Cocktons Yard, Cockermouth, CA13 9LN
- PROPERTY TYPE
Terraced
- BEDROOMS
1
- BATHROOMS
1
- SIZE
408 sq ft
38 sq m
Key features
- A two-floor town centre maisonette with curved walls and a wooden spiral staircase - genuinely unlike anything else at this price point in Cumbria
- Open-plan living and kitchen on the ground floor, with two windows looking out onto greenery rather than a car park or a back fence
- Double bedroom upstairs with a built-in wardrobe and its own en suite bathroom
- Allocated parking space outside - a real advantage in a town centre where parking is a daily frustration for most residents
- Ready to move into now, with scope for a bathroom update and fresh decoration that would transform this into something you'd be genuinely proud to show people
- Strong buy-to-let potential - allocated parking and town centre convenience make this significantly easier to let than most comparable properties
- Cockermouth town centre on the doorstep, with independent butchers, bakeries, coffee shops and Jennings brewery all within easy walking distance
- The Lake District National Park begins just minutes away, with fells, lakes and trails accessible without getting on a motorway
- The A66 connects you to Penrith and the M6 in around 25 minutes, keeping the rest of the country within reach
- A price point that makes ownership genuinely possible - with character, a real location and a story that no new-build can replicate
Description
The Starter Home That Comes With A Story. Not a box. Not a clone. A two-floor maisonette with curved walls and a wooden spiral staircase that people will actually ask about when they come round. Yours to update, yours to own - and yours to stop paying someone else's mortgage for.
Cocktons Yard sits quietly behind Cockermouth's main street - and if you didn't know it was there, you'd walk straight past. That's half the appeal. You get the full run of the town centre on your doorstep, with none of the noise.
The maisonette spreads across two floors. Downstairs, the living space and kitchen sit together in an open layout, with curved walls that give the room a shape you genuinely won't find anywhere else at this price. Two windows look out onto greenery - pleasant to wake up to, and not what you'd expect from a town centre address. The wooden spiral staircase winds up from the middle of the room and is, honestly, the first thing anyone who visits will mention.
Upstairs, a comfortable double bedroom has a built-in wardrobe and its own en suite bathroom. The whole place is ready to move into - though anyone with even a passing interest in interiors will see immediately what a renovation here could do. A new bathroom, fresh decoration throughout, and this becomes something you'd be genuinely proud to have people round to.
On the parking: the allocated space outside is worth noting. In a town centre where parking is a daily frustration for most residents, having one guaranteed to you is not a small thing. It is also, practically speaking, one of the reasons a property like this is easier to let than most.
Cockermouth itself is a proper market town, with independent butchers, bakeries, coffee shops and a Jennings brewery on the riverbank. The Lake District National Park is on the doorstep, and the A66 connects you to Penrith and the M6 in around 25 minutes. For most day-to-day needs, you may not need the car at all.
If you have been renting in Cumbria and feel like you are running to stand still, this is the kind of property that changes that calculation. Character you cannot manufacture, a location that works, and a price point that actually makes ownership possible - this one is worth a look.
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- Band: A
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Communal
- 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.
- No wheelchair access
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