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See how verdicts work2-bedroom flat · YO26 4RU
Listing removedReduced £65k (−35.1%) on 13 JulListed 313 days
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About
An impressive two bedroom first floor apartment offering spacious living accommodation and benefiting from a from a garden, off street parking and access to a storage garage.
Placed in a popular area just off Poppleton Road, the property has amenities close by and good links with both the city centre and the railway station.
There is also a simple route heading out of the city towards the ring road.
The apartment is accessed via the garden to the front of the property and is entered via a private hallway on the ground floor.
A staircase then leads to a landing area where there is a useful store and a cupboard housing a gas central heating boiler.
The main living space is a generous lounge/diner, bathed in light from windows on two elevations. The lounge/diner also has access to a separate fitted kitchen.
Featuring a range of wall and base units there is a built-in double oven, a hob and an extractor.
The property then continues with a primary bedroom with a built-in wardrobe, a second double bedroom and finally a large modern three piece bathroom with a shower over the bath and a heated towel rail.
There is also the advantage of double glazing throughout in addition to the gas central heating. Outside the property is the low maintenance front garden.
Mainly gravelled there are also some planted beds. To the side of the building is the off street parking space for one car and access to the useful storage garage.
Ideal as a home in a popular area, the property would also make an excellent investment opportunity. For details on the potential long term rental income, please contact the office.
The property is connected to a mains gas supply, a main electricity supply and mains water is supplied by Yorkshire Water.
The broadband types available in the area are standard, superfast and ultrafast. Mobile availability at the property is covered by all four major suppliers.
Please either check the Ofcom website or contact the office for specific details and suppliers available, for both broadband and mobile. This is a leasehold property with a share of the freehold.
The lease is 999 years from 5/7/1996. The ground rent is a peppercorn and there is no service charge to be paid. Please contact the office for further information.
Entrance Hall Entrance door, stairs leading to first floor and an understairs storage cupboard housing a consumer unit.
First Floor Landing Loft access, store and cupboard housing central heating boiler. Lounge/Diner 14' x 11'9" (4.27m x 3.58m) Windows to front and side elevations and radiator.
Kitchen 5'10" x 11'9" (1.78m x 3.58m) Wall and base units, work surfaces, sink, built-in double oven, hob, extractor, space for washing machine and window to rear elevation.
Bedroom 1 11'1" x 11'7" (3.38m x 3.53m) Window to rear elevation, built-in wardrobe and radiator. Bedroom 2 10'6" x 11'7" (3.2m x 3.53m) Window to front elevation and radiator.
Bathroom Three piece suite with bath with shower over, sink, W.C., heated towel rail and windows to rear elevation.
Exterior Gravelled front garden with planted beds, off street parking and access to a storage garage. Material Information Leasehold with a share of the freehold. Council tax band A.
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About 8, Winchester Avenue, York
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