4 bed detached house for sale

Hydro Close, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley LS29

With no onward chain a spacious, four bedroom detached house set in a plot of just under a fifth of an acre with beautiful, mature rear garden enjoying stunning, long distance Wharfe Valley views. Benefitting from well balanced living accommodation, double garage and the opportunity to extend, subject to planning consent, and now in need of some modernisation this is an exciting opportunity to create a fabulous, contemporary family home.

On the ground floor one enters into a welcoming hallway which gives access to the principal rooms including the kitchen, dining room, spacious lounge and cloakroom/W.C. There are two useful cupboards off the hall providing useful storage. There is the opportunity to reconfigure the ground floor accommodation, if desired, by knocking through the kitchen and dining room to create a lovely kitchen diner at the back of the property. To the first floor one finds a good sized landing area with doors opening to four bedrooms, three being doubles, with the rear bedrooms enjoying wonderful views, and the three-piece house bathroom. There is a large, part boarded loft area which could be developed to create a master suite (stpc). Outside the house enjoys a wonderful, mature rear garden with attractive borders, very well stocked with mature shrubs, plants and trees. There is a large, manicured lawn area, paved patio, ideal for al fresco dining, and timber shed providing storage. To the front of the property one finds a pretty, tiered foregarden with mature trees maintaining privacy. Adjacent to the property there is a driveway providing off road parking and double garage with electric, up and over door, power and lighting providing excellent storage.
Ben Rhydding has good local amenities including various shops, a primary school, church and train station. The newly refurbished Wheatley Arms Pub offers good food and hostelry. Ilkley town centre is approximately a mile away and offers more comprehensive shops, restaurants, cafes and everyday amenities including two supermarkets, health centre, playhouse and library. The town benefits from high achieving schools for all ages including Ilkley Grammar School. There are excellent sporting and recreational facilities. Situated within the heart of the Wharfe Valley, surrounded by the famous Moors to the south and the River Wharfe to the north, Ilkley is regarded as an ideal base for the Leeds/Bradford commuter. A regular train service runs from Ben Rhydding to both cities in around 30 minutes.
The property presents an exciting opportunity for a new owner to put their own stamp on this lovely, family home and an early viewing is highly recommended. With gas fired central heating and double glazing and with approximate room sizes the property comprises:

Ground Floor

Reception Hall

An obscure glazed entrance door with transom light opens into a welcoming entrance hall. Doors lead into the lounge, dining room, cloakroom/W.C. And two, useful recessed cupboards with shelving providing excellent storage. Carpeted flooring, radiator. A return, open tread, carpeted staircase with timber balustrading leads to the first floor of the property.

Cloakroom / W.C.

With low-level W.C., wall hung handbasin with chrome taps and tiled splashback, carpeted flooring and radiator. Obscure glazed window to side elevation.

Lounge (6.7 x 3.5 (21'11" x 11'5"))

A lovely, light and airy lounge courtesy of floor to ceiling, double glazed windows to the front of the property and sliding, double glazed doors to the rear leading out to the beautiful garden. Carpeted flooring, two radiators, fireplace with stone surround, tiled hearth and wooden mantle over. There is ample room for comfortable furniture, a door leads through to the entrance hall. Wall shelving, coving. Open to:

Dining Room (3.2 x 2.9 (10'5" x 9'6"))

A good sized dining room adjacent to the kitchen with carpeted flooring, double glazed window enjoying fantastic views and radiator. Open to the lounge and with a door through to the hall, this is a great space, where one could knock through into the kitchen, if desired, to create a fantastic living dining kitchen across the rear of the property.

Breakfast Kitchen (5.6 x 2.1 (18'4" x 6'10"))

Fitted with a range of base and wall units with complementary work surfaces, tiled and wood panelled splashbacks and space for appliances. Two stainless steel sinks with drainer and chrome mixer tap sit beneath a double glazed window enjoying the most wonderful view across the valley over the beautiful rear garden. Useful pantry cupboard with shelving, extractor, carpet tiles. The gas central heating boiler is situated in this room and a door with obscure glazed panel leads to the side of the property.

First Floor

Landing

A return, carpeted staircase with timber balustrading and handrail leads to the first floor of the property. A large, obscure glazed window to the front elevation allows natural light, doors open into four bedrooms, all of which are a good size. The house bathroom and a useful storage cupboard with shelving houses the hot water tank. A hatch gives access to the large, part boarded loft space, which could be developed (stpc).

Bedroom One (3.9 x 3.4 (12'9" x 11'1"))

A lovely master bedroom to the rear of the property with large, double glazed windows enjoying fantastic, countryside views. Carpeted flooring, radiator, recessed wardrobe.

Bedroom Two (3.9 x 3.6 (12'9" x 11'9"))

A second, good sized double bedroom, again, to the rear of the property with a large double glazed window overlooking the beautiful rear garden and enjoying stunning, long distance Wharfe Valley views. Carpeted flooring, radiator, recessed wardrobe.

Bedroom Three (3.6 x 2.7 (11'9" x 8'10"))

A third double bedroom to the front of the property with double glazed window looking out into the cul-de-sac over the pretty, tiered front garden. Carpeted flooring, radiator, recessed wardrobe.

Bedroom Four (3.4 x 2.6 (11'1" x 8'6"))

A good sized single bedroom with a double glazed window to the side elevation, carpeted flooring and radiator. Useful recessed cupboard with shelving.

Bathroom

A three-piece house bathroom with low-level W.C., pedestal handbasin with traditional style chrome taps and walk-in bath with central, chrome mixer tap with shower attachment plus additional thermostatic shower with curved, glazed screen. Smart wall tiling, complementary vinyl flooring, chrome, traditional style, heated towel rail. Ceiling light, wall mounted, mirrored vanity cupboard, obscure, double glazed window to rear elevation.

Outside

Garden

The property benefits from a generous, beautifully presented rear garden with a wide range of flowering plants, mature shrubs and trees. There is a good sized manicured lawn area, patio, ideal for alfresco dining and outdoor furniture in addition to a gravel area by the garage. The garden continues with a gravel pathway winding through flowerbeds with beautiful trees and shrubs. This is a fantastic garden, ideal for keen gardeners, adults and children alike. Paths to both sides of the property lead round to the front, to one side there is a timber shed providing great storage. The property is well set back from the road behind low stone walling with an attractive, tiered fore garden with mature planting and flowering shrubs in addition to three, well-maintained mature trees. Stone steps with timber balustrading lead down to the covered, external entrance porch.

Driveway Parking

A driveway to the front of the property provides parking for two vehicles.

Double Garage (5.2 x 4.8 (17'0" x 15'8"))

A double garage with up and over electric door, power and lighting providing fantastic storage space or additional parking, if needed. A timber door with glazed panels to the rear leads out to the garden.

Utilities And Services

The property benefits from mains gas, electricity and drainage.
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