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See how verdicts work3-bedroom house · CA28 6EH
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About
Your First Saturday Morning Here Will Feel Different. Not rushing out to move the car. Not listening to the neighbours through a shared wall.
Just tea on the decking, the town spread out below you, and the quiet satisfaction of knowing the rent is finally, properly, done.
That feeling - the one where you wake up on a Saturday and there is nowhere you have to be and nothing you have to move - is closer than you think.
South View Road sits on the elevated edge of Bransty, and the position earns its name. The living room looks out over the hillside and the town below, and the master bedroom does the same.
It is the kind of view that catches people off guard when they walk in for the first time, not dramatic but quietly lovely, and entirely yours. The house itself is bright!
It's been renovated to a clean, move-in ready standard throughout.
The neutral décor and new carpet run through the reception and bedrooms, and the kitchen has been fitted in white with herringbone lvt flooring and French doors that open straight onto the decking.
The bathroom has a full white suite with a thermostatic bar shower over the bath - functional and clean, with room to update it your way when the time feels right.
The living room has a wall-mounted electric fireplace with a stone-effect surround as its focal point, and leaded glass in the upper window panes that hints at the property's original character.
The rear garden is enclosed and low-maintenance - currently paved and decked, so there is nothing to worry about on a Sunday morning. If you want grass, it would be a simple job to lay turf.
The French doors from the kitchen make it a natural place to end the day, and a proper one at that - not a shared courtyard or a communal space, but a private outdoor area that belongs to the house.
Parking is on the drive at the side, which sounds like a small thing until you have spent two years circling the street on a dark November evening.
Bransty Primary School - rated Good by Ofsted - is less than 200 yards away on the same road.
Whitehaven town centre, the marina and the train station are all less than a mile down the hill, which keeps the commute to Sellafield, Workington or West Cumberland Hospital straightforward whether you drive via the A595 or take the train.
The town itself has a good range of independent shops, cafés and restaurants around the harbour, and the Cumbrian coast path is within easy reach for weekends when you want to stretch your legs properly.
Three bedrooms gives you a main room, a child's room and a nursery or home office - enough to grow into without feeling pinched from the moment you move in.
If you have been waiting for a proper house - not a flat, not a terrace with no parking and no outdoor space - at a price point that works on a first-time buyer mortgage, this is a strong answer to that question.
We are expecting good interest - get in touch to arrange a viewing.
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About 22, South View Road, Whitehaven
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