An outstanding individually designed detached house in Cockermouth, which incorporates a wealth of labour and economy-saving devices, has just gone on the market. The Grove, in Meadow Bank Close, was built in 1998.

Pocket-friendly features such as roof-mounted solar panels, built-in heat recovery ventilation system, thermal efficient insulation and underfloor heating.

Currently configured as a four-bedroom home, this flexible accommodation could comfortably provide up to seven bedrooms.

Approached through an open porch, the entrance leads into an impressive double-height hallway/dining area.

The hallway/dining area has dormer-style windows, French doors out to a patio area and staircase leading to the first floor. The dining area has an engineered oak flooring.

Featuring an open brick grate with tiled hearth, the lounge includes a cast-iron multi-fuel stove converted to gas operation, engineered oak flooring and exposed recycled pitch pine beams.

The study, as it is currently used, could also be easily converted to a very comfortable fifth bedroom served by the downstairs shower room.

A modern dining kitchen boasts an extensive range of Shaker-style cupboards with solid wooden work surfaces, central island unit with built-in wicker drawers, wine rack and butcher's block, double white butler's sink and multiple oven range cooker with four-ring gas top, griddle and ceramic plate, integral larder fridge and dishwasher and kick plate built-in vacuum dust pan. A door leads out to the back garden. There is also a utility room.

The craft/studio room is suitable for a variety of uses including a sixth bedroom or family/TV room. It currently contains kitchen base units in blue, a laminate work top, sink, central work table and a built-in cupboard housing a condensing gas boiler.

From the entrance hallway, stairs lead up to the first-floor galleried landing and master suite. The room includes dressing table, fitted mirror with built-in lighting, and feature arched window.

At the opposite side of the landing are bedrooms two, three and four and the family bathroom.

Bedroom two, a large double room, has wooden flooring, oval hand basin, built-in quadruple wardrobe and twin mirrored central doors.

Adjacent to this is bedroom three, another double room which has a corner set washbasin, dressing table area, triple fitted wardrobes and solid wood flooring.

The fourth bedroom has a solid wood flooring, built-in double wardrobe, vanity basin and cupboards.

From the ground floor hallway, a door leads to the attached double garage, with twin matching electrically powered roller vehicle doors, pedestrian door, toilet, sink, power and light.

Outside and to the front of the house is a block-paved driveway with parking for multiple vehicles, a terraced garden with gravel and rockery areas, slate features and a decorative water pump.

At the back there is a terraced garden fronting a stream with paved patio, fish pond, vegetable area, fruit trees, wrought-iron railings, willow hedging, flower borders and rockeries.

The Grove, Meadow Bank, Cockermouth, is for sale at £425,000 from Smeatons Estate Agents, tel. 01900 825918.