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A handsome detached period home, providing 2240 sqft 208 sqm
of high quality accommodation, combining charming late Victorian
period features with a superb contemporary extension. The property
is set in a picturesque location within the conservation area, and
enjoys a private, south facing garden, backing onto open
fields.
The current owners have thoughtfully extended the property
while at the same time respecting the original part of the
building, adding a wonderfully light, contemporary extension that
extends across the rear of the house, and enjoys a southerly aspect
with exceptional far reaching views. They have also added
additional bedrooms keeping the accommodation balanced on the
ground and first floor.
Set behind an attractive front garden enclosed by a picket
fence, the front door is approached over a gravel driveway which
provides parking and has an EV charger, and to the side, there is
an area of lawn with shrub borders. The front door opens to a
welcoming entrance hall with a shower room off, and from here there
are doors to the kitchen dining room and one of the reception
rooms. The kitchen dining room is to the rear of the property and
is a wonderful contemporary, dual aspect room fitted with electric
underfloor heating and a range of cabinets set above and below
beautiful working surfaces. There is an island providing additional
storage with a breakfast bar, and space for a dishwasher, fridge
freezer, and a large range cooker. The dining area has bi fold
doors to the side and rear that flood the room with natural light,
provide lovely views, and give access to the terrace. The utility
room is off the kitchen dining room and has a second sink, space
and plumbing for a washing machine and a door out to the
garden.
To the front of the house are two original reception rooms
which enjoy many character features. The living family room is very
generously proportioned, has a cosy sitting area set around a
beautiful fireplace and there is space for a study area adjacent to
double doors that lead through to the kitchen diner. The sitting
room provides a second, cosy, dual aspect room with a fireplace
inset with an electric log burner and another study area
overlooking the garden. The sitting and living rooms both have
doors to the original front porch and entrance hall, from where the
staircase rises to the first floor.
The first floor provides five good bedrooms, all of which
would take a double bed. The main bedroom is a bright, generously
proportioned room with views over the garden, twin wardrobes, and a
modern en suite. The second bedroom has a pretty fireplace and a
wash basin and the third has a large double wardrobe airing
cupboard plus further cupboard storage. The fourth and fifth are
slightly smaller but are still double rooms. These have views over
the garden and the fields beyond. The family bathroom completes the
first floor accommodation and is fitted with a bath, separate
shower enclosure, w.c., and hand basin.
Outside is a delightful, south facing rear garden that is laid
to lawn, with mature trees, shrubs, and flower borders. There is a
patio adjacent to the house and a large shed tucked in the corner.
A large patio for sitting dining is situated at the end of the
garden overlooking the field.
The property was fitted with photovoltaic panels in
2021.
Whittlesford is an enormously popular historic village. It is
far enough away from Cambridge to be peaceful but close enough to
offer an easy commute and has a good range of local facilities.
Junction 10 of the M11 is only about a mile away and about 20
minutes walk away on the outskirts of the village is its mainline
railway station, Whittlesford Parkway, which offers services to
Cambridge and London Liverpool Street and makes the village an
excellent base for commuting down to London.
Within the village, is a post office and shop, The Tickell
Arms pub and restaurant, and The Bees in the Wall pub. There is
also The Red Lion Inn and a hotel by the railway station. The
village has various societies, clubs, and sports teams and an
OFSTED ‘Good‘ primary school that feeds to the OFSTED ‘Good‘
Sawston Village College.
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