Your first buy, your last buy or maybe an investment property, this charming and contemporary cottage ticks a lot of boxes.

It is tucked away in a secluded setting which is nevertheless at the very heart of the popular Lune Valley village of Tunstall.

Finished to a high specification and stylishly presented, The Paddock has been a successful holiday let for the past nine years.

It has a flexible layout which offers single-level living, with a dining kitchen, attractive living room and two bedrooms shared by a shower room on the ground floor.

The first floor is taken up by the spacious master bedroom and four-piece house bathroom.

The stylish open-plan dining kitchen at the heart of this recently built home is light and airy with a roof apex and skylights, and quality fixtures and fittings including an island unit.

The dining area has full-height windows and a door out to a covered seating terrace. Limestone flooring units this space with the adjacent utility room and third bedroom/study.

The attractive sitting room is kept cosy with a wood-burning stove and double doors open to a paved patio.

The house, reached by way of secure electric gates, is set in a south-facing walled garden with terrace, lawn, deck and beds. There’s a single garage along with parking for two/three cars.

The Paddock, Marmaduke Cottages, Tunstall, is for sale at £485,000 from Davis & Bowring, tel. 015242 74445.