4 bed detached house for sale

Stainton Road, Etterby, Carlisle CA3

If you're searching for a traditional family home with character, space and the kind of flexible accommodation that can change and adapt with your family over the years, then Number 4 Stainton Road could be a very exciting find!

Filled with years of love and memories and now ready to begin an entirely new chapter, this wonderful four-bedroom home offers considerably more accommodation than you might initially expect, with two fantastic reception rooms, a generous dining kitchen, an incredibly useful ground-floor bedroom, a recently installed wet room, three further bedrooms upstairs and some lovely original touches along the way.

Add in off-road parking, an attached garage, a low-maintenance rear garden and the huge advantage of no onward chain, and this is a home that really does deserve to be explored properly.

Positioned within the ever-popular Etterby area to the north of Carlisle, Number 4 is a brilliant example of why these more traditional homes continue to appeal to families. The proportions are generous, the ceilings are wonderfully high, and there's a feeling of solidity and character throughout that can sometimes be difficult to find in more modern properties. Most importantly, the layout is incredibly versatile, giving the next owners plenty of opportunity to use the accommodation in whichever way works best for their own family.

Step through the front door and the entrance hallway immediately sets the tone. This is a proper hallway with space, character and a fantastic feeling of arrival, with beautiful parquet flooring beneath your feet, high ceilings overhead and a staircase rising to the first floor. Doors lead into the living room, sitting room and dining kitchen, while further along you'll find useful storage, a separate WC and the recently installed ground-floor wet room. But perhaps our favourite little detail is above you - the stained glass window positioned over the entrance door casts a subtle rainbow of colour into the hallway when the light catches it. What a lovely way to arrive home!

Those wonderfully high ceilings continue throughout much of the property and really help accentuate the generous proportions on offer, particularly within the main reception rooms.

The living room is a fantastic size and provides plenty of room for different furniture arrangements, whether you're trying to accommodate a large family sofa, occasional chairs or all the usual pieces that come with everyday family life.

A living-flame gas fire creates a cosy focal point and provides a welcome additional source of warmth during the colder Cumbrian months, while the beautiful parquet flooring continues through from the hallway and adds another lovely touch of quality and character. A large sliding-sash-style uPVC double-glazed window overlooks the front and allows plenty of natural light to flood into the room.

A substantial opening towards the rear then creates a brilliant connection with the dining kitchen, giving the ground floor a much more sociable feel than you might initially expect from a traditional home of this style. It means whoever is cooking doesn't have to disappear away from everybody else, while still retaining a clear distinction between the individual spaces.

The dining kitchen itself is another generous room with plenty of space for a family dining table alongside the fitted kitchen. There's an excellent range of wall and base units complemented by work surfaces, while a stainless-steel sink is perfectly positioned beneath the rear-facing window, giving you a pleasant outlook across the garden while you're doing the dishes.

Cooking facilities include an electric oven and four-ring gas hob with stainless-steel splashback, while there's space and plumbing for a dishwasher together with room for an under-counter fridge and freezer.

Another thing we really like about the kitchen is the way it connects the accommodation. There's direct access out into the rear garden as well as a separate door returning you into the main entrance hallway, creating a lovely natural flow around the ground floor rather than everything simply leading from one room into another.

Adjacent to the main living room is the second sitting room, and this is another fantastic space that gives the house so much flexibility. At its heart is a wonderful open fire surrounded by exposed brickwork, creating a brilliant focal point and exactly the kind of feature you want to see within a traditional family home. Imagine this lit on a cold winter evening!

Another large sliding-sash-style uPVC window brings plenty of natural light into the room, and depending upon your family's needs, this could work as a cosy second lounge, children's room, snug or even a more formal reception room.

Behind the sitting room is another incredibly useful room which is currently being utilised as an additional bedroom. This is where the versatility of Number 4 really starts to become apparent.

