Albert Square, Skipton. Asking Price: 195,000

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1 Albert Square, Skipton LOCATION...LOCATION...LOCATION Ideally positioned just off The High Street Yet away from the main throng Options to convert garage and open plan upstairs 2 double bedrooms and a bathroom Good size living room & breakfast kitchen Garage with wc/shower and utility area Successful holiday LET Asking Price: 195,000

2 Albert Square, Skipton Benefiting from a convenient central location within a short walking distance of Skipton High Street, yet away from the hustle and bustle, this well presented and modern town house offers well planned accommodation over three floors. Providing two double bedrooms, a sitting room, kitchen, house bathroom and a garage/utility room facilities. Benefiting from gas central heating and double glazing with the boiler being replaced in The property offers in brief; to the ground floor, a covered forecourt leading to a substantial double garage with utility room to the rear, shower and WC and with stairs rising internally to the first floor. To the first floor there is an open plan breakfast-kitchen and a good size sitting room with views over town. To the second floor, two double bedrooms and a house bathroom. Outside, the property is situated in an attractive and well maintained square with communal gardens to the rear and with views down onto the more traditional buildings along the canal side at the front. With off street parking in the garage itself and for a smaller vehicle, in the car port. Currently tenanted but offered with vacant possession, and ideal town centre home or investment property. Requiring a little bit of cosmetic touching here and there, but with modern double glazing and providing for an increasingly rare opportunity to purchase a modern and conveniently located house in the centre of Skipton town. LOCATION With entrance vestibule leading up to a flight of stairs to the first floor, storage areas and with a forecourt/car port leading to a pair of timber doors giving vehicular access into the garage. To the rear of the garage there is a WC and shower enclosure along with a good sized utility area with space and plumbing for washing machines, dryer's, fridge and freezer, and having worktops and a stainless steel sink. Under the stairs in the garage area, there is excellent storage and having white washed walls and masonry painted floor. FIRST FLOOR Approached from the straight flight of stairs into an inner hallway with door leading out onto the communal gardens, with heating radiator and tiled floor. DIRECTIONS SKIPTON The historic market town of Skipton (in Craven) is known as the 'Gateway to the Dales' and provides extensive recreational facilities with stunning open countryside nearby. On the cusp of the Yorkshire Dales National Park with excellent walking, climbing and fishing including the famous Yorkshire 3 Peaks. Craven has its fair share of gourmet pubs, restaurants and excellent sporting facilities including a state of the art swimming pool and gym. Leeds and Manchester are within comfortable daily commuting distance and direct trains to London s Kings Cross as well as Leeds, Bradford and the Settle to Carlisle line, run regularly. Skipton offers a wide range of shopping with High Street brands including Marks & Spencer s Food as well as a diverse range of private retailers and regular markets. Another central attraction is the Leeds Liverpool Canal which provides fishing, boat hire and sightseeing trips as well as walks on the level. Skipton Castle is one of the best preserved in the UK. There are very well respected primary and secondary schools within the town including Skipton Girls High & Ermysteds Grammar. GROUND FLOOR BREAKFAST-KITCHEN Being semi open-plan to the hall and with a range of wood fronted base and wall units, having marble effect laminate worktops over. There is space for a free standing cooker and freezer and also a composite sink set below a UPVC double glazed window with a pleasant outlook onto the well maintained gardens. With space for a small breakfast table and also housing the property's recently installed Baxi combination boiler. SITTING ROOM

3 Of good proportions and with a large double glazed mullioned window to the front, looking out onto the older properties along the canal basin, and with heating radiator below. Ample space for a couple of sofas and sitting room furniture and with a coal effect electric fire mounted into a timber surround with display shelving. Incorporating an Armitage Shanks suite finished in white which includes; a close coupled WC, full pedestal basin and a panelled bath with shower and mixer head attachment. Being half tiled to the bath and basin walls, with extractor fan and multi-point adjustable spotlight's along with a heating radiator. SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM ONE Set to the front of the property, again with a pleasant outlook from a large UPVC double glazed window with heating radiator below. A good size bedroom with space for a double bed and having a range of fitted wardrobes, incorporating a dresser unit, across the width of one wall and, with a half height over-stairs cupboard providing further storage as well as housing the property's hot water cylinder. OUTSIDE To the rear of the property there are communal gardens which include mature trees and shrubs which are well maintained at no cost. To the front there is the previously mentioned covered car port area which leads onto Albert Street. BEDROOM TWO Set to the rear of the property and with an attractive outlook onto the communal gardens from a UPVC double glazed window with heating radiator below. Currently set up as a twin, a further good sized room with space for fitted or free standing furniture. SERVICES All mains services are connected. COUNCIL TAX Band C OPENING HOURS Monday-Friday: 09:00-17:30 Saturday: Sunday: by appointment only BATHROOM THINKING OF SELLING? If you are thinking of selling your home or just curious to discover the value of your property, Hunters would be pleased to provide free, no obligation sales and marketing advice. Even if your

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5 Albert Square, Skipton 195,000 Energy Performance Certificate The energy efficiency rating is a measure of the overall efficiency of a home. The higher the rating the more energy efficient the home is and the lower the fuel bills will be. Hunters Hunters Procter & Co 1 High Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1AJ skipton@hunters.com VAT Reg. No Registered No: England and Wales Registered Office: Mickle Hill House, 5 Mickle Hill Mews, Gargrave, Skipton, North Yorkshire. BD23 3RR A Hunters Franchise owned and operated under licence by Procter & Co Ltd DISCLAIMER These particulars are intended to give a fair and reliable description of the property but no responsibility for any inaccuracy or error can be accepted and do not constitute an offer or contract. We have not tested any services or appliances (including central heating if fitted) referred to in these particulars and the purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to the working order and condition. If a property is unoccupied at any time there may be reconnection charges for any switched off/disconnected or drained services or appliances - All measurements are approximate.