Skipton, North Yorkshire · BD23

Pasture Road, Embsay

£550,000For saleFreehold

Guide price

Agent's summary

A rare and exciting opportunity to purchase this historic Grade II* Listed Manor House and attached cottage located in this historic part of Embsay village, with large private gardens and now requiring extensive modernisation.

Beds4
Baths2
Receptions4
TypeHouse
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From Dacre Son & Hartley Sales & Lettings

The home, in the agent’s words

  • In need of renovation
  • Could suit multi generation living or attached rental property
  • Large gardens
  • Looking onto open countryside
  • Grade II* Listed
  • No chain
  • Granny Flat/ Annexe
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Accommodation
The Manor House
Ground Floor: Entrance Porch leading to Entrance Vestibule; Living Room; Reception Room; Snug; Kitchen; two Store Rooms.
First Floor: generous Landing; three interconnecting Double Bedrooms and House Bathroom.

Swan Cottage
Ground Floor: Reception Room and Kitchen.
First Floor: Double Bedroom and Bathroom.

Outside: Mature gardens to the rear. An application is underway with the Land Registry to register an additional piece of garden land to the rear. A further application to register four parking spaces, a detached garage and the land behind is also underway.

General Remarks
These two Grade II* Listed properties (Listed Entry Number 1157616) provide an exceptional opportunity for anybody wishing to take on a renovation project to restore the two properties to their former glory and create what could be a fantastic, most appealing character home with potential rental property or annex accommodation in this attractive part of Embsay village, only a stone’s throw from open countryside.

The accommodation of the Manor House in brief features an entrance porch leading into an inner vestibule which opens into a spacious living room with period features including mullion windows and early mid 17th century plasterwork. From here you can access the rear kitchen and two store rooms. The ground floor also includes two additional reception rooms, whilst to the first floor, a generous landing provides access to the house bathroom and three good sized interconnecting bedrooms.

The attached Swan Cottage offers a combined sitting and dining area, a separate kitchen and on the first floor, a bedroom with external access and a house bathroom.

To the outside, the property enjoys a small frontage overlooking mature trees and the old mill pond, whilst to the rear are substantial mature gardens which can be accessed from both properties.

Embsay is a delightful rural village on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales national park. Amenities include a shop, church, primary school, modern village hall, two public houses and a cricket club. There are fine walks through the surrounding open countryside whilst the bustling market town of Skipton is only a couple of miles away, offering a wider range of amenities including highly regarded secondary schooling (Ermysteds Grammar School and Skipton Girls High School), supermarkets, numerous restaurants and pubs as well as excellent links by road and rail to the centres of West Yorkshire and East Lancashire and a regular train service to both Leeds and Bradford.

Agents notes:

To the front of the property there is currently an application to register off street parking spaces, a detached garage and the land behind whilst to the rear of the garden there is a further application to register an additional piece of garden land.

The property is Grade II* Listed and is located within the Embsay conservation area and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Tenure
Freehold

Local Authority & Coucil Tax Band
North Yorkshire County Council, Skipton
The Manor House, 34 Pasture Road - Council Tax Band F
Swan Cottage, 36 Pasture Road - Council Tax Band B

Services
Mains water, gas, electricity and sewerage are installed. Gas-fired central heating.

Parking
See above note regarding pending registration of parking spaces and detached garage.

Internet and Mobile Coverage
No broadband currently connected. The Ofcom website https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/ shows internet available from at least 1 provider. Outdoor mobile coverage (excl 5G) likely from at least 1 of the UK’s 4 main providers. Results are predictions not a guarantee & may differ subject to circumstances, exact location & network outages.

Flooding
Check for flooding in England - GOV.UK indicate the long term flood risks for this property are: - Surface Water - Very low
Rivers & the Sea - Very low
Groundwater - Flooding from groundwater is unlikely in this area
Reservoir - There is a risk of flooding from Reservoirs in this area

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Connected for everyday life

10%

of homes in the postcode can access 100+ Mbps broadband.

Available speed bands
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100+ Mbps
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300+ Mbps
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Ofcom · Jan 2026 · postcode BD23 6PN · residential premises

Getting about

2.1 miles

to Skipton Rail Station

Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026

Background air quality

Fine particles · PM₂.₅
5.4 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
3.8 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline

Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.

Defra · 2024 annual model · 1 km area

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