Carisbrooke Road, Queens House, Time Square, West Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 5RU

AN OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY for a single person or for a business couple/retirement to purchase this MOST IMPRESSIVE PURPOSE BUILT "PENTHOUSE" STYLE APARTMENT in surely ONE OF THE BEST POSITIONS on this sought after development FOR OUTLOOK and WINDOW PRIVACY and with the advantage of NO OTHER PROPERTIES' WINDOWS FACING!

This LOVELY HOME offers BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED ACCOMMODATION including THREE BEDROOMS (featuring a third bedroom of very good size) and the main bedroom has the advantage of AN EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM with the benefit of an opening window for natural ventilation and good natural light.

The apartment also benefits from some VERY TASTEFUL IMPROVEMENTS, carried out in recent years, including a WELL PLANNED and TASTEFULLY RE-FITTED KITCHEN with several integrated appliances (March 2021) and A SMART RE-FITTED BATHROOM (January 2022), and is also TASTEFULLY DECORATED in light mainly neutral schemes and FITTED and APPOINTED TO A HIGH STANDARD, providing a "READY TO WALK-INTO" HOME.

The apartment is on the TOP (4th) FLOOR with the advantage of NO-ONE ELSE ABOVE and has a SOUTHERLY-FACING BALCONY with space for items of relaxation furniture and immediate access from the VERY WELL-LIT, CONTEMPORARY, OPEN-PLAN LIVING ROOM which, when combined with the RECEPTION HALL OF VERY GOOD SIZE (virtually a room in itself!) is ideal for parties and larger family gatherings.

There is LIFT ACCESS TO ALL FLOORS (if required), an audio answer entry system to the building and a SECURE PERSONAL NUMBERED CAR PARKING SPACE under the apartments.

AN INTERNAL INSPECTION is VERY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to appreciate the EXCELLENT SPACE with VERY GOOD NATURAL LIGHT and the LOVELY OUTLOOK and WIDE EXPANSE OF SKYLINE.

AMENITIES:   The apartment is VERY CONVENIENTLY LOCATED on the WEST PARK/FAR HEADINGLEY BORDER to the north-west of Leeds (barely five miles from the city centre) and is ideally placed for comfortable daily commuting, by car, to the commercial centres of Leeds and Bradford and also the former spa towns of Harrogate and Ilkley.

There are also regular public transport facilities to Leeds city centre, via Headingley and the university, on the nearby Otley Road - which is only a few minutes walk.

In the other direction, also on Otley Road, there are public transport facilities to the historic, active market town of Otley and the former spa town of Ilkley with connections to Skipton.

Excellent shopping facilities can be found in Headingley centre, Horsforth, Moortown and Meanwood with a choice of supermarkets including Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Morrisons and all of which are within about 10 minutes drive.

'   Golden Acre Park and delightful open countryside are approximately 10-15 minutes drive and Golden Acre Park is also on a bus route from Otley Road.

Leeds Bradford Airport is about 20 minutes drive.

The Village Hotel and Leisure Club is less than 10 minutes walk from the apartment and the "VIBRANT" AREA OF HEADINGLEY is a short bus ride or barely 20 minutes walk and has an excellent choice of shopping facilities, a mix of trendy bars and traditional pubs, popular restaurants and many other eating places including well known fish and chip shops.

Other leisure facilities include the Headingley cricket and rugby grounds and Cottage Road Cinema.

Beckett Park is within easy reach and provides delightful walks and rambles and open recreational space in a lovely setting.

DIRECTIONS:   FROM OUR NORTH LEEDS PROPERTY SHOWROOM IN WEST PARK proceed on Otley Road - in the direction of Headingley - for barely one fifth of a mile and at the FIRST SET OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS turn right into THORNBURY AVENUE.

Proceed forward BEYOND the mini-roundabout by the "CRESCENT" SHAPED PARKLAND AREA (which enhances the appeal of the development) and continue almost to the far end, when Carisbrooke Road is then on the right.

This apartment is in QUEENS HOUSE which is at the end and looks back up Carisbrooke Road.

SECURITY AUDIO ANSWER ENTRY SYSTEM   Adjacent to the communal entrance doors, with canopy above - providing covered access and which leads to the.....

COMMUNAL RECEPTION HALL   From where there is a fire door providing INTERNAL ACCESS TO THE LIFT (to all floors) and a second fire door providing INTERNAL ACCESS to/from the SECURE INTEGRAL CAR PARKING AREA (under the apartments) with a personal numbered car parking space for this apartment, which will be pointed out at the time of the viewing.

AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE LIFT   There are flights of carpeted stairs with hand rails on both sides and on one side, a glass panelled balustrade.

THE COMMUNAL LANDINGS   Have almost full width floor to ceiling windows providing EXCELLENT NATURAL LIGHT and the COMMUNAL INTERNAL HALLWAYS have fire doors and automatic lights and from the FOURTH FLOOR LEVEL there is a PERSONAL LIGHT OAK STYLE ENTRANCE DOOR with security spyhole inset, to this apartment, with adjacent external personal letter box, and which with ELECTRIC CENTRAL HEATING and THE ADVANTAGE OF UPVC DOUBLE GLAZED SEALED UNIT WINDOWS briefly comprises: RECEPTION HALL OF INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL SHAPE   And also of VERY GOOD SIZE (virtually a room in itself!) with feature parquet style polished wood strip floor, immediately creating interest and character on entering and which continues throughout the whole of the apartment (with the exception of the kitchen, the bathroom and en-suite shower room) providing a practical and very appealing overall appearance.

The reception hall has a central heating radiator, the wall mounted audio answer entry handset, useful very deep recessed floor to ceiling storage cupboard with wide shelf and electric light and a separate - but adjacent recessed boiler store place housing the Megaflo hot water tank and also the HEATRAE SADI central heating control.

