Outlook is very sunny

1:56pm Thursday 2nd August 2007

THE SUN has finally arrived, so open the windows and let the light stream in.

This week we have gone in search of light, airy properties to help us make the most of the sunshine.

Our first find is a beautifully-presented town house within the St Peters Quarter Development.

Priced at £389,950, 46 Bishopfields Drive, Leeman Road, York, boats four bedrooms.

There is an entrance hallway, a lounge/dining room with double glazed windows and a Juliet balcony with French doors, affording magnificent views over the rear garden.

The kitchen has a range of luxurious matching base and wall units with complementary work surfaces and a wealth of integral appliances, including a gas hob with double electric oven, fridge/freezer and a dishwasher, while the family room with laminate flooring could be used as a fifth bedroom.

The master bedroom has been finished to a high standard and has three double glazed windows to the front, matching fitted wardrobes and an en-suit with a double shower.

Outside, there is a private garden with lawn and patio areas and an integral garage. Contact Ashtons.

Next, Hudson Moody has a two-bedroom apartment housed within a Georgian property.

Among its abundance of period features, 11c Castlegate, York, has large Georgian sliding sash windows which allow for light and spacious rooms There is an entrance hall with stone stairs and an arched window which overlooks private gardens, a drawing room with arched display alcoves, a fireplace and a wall-mounted gas fire and a kitchen with a Georgian sliding sash window and range of wall and base units with beech-effect door fronts and worktops.

There is a four-ring gas hob and integral double oven too.

The principal bedroom boasts a feature fireplace with marble surround and pine mantle, two arched alcoves and a Georgian sliding sash window overlooking the garden.

Residents have the use of an attractive private garden with lawn, well-stocked borders and mature trees and there is a bike store, too.

The property is priced at £299,950.

Meanwhile, Rentons Countrywide has a four bedroom detached in Ferguson Way, Huntington.

Inside, there is a lounge open plan to the dining room with a window to the front, marble-effect fireplace and coving to the ceiling.

The kitchen is fitted with wall and base units, work surfaces, a built-in gas hob and oven and there is a rear porch and downstairs WC.

The master bedroom features an en-suite shower room and all four bedrooms have double glazed windows.

Outside, the front garden is mainly laid to lawn and has flower, tree and shrub borders, while the rear garden has a summer house with lighting. It is priced at £265,000, but the vendors will pay the stamp duty.

Next, Naish has a semi-detached home in Reginald Grove, Bishopthorpe Road, York.

This property has been extended and provides spacious family accommodation on three floors with views over the riverside.

There is an entrance hall with solid oak flooring, sitting room with a leaded light UPVC bay window, oak floor and solid fuel stove in a fireplace and a living/dining room with riverside views, fitted cupboards and shelves and a gas coal-effect fire.

A range of cream faced fitments make up the kitchen, besides a four burner gas hob, double oven, breakfast bar and French windows to the garden terrace.

There are four bedrooms - one with an en-suite bathroom - a bathroom and separate WC.

Outside, there is a small forecourt and front garden, a rear terraced garden with a lawn and gate onto the riverside meadows and cycle path and a garage.

It is priced at £299.950.

Finally, Winkworth has a large two-bedroom apartment in Bootham Place, York.

There is an entrance hall with laminate flooring, sitting/dining room with dual aspect floor-to-ceiling double glazed windows, views towards York Minster and fitted wall-mounted glass-fronted display cabinets.

There is laminate flooring and a matching bedroom suite in the master bedroom, an en-suite shower room with Italian porcelain tiling and a family bathroom.

It is on the market for £195,000.