2 bed cottage for sale

Stanley Street, Beetham LA7

Wood Lea is a charming and beautifully maintained two-bedroom cottage, offering comfortable and well-presented accommodation throughout. The property provides well-proportioned living spaces ideally suited to modern day-to-day living, while retaining a warm and welcoming feel. The ground floor comprises a practical entrance hall, a cosy living room featuring a log-burning stove, a well-equipped kitchen, and a conveniently located shower room. To the first floor are two double bedrooms, together with additional eaves storage, providing useful space for household items. Outside, Wood Lea benefits from its own garden area and private parking, enjoying a pleasant outlook across the surrounding fields from its quiet and tucked-away position. Offered with no onward chain, this attractive cottage presents an excellent opportunity for a range of purchasers seeking a peaceful countryside setting. Beetham itself boasts a wealth of local amenities and attractions, including the renowned Beetham Nurseries, which offers an excellent selection of gifts and plants alongside a popular café. The village is also home to the Wheatsheaf pub, the Heron Theatre, and Heron Corn Mill, which regularly hosts a variety of craft activities. Additional highlights include the Tea Rooms, a well-stocked village shop, and much more. For those who enjoy the outdoors, there are both relaxing and invigorating walks right on the doorstep, with highlights such as the Fairy Steps and Dallam Deer Park. Just one mile away, the village of Milnthorpe provides an even wider range of amenities and social opportunities for all ages, including sports clubs, choirs, and fitness classes. The village also benefits from a Booths supermarket, two pubs, a Spar with petrol station, two doctors’ surgeries, two dental practices, a veterinary clinic, a selection of independent shops, and a variety of cafés and restaurants

Ground Floor

Entrance Hallway (1.17m x 2.60m, 3'10" x 8'6")

A warm and welcoming entrance space, offering practical room to store coats, shoes and bags, complemented by a rich wooden floor

Living Room (3.41m x 3.69m, 11'2" x 12'1")

A charming and cosy room featuring a striking log-burning stove set on a slate hearth with a stone mantle, enjoying front-facing views and complemented by alcove shelving to one side

Kitchen (2.66m x 3.25m, 8'8" x 10'7")

A bright and stylish kitchen fitted with grey shaker-style base and wall units, complemented by lighter work surfaces. Integrated appliances include an oven with induction hob and extractor above, alongside a dishwasher and space for a tall fridge freezer. A stable door provides access to the outside, while a wooden floor and tall feature radiator complete the space

Hallway (1.82m x 1.94m, 5'11" x 6'4")

Providing access to the living room, kitchen, and ground floor shower room, as well as the staircase leading to the first floor. There is also a useful under-stairs cupboard, currently utilised as a utility space with plumbing for a washing machine and the benefit of a window providing natural light

Shower Room (1.14m x 2.74m, 3'8" x 8'11")

A bright and valuable addition to the ground floor, featuring a mains-fed shower, hand basin with vanity unit below, WC, and a heated towel rail, with a window providing plenty of natural light

First Floor

Bedroom 1 (2.67m x 3.57m, 8'9" x 11'8")

A front-facing double bedroom enjoying delightful elevated views across the surrounding countryside

Bedroom 2 (2.66m x 3.54m, 8'8" x 11'7")

Mirroring bedroom one, this is another front-facing double bedroom, also enjoying beautiful outlooks across the surrounding countryside

Shower Room (1.63m x 1.82m, 5'4" x 5'11")

A bright and well-appointed shower room featuring a mains-fed shower with both a rainfall shower head and handheld attachment, along with a WC and hand basin set within a vanity unit. The room is completed by a heated towel rail for added comfort

Externally

A modest and well-maintained gravelled garden, offering a secure and private space with room for outdoor seating-ideal for relaxing and entertaining family and friends. There is a driveway to the side of the property for one vehicle

Useful Information

House built – Pre 1900s

Tenure – Freehold

Council tax band – C (Westmorland and Furness Council)

Heating – Gas central heating.

Drainage – Mains

Full interior renovation, replacement of exterior front rendering, complete re-wire, new plumbing, new bathrooms, new kitchen in 2026

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Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

In compliance with Government legislation, all purchasers are required to undergo identification checks under the Anti-Money Laundering (aml) Regulations once an offer on a property has been accepted. These checks are mandatory, and the purchase process cannot proceed until they are successfully completed. Failure to complete these checks will prevent the purchase from progressing.

A specialist third-party company / compliance partner will carry out these checks.

Cost:

- £42.00 (inc. VAT) for a single purchaser, or £36.00 (inc. VAT) per person for couple or group purchases (including contributions from gift-givers), provided all payments are made in a single transaction.

- The charge for purchases under a company name is £120.00 (inc. VAT).

The fee is non-refundable and must be paid before a Memorandum of Sale is issued. The cost includes obtaining relevant data, manual verifications, and monitoring as required