5 bed detached house for sale

Little Urswick, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12

Offering a rare purchase opportunity in a beautiful rural setting with large gardens, barns and outbuildings. Carefully modernised by the current owners, it offers a character filled home with three reception rooms, a spacious living-dining kitchen, four double bedrooms plus a top-floor bedroom and shower room. With oil heating system, sash windows and superb grounds and excellent parking, it sits close to Ulverston and the A590 offering an exceptional opportunity.

Representing a superb and rare opportunity to purchase a former Gentleman's Residence in this beautiful rural location enjoying excellent sized gardens with barns and outbuildings. Home Bank House offers a stunning home that has been carefully maintained improved a modernised over the last 14 years by the current owners, it offers three excellent reception rooms, WC Aga / boot room, large open plan, living dining kitchen, four double bedrooms, bathroom and separate WC to the first floor and a top floor bedroom central area and separate shower room. There is oil fired central heating double glazed sash windows and an excellent standard of presentation throughout. The property is approach along a large gravel driveway which offers great parking and access to the house and the beautiful grounds/gardens surround the property adjacent to open farmland and a working farm. The gardens and grounds are a particular feature of this lovely home with a lovely landscaped rear courtyard seating area two detached stone-built barns and further outbuildings all which will be a fully appreciated on inspection and all offering superb additional potential dependent on buyer's needs. In all this is an outstanding and rare purchase opportunity in a charming and convenient location situated a few minutes' drive from the popular market town of Ulverston and access to the A590 to both the Lake District National Park and Furness peninsula. An amazing opportunity not to be missed.

Accessed from an open fronted traditional shelter porch with stone threshold and recessed floormat well giving shelter to the double-glazed hardwood door with two upper glazed panes opening to:

Entrance hall Lovely arch to the rear beyond which is the main staircase. Radiator and doors leading to ground floor rooms and inner hall.

Study/secondary reception room 13' 11" x 13' 4" (4.24m x 4.06m) Double-glazed modern sash window to the front offering a lovely aspect to the front garden and farm beyond. Traditional central fireplace with slate flagged hearth housing a wood burning stove, coving to ceiling, radiator and beautiful mould arch with a set of multi paned glazed doors connecting to the lounge.

Lounge 15' 4" x 14' 6" (4.67m x 4.42m) widest point Beautifully proportioned and elegant room housing fireplace with slate hearth and modern woodburning stove, glazed display cupboards to either side of the doors and an excellent sized sash window to the rear with window seat offering a stunning view over the rear garden and countryside beyond. Half-glazed door to kitchen/diner, central ceiling light point with decorative rose, coving to ceiling and radiator. Two feature former call-bells to wall, door to main entrance hall and door to Aga/boot room.

Dining room 13' 11" x 14' 1" (4.24m x 4.29m) Double glazed sash window to front with panelling to sides, beautiful marble fireplace and hearth, coving to ceiling, radiator and feature light. Set of double multi paned doors access the inner hall.

Inner hall Variety of hooks to wall, built-in storage cupboards, multi paned door to Aga/Boot Room and door to WC.

WC Traditional style wash hand basin on washstand and WC. Double-glazed pattern glass window to side with deeper sill.

Aga/boot room 10' 1" x 14' 1" (3.07m x 4.29m) Composite door to side with double glazed panes, stone flooring, coat hooks and built-in cupboard with excellent storage space. Electric aga which is a fabulous feature offering additional cooking and heating during the winter months with woodblock work surface to side and storage cupboards under. Radiator, access to secondary staircase and door to cellar.

Cellar Accessed by way of set of stone steps with raised slate shelf, double glazed window and storage room housing the Worcester oil fired boiler room for the heating and hot water systems.

Kitchen/diner/family room 16' 8" x 25' 3" (5.08m x 7.7m) Having been extended to the rear of the property the room offers a most spacious and versatile room for general kitchen and living/dining purposes. French doors with windows to either side and beautiful corner double glazed window all offering access to and beautiful aspects over the gorgeous landscape re gardening countryside beyond. Fitted with a bespoke range of base, wall and drawer units with light quartz work surface over to include a matching central island with integrated Neff induction hob with cooker hood over and Belfast style sink to the main work surface with grooved drainer and mixer tap. Integrated twin ovens, larder unit, space for an American style fridge freezer, three pendant lights and engineered wood flooring with a piece of industrial glass over the well which has concealed lighting.

