Skipton, North Yorkshire · BD23

Wharfe View, Grassington

£140,000For saleLeasehold

Guide price

Agent's summary

A 70% equity share of this over 55's purpose built self-contained ground floor retirement apartment which provides a practical and easily managed two bedroom home, commanding some exceptional views up the Wharfe Valley over open countryside and set in a pleasant courtyard style development.
NO ONWARD CHAIN

Beds2
Baths1
Receptions1
TypeFlat
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From Dacre Son & Hartley Sales & Lettings

The home, in the agent’s words

  • Ground floor apartment
  • Two bedrooms
  • Over 55’s development
  • Allocated parking and garaging
  • Delightful communal gardens
  • Superb long distance views
  • Central village location
  • No onward chain
  • To Modernise
  • Ground Floor Bedroom
Read the full agent description

Upon entering the property, you are welcomed into an L-shaped entrance hallway, providing access to all principal rooms and benefiting from two useful storage cupboards. The spacious living/dining room is filled with natural light and enjoys superb countryside views. A charming stone fireplace with a recessed coal effect electric fire creates an attractive focal point, enhancing the room’s warmth and character. The kitchen is fitted with a range of base, wall and drawer units complemented by worktop surfaces and tiled splashbacks. Additional features include a stainless steel sink and drainer, electric oven with four ring hob and extractor fan above, together with space for a fridge, freezer and washing machine. A window overlooks the well maintained communal gardens.

Bedroom one is a generous double room featuring full width fitted wardrobes and pleasant views across the communal gardens. The adjacent second bedroom is also a comfortable double, enjoying a similar outlook over the communal grounds.
The shower room is appointed with a contemporary white three piece suite comprising a walk in shower with glass screen, wash hand basin set within a vanity unit, low flush w.c., heated towel rail and partially tiled walls.

Externally, the property benefits from access to attractive communal gardens, a private parking space and a single garage with a manual up and over door. In addition, there is a useful external storage room located on the landing opposite the apartment entrance, providing valuable extra storage space.

You can apply to buy the home if both of the following apply:

  • your household income is £80,000 or less
  • you cannot afford all of the deposit and mortgage payments to buy a home that meets your needs
    One of the following must also be true:
  • you're a first-time buyer
  • you used to own a home but cannot afford to buy one now
  • you're forming a new household - for example, after a relationship breakdown
  • you're an existing shared owner, and you want to move
  • you own a home and want to move but cannot afford to buy a new home for your needs
    If you own a home, you must have completed the sale of the home on or before the date you complete your shared ownership purchase.
    As part of your application, your finances and credit history will be assessed to ensure that you can afford and sustain the rental and mortgage payments.

Local Authority & Council Tax Band
• North Yorkshire Council
• Council Tax Band is currently B

Tenure, Services & Parking
• Leasehold, 99 years from 10/06/2003, £2,000 per annum Service Charge reviewed annually. No Ground Rent payable.
• Mains electricity, water and drainage. Domestic heating is electric heating
• Garage and parking are both available on site
• Please note that this property is located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Wharfe View is located away from the main thoroughfares of Grassington yet it is in easy reach of the village’s extensive array of amenities. There is a wide range of shops, restaurants and cafes centred around the picturesque cobbled market square and there is a modern health centre, schools and sports clubs. Grassington is one of the most popular communities within the Yorkshire Dales National Park set in its splendid Wharfedale countryside with many varied walks. The market town of Skipton is within 10 miles which offers a wide array of amenities and high quality schooling. There are rail services to Leeds, Bradford and London as well as the East Lancashire business centres are within reasonable commuting distance.

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Ofcom · Jan 2026 · postcode BD23 5NL · residential premises

Getting about

7.8 miles

to Gargrave Rail Station

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

Background air quality

Fine particles · PM₂.₅
4.9 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
2.4 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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