Kids may be relatively small creatures but they take up a heck of a lot of space, which is why good-sized family homes are usually snapped up quickly by parents desperate for peace and quiet.

With this in mind, it might be a good idea to get your skates on if you like the look of 19 Lidgett Grove in Acomb, York, which is being offered by Hunters (01904 621026) for £132,950.

This is a deceptively-large house, offering oodles of space for a growing family, thanks in no small part to the hard work and imagination of the current owners who have made the second floor attic space into a light and spacious fourth bedroom and have installed a child-friendly soft play area at the bottom of the garden.

The living accommodation comprises a lounge with a feature fireplace and a laminate floor, a dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the garden, a kitchen with exposed brick walls and a beamed ceiling, four bedrooms and a lovely bathroom with a corner bath and a separate shower cubicle.

There is a lawned garden at the front of the house, with a side drive providing off-street parking, and a large, fully-enclosed lawned garden at the back with more than enough room for you to put your feet up with a glass of wine in one hand and a megaphone in the other so you can yell at the kids to belt up and play nicely between swigs.