For a family needing four bedrooms, it works perfectly well in its current arrangement, but equally this room could make a brilliant home office, hobby room, playroom or occasional guest bedroom. For anyone looking to work from home without sacrificing one of the upstairs bedrooms, this could be absolutely ideal.

Continue towards the rear of the entrance hallway, and you'll find a generous storage cupboard together with a separate WC and wash hand basin, but there's another particularly valuable feature here - a recently installed ground-floor wet room.

The wet room has been designed with practicality and accessibility in mind and features a generous walk-in shower area, wash hand basin and specialist WC with wash-and-dry functionality. Whether required for somebody with mobility considerations, an older family member or simply as an incredibly useful additional shower facility within a busy household, this gives the property another dimension and makes the ground-floor accommodation particularly adaptable.

Head upstairs and a generous landing provides access to the three remaining bedrooms.

All three first-floor bedrooms are excellent usable rooms with good proportions, plenty of natural light and ample space for the usual bedroom furniture.

Combined with the additional ground-floor bedroom, this gives families a huge amount of flexibility. You could comfortably retain four bedrooms, or alternatively use the downstairs room as an office or additional reception space and still have three proper bedrooms upstairs. It's exactly this kind of adaptable layout that allows a home to continue working as family circumstances change over the years.

Outside, Number 4 continues to be incredibly practical.

To the front is a smart yet deliberately low-maintenance frontage, while a concrete driveway running alongside the house provides valuable off-road parking and leads directly to the attached single garage.

The rear garden has also been designed with easy maintenance in mind. Artificial turf means there's no lawn mower required every weekend during the summer months, while a raised planted border introduces space for flowers, shrubs and pots without creating endless gardening jobs. There's plenty of room to sit outside with a table and chairs, enjoy a barbecue or simply relax when the weather permits!

There's also pedestrian access directly into the garage from the rear garden, and this is far more than somewhere to simply store a few boxes.

The attached garage is a genuinely useful addition to the property and offers excellent storage for bikes, tools and outdoor equipment, together with fantastic potential for anyone with a hobby. Power and lighting are already installed and, unusually, there's even an inspection/work pit - something that could be incredibly useful for a car enthusiast or somebody who enjoys maintaining and working on their own vehicles.

Location-wise, Stainton Road puts you in a fantastic position on the northern side of Carlisle. Etterby is an established and consistently popular residential area, particularly appealing to families who want easy access into the city while remaining close to some fantastic open spaces and countryside.

One of the biggest attractions is the proximity to the River Eden and the surrounding riverside areas, providing some lovely opportunities for walking, exercising the dog or simply escaping for some fresh air without having to travel miles from home.

The wider north Carlisle area also provides convenient access towards the western bypass, making journeys around Carlisle considerably easier and providing onward connections towards the M6 motorway and the west of the county.

Carlisle city centre is only a short drive away, putting an extensive range of shops, supermarkets, restaurants, leisure facilities and everyday services within easy reach, while there are useful local amenities much closer to home for those everyday essentials.

Families also have a choice of schooling within north Carlisle, with the independent Austin Friars school situated nearby alongside primary and secondary schooling across the wider Stanwix and north Carlisle area.

What we really like about Number 4 Stainton Road is that it feels like a genuine family home. It isn't trying to be an ultra-modern new-build or something filled with fashionable features that might date in a few years. Instead, you've got wonderful high ceilings, parquet flooring, an open fire, generous rooms and a layout with enough flexibility to accommodate family life in all its different stages.

Four bedrooms, two reception rooms, a generous dining kitchen, ground-floor wet room, separate WC, off-road parking, attached garage, low-maintenance garden and plenty of character - there is an awful lot of house here to work with.

Better still, the property is being offered for sale with the fantastic benefit of no onward chain, potentially making the whole moving process that little bit more straightforward.

After many years of being filled with family life and memories, Number 4 Stainton Road is ready for somebody new to come along, put their own stamp on it and start making memories of their own.

Tenure - Freehold

Council Tax Band - D

EPC Rating - D

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