The property enjoys a prominent position set back from the road and conveniently placed for the village centre, Addenbrooke's and Royal Papworth Hospitals and the City centre. The property is beautifully presented throughout, yet great care has been taken to preserve many of its original features including fireplaces, picture rails internal doors and stained glass to the front door. The vendor has replaced all windows (double glazed) throughout to the original design. All radiators in the property have also been replaced. The house also offers potential for expansion to the rear and into the loft. There is a spacious entrance hall with stairs to first floor, a bay windowed sitting room with lovely feature fireplace with decorative tiled slips and marble hearth. The dining room also has an original fireplace and door to the garden. The upgraded kitchen is fitted with attractive cabinetry with integral gas hob, electric oven and extractor. There is also a Miele washing machine. The kitchen has a walk in pantry. Upstairs there are three bedrooms including the bay windowed master bedroom and a completely refitted family bathroom with a shower over the bath and attractive wall tiliing and Amtico floor tiles. Outside a gravel driveway provides parking for several vehicles. Gated access leads to the rear garden which is about 150ft in length and backs onto fields. The garden is mainly laid to manicured and shaped lawns with well stocked flower and shrub borders and beds, a selection of bushes and specimen trees and a number of fruit trees, plus a vegetable garden and a large garden store.
Location
Great Shelford is just 4 miles south of Cambridge. There is an active village community centre around Woollards Lane where there is a library, dentist, village hall and recreation ground, numerous shops including baker, butcher, grocer, marvellous deli, hairdresser, beauty salon and the Health Centre in Ashen Green. The mainline station provides access to Cambridge and London Liverpool Street, and the village is located two miles from Junction 11 of the M11. There is also a frequent bus service along Cambridge Road for easy access to the hospitals, central railway station and the City centre. There are both Infant and Junior schools in the village. The Gog Magog Hills and Golf Club, Wandlebury and the Roman Road are within two miles. Addenbrooke's Hospital and Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre are within easy reach and Stansted Airport is only half an hour's drive (via M11).
