4 bed House - Detached for Sale

• Detached Character Family Home with Original Features
• Requiring General Updating Throughout
• Village Location just over 2 Miles from Penrith Town Centre
• Living Room, Sitting Room, Dining Room + Cloakroom
• Large Breakfast Kitchen with Pantry
• 4 Bedrooms + House Bathroom
• Large Family Garden + Sweeping Driveway
• Mains Gas Central Heating + Majority Double Glazed
• EPC Rate D

On the edge of this popular village, just over 2 miles from the centre of Penrith, Braceknbank was once an old traditional farmhouse longhouse style home. This handsome home gives generous accommodation suitable for any growing family, The accommodation comprises, Entrance Hallway, Living Room, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Breakfast Diner Kitchen, GF WC, Three Bedrooms, and a generous Master Suite and four piece Family Bathroom. This home comes with a generous garden, complete with a summer house, stone built outhouse and wooden shed along with an ancient apple tree and complete with surround well nurtured and full flower borders to the front, side and rear. The driveway is a sweeping driveway round to the rear of the house where there is also a car port. This character home is ripe for a new family to upgrade and put their mark on

Location

From Penrith, head South on King Street which becomes Victoria Road then Bridge Lane. Drive over the roundabout and continue South on the A6, through Eamont Bridge and into Clifton. Drive round the right and left hand bends, Brackenbank is the 2nd house on the main road situated on the left hand side after the Church.

Amenities

In the village of Clifton, there is a Primary School, Public House . All main facilities are in Penrith. Penrith is a popular market town with a population of around 16,000 people and facilities include: infant, junior and secondary schools with a further/higher education facility at Newton Rigg College. There are 5 supermarkets and a good range of locally owned and national high street shops. Leisure facilities include: a leisure centre with; swimming pool, climbing wall, indoor bowling, badminton courts and a fitness centre as well as; golf, rugby and cricket clubs. There is also a 3 screen cinema and Penrith Playhouse. Penrith is known as the Gateway to the North Lakes and is conveniently situated for Ullswater and access to the fells, benefiting from the superb outdoor recreation opportunities.

Services

Mains water, drainage and electricity are connected to the property. Gas central heating.

Tenure

The vendor informs us that the property is freehold and the council tax is band E.

Viewing

STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT WITH WILKES-GREEN + HILL

ACCOMMODATION

Entrance

Through a uPVC wood effect double glazed door to the;

Hallway

With original wooden floors, curved walls and telephone point. Stairs rise to the first floor and doors lead off to the Dining Room, Living Room and;

Breakfast Kitchen (4.52m x 5.03m)

Fitted with a range of wall and base units with wood effect work surface incorporating a stainless steel 1/2 bowl single drainer sink with mixer tap and tiled spalshback. A double cupboard houses the Valiant gas fired boiler. There is a freestanding electric cooker, undersurface fridge, dishwasher and washing machine included in the sale. The floor is part tiled and part carpet, a loft hatch provides access to the part boarded loft space above and two double glazed windows face to the side and rear. A part glazed panel door leads to the inner hallway and WC and an external door leads to the garden. An original door opens into the;

Pantry (2.11m x 2.13m)

With double glazed window and original cold slab.

W.C (0.84m x 1.60m)

Having WC wash hand basin and a double glaze window to the side.

Dining Room (4.55m x 4.62m)

There are built in cupboards, one of which houses the electric meter. and a built in display cabinet. A double glazed window faces to the front and there are two radiators and a TV and telephone point.

Living Room (4.83m x 4.65m)

Having an Inglenook fireplace housing the gas stove with brick surround and stone hearth. There are original spice cupboards dated 1692, original beams and window seats. Two double glazed windows face to the front with one door leading to the 1st floor and another which leads to the :

Sitting Room (3.81m x 4.57m)

This room has three original alcoves, two with original beams and one nook style . Original beams to the ceiling,. Radiator and telephone point. Two double glazed windows face to the front.

First Floor

Master Bedroom (4.65m x 6.05m)

A double glazed window faces to the front giving a lovely view across the countryside to Askham fell. There are built in cupboards and wardrobes above the bed and a built in dressing area. A loft hatch gives access to the loft space above, there is a telephone point and radiator.

Bedroom Two (4.60m x 3.45m)

Having a uPVC double glazed window to the front, radiator and telephone point.

Bedroom Three (3.15m x 3.61m)

Having a double glazed window to the front, eye level built in cupboard and loft trap door with access to the loft space above.

Bedroom Four (2.21m x 3.53m)

With double glazed window to the front, radiator and telephone point.

Bathroom (2.18m x 2.92m)

Having a four piece cream suite incorporating a WC, sink in a vanity unit, bath and shower cubicle with mains fed shower. The bathroom is part tiled and there is a radiator, light and shaver socket and opaque window faces to the rear of the property.

Outside

A well stocked garden reaches to the rear side and front of the garden. Having a mix of lawn, shrubs and flower boarders as well as seating areas throughout. A double fronted summer house sits at the rear of the garden along with a stone built storage shed and a wooden shed also.
There is a right of access to the far right of the garden as well as a right of access to the far left past the kitchen window. the garden is mainly walled to the rear with a metal railing border and gates to the front. The front garden is mainly laid to lawn with a flower border.