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" An attractive 5 bedroom period property in the desirable Freehold area of Lancaster, just a short walk from Lancaster city centre. This family home has been lovingly maintained by its current owners and reflects the original charm and character that such a Victorian property provides. With 2 reception rooms and an open plan kitchen/diner, there is plenty of living accommodation on offer and a cellar also provides extra storage space. The first floor features 2 double bedrooms, single bedroom and a family bathroom and the top floor has 2 double bedrooms, study area and a shower room. Externally is a secluded rear garden and there is also private parking opposite for 2 vehicles. Early viewing highly recommended.

LOCATION Borrowdale Road is located in the popular Freehold area of Lancaster. It is just a short walk to the city centre with its excellent schools, shops, amenities and rail network and just a short drive from the M6. Freehold has a strong sense of local community and there are excellent local facilities such as the Gregson Centre. GROUND FLOOR Enter through a wooden front door with beautiful stained glass panels into a vestibule with Fired Earth Roman tiles to the floor and space to hang coats etc. A secondary door with more stained glass leads into the hallway. To the left is a formal reception room with cast iron working fireplace, framed by two alcoves. It has a large bay window overlooking the front garden and high ceilings, coving and built in shelving. A second reception room has French doors leading out to the rear garden, another cast iron fireplace and an alcove either side. The kitchen/dining room is a unique feature of the property. It has been extended and overlooks the rear garden with an octagonal shaped bay window with a very high pitch providing space to hang a farm house style pull cord airer. It has a terracotta tiled floor, wooden units with wooden worktops, a Belfast sink and a black Elan range style cooker. The kitchen has beautiful Fired Earth Moustier splashback tiles and it retains some original features such as the glass fronted wooden cabinet. FIRST FLOOR There is an original stained glass window on the first floor landing. Two generous double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a family bathroom occupy this level. The master looks out across the rear garden and field beyond and the other two bedrooms have views to the front. The family bathroom has a three piece white suite with over-bath shower, wooden floor and built in wooden cupboards in keeping with the style of the property. SECOND FLOOR The top floor is light and airy due to the velux windows and has space for a study area. There are 2 double bedrooms, both with a low window and a velux and one with loft access. There is a shower room with a slate tiled floor. Exposed wooden beams run throughout the second floor. CELLAR The property benefits from a cellar providing extra storage space. It is standing height and also features original coal hole. OUTSIDE To the front of the property is a small garden with flowers and shrubs. A wide pathway to the side of the property leads into the secluded rear garden which has an array of mature trees and has been mainly laid to lawn. It has 2 feature ponds, a paved area for seating and a shed. There is also a wood store and a coal store. You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website. "