5 Bedroom Semi Detached House, Front Street, Sowerby, YO7

The property is approached through a front garden of mature planting, set directly beside the churchyard of St Oswald's. A covered entrance porch provides a practical space for boots and coats before entering the main house.

At nearly 28 feet in length and running the full width of the house, the living room is the centrepiece of the ground floor. It operates as two distinct but connected zones and carries a consistent character throughout: deep charcoal walls, oak floorboards, exposed ceiling beams and cornice detail. Two cast iron fireplaces anchor the space, one with a white painted surround, the other with a decorative period surround and tiled hearth. Large windows, complete with original shutters to the front elevation bring in good natural light and frame views across Front Street.

An internal hallway connects the living room to the kitchen and dining end of the house, with the oak staircase rising to the upper floors, a door to the rear of the property, and access to the ground floor cloakroom. Wide enough to furnish as a room in its own right, it is a well-considered transition space. There is a handy access to the rear garden and a ground floor cloack room/W.C

A practical addition at this level, fitted with a white basin and close-coupled WC, tiled walls, fitted storage, and an obscured window to the rear elevation.

A generous dining room with oak flooring and exposed ceiling beam, anchored by a double-sided log burner set within an exposed brick chimney breast with an oak mantle beam and decorative tiled surround. The stove serves both the dining room and the kitchen, a detail that speaks to the care taken throughout the renovation. A large picture window overlooks the side, and full-height glazed doors open directly onto the pergola-covered courtyard, creating a natural connection between inside and out through the warmer months. A substantial column radiator to one side completes the room.

The kitchen is one of the most individual rooms in the house. The base units are reclaimed timber, salvaged from within the property itself and repurposed into a hand-built fitted kitchen, giving them a provenance and paternity that no showroom piece could replicate. Leaded glass cabinet fronts add another layer of character. The worktops are a continuous stone-effect surface, extending into a marble breakfast bar with bar stools providing an informal eating position. The centrepiece is a Bertazzoni range cooker with induction hob, flanked by an AEG dishwasher and an American-style stainless steel fridge-freezer. Open timber shelving runs above the run, an original ceiling beam overhead hung with a cluster of amber glass pendant lights. Windows to the side and rear draw in natural light and garden views, and a door leads directly to the rear courtyard. Appliances can be included within an acceptable offer.

The first floor landing provides access to three bedrooms, the family bathroom, and the staircase to the top floor.

The principal bedroom is a generous double room dressed in a striking cladding that follows the gentle curve of the roofline, giving the space real character. Oak flooring, a wrought iron radiator, and a hammered brass pendant light overhead. The room faces the rear of the property, with views across to St Oswald's Church. An open doorway connects directly through to a dedicated dressing room, making this a true suite arrangement. The dressing room continues the same decor, with a full run of high-gloss fitted wardrobes along one wall offering generous storage, and dual windows overlooking the garden. The room is large enough to serve simultaneously as a home office, as currently arranged.

A well-proportioned double bedroom to the front elevation, with one of the property's finest original features at its centre: a tall arched sash window overlooking the tree-lined street below, flooding the room with natural light. Soft painted walls, oak flooring, and fitted storage.

A further double bedroom to the front elevation, again benefitting from an arched sash window with views across Front Street. Original timber floorboards throughout, a wash basin within the room, a practical detail particularly useful for guests.

A generously proportioned and beautifully finished family bathroom. The walls behind the bath and shower are tiled floor to ceiling in a bold star-pattern encaustic tile, paired with dark charcoal tongue-and-groove half panelling that runs throughout the room. A full-length bath with dual-head shower over, traditional pedestal basin with crosshead taps, close-coupled WC, chrome towel radiator, open oak shelving, and a fitted storage cupboard. A rear-facing obscured window provides natural light, and an original stained glass detail above the door is a quiet period flourish.

The top floor provides two further double bedrooms and a shower room, served by their own staircase from the first floor landing.

A substantial room at over 22 feet in length, with a characterful roofline and significant potential.

A versatile top-floor room with an exposed beam, natural light from a window to the garden elevation, and the proportions to serve equally well as a bedroom, studio, or home office.

To the top floor is a spacious shower room, the flooring and fittings have been replaced, with a modern, slate effect shower enclosure.

The deceptively names 'Summer House' is enjoyed all year round as a social space and a peaceful retreat for home working.

There are two outhouses, one utilised as storage, the other has plumbing for a utility room.