3 bedroom bungalow for sale
Whittycroft Drive, Higherford

- PROPERTY TYPE
Bungalow
- BEDROOMS
3
- BATHROOMS
2
- SIZE
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- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Architect-designed detached true bungalow (circa 1970)
- Elevated position at the head of a quiet, secluded cul-de-sac
- Highly desirable semi-rural location in Higherford
- Surrounded by open Blacko countryside
- Short distance to Barrowford village amenities, cafés, and restaurants
- Excellent access to the M65 motorway and North West transport links
- Generous and flexible single-level living accommodation
- Well maintained with scope for cosmetic modernisation
- Private driveway and large attached garage
- Gardens to both the front and rear
Description
Occupying an elevated position at the head of a quiet and secluded cul-de-sac of individually styled properties, this home enjoys a highly sought-after semi-rural setting in Higherford. Surrounded by open Blacko countryside, the property offers a peaceful and private environment, while remaining conveniently close to the vibrant village of Barrowford, renowned for its variety of shops, cafés, restaurants, and traditional hostelries. Excellent transport links are also close at hand, with the M65 motorway just a few minutes’ drive away, providing straightforward access across the North West, ideal for those balancing work, leisure, and travel.
This attractive, architect-designed detached true bungalow, constructed circa 1970, presents a rare opportunity to acquire well-proportioned, single-level accommodation. The property offers generous and flexible living space, perfectly suited to retirees seeking comfortable, easily managed living, as well as professional couples looking for a refined home that combines tranquillity with accessibility. Maintained to a good standard throughout, the bungalow provides scope for cosmetic modernisation, allowing purchasers to personalise the space to suit their lifestyle and tastes.
Externally, the property benefits from a private driveway leading to a large attached garage, together with pleasant gardens to both the front and rear, ideal for relaxed outdoor enjoyment, entertaining, or simply taking in the surrounding countryside views.
Briefly Comprising:- Entrance Porch, Reception Hallway, TWO GOOD-SIZED RECEPTION SPACES, Dining Kitchen, THREE BEDROOMS, Ensuite to Master, House Bathroom, Private Driveway to Attached Garage, Low-Maintenance Gardens both Front & Rear. VIEWING ESSENTIAL TO APPRECIATE.
The Accommodation Afforded is as follows:-
UPVC Entrance Door
Opening into:-
Entrance Porch
6’10” x 5’0” Coved ceiling, radiator, tiled floor area. UPVC framed double glazed window to the front elevation, Glazed panelled door with matching glazed panels to side and opening into:-
Reception Hallway
22’03” x 5’06” (L-shaped) Coved ceiling, inbuilt storage cupboard, radiator, loft access point. Gloss panelled doors leading from the hallway and opening into:-
Reception Room One
15’0” x 18’04” Feature tiled fireplace with matching inlay / hearth and inset electric fire, coved ceiling with centre ceiling rose, two radiators. UPVC framed double glazed picture-window affording an elevated outlook to the front elevation. Opening through into:-
Reception Room Two
14’08” x 9’0” Coved ceiling with centre ceiling rose, radiator. UPVC framed double glazed window overlooking the rear garden. Gloss-panelled door to:-
Dining Kitchen
13’01” x 8’10” Stainless steel sink unit and drainer with cupboards under, matching range of wall, base and glazed display units, co-ordinating worktops and part-tiled walls, space for gas cooker, coved ceiling, extractor, radiator. UPVC framed double glazed window overlooking the rear garden. Glazed panelled door to garage.
Master Bedroom
17’11” x 13’04” Inbuilt wardrobes with gloss-panelled doors, coved ceiling, radiator. UPVC framed double glazed window to the front elevation. Access to:-
Ensuite Shower Room
6’11” x 2’10” Three piece white suite incorporating low-level WC, wash hand basin, step-in shower tray with mixer shower fittings, tiled area and glazed screen over, fully tiled walls, extractor. UPVC framed frosted double glazed window.
Bedroom Two
9’0” x 13’09” Coved ceiling, radiator. UPVC framed double glazed window to the side elevation.
Bedroom Three
8’11” x 10’07” UPVC framed double glazed window overlooking the rear garden, coved ceiling, radiator.
Bathroom
5’11” x 8’03” Three piece suite incorporating panelled bath with mixer shower fittings, tiled area and glazed screen over, pedestal wash basin and low-level WC, radiator. UPVC framed frosted double glazed window.
Outside
Dwarf walling to the front with low maintenance gravelled areas and an abundance of mature trees, bushes and timber fencing. Tarmacadam driveway providing off-road parking to an attached garage [22’07” x 14’06”] having remote control up-and-over door, power and lighting installed. Belfast-style sink, plumbing for washing machine and space for tumble dryer, wall mounted Vaillant gas combination boiler. UPVC framed frosted double glazed window and UPVC door with double glazed centre panel leading into the rear garden.
Generous sized garden to the rear laid mainly to low maintenance tiered paved areas with raised flower / shrub beds and mature borders with trees and bushes, screened for privacy by timber perimeter fencing.
Tenure : Freehold
Energy Performance Certificate Rating : TBC
Council Tax Band : E
Approximate Square Footage : 1,640 SqFt / 152 SqM
Services :
Mains supplies of gas, water and electricity.
Viewing :
By appointment with our Burnley office.
Brochures
Brochure 1- COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
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- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Yes
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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