Lakes Estates
13/14 Devonshire Arcade
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 7SX
Great Strickland, Penrith
Guide price £465,000
5 Bedroom House - Detached
- Spacious, light and airy detached family home with excellent flexibility
- Desirable Eden Valley village location, 6 miles from Penrith
- Reception Room plus a superb 24'8" x 22'2" Lounge Diner with multi-fuel stove
- Well-appointed Dining Kitchen with separate Utility Room and Pantry
- Three double bedrooms, including a Principal Bedroom with private terrace
- Two well-appointed bathrooms
- Exceptional 500+ sq ft first floor Games Room/Bar with huge conversion potential
- Integral Double Garage plus separate Storage Room and Workshop
- Ample off-road forecourt parking for several vehicles
- Private, enclosed rear garden with terracing and built-in barbecue
A spacious, light and airy detached family home offering excellent flexibility, situated in the heart of the desirable Eden Valley village of Great Strickland. The property extends to approximately 319 sq m / 3,435 sq ft of well-presented living space (172 sq m / 1,851 sq ft on the ground floor and 147 sq m / 1,583 sq ft on the first floor), comprising a generous reception room, open-plan lounge diner, dining kitchen with utility and pantry, integral garage, and a substantial first floor Games Room/Bar with real potential for further bedrooms or an independent living space.
GROUND FLOOR
Entered via a porch into the hallway, the ground floor offers a Reception Room (13'11" x 9'9"), a superb Lounge Diner (24'8" x 22'2") with the multi-fuel stove and Inglenook feature, and a Kitchen (18'1" x 13'5") leading through to a Utility Room (8'5" x 10'1") and Pantry. A Rear Porch connects to a large Storage Room (10'4" x 14'8"). There are two further W.C.s off the hallway, plus access to the Integral Garage (16'8" x 18'4").
Lounge Diner
7.52 x 6.76 (24'8" x 22'2")
Reception Room
4.23 x 2.97 (13'10" x 9'8")
Hallway
Kitchen
5.51 x 4.08 (18'0" x 13'4")
W.C / Cloakroom
1.63 x 2.04 (5'4" x 6'8")
Porch
Utility
2.56 x 3.08 (8'4" x 10'1")
W.C
Garage
5.09 x 5.58 (16'8" x 18'3")
Rear Porch
Pantry
Store Room
3.16 x 4.46 (10'4" x 14'7")
FIRST FLOOR
The first floor landing leads to the Principal Bedroom (13'9" x 17'9"), which enjoys its own private Terrace (13'10" x 4'0"), plus Bedroom 2 (10'4" x 13'5") and Bedroom 3 (13'7" x 9'9"). There are two Bathrooms (10'7" x 10'9" and 9'9" x 10'0"). At the far end of the first floor is the standout Games Room/Bar (16'2" x 32'5") — a versatile space of over 500 sq ft with huge potential for conversion into a principal suite, further bedrooms, or self-contained accommodation.
Principal Bedroom
4.20 x 5.42 (13'9" x 17'9")
Terrace
4.21 x 1.22 (13'9" x 4'0")
Bathroom
3.23 x 3.27 (10'7" x 10'8")
Bedroom Two
3.16 x 4.10 (10'4" x 13'5")
Bedroom Three
4.13 x 2.96 (13'6" x 9'8")
Bathroom
2.98 x 3.05 (9'9" x 10'0")
Landing
Games Room/Bar
4.93 x 9.89 (16'2" x 32'5")
Outside
To the front, a large forecourt provides parking and turning space for several vehicles, with access to the integral double garage and workshop/store. A lawned garden with well-stocked flower and shrub borders sits to the side. To the rear is an enclosed, private garden laid to lawn with a raised flower bed, a stone-flagged terrace off the lounge diner's bifold doors, and a further terrace with a built-in barbecue.
Location
Great Strickland is a vibrant Eden Valley village just 6 miles from Penrith, surrounded by open countryside. The village has a church, village hall and public house, with primary schools nearby in Hackthorpe and Morland. Penrith offers full amenities including supermarkets, high street shops, a leisure centre, cinema, and excellent transport links via the M6, A66, A6 and West Coast mainline — and serves as a gateway to Ullswater and the North Lakes fells.
Services & Additional Information
Mains water, drainage and electricity are connected. Heating is via oil-fired central heating (Worcester boiler in the garage), supplemented by a multi-fuel stove in the lounge diner and an LPG stove in the games room. Windows are uPVC double glazed throughout.
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