living flame coal effect gas fire and a smart dining kitchen with a good range of modern fitted base units and granite-effect laminate worktops, breakfast bar and integrated appliances including oven and hob and dishwasher.

The master bedroom to the rear is a grand size (running to some 21ft and has a range of fitted wardrobes with sliding mirrored doors). Fitted wardrobes also feature in the second bedroom which also has dressing table and overhead storage.

Internally the accommodation is completed by a house bathroom and a utility room.

One of the great features of this home is the extensive amount of outside space with a block paved garden to the front and an attached garage, providing plenty of parking space. To the rear there is a long garden laid mostly to lawn with decking and a patio area.

All in all, a great package, for which Stephensons are looking for a reasonable rent of £700pcm.

The Old Coach House, our next home, is also in a well-located spot, just off Heslington Road, again handy for the city centre, commuting routes and for the university.

There is plenty of character on offer here from the smart entrance hall through to the dining area, with French doors leading to the rear garden and on to a good-sized lounge, again with garden access French doors.

A fully fitted kitchen with smartly fronted wall and base units and with a good range of appliances completes the ground floor. The first floor has a master bedroom with en-suite and two further bedrooms.

Another smart home, for which Ashtons are seeking a rent of £1,200pcm.

We’re leaving York for our next choice, trotting up the road to Stamford Bridge, a busy bustling spot with lots of local amenities and very much a community in its own right. Here we find a smart, characterful, apartment in the Corn Mill (which, as its name suggests is a conversion of the old mill).

“Viewing highly recommended to appreciate the quality on offer,” say the marketing agents Letters of Distinction. And quite right they are, too – with plenty of charm on offer including original exposed beams and superb views of the surrounding countryside.

Recently redecorated, re-carpeted and bright as a new pin, this penthouse apartment offers an open plan fully-fitted kitchen/dining area with appliances including fridge/freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, oven and hob. You can relax in a large sitting room with overhead beams and trusses and admire the views.

There is a large master bedroom with en-suite shower room and a second bedroom which also has an en-suite (there is also a separate WC). The Corn Mill is tucked away behind electronic gates and has private parking and communal garden areas. Letters of Distinction are looking for a rental of £795pcm.

Another property which has been smartly spruced up is a mid-town house in Cherry Paddock, within walking distance of local amenities and handily placed for Clifton Moor and Monks Cross.

The house offers a smart reception room, a fitted kitchen and two bedrooms (one double, one single) and there is a modern house bathroom. Gardens to front and rear and a single garage complete the package for which Letters Ltd are seeking a rental of £675pcm.

And now, we’re off to trendy town…to look at a townhouse in Clementhorpe on the edge of the sought-after Bishopthorpe Road and its range of individual shops, cafés and restaurants. The house offers a smart living room, a kitchen with appliances to included built-in oven and hob, two double bedrooms and a family bathroom to the first floor. There is off-street allocated parking. This property is offered by Ashtons at a rental of £750pcm.

And now, in our last but definitely not least spot, we have a real charmer: an attractive garden flat in a large period property in Heworth village. Highlights here include a lounge with decorative fireplace, a fitted kitchen with appliances including gas hob and electric oven, fridge/freezer, washer/dryer and dishwasher.

There are three double bedrooms – two with fitted wardrobes – and a family bathroom. There is a pleasant garden to the rear and on street parking. Letters of Distinction offer this home at a rental of £950pcm.