Property focus: Homes that make a splash (From York Press)

Property focus: Homes that make a splash

10:44am Thursday 25th June 2009

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CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL seeks out homes by the water.

THERE are few things more tranquil than the trickle of a meandering stream, or a gently flowing river.

Perhaps you are lucky enough to have one flowing at the back of your garden, or perhaps that has always been a dream.

If so, cast your eye over this selection of homes, close to ponds, lakes, rivers and streams.

This five-bedroom farmhouse in Beningbrough, near York has pretty river views and mooring and fishing rights on the Ouse.

Poplars Farmhouse, priced at £750,000, has been renovated to a high standard and includes an entrance hall with original beams and a Travertine floor, a kitchen with bespoke timber surfaces, an Aga, ceiling beams and a stone flagged floor, a utility room and a dining room overlooking the river.

There is also a family room with a log-burning stove, a drawing room, a bathroom, an en-suite bathroom and dressing room and a guest bedroom suite.

Outside, there are river views to the front, a paved courtyard seating area, lawns and a paddock area.

Contact Carter Jonas.

Next, Hudson Moody has a spacious family house overlooking a duck pond.

Located in Mill Lane, Wigginton, this five- bedroom home includes an entrance hall, a living room, a dining room, a study, a modern dining kitchen, a utility room, a cloakroom/WC, en-suite shower facilities to the master bedroom and a family bathroom.

Outside, there is space to park, a garage and a mature enclosed garden.

There is no forward chain and it is priced at £285,000.

Next, Reeds Rains has a luxury detached home with a pond in Shilton Garth Close, Earswick.

The Nook, priced at £545,000, is set in extensive mature gardens and boasts four/five bedrooms, a double garage and potential to develop.

Inside, there is an entrance hall, a sitting room with a feature living flame gas fire and French doors, a dining room and an impressive fitted kitchen with high quality units, integrated appliances and a breakfast bar.

There is also a cloakroom/WC and a family bathroom with a three piece suite.

Reeds Rains also has a two-bedroom city centre apartment in Rowntree Wharf, York, by the River Foss.

This apartment, in Navigation Road, is on the second floor of a converted former cocoa bean warehouse.

It includes an entrance hall, a sitting room/diner with roof top views of York Minster, a kitchen with units, work surfaces and space for appliances and a bathroom.

It is priced at £170,000 and there is secure allocated parking.

Meanwhile, Grays & Co has a four-bedroom detached house with a mill stream at the bottom of the garden.

Anvil Lodge in Roman Close, Hayton, near Pocklington, is tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac, with a nice lawn, shrubs, flowers and a private outlook screened by mature trees towards open farmland.

Inside, there is an entrance hall, a sitting room with feature oak beams and an electric fire, a dining room with a brick-built feature fireplace, a conservatory and a breakfast kitchen with a sun room, an integral fridge freezer, hob and oven and a door to the courtyard.

There is also a study, a utility room, an en-suite shower room and a bathroom.

It is priced at £375,000.

Grays & Co also has a four-bedroom home in Allerthorpe with a large pond and a covered outdoor entertaining area.

Priced at £465,000, The Conifers, in Main Street, offers an impressive interior, including a stunning master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, a sauna and a Jacuzzi bath.

The sitting room has a fireplace and patio doors to the rear garden, while a second sitting room is currently used as a study.

There is also a dining room, with a feature fireplace and original floorboards and a gym/fourth reception room.

The breakfast kitchen includes a range of units, a dishwasher, a double oven with a gas hob and a stand alone fridge freezer and there is a utility room, a downstairs cloakroom/WC and a family bathroom too.

Outside, there is a double garage, well maintained front and rear gardens, a pond and a decorative pagoda.

Finally, Redmove has an apartment with two double bedrooms and river views in Stamford Bridge.

The Corn Mill was converted into 12 apartments with private parking and communal gardens in 2005.

This second floor apartment includes a private entrance, an open plan living area with exposed beamwork, a kitchen area with appliances, a bathroom and an en-suite.

It is priced at £194,950.

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