Property description
Location: Natland is an attractive and picturesque village situated to the south of the Market Town of Kendal offering good communications for visiting the Lake District & Yorkshire Dales National parks. The village enjoys a thriving community centred around the village green with respected primary school, village hall, church, shop and post office. Leave Kendal on the Burton Road and proceed past Asda and The Westmorland General Hospital. Take the first turning right at the top of the hill, sign posted Natland, onto Oxenholme Lane and follow the lane down take the first turning left into Long Meadow Lane follow the road down and number 38 can be found on your right hand side.
Description: This attractive and well maintained detached bungalow stands on a large plot that offers privacy and seclusion. The present owners have with thought and imagination altered and improved the original layout creating a modern contemporary home ready to move into and enjoy. An extensive programme of works in recent years include roof insulation, new heating system and radiators within the last 12 months, UPVC double glazed windows and high quality kitchen and bathrooms. All rooms enjoy an open aspects and the splendid living/dining room has that all important multi fuel stove and the kitchen has been fitted and equipped to a high standard and specification. There are three good bedrooms, one with its own en-suite shower room and the house bathroom completes the picture. Outside you will find the detached garage, a driveway offering off road parking for up to four cars and the most delightful well tended gardens. The next step is an appointment to view.
Accommodation with approximate dimensions:
Inset Porch
Spacious Entrance Hall light and airy with recently re-glazed door and matching side panel. Coving to ceiling, radiator and useful cloaks cupboard with double doors and immersion heater switch.
Loft 40' 0" x 24' 0" (12.19m x 7.32m approximate) Access via a retractable ladder to boarded loft with power and light, Worcester Bosch gas boiler and hot water cylinder. Insulated to a high standard and offering great potential for further living space if required subject to the necessary consents - plans are available that show a master bedroom with floor to ceiling window, separate bathroom, study and ample storage areas.
L Shaped Living & Dining Room 24' 3" x 16' 8 max" (7.39m x 5.08m) a delightful room enjoying a dual aspect with two large UPVC double glazed picture windows with open aspects across the front garden to The Helm, and to Scout Scar to the rear. Splendid open fireplace with timber lintel and slate hearth with multi fuel stove. Coving to ceiling, two radiators and two TV aerial points and telephone point.
Breakfast Kitchen 13' 8" x 7' 7" (4.17m x 2.31m) enjoying distant view across to Scout Scar with UPVC double glazed window and door to outside. The kitchen has been recently fitted by Howsons of Staveley to an exceptionally high standard with an attractive range of wall and base units including drawer fitments and glazed display cabinets, down lights and concealed lighting controlled by a dimmer switch. Complementary solid wood working surfaces and floating breakfast bar, co-ordinating part tiled walls. Inset bowl and half stainless steel sink and mixer tap. A range of kitchen appliances include a built in gas oven and separate grill, gas hob with stainless steel splash back and cooker hood and extractor over, and Siemens integrated microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, fridge and freezer. Attractive Amtico flooring, radiator. Useful shelved pantry/utility cupboard with light.
Bedroom 1 (front) 11' 10" x 11' 1" plus wardrobes (3.61m x 3.38m) a large double bedroom with aspect over the front garden to The Helm. UPVC double glazed window, radiator, telephone point. Extensive range of attractive fitted his and her wardrobes with integral drawers.
Bedroom 2 11' 11" x 9' 11" (3.63m x 3.02m) enjoying a view across to the village church with Scout Scar in the distant. UPVC double glazed window, radiator and TV aerial and telephone point. En-Suite Shower Room; with attractive Italian tiled walls and floor, a three piece suite comprises, large shower cubicle with power shower, pedestal wash hand basin and WC. Wall mounted mirror with light and shelf. heated chrome towel radiator, down lights with dimmer switch, extractor fan and UPVC double glazed window.
Bedroom 3 (front) 11' 10" x 7' 11" (3.61m x 2.41m) a good third bedroom with UPVC double glazed window overlooking the front garden and across to The Helm. Radiator and TV aerial and telephone point.
Bathroom again with attractive Italian tiled floor and walls. A three piece suite in white comprises; pedestal wash hand basin and WC and a Villeroy & Boch deep panel bath, with shower and fitted screen. Heated chrome towel radiator, extractor fan and UPVC double glazed window. Wall mounted mirror with shelf and light, down lights with dimmer switch. Inset LED mood skirting lights.
Outside: Detached Garage (16' x 9'4") (4.87m x 2.85m)
with up and over door, power, light and water. The driveway to the front of the garage offers off road parking for up to four vehicles.
The property benefits from well tended gardens to the front and rear again enjoying the distant views. The front with mature hedge screen, lawn, paved slate pathway and attractive planted flower borders. The enclosed rear garden is particularly private with lawns, well stocked flower beds and borders and large patio on which to sit and enjoy the afternoon and evening sun. Outside light and steps to kitchen door.
Services: mains electricity, mains gas, mains water and mains drainage. Security lighting to the front, side and rear.
Council Tax Band South Lakeland District Council - Band E
Tenure: Freehold
Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Hackney & Leigh Kendal Office.
Energy Performance Certificate: The full Energy Performance Certificate is available on our website and also at any of our offices.