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1 Hemplands, Main Street, Warton, LA5 9PJ

North West

£180,000

Listed on 15/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Cottage

Features

  • Garden

Description

This three-bedroom character cottage in Warton is offered with scope for renovation and modernisation. The ground floor has a porch and hall leading to a kitchen with fitted wall and base units, space for a fridge freezer and provision for an electric oven and gas hob. A window seat is set beneath the kitchen window. The living room has exposed ceiling beams, a feature fireplace and patio doors to the rear garden. An adjoining narrow area currently houses the boiler and could serve as utility space or a compact study, subject to the buyer's requirements. Upstairs are three bedrooms: one double overlooking the rear garden, a smaller front-facing room and a single bedroom. The bathroom has a bath, basin and separate shower cubicle, with a separate WC. The property is described as freehold and vacant on completion. Mains gas, water and electricity are stated as connected, and the council tax band is B. Outside, the rear garden includes a patio, raised planting beds, established shrubs and a mature hedgerow. A stone-built shed and space for pots are at the front. The cottage is in Warton, near Warton Crag Nature Reserve and local village amenities. Carnforth offers further shops, schools, healthcare, a railway station and bus connections, with the M6 also within driving distance. The listing identifies modernisation throughout as an opportunity to update the accommodation to a buyer's specification.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This characterful stone cottage has a clear improvement canvas: exposed beams, a stone fireplace and patio doors give the living room a strong starting point, while the dated finishes across the home offer scope to modernise it to your own specification. The overgrown rear garden also has established features to uncover and reshape. The indicated renovation range is £30,000–£55,000.

The village setting near Warton Crag, with Carnforth’s amenities and transport links nearby, adds to the appeal. The score is held back by uncertainty around value: floor area is missing, so the price against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. The stone elevations and roof look broadly average in the supplied views, but merit closer inspection.

Key opportunities

  • Retain and highlight the stone elevations, exposed beams and stone fireplace while refreshing the living room.
  • Modernise the visibly dated kitchen and bathroom as part of the £30,000–£55,000 renovation scope.
  • Clear and redesign the overgrown rear garden to make better use of its patio and raised beds.

Key risks

None recorded.

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1 Hemplands, Main Street, Warton, LA5 9PJ
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£680
Based on a loan of £135,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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