Most People Will Never Get The Chance To Own A Home Like This. A Grade II listed Victorian townhouse spanning four impressive floors, with a library, sun room and showstopping grand cast-iron staircase that links it all together. All on one of Carlisle's most admired terraced rows. Property ref: KD0516

Homes like this come up perhaps once in a generation. The kind of place that makes you feel slightly different about yourself the moment you walk through the door - because the person who lives here clearly has taste, style and everything figured out.

From the front, the red brick facade and columned entrance give you a hint of what's inside. 

The entrance hall sets the tone immediately. That staircase - cast iron, white-painted, sweeping upwards through three floors and lit from above by a large skylight - is the kind of thing that makes visiting friends go very quiet.

To one side of the hall sits the lounge, a substantial room with ornate plaster cornicing, a grand ceiling rose and a period fireplace. 

The library has floor-to-ceiling bookshelves that line three walls, a crystal pendant light hangs overhead and the whole room opens through into the sun room beyond - an extraordinary space with a vaulted glass lantern roof, warm timber flooring and glazed doors that bring the outside in. 

At the back of the ground floor, the kitchen-diner runs to nearly 23ft and has been fitted with a full run of cream shaker-style cabinetry, granite worktops and a central island. A separate utility room sits just off it, along with two cloakrooms on this floor.

Upstairs across the first and second floors you'll find seven bedrooms in total. The main bedroom on the first floor has the full period treatment - an elaborate ceiling rose, deep cornice, twin sash windows overlooking the street and a fireplace. 

There's plenty of space for everyone across both upper floors, with bathrooms serving each level.

The second floor has a different character - with lower, more intimate ceilings, the kind of rooms that make children feel they have their own world up there.

Down below, the basement is worth exploring too. It has good headroom, plenty of natural light and real potential for whatever you need it to be - a studio, a cinema room, a home gym…

There’s a paved courtyard garden at the rear - a private, manageable outdoor space - plus a detached triple garage, which is a practical bonus given there's no parking at the front.

If you're a nature lover and enjoy riverside walks, the river Eden is just a couple of minutes walk away.

It's just a 10 minute walk from a host of local shops including a Sainsbury’s Local on Scotland Road. And it’s only a short walk from the city centre. The railway station - with direct services to Edinburgh taking around an hour and Manchester in under two - is a 25 minute walk or a 10 minute drive away.

As this is a family-friendly property, it’s reassuring to know that the local schools are “Good” and are nearby. Stanwix School is closest, being only a 5 minute walk away.

If you prefer independent schools and have the budget, the highly regarded Austin Friars School is just a short walk away down Etterby Scaur.

This immaculate period property is ready for you to move in and make yourselves at home.

You’re unlikely to find another impressive and spacious period property like this any time soon (certainly not one with a staircase like this), so don’t miss out - call me to arrange a viewing.