The Close, Bleatarn, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria

Sat in an generous plot with attached land in all circa 13 acres, located in a quiet rural area, to the fringe of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, easily accessible to Penrith and historic Appleby, a well presented, detached, 6 bedroom family home with flexible living space and 5/6 garages.

Offered to the market with no ongoing chain, found in great order throughout having been thoroughly renovated in recent years by our client, The Close is an excellent opportunity to acquire an equestrian lifestyle property, in this ever popular and sought after area.

Close to the market towns of Appleby in Westmorland and handy for Penrith and the M6, the property is within walking distance of the most charming Eden Valley village of Warcop, with its popular primary school. Appleby and Kirby Stephen lie within 5 miles, both with grammar schools served by a school bus network.

Providing spacious accommodation, the property has been significantly extended and comprises to the ground floor a central entrance hall, with downstairs WC, living room, with built in multifuel stove, which leads to a breakfast room, open plan kitchen dining room, with freestanding multi fuel stove, utility room, office / study and a purpose built family room, with built in bar and imported Braai solid fuel oven, which opens into a covered and enclosed patio space, making it an ideal entertaining area.

To the first floor are 6 bedrooms and 3 bath / shower rooms. The master bedroom suite has a front to rear aspect, along with a substantial walk in wardrobe and additional ensuite shower room, along with a balcony overlooking the garden and fields to the rear.

Externally to the front is ample parking, with an in / out driveway, leading the garages, the back gate giving direct access to the garages being electric. To the rear are enclosed gardens, along with a useful array of outbuildings and greenhouses, and a built in barbeque. In the field there is a stone built barn, stable block and additional field shelter.

The main garage has 3 parking bays, each with electric doors, with an additional 2 bay garage / workshop and a further high level garage to the side, ideal for a camper van.

The land itself is gently sloping making it well drained, and is well fenced, with roadside and track access and newly planted boundaries.

As part of the renovation process the property has been externally insulated and equipped with 34 high-efficiency 550W solar panels (totalling 18.7 kW) paired with dual SolarEdge AC inverters, capturing maximum solar energy every day. A Solax 3.7 kW hybrid inverter connects to three 6.1 kWh Solax batteries, providing 18.3 kWh of intelligent storage for day and night use, reducing reliance on the grid and lowering electricity bills. For complete energy security, two Tesla Powerwall 2 units each deliver 5 kW continuous power and 13 kWh of usable storage, offering a combined 26 kWh of backup capacity to keep the home running during outages. In addition to providing the majority of the properties electrical requirement, the system generates an annual tariff return circa £700. This has allowed the property to have an efficient band C energy rating.

Rare to find such a complete rural package property, viewing is highly recommended to appreciate.

Directions
From Penrith join the A66 heading east in the direction of Scotch Corner. Continue for 18 miles and then turn right signposted Sandford. At the bottom of this road go under the bridge and follow the road round to the left signposted Warcop. On entering Warcop go past the school along a straight section of road and keep right, go past the telephone box over the small bridge and turn immediately right at the war memorial towards Bleatarn. Follow the road right through the village then drop down at the small hill then cross over a stone bridge, from here continue for another 0.5 miles and The Close is the first property on the right hand side.

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Services
Oil powered central heating system with two boilers. Mains electric and water being connected. Neither these services nor any boilers or radiators have been tested. Drainage is to a modern Klargerster treatment plant.

Key Information:
• Standard construction.
• We understand that broadband and mobile telephone reception are available. For an indication of speeds and supply please see the OFCOM website:
• There is private off road vehicle parking.
• There is a shared right of way on the adjacent farm track.
• The property is split over a number of titles.