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4 bed house for sale The Old Post Office, Blindcrake, CA13

Offers Over

£500,000

Added two days ago

Type: House
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £125 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band D £2,511 a year

Key features

Substantial Georgian former farmhouse dating from 1755
Approximately 0.86 acre site in Blindcrake village within the Lake District National Park
Over 4,000 square feet of accommodation combining the main house and outbuildings
Five miles from Cockermouth and twelve miles from Keswick
Delightful fell views
Four bedrooms plus an en-suite shower room and family bathroom
Four reception rooms
Extensive gardens together with spacious outbuildings and a rear paddock
Double and single garage
Off-road parking for several vehicles

About this property

Offered for sale for the first time in over fifty-five years this most appealing substantial Georgian former farmhouse dates from 1755 and occupies an extensive site amounting to almost one acre including a front forecourt, front and rear gardens, adjoining rear paddock and a variety of spacious outbuildings. The expansive range of accommodation within the main house together with the adjoining outbuildings exceeds 4,000 square feet and offers facilities for undertaking hobbies or adapting to provide extended co-generational family occupancy. Blindcrake village nestles within the Lake District National Park approximately five miles from Cockermouth and twelve miles from Keswick.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band D £2,511 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,674
Band B

£1,953
Band C

£2,232
Band D

This home: £2,511
Band E

£3,069
Band F

£3,627
Band G

£4,186
Band H

£5,023

This home is in band D, which costs £2,511 a year in Cumberland for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Cumberland, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Property timeline

Listed

October 2026 £500,000

4 beds · 2 baths · this listing

Past sales can't be shown: the agent hasn't given the house number.

Price guide

This home (approx.)

£125 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£252 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£161 / sq ft

£125 / sq ft

£332 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

About £125 per sq ft, below almost all recent sales in CA13 (£161–£332, 10th–90th percentile, 434 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 434 homes sold in CA13 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price and a floor area matched from the EPC register, so it is approximate. All sold £/sq ft in CA13 →

Location

The Old Post Office, Blindcrake, CA13

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £500,000

£250k £750k

Deposit10% £50,000

£0 £500k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £450,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £100,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

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Ghyll Beck House Terraced	Terraced	May 2024	n/a	n/a	n/a	£295,000
Daisy Cottage Detached	Detached	May 2024	n/a	n/a	n/a	£382,500
Croft House Barn Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Nov 2022	n/a	n/a	n/a	£430,000
Blindcrake Hall Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Oct 2022	n/a	n/a	n/a	£725,000
1 And 2, The Woodlands Detached	Detached	Aug 2022	n/a	n/a	n/a	£274,000
Hill Top Detached	Detached	Jun 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£235,000
Thorneycroft Detached	Detached	Mar 2020	n/a	n/a	n/a	£480,000