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A superb, semi-detached period family home found in a convenient location
Description
25 Southolme Drive is a superb example of a 1930's semi-detached family house offering well-presented accommodation. The property has under-gone a significant programme of modernisation and improvement, which has seen the property remodelled and extended forming a perfectly balanced home ideally suited to modern living.
As you enter the house you are greeted by a delightful hallway; the ground floor provides a sitting room to the front which overlooks the front garden via a large bay window, there is a feature fireplace with gas stove.
There is a double reception room with a dining area and family room which leads to the stunning kitchen, which provides lateral open-plan space spanning the rear of the house that is perfect for day to day living as well as entertaining. The kitchen is fitted with a range of base units, integrated appliances and finished with a butchers block style worktop. There are French doors providing seamless transition out to the private garden with a patio ideal for entertaining.
The ground floor also provides a w.c and a useful utility room which gives access to the garage and to the garden.
The first floor offers three bedrooms, two of which have views over the garden, and there is also a spacious family bathroom. The principal bedroom is situated on the second floor.
To the front of the house there is off-street parking an integrated garage.
The main garden to the rear offers a private space for relaxing and entertaining, with a large patio area with a lawned area and mature borders.
Location
Southolme Drive is off Shipton Road a popular address only one and a half miles from the city walls with excellent transport links into York city with The Park and Ride bus every ten to fifteen minutes during the day.
Located to the north-east of Southolme Drive, on Eastholme Drive (130 yards) is a local shop with Post Office, cafe, beauty salon, hairdressers and a fish and chip shop. Off the A19, less than 0.3 mil is the popular public house, The Dormouse.
York Sports Club is half a mile away with tennis, cricket, squash and rugby clubs. Beyond is Homestead Park which has a children's play area, pop-up cafe alongside 14 acres of gardens to explore. The Clifton Ings provide wonderful river walks and a cycle track into the city centre.
There are extensive amenities just under two miles away at Clifton Moor Retail and Leisure Park, with restaurants, a cinema, a variety of gyms and shopping including supermarkets.
Clifton Green is less than a mile from away offering a variety of independent local shops, a spar, cafes, butchers, pharmacy, hairdresser's, church, dentist and doctor's surgery.
York City Centre boasts an excellent range of shopping facilities, attractions and restaurants including the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin-starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks. In addition, there is Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin-star, positioned on popular Micklegate with a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers.
York’s mainline railway station offers regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross.
The property also gives access to strong road links for commuting to Leeds (26 miles) and Harrogate (20 miles).
Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.
Square Footage: 1,452 sq ft

- A semi-detached period house in a convenient York location
- Open plan kitchen dining and living room
- Sitting room with bay window
- Garden
- Garage
- Just over one and a half miles from York city walls