4 bedroom semi-detached house for sale
Key information
Features and description
- Four bed character property
- Extensive gardens to front and rear
- Beautiful views of the LDNP countryside
- Garage and parking
- Sought after village location
- *Newly fitted sewage treatment plant installed 2025*
- Tenure - freehold
- EPC rating - F
- Council tax - Band F
Located within the beautiful village of Dockray and owned by the same family for the previous forty years is this fabulous residence, offering an excellent amount of space, character and charm. Semi-detached and providing four double bedrooms, two bathrooms and generous reception rooms, this well appointed property enjoys uninterrupted fell views and wonderful gardens to both front and rear. Due to more recent additions, this superb home enjoys substantial accommodation briefly comprising: dining room, living room, kitchen, utility and downstairs WC to the ground floor, with four double bedrooms and two shower rooms to the first floor.
Externally there is parking for a number of vehicles, beautiful gardens to both front and rear housing an array of colourful plants, trees and shrubs and a patio providing delightful seating areas to take in the tranquility and surrounding rural outlook. Furthermore, there is a garage with gated access - currently utilised as a wood store, together with the additional benefit of a recently fitted sewage treatment plant installed April/May 2025.
This property offers a great deal to those looking to embrace a more rural lifestyle. The rooms are versatile and benefit from many period features which blend with more recent, sympathetically completed upgrades. This is a wonderful opportunity to acquire a property that is now available to new custodians and ready for them to become a part of its history.
EPC Rating: F
Rooms
Entrance Porch
Attractive, bespoke built, wooden entrance porch with slate roof. Wooden entrance door, Velux roof window, tiled floor and part glazed, inner door into:-
Dining Room 3.98m x 4.90m (13ft x 16ft)
Dual aspect reception room with beamed ceiling and sash and case windows to front and rear aspects - the front one with the bonus of an attractive window seat. This is a spacious and characterful room featuring inglenook fireplace with sandstone lintel and slate hearth (not in use), radiators and carpeting. Doors to living room and kitchen, and stairs to first floor.
Living Room 7.54m x 4.03m (24ft 8in x 13ft 2in)
A beautiful, bright, triple aspect room with numerous windows and French doors with glazed side panels opening to the rear garden. Open slate fireplace, radiators and carpeting.
Cloaks Area
Situated between the dining room and kitchen is a useful under stairs recess providing cloaks area, storage and with door to the utility room.
Dining Kitchen 4.12m x 2.49m (13ft 6in x 8ft 2in)
A dual aspect room fitted with a good range of wall and base units (one of the cupboards houses the consumer unit) with complementary worktops, tiled splash backs and stainless steel 1.5-bowl sink/drainer unit with mixer tap. Built in, eye level, oven/grill, ceramic hob with extractor fan above and space/plumbing for washing machine and fridge freezer. Feature recess (from former fireplace), built in bench seating with adjacent space for dining table, radiator and vinyl flooring.
Utility Room 2.92m x 1.67m (9ft 6in x 5ft 5in)
Fitted with range of tall and base units providing excellent storage options. Dual aspect windows, wall mounted boiler, radiator, tiled floor and two external doors leading to the garden. Internal door to:-
WC
Fitted with WC and wash hand basin. Obscured, rear aspect window, radiator and tiled floor.
Landing
Running along the rear of the property and providing access to four bedrooms and two shower rooms. Sash windows to rear aspect and excellent, built in storage cupboards.
Bedroom 1 4.36m x 4.68m (14ft 3in x 15ft 4in)
Triple aspect, double bedroom with delightful, far reaching views of Watermillock. Radiators and carpeting.
Bedroom 2 3.05m x 2.67m (10ft x 8ft 9in)
Front aspect bedroom - currently utilised as a twin. Radiator and carpeting.
Bedroom 3 2.94m x 2.64m (9ft 7in x 8ft 7in)
Front aspect bedroom - also currently utilised as a twin. Radiator and carpeting.
Shower Room
Front aspect shower room fitted with three piece suite comprising fully tiled shower enclosure with electric shower, WC and wash hand basin set on vanity unit. Recessed spotlights, over stairs, shelved cupboard, and wall mounted mirror with lighting above and shaver point.
Bedroom 4 3.12m x 2.43m (10ft 2in x 7ft 11in)
Front aspect bedroom, currently utilised as a twin. Beamed ceiling, radiator and carpeting.
Shower Room 2
Fitted with three piece suite comprising fully tiled shower enclosure, WC and wash hand basin on vanity unit. Obscured, rear aspect, sash window, spotlights and extractor fan.
Drainage
We understand that there has been a newly fitted sewage treatment plant (2025), solely for the use of Forge Mill, and prospective purchasers would be required to satisfy themselves that this complies with current standards and rules introduced on 1st January 2020.
Referral & Other Payments
PFK work with preferred providers for certain services necessary for a house sale or purchase. Our providers price their products competitively, however you are under no obligation to use their services and may wish to compare them against other providers. Should you choose to utilise them PFK will receive a referral fee : Napthens LLP, Bendles LLP, Scott Duff & Co, Knights PLC, Newtons Ltd - completion of sale or purchase - £120 to £210 per transaction; Pollard & Scott/Independent Mortgage Advisors – arrangement of mortgage & other products/insurances - average referral fee earned in 2023 was £222.00; M & G EPCs Ltd - EPC/Floorplan Referrals - EPC & Floorplan £35.00, EPC only £24.00, Floorplan only £6.00. All figures quoted are inclusive of VAT.
Services
Mains water and electricity. Newly fitted sewage treatment plant (2025). LPG central heating installed (Avanti gas tank currently in situ at the side of the property). Combination of double glazing and secondary glazing. Broadband connection installed - due to thick walls in the property this is supplemented by a WiFi booster situated in the Living Room which we understand works efficiently. Please note: The mention of any appliances/services within these particulars does not imply that they are in full and efficient working order.
Directions
From Junction 40 of the M6 take the A66 westbound and proceed along this road towards Keswick. Take the left exit signposted Troutbeck, Dockray and Ullswater onto the A5091 and continue for around 4 miles, through the village of Matterdale End until you reach the village of Dockray. Just past the Royal Hotel take the second right, where there is a grey colored artist studio, and the property can be found at the top of the road on the right. There is ample parking at the property.
Garden
The property is complemented by well proportioned gardens to both front and rear which we understand are frequented by red squirrels and an abundance of birdlife that enjoy the delights the garden has to offer. A large lawn bordered by flower beds sits to the front of the house with established trees and shrubs providing an excellent degree of privacy without hindering the outlook. The rear garden is set over two levels incorporating a hardstanding patio at the lower level - a superb seating space to take in the rural views, and an upper level being mainly laid to lawn with an array of established shrubs and flowers offering a lovely mix of colour. The gas tank is in situ at the side of the property and there is a coal bunker in the rear garden.
An additional advantage is that double gates from the garden give access to a track positioned to the side of the garden but on fell land. This provides vehicular access towards the garage.
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