THERE are plenty of reasons to live in York and these properties provide quite a few.

First of all, Stephensons has a modern ground floor flat in The Courtyard, St Martins Lane.

Priced at £154,950, this home boasts a 20ft living room, an open plan kitchen with appliances and a fully-tiled bathroom with a power shower.

There is one double bedroom and a study, which could be used as a second bedroom.

Outside, there are communal gardens and additional features include a security entry phone.

Next, Quantum has a first floor apartment within the city walls in Trent House, Margaret Street, for £129,950.

Generous room sizes and smart decoration are key selling points with this home, and would make the property a good buy for an investor.

Inside, there are two double bedrooms, a spacious lounge, a fitted kitchen and a bathroom.

Meanwhile, Your Move Anscombs has two modern town houses in a private courtyard in St Andrew Place, York.

The first is priced at £395,000 and includes two bedrooms, a newly-fitted kitchen/dining room, a spacious conservatory with French doors and a lounge with a double glazed bay window.

Outside, there is a large and private south west-facing courtyard, which has been attractively landscaped and paved. There is also a garage.

The second is a three-bedroom home and boasts a lounge with a gas fire and marble hearth, a kitchen with a range of wall and base units with display cabinets and a landscaped rear garden with mature borders.

It is priced at £375,000.

Alternatively, you might prefer a top floor apartment in Lunds Court, Low Petergate.

This home features electric storage heating, sash windows and balcony which boasts views of the Minster.

There is an entrance hall, a lounge/kitchen area with French doors, a kitchen area with wall and base units, one bedroom and a bathroom. It is priced at £155,000.

Meanwhile, Naish has an Edwardian three-bedroom home in Sycamore Terrace.

Priced at £289,950, this mid-terrace is modernised, well-presented and enjoys rear views across playing fields.

There is a hall with a stripped wood floor, a sitting room with a painted tiled fireplace and folding shutters, a dining room, kitchen/breakfast room with base units, beech wood work surfaces, an integrated four-plate hob, an electric oven and a dishwasher.

Outside, there is a fully-decked rear yard with outside power and a tap.

Naish also has a picturesque cottage with views of the city walls in Dewsbury Cottages, Bishop Hill.

The living room boasts a period-style cast iron fireplace, solid pine fitted cupboards and views of the walls, while the fully-fitted kitchen has matching wall and base units, an integrated double oven and gas hob.

There is a bathroom fitted with a bath, a shower attachment and heated towel rail and two bedrooms, one with large fitted wardrobes.

To the rear, there is a small courtyard area with a shed/workshop, while a south-facing cottage-style garden lies to the rear, It is priced at £225,000.

Finally, Redmove has a three-bedroom Victorian-terrace in Nunnery Lane, for £245,000.

Inside, there is an entrance hall with a feature arch, a sitting room with a walk-in bay window, a feature marble-style fire surround and a ceiling rose.

There is a separate dining room with an electric fire and laminate flooring, a kitchen with a range of white base and wall units and a breakfast bar, a bathroom with a heated towel rail and three good-sized bedrooms.

Outside, there are steps to a raised garden area at the front, and a rear courtyard with an outbuilding.