Old Gatehouse136 Welham Road, Norton, Malton, YO17 9DU

Old Gatehouse stands in a private setting on the approach to Welham Hall. It is a substantial four-bedroom detached house, extensively remodelled by the present owners. The result is an unusual combination of country seclusion, family space and low running costs.

The house offers around 209 sq m (2,248 sq ft), rising to 287 sq m (3,089 sq ft) with the two garages. It sits in about three acres of garden and paddock, bordered by open countryside and facing a protected Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
An entrance hall leads through to the principal reception areas, where the open-plan dining room connects with the wider ground floor. At the heart of the house is the kitchen and garden room, fitted with extensive cabinetry, granite worktops and integrated appliances. Oak-framed thermal glazing fills the room with light, and two sets of double doors open onto the south-facing garden.

A shower room is positioned off the inner hall. The large utility room provides generous storage, with access to the integral garage and a rear door opening onto the garden.

Four bedrooms occupy the first floor. The principal bedroom has floor-to-ceiling oak windows and double doors onto its own balcony, where a glass balustrade frames the view across the garden. Two further double bedrooms are well proportioned, and the fourth works as a nursery or home office.

The family bathroom has a jacuzzi bath beneath a remote-controlled skylight, a large walk-in shower, twin basins, heated towel rails and underfloor heating. Its windows are placed to draw in light and garden views while preserving privacy, without the need for obscured glass. On the second floor, a versatile attic room makes an excellent home office, games room, or studio.

Old Gatehouse has been future proofed. A 3.4kW solar array feeds a 10kW Fox battery. A Windhager biomass boiler runs from a three-tonne hopper, and Mitsubishi air-to-air units heat and cool the garden room, principal bedroom and attic. Heating is controlled from wall panels or a phone. CAT6 ethernet runs throughout and full-fibre broadband.

The south-facing gardens are a highlight in their own right. They are mature, private and beautifully maintained, with established trees, sweeping lawns, two terraces and an ornamental koi pond. Beyond them, a grass paddock of approximately 2.4 acres enjoys its own separate access and a stable, bringing the plot to around three acres in all.

The garaging is a particular strength. The integral garage has underfloor heating, non-porous tiled flooring and a fully insulated automatic door. At the top of the garden, a second detached garage has been renovated to an exceptional standard. It has new cladding, a timber-lined insulated interior, its own heating and cooling and an industrial-grade door. There is ample off-road parking for several vehicles.

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