This spacious executive-styled detached three or four-bedroom property benefits from formal and woodland gardens of around an acre, good sized integral garage and plenty of off-street driveway parking and turning for multiple vehicles.

The accommodation was designed by and built for the current owners approximately 18 years ago with much attention paid to detail.

Rio Vista is an individual family home tucked away n a semi-rural location yet within walking distance of the centre of Workington, with the potential for further expansion if desired.

The accommodation boasts full UPVC double glazing, gas central heating and quality fittings throughout and includes an open porch, entrance hall, through lounge, dining room with patio doors, modern breakfast kitchen, separate utility room and ground-floor cloakroom.

There's a galleried first-floor landing, three double bedrooms, (two with fitted furniture and first-floor balconies), four-piece family bathroom and good-sized study/playroom/bedroom four, integral garage with electric door, formal gardens and wooded grounds.

The home is approached via a single track shared with three similar quality properties and set well above the River Derwent with a private gravel driveway.

A hallway includes built-in cloaks cupboard, engineered oak flooring, coved ceiling and doors to the lounge/dining room, which have a semi bay window with views to the front and triple UPVC patio doors to the rear.

With a range of light oak kitchen units, the breakfast kitchen incorporates display cupboards, corner shelving and built-in wine rack, laminate work surface with part forming matching breakfast table, built-in eye-level double oven and grill, four-ring gas hob with stainless steel extractor chimney over, concealed fridge, freezer and slimline dishwasher.

A handy utility room contains a matching kitchen base unit, work surface, sink, under-worktop plumbing for washing machine, gas central heating boiler and door outside. A sliding door leads to a cloakroom.

From the front entrance hall, a staircase with pine banister and barley twist turned spindles and newel posts leads up to the galleried landing.

Bedroom one boasts sliding patio doors to the front and good-sized balcony. It has a range of bedroom furniture, including double wardrobes, dressing table niche with fitted mirror, cupboards, fitted lockers, open corner display shelves and matching corner TV cupboard.

Bedroom two is currently used as a sitting room and also benefits from double patio doors to a balcony with far-reaching views to the Skiddaw range.

Bedroom three has a semi bay window, undereaves storage, fitted wardrobes and dressing table.

Study/play room/bedroom four is built under eaves with twin velux roof lights, fitted desk/work bench with drawers and laminate top. The bathroom has a four-piece suite.

From the breakfast kitchen, an internal door gives access to the integral garage with power, shelving and light.

Outside are lawns and flower borders, mature Mexican fan palms, aluminium greenhouse, walkways, patio area, natural woodland, ornamental pond and a raised sun trap deck area. Natural pathways, bordered at the bottom by Barepot pond, provide a natural wildlife habitat.

Rio Vista, Barepot, Workington, is for sale at £310,000 from Smeatons Estate Agents.