The Parklands, Cockermouth, CA13 0WW

The Family Home That Lets You Get On With Family Life. Four bedrooms, good schools within walking distance, and a town centre that's actually walkable. The kind of setup where the house works around you, not the other way round.

There's a version of family life where the school run is a five-minute walk, the town centre is reachable on foot, and the house has enough room that nobody's tripping over each other. That's pretty much what 54 The Parklands offers.

Fairfield Primary is half a mile away - about a 10 to 15 minute walk on a good morning. Cockermouth School is a little further at around 1.2 miles, which is manageable on foot or easy enough by bike. And the town centre is around 15 to 20 minutes on foot from the front door, taking in Main Street, the independent shops, the cafés and Wordsworth House along the way.

The house itself is a proper detached family home with four bedrooms spread across two floors, two reception rooms and three bathrooms. It's been well looked after, with most rooms redecorated in the last five years, so it's ready to move into without needing a project. That said, there's plenty of scope to put your own stamp on it over time - the layout and the space are both there to work with.

The main bedroom has its own en-suite shower room, finished in full-height stone-effect tiling with a walk-in shower and chrome fittings throughout. It's a calm, well-sized room and the en-suite makes a real difference in the morning rush when you've got a family of four sharing a house.

The second bedroom is a good-sized double in its own right - the kind of room that works equally well for an older child, a teenager wanting their own space, or a guest who's staying more than a night or two.

The family bathroom has been recently refitted too - there's both a bath and a separate shower cubicle, an LED-lit mirror and a vanity unit with a heated towel rail. Two proper bathrooms that work hard is exactly what a busy family needs.

The third and fourth bedrooms offer flexible options depending on what you need right now, whether that's a child's room, a guest room, or a home office if that's become part of the routine.

For getting further afield, the A66 is easy to access for Workington in one direction and Keswick in the other - Keswick is around 20 minutes by car, which is handy for weekends. The nearest bus stops are about a 7 to 10 minute walk away, with services connecting to surrounding towns.

The Parklands is an established residential area that tends to attract families for good reason. It's quiet without feeling remote, and it has that settled, neighbourly feel that's hard to find and easy to underestimate until you're living somewhere that doesn't have it.

If you want four bedrooms, walkable schools and a town centre you'll actually use - without taking on a renovation - this is the kind of house worth getting through the door quickly.

Arrange a viewing and come and have a look around.