1. Dating from the mid-1930s, Tauranga is a reconfigured and extended bungalow situated half a mile north of the centre of Silloth with its excellent range of day-to-day facilities.

On the ground floor is a vestibule, a hallway with a new staircase, a sitting room with a gas fire, three double bedrooms, two with built-in wardrobes, a bathroom fitted with a three-piece suite, including a shower over the bath, and a shower room with a double cubicle.

There is also a spacious dining kitchen, utility room with access to the garage and a living room with a stove set in a brick fireplace and double patio doors opening into a conservatory. A double bedroom on the first floor features exposed purlins.

Tauranga, Skinburness Road, Silloth, is for sale at £325,000 from Hopes Estate Agents, tel. 016973 43641

2. Meadowside is a well-presented bungalow set in a mature private garden in the small hamlet of Warnell which is located at the foot of Warnell Fell close to the northern fringe of the Lake District National Park.

Inside is an entrance hall, a living room, two double bedrooms with one benefiting from large built-in wardrobes and the other offering wonderful open views down towards Carlisle, a dining kitchen, a store, and a bathroom.

There is an area for parking adjacent to the property and a small area of hardstanding behind double gates to the front. The gardens are mostly laid to lawn and surround the property on all sides.

Meadowside, Warnell, Welton, is for sale at £185,000 from Hayward Tod, tel. 01228 810300.

3. For sale with no onward chain, a semi-detached bungalow is situated in the sought-after area of Dalston, close to local amenities which include primary and secondary schools, shops, church and public house.

The versatile accommodation comprises an entrance hall, a lounge with a gas fire and wall lights, a kitchen leading to a secure passageway which gives access to a utility and garage, two double bedrooms and a three-piece shower room.

Outside are beautiful mature gardens to the front and rear. The large rear garden offers great potential to extend.

Barras Close, Dalston, Carlisle, is for sale at £183,000 from Allan Estate Agents, tel. 01228 511711.