Offers in Region of £520,000 6 bedroom semi-detached house for sale Fern Bank, Cockermouth, CA13

Tenure: Freehold

Its elevated location is particularly enviable, being surrounded by the grounds of Harris Park, yet within walking distance of the town centre, and with easy access to the A66.

Summer Hill offers three formal reception rooms, accessed from the traditional entrance hallway with the original Victorian tiled floor, dining kitchen and especially pleasing full length Conservatory, designed specifically for this property and is of a Victorian style, there is also a very useful cellar.

The bedrooms are over the top two floors, and are mostly king size, with one of the rooms having a small balcony to the front elevation which overlooks the whole of the town. The large five piece family bathroom is very well appointed and situated on the first floor.

Accessed from the rear is a purpose built garage block, which leads onto the delightful rear garden, chiefly laid to lawn with patio and mature planting, the whole is bordered by the parks trees, making it very private.

A home such as this comes onto the market rarely and we cannot emphasise enough the need to view this stunning, elegant property.
Entrance: By way of the original front door with window light above.

Porch: Original tiled flooring, coved ceiling, dado rail, original door and panelled screen to the hall with acid etched glazed panels inset.

Hallway: Original tiled flooring, plaster ceiling rose and coving, beam supported by plaster corbels.

Drawing Room: 21’10” x 15’ (6.6m x 4.5m). The measurement goes into the bay window.
Lovely, elegant room. Living flame gas fire which is set into a solid brass grate with ornate surround, marble hearth and white fireplace. Deep skirting boards, original plaster coving and ceiling rose, picture rail.

Dining Room: 18’5” x 13’8” (5.6m x 4.5m). Gas fire set onto marble hearth, white fireplace, deep plaster coving and rose to ceiling, delft rail, deep skirting boards, small hatch to kitchen.

Sitting Room: 14’ x 15’ (4.2m x 4.5m). Door to cloakroom.

Cloakroom: WC, wash hand basin with tiled splash back, dado rail and extractor fan.

Dining Kitchen: 13’9” x 14’8” (4.2.m x 4.4m). Range of floor and wall units in country pine with laminate work surfaces over and inset asterite one and a half bowl sink unit with central brass mixer tap, gas fired cooker with extractor hood over, corner dresser with plumbing for washing machine, original cast iron fireplace with gas fire inset.

Conservatory: 42’ x 12’ (12.8 x 3.3m). Stunning addition being of timber construction, glazed roof, wall lights, double doors open out onto the patio

From the hallway, staircase with the original pitch pine handrail, balustrade and newel posts rises to the first floor with half landing and window with panelled casements

Bedroom 1: 13’5” x 14’8” (4m x 4.4m). Coved ceiling, wall mounted gas fire, original alcove wardrobe, window to the rear of the property.

Bathroom: 14’ x 10’6” (4.2m x 3.2m). Superb bathroom with a five piece white suite having an embossed rope design, WC, Bidet, twin wash hand basins set into vanity unit with storage cupboards below, corner shower cubicle with mains-fed shower and sliding doors, Raised inglenook sited bath with panelled side and tiled splash backs, shelving, original plaster coving, the sanitary fittings are in gold, two double built in wardrobes, wall lights, alcove shelving, original plaster coving and plaster mouldings to arches.

Bedroom 2: 22’ x 15’2”(6.6m x 4.6m). Measurement goes into the large bay window, which has a sculpted pelmet, gas fire, original alcove wardrobe, plaster coving and ceiling rose, fixed, tilting mirror, deep skirting boards.

Dressing Room: 7’1” x 12’5” (2.1m x 3.7m). Window to the front of the property, coved ceiling.

Bedroom 3: 17’10” x 13’9” (5.4m x 3.7m). Deep plaster coving and rose, picture rail, gas fire, wash hand basin built into vanity unit.

From the first floor, staircase rises to the second floor having a half landing with window.

Bedroom 4: 16’4” x 14’7” (4.9m x 4.4m). Partially under eaves, stairs rise to the French window allowing access to the small balcony with original Victorian railings, the balcony overlooks the town, stripped floorboards
Bedroom 5: 13’3” x 7’2” (4m x 2.1m). Pretty room having the indented roof line.
Bedroom 6: 28’9” x 14’6” (8.7m x 4.4m). Partially under eaves, original stripped floorboards, exposed stone wall, window to the side of the property which overlooks the park.

OUTSIDE

Front: Hedged front entrance, with shillied areas, bordered by raised perennial and annual beds.
Side: Walled access to the rear, perennial border, stone wall with door gives access to the rear of the property.
Rear: Formal lawns with central, winding paved footpath. Thoughtfully planted mature shrub and perennial borders, paved patio, the whole is enclosed by walling and hedges and bordered by the parks mature trees making it very private.
Garage Block: 29’2” x 17’ (8.9m x 5.1m). Purpose built, two electronically operated up and over doors, side access, the garages are approached by way of rear lane, gated driveway, paved drive with ample parking/turning space

Services: Gas, Electric, mains drainage and water
Directions: From Cockermouth Office, go through the traffic lights at Sainsburys, onto the next set, go straight on, take the first left hand turn into Fern Bank, and Summerhill is the last house on the left hand side before the entrance into the park
Agents Notes: Heating: The ground floor has radiators heated from the Baxi back-boiler in the dining room. The first floor has gas fires in each bedroom, the second floor has radiators run from a ‘Worcester’ combi boiler which could be extended on. Security alarm fitted.
Tenure: We are advised the property is Freehold Confirmation is being sought from solicitors