LIGHT OAK STYLE DOORS   With chrome handles provide access from the reception hall to all the rooms in the apartment (apart from the en-suite) as follows: LOUNGE AND ADJOINING DINING AREA   In a very attractive, contemporary open plan arrangement and of IMPRESSIVE SIZE approached via twin doors from the reception hall (virtually a room in itself!) so that the hall may be included to provide VALUABLE ADDITIONAL RECEPTION SPACE when entertaining, particularly for parties and larger family gatherings.

The room comprises;....

VERY WELL LIT LOUNGE AREA   With central heating radiator and wide and tall windows, to the front elevation, incorporating a central French style door providing access to.....

THE BALCONY   With iron railings and space for items of garden relaxation furniture.

There is also the BENEFIT and PLEASURE of a DELIGHTFUL OPEN OUTLOOK OVER PARTS OF THE LANDSCAPED COMMUNAL GARDEN AREAS plus a lovely wide expanse of skyline encompassing St Chads Church spire and NO OTHER PROPERTIES' WINDOWS IMMEDIATELY DIRECTLY FACING.

ADJOINING DINING AREA   With ample space for a good sized dining table and chairs, two further central heating radiators and a window providing some valuable additional natural light.

WELL PLANNED and VERY TESTEFULLY RE-FITTED KITCHEN (March 2021)   With A GENEROUS RANGE of wall units and matching base units plus a unit of drawers incorporating two deep pan storage drawers and a cutlery drawer and with wide and long quartz working surfaces above and the doors and drawers have the benefit of being on a soft-closing mechanism.

Belfast style white ceramic sink with single side drainer carved into the adjacent working surface and with chrome dual flow tap and concealed sliding pull-out larder style unit with metal baskets/storage racks to maximise the storage space and also for ease of access.

'   Rangemaster cooker comprising five-burner gas hob with two electric fan assisted ovens beneath and grill and matching Rangemaster cooker hood above with three-speed fan/filter and lights.

Integrated HOOVER automatic dishwasher and integrated HOOVER automatic washing machine, and a wine cooler/fridge plus a high-level six bottle wine rack.

Integrated Hotpoint fridge and freezer, extensive white ceramic tiles in a brick style to all the working areas plus practical concealed lighting above the working surfaces and large tiles to the floor and down-lights to the ceiling for added effect.

THE IMPRESSIVE MAIN SUITE comprises;.....

  BEDROOM ONE OF GENEROUS PROPORTIONS   With wide and tall window to the front elevation, affording very good natural light, and with central heating radiator beneath.

This bedroom also has THE BENEFIT of the same DELIGHTFUL OPEN OUTLOOK as from the lounge, over parts of the landscaped communal gardens and the wide expanse of skyline and EXCELLENT WINDOW PRIVACY.

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM   With white fittings comprising pedestal wash basin with chrome dual flow tap and low suite WC with dual flush and full height ceramic tiling to the adjacent wall behind these fittings.

WIDE TILED SHOWER CUBICLE with sliding glass door, providing maximum clear floor space and with fixed tropical rainforest shower head.

Chrome ladder towel radiator and AN OPENING WINDOW to the side elevation providing EXCELLENT NATURAL LIGHT and NATURAL VENTILATION and with frosted glass for privacy.

BEDROOM TWO OF GOOD SIZE   (Currently comfortably accommodating a three-quarter sized bed) and with fitted cloaks hanging rails with white-coated storage shelf above and sliding pull-out shoe storage units beneath.

Central heating radiator beneath the wide and tall window to the side elevation matching the window in Bedroom one and a fitted roller blind for privacy.

BEDROOM THREE or HOME OFFICE   (Of EXCELLENT SIZE for a third bedroom in a property in this price region!) with central heating radiator beneath the tall front window and once again an outlook to parts of the landscaped communal gardens and also with the benefit of a wide expanse of skyline and window privacy.

SMART BATHROOM (re-fitted in January 2022)   With full height tiling to two walls and the white suite comprises panelled bath with chrome "waterfall" tap plus A HAND HELD SHOWER and with a fixed tropical rainforest shower head above with adjacent glass shower screen and wash hand basin in "aged wood" unit providing an attractive contrast with the contemporary fittings and with toiletries storage drawer plus towel storage shelves below and SECOND LOW SUITE WC with dual flush.

Chrome ladder towel radiator, tiled floor tastefully matching the wall tiles and towel rail complementing the "aged wood" unit. Extractor fan to the ceiling.

OUTSIDE   USE OF THE COMMUNAL GROUNDS   Which are very well maintained and have a wide paved area across part of the front of the building.

There is an interesting variety of established shrubbery and trees and attractive paved walkways through pergolas with a variety of climbing plants and adjacent BENCH SEATS to sit and relax.

As previously mentioned there is A SECURE PERSONAL NUMBERED CAR PARKING SPACE under the apartments with INTERNAL ACCESS TO/FROM THE BUILDING and this will be pointed out at the time of the viewing.

PLEASE NOTE:   The extent of the property and its boundaries are subject to verification by an inspection of the deeds.

VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS:   Strictly by appointment through Walker Smale's North Leeds property showroom in West Park, telephone 0113-2785812 (please SELECT OPTION 1 to arrange the viewing).

** Interested parties will no doubt wish to have a 360° VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE of this SUPERB APARTMENT and are able to facilitate this by referring to our video link, after which time YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO ARRANGE A VIEWING IN PERSON.

** THE FLOOR PLAN is intended ONLY to provide AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE LAYOUT and please also note all room dimensions are ONLY APPROXIMATE.