THERE is something rather grand about The Brockets, a detached home in Main Street, Appleton Roebuck. It’s high and handsome to look at from the outside and absolutely brimming with character inside.

That is in no small part due to the manner in which the property has been refurbished, using a skilled combination of contemporary updates alongside the retention of the original period pieces.

It’s not something that always works – but it certainly does here.

Let’s start with that handsome exterior, a mellow red brick façade with a double frontage either side of an arched surround to an imposingly solid front door.

Beyond a large hard-standing parking area there are hedges and raised brick flower paths.

Once inside the door you step through an entrance hallway and then into the dining room, the first of the house’s character areas. Here you will find a multi-fuel burner set in an exposed brick fireplace with cupboards built into a recess to one side.

That charm continues into the sitting room, where there is another impressive brick fireplace, arching over an inset multi-fuel stove on a brick hearth. This room has a really rich look, abetted by the overhead exposed beamed ceiling adding a warm feel.

From here you come into a light, bright kitchen with windows to the side. There is a good range of matching wall, drawer and base units with woodwork surfaces over and tiled splashbacks.

Again we have a warming feature in the shape of a Rayburn range cooker with the farmhouse kitchen style continuing with a Belfast sink. The kitchen runs seamlessly into a preparation and utility area with an integrated dishwasher and space for fridge freezer and washing machine.

The bedrooms are reached from a staircase off a rear hall stretching up to a landing with more exposed ceiling beams.

The main bedroom is a good size and lit by light streaming in from windows to three sides and the character again coming from a beamed ceiling – and an ornate period style fireplace.

There is a second attractive bedroom, again with a period style fireplace and beamed ceiling, before you come to the superb house bathroom which includes a claw foot bath standing on exposed wood flooring and a separate shower cubicle and wash hand basin on wood surround.

The gardens are pleasant, with a fenced side garden laid mainly to lawn with planted beds and borders and a flagged area and a patio area to complement that front garden.

The house is set in a good spot in this sought-after village – handy for commuting routes and with easy access into York – not least because of the fine views it gives you of the village church.

So, to sum up, if you are looking for a handsome, characterful home in a pleasant village location this one could be for you.

• The Brocketts is offered for sale at £289,950 by Y Homes. Tele: 01904 707181.