Orchard House, Gilgarran, Workington · IMPORTANT NOTICE Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the...

Brief RésuméA modern and spacious executive style detached four/five bedroomed house with large garden and double garage. Rural village location well placed for access to Sellafield, the west coast towns, and the Lake District National Park.

DescriptionOrchard House is an impressive modern property completed around 2007 to a high specification which includes an air source heat pump supplying under floor heating and water heating throughout. The house offers generously proportioned four/five bedroomed accommodation which briefly comprises ground floor: spacious reception hall with cloakroom, large lounge, dining room, sitting room, ground floor bedroom or further reception room, large extremely well appointed breakfast kitchen, utility room, rear entrance lobby connecting to attached double garage. On the first floor are four double bedrooms, the master bedroom having en-suite bathroom and dressing room, and a second bedroom with an en-suite shower room plus further main house bathroom. The property is well set back from the road and approached via a tarmaced driveway leading to ample off-road parking/turning area. To the rear is a large well-screened garden.

This property enjoys a quiet rural village location in West Cumbria, a short distance (approx. 4 miles) outside the western boundary of the Lake District National Park. The small village of Gilgarran is ideally placed for accessing the main employment areas on the west coast of Cumbria including Sellafield, Whitehaven and Workington, and the attractive market town of Cockermouth is just 7 (direct line) miles to the north east. The many attractions of the Lake District National Park are only a short distance to the east including the beautiful valleys of Loweswater, Crummock, Buttermere and Ennerdale, all within easy reach by car. Viewing is essential to appreciate the many qualities of this first class property.

Directions From Keswick take the A66 towards Cockermouth. Continue past Cockermouth on the A66 until the roundabout junction with the A595 to Whitehaven. Take the A595 and follow the road for approximately 4 miles. At the third roundabout take the second exit onto the B5306 for Distington. Turn left signposted Pica, and continue past the Crematorium then take the next left turn into Gilgarran. The property will be on the right-hand side opposite the turning to Branthwaite.

Accommodation:

Reception Hall A broad, spacious reception hallway is approached via a UPVC double glazed entrance door with side windows, cloaks hanging recess to one side, internal oak panelled doors to rooms, an attractive staircase leads off to first floor with galleried landing above and under stairs cupboard beneath, polished wood boarded flooring, recessed ceiling lights, corniced ceiling, part glazed double doors to lounge.

Cloakroom With wash basin, wc, tiled floor, chrome ladder-style radiator, extractor fan, and UPVC double glazed window to side.

LoungeSpacious lounge with feature brick fireplace/recess on tiled hearth with old timber mantle shelf above, multi-fuel stove, corniced ceiling, UPVC double glazed windows with side windows to rear garden, and further UPVC double glazed window to the side.

Dining RoomLaminate floor, UPVC double glazed window to front.

Sitting RoomAdditional reception room with ceiling mounted speaker and UPVC double glazed window to rear.

Bedroom Ground floor fifth bedroom or further reception room with laminate floor, and UPVC double glazed bay window to front.

KitchenSpacious breakfast/family kitchen with extensive range of fitted wall and base units comprising cupboards and drawers with contrasting work surfaces and tiled up stands. Incorporating glass-fronted display cabinets, pull-out larder drawer, one-and-a-half bowl sink with mixer tap, plus separate central island work station/breakfast bar with further cupboards beneath and wine chiller cabinet. Integral appliances include: Leisure range-style cooker with five burner gas hob plus electric ceramic hotplate, twin electric ovens, grill and plate-warmer. Wide cooker hood above. Further integral appliances include fridge freezer and dishwasher. Recessed ceiling lights, ceiling mounted speaker, UPVC double glazed patio doors with side windows to rear garden and further UPVC double glazed window to rear with roller blind.

Utility Room One-and-a-half bowl sink with mixer tap, fitted cupboards above and below, plumbing for washing machine, Greenline “boiler” linked to air source heat pump. UPVC double glazed window to side with fitted roller blind and door to

Rear LobbyUseful storeroom/cloakroom with internal door leading to garage.

Garage Double garage with motorised up and over door, and UPVC double glazed door to rear garden.

First Floor

LandingA spacious first floor landing with loft access having drop-down ladder, large built-in airing cupboard with internal light, oak panelled doors to rooms.

Bedroom 1Spacious master bedroom with corniced ceiling and UPVC double glazed window to the front.

En-Suite bathroom Free-standing bath with central mixer tap, wc, wash basin, separate shower cubicle with multi-jet facility, UPC double glazed window to rear with fitted roller blind, door to:

Walk-in Dressing Room/Clothes Store Plentiful clothes hanging and storage space.

Bedroom 2Double bedroom with UPVC double glazed window to front.

En-Suite Shower RoomCorner tiled shower cubicle, extractor fan, recessed ceiling lights, wc and wash basin integral to fitted unit, UPVC double glazed window to side.

Bedroom 3Double bedroom with walk-in dressing room/wardrobe and UPVC double glazed window to rear.

Bedroom 4Double bedroom with large built-in wardrobe and UPVC double glazed window to rear.

Main Bathroom With roll top free-standing bath, having central mixer tap, wash basin, wc, extractor fan, chrome ladder-style radiator, UPVC double glazed window to rear.

AtticA very large, mainly boarded, loft area is accessible via a drop down ladder to the main landing. Roof windows provide some natural light. It is believed this space has potential for conversion subject to necessary consents.

Outside To the front is a tarmac driveway leading to an ample tarmaced parking and turning area. Brick paviour paths leads to the rear garden, largely laid to lawn and well-screened by mature hedges. To the rear of the house is a brick paviour patio which extends to a spacious brick paviour courtyard behind the garage.

ServicesMains electricity, water and drainage are connected. The gas hob to the cooker in the kitchen is supplied by bottled propane gas. Underfloor heating and water heating are provided by the air source heat pump system.

Council TaxThe Valuation Office website identifies Orchard House as being within Council Tax Band E. The Copeland Borough Council website indicates council tax payable for the 2015/16 year as being £1,975.69.

Offers All offers should be made to the agents, Edwin Thompson Property Services Limited.

Viewing Strictly by appointment with the Agent, Edwin Thompson Property Services Limited.

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IMPORTANT NOTICEEdwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be

correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness.

3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.

4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.5. These particulars were prepared in February 2014.

28 St John’s Street, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5AF

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