Workington, CA14 3FB

Built In 2019, Upgraded Since - And Ready To Move Into Right Now. Herringbone flooring, a redesigned kitchen with a breakfast bar, and a layout that just works for family life. Move in, unpack, and feel at home from day one. Most nearly-new homes you view feel like a developer's blank canvas that someone has barely touched. Neutral walls, basic flooring, nothing that makes you think 'yes, this is it.' This one is different - the current owners moved in and immediately started making it their own.

The ground floor sets the tone from the moment you walk in. Herringbone flooring runs through the whole level, staying warm underfoot and easy to clean, and it's a proper step up from the carpets and vinyl that come as standard on most new builds. The living room has a slatted timber feature wall behind the TV, brass wall lights, and enough space for a corner sofa and a second seating area without the room feeling full.

An open archway leads through to the kitchen and dining space, which is where family life will really happen. The kitchen has been redesigned with white handleless units, wood-effect worktops and a subway tile splashback with dark grout, and the result is sharp, current and genuinely good-looking. A breakfast bar seats three for quick breakfasts and homework sessions, and there is a separate dining table that seats six comfortably. French doors open straight out to the garden, so summer evenings almost run themselves.

The utility room is one of those things that sounds modest and turns out to matter enormously. The fridge freezer, washing machine and dryer live in here, keeping the kitchen clear and calm. A downstairs WC sits just off it, which means muddy boots, school runs and builders' teas all stay firmly away from the rest of the house.

Upstairs there are four bedrooms and two bathrooms, with the main bedroom having its own en-suite. The layout works well for a family, giving the kids their own space, the adults theirs, and leaving nothing feeling squeezed.

The rear garden has a lawn with timber fencing around it and, at the back, a summerhouse that the current owners use as a gym. It could just as easily become a home office with a door that stays out of the main house, a teenage space, or a bar for when people come over. Useful either way.

For day-to-day life, the location is straightforward. Both primary and secondary schools are under a ten-minute drive, and Derwent Howe retail park - with Morrisons, Aldi and more - is about two minutes in the car or a ten-minute walk. Workington town centre is under ten minutes from the door.

For a family who want to move in and feel immediately at home - without a list of jobs waiting for them on day one - this house makes that straightforward.

We are expecting plenty of interest. Get in touch to arrange a viewing.