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Detached bungalow perfect for those looking to modernise and make their own. Lounge diner, kitchen, three bedrooms and bathroom. Garage and outhouse. Parking and garden. No onward chain.
OVERVIEW Located off Sedbergh Road/Castle Green Lane in a desirable area, this three bedroom detached bungalow is ideal for buyers wanting to future proof their next home.
The level accommodation is well balanced with the pleasant lounge/diner and kitchen to one side of the bungalow and three bedrooms (two doubles and a generous single) and the bathroom to the other giving a feeling of space whilst retaining privacy for the bedrooms.
There are front and rear garden spaces plus driveway parking and a garage. The property does require modernisation, however there is excellent scope with what is already a good layout.
Available with no onward chain, the property is gas centrally heated and has double glazing. PORCH A further glazed door leads to the hallway and there is a practical tiled floor.
HALL An L shaped hallway with the bedrooms and bathroom off to one side. Two double built-in cupboards provide valuable storage, one being shelved and the other with a rail for coats.
Two ceiling lights, a radiator and access to the loft.
LOUNGE DINER 10' 10" x 17' 10" (3.30m x 5.44m) A large UPVC double glazed window overlooks the front garden and there is a further UPVC double glazed window to the side.
Two radiators, a ceiling light and two wall lights. Open Reach socket.
ACCOMMODATION Approaching over the driveway and front garden, a path leads to the UPVC double glazed door and into: KITCHEN DINER 14' 10" x 8' 0" (4.52m x 2.43m) excluding cupboards Overlooking the rear garden, the kitchen is fitted with beige base and wall units, wood grain effect worktops, tiled splashbacks and a stainless steel one and half bowl sink with drainer.
There is space for an under counter fridge, an electric cooker and plumbing for a washing machine.
A double cupboard with sliding doors houses the hot water cylinder and there are two further built-in shelved cupboards. Radiator, a ceiling light, a double glazed window and an external door.
BEDROOM 9' 10" x 11' 3" (3.00m x 3.42m) A UPVC double glazed window faces the rear aspect and there is a radiator and ceiling light.
BEDROOM 9' 10" x 12' 6" (3.00m x 3.82m) Another good sized double bedroom with a ceiling light, radiator and UPVC double glazed window.
BEDROOM 7' 5" x 9' 4" (2.25m x 2.84m) UPVC double glazed window facing the front elevation. Radiator and a ceiling light.
BATHROOM 7' 6" x 7' 0" (2.27m x 2.13m) A frosted UPVC double glazed window faces the rear aspect. Fitted with a coloured suite comprising bath, pedestal wash hand basin and a WC.
The walls have been part tiled and there is a radiator and ceiling light.
EXTERNAL Sitting centrally on the plot, there are garden spaces to both the front and rear of the bungalow plus driveway parking and a garage.
The front garden is lawned and bounded by evergreens and borders planted with hypericum and roses. Paths lead to either side into the rear garden.
Also lawned and planted with evergreens, the rear garden has a lovely mature camellia and holly trees. Adjacent to the back door is an outhouse with a light and houses the boiler.
GARAGE 8' 6" x 18' 6" (2.60m x 5.64m) Having an up and over door, UPVC double glazed window at the side and a glazed pedestrian door. Power, light and tap.
DIRECTIONS Leaving Kendal on Castle Street, continue under the railway bridge onto Sedbergh Road. Continue past Sandylands Road and the allotments and onto Castle Green Lane after the crossing.
Turn left onto Oak Tree Road and then right onto Rowan Tree Crescent. The property is a short distance to the left hand side.
what3words///speeds.amount.vest GENERAL INFORMATION Services: Mains Water, Gas, Electric and Drainage Tenure: Freehold Council Tax Band: E EPC Grading: E
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