First floor landing Turn at the half landing with double-glazed window. The main landing offers wall light points, radiator and doors to bedrooms and bathroom. Further doors lead to a secondary staircase, WC and the stairs to the second floor.

Bedroom 14' 0" x 12' 0" (4.27m x 3.66m) Double room with coving to ceiling, painted fire surround with traditional cast hob grate and double-glazed sash window to front with window seat offering a beautiful aspect beyond the garden over the farm and countryside beyond. Door to side to an excellent walk-in closet with hanging rails and shelving.

Bedroom 14' 0" x 9' 1" (4.27m x 2.77m) Double room to the front with double-glazed sash window with deep window seat, storage under and shelving to either side, radiator, coving to ceiling and connecting door to the adjacent bedroom.

Bedroom 14' 1" x 11' 8" (4.29m x 3.56m) Further double room with coving to the ceiling and double-glazed sash window with window seat.

Bedroom 11' 6" x 11' 6" (3.51m x 3.51m) Double room situated to the rear with radiator and double-glazed sash window with window seat and storage under giving a fabulous view over the rear garden, woodland and farmland beyond.

WC In the process of being refurbished and will be fitted with a new reproduction cloakroom suite with vanity unit.

Bathroom Fitted with a freestanding roll top bath with ball and claw feet and mixer tap, walk-in glazed shower cubicle with Lakeland slate tiled walls, thermostatic shower with fixed rain head and flexi-track spray and recessed vanity area with twin sinks and further Lakeland slate surround/surface. Double glazed windows to the side and rear with window seat to the side window, inset lights to ceiling and lime wash wood grain effect flooring.

Second floor Opening to:

Loft room 10' 2" x 21' 4" (3.1m x 6.5m) Painted beams and timbers and Velux double glazed roof light. Doors to a further bedroom and shower room. Bedroom five and a shower room.

Bedroom 18' 11" x 10' 6" (5.77m x 3.2m) Velux roof light and double-glazed window to the gable offering a beautiful far-reaching view of the surrounding countryside. Painted timbers and radiator.

Shower room Three piece suite comprising of half-moon sink with mixer tap and tiled splash back with shelving under, quadrant shower cubicle with tiled surround and WC with push button flush. Wood grain effect flooring, chrome ladder style towel radiator, wall light point, inset lights to ceiling and extractor fan. Some reduced head height to side and Velux roof light.

Exterior Occupying a superb and substantial plot nestled between open countryside and a local working farm, with good road access back to Ulverston and the A590. Access is by way of a gravelled, tree lined drive leading to a gravelled parking and turning area. Set of limestone gates leading to the drive by the side of the house which also provides further excellent parking space and access to an electric vehicle charging point. The front garden is beautifully presented with flagged step stones with gravel surround and brick edging which extends to create two lovely seating areas overlooking the front lawn, which is tree lined with a further raised patio area to the side overlooking the surrounding countryside and farm buildings. To the rear and side of the property the driveway has access to a lean-to store and the side orchard garden. This area has a variety of trees, grassed garden area with outbuildings and access to various other parts of the garden and the sewerage system is also located here along with the oil storage tank which is behind the store. Immediately to the rear of the house there is a beautifully landscaped area with lower and upper flagged patio seating space surrounded by attractive borders in the Ivy-covered gable wall of the barn making a great backdrop. It offers a private sunny seating space perfect for outdoor entertaining and eating and the side patio has access to the extensive grassed garden area which trees shrubs and bushes and a set of stone steps to the upper section of the main large, detached barn. Access to a greenhouse at the side with the garden continuing round to the rear of the barn where there is access to the under croft of the barn with former animal stalls and a further side building. To the side of the barn in the courtyard is additional access to lower buildings with former stable stalls with cobbled floor. To the far side of the rear garden there is the former walled vegetable garden which is a lovely feature and central potting shed.

Barn 33' 5" x 18' 10" (10.2m x 5.76m) Open upper section accessed by external stone steps with a lower section divided into three areas plus attached additional storage building.

Secondary barn 19' 1" x 12' 6" (5.82m x 3.82m) Side door, light and power.

Lean to storage 17' 5" x 9' 6" (5.33m x 2.92m)

general information tenure: Freehold

council tax: G

local authority: Westmorland & Furness Council

services: Mains electric and water. Heating is by way of an oil tank with waste treatment plant for drainage.