5 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

A handsome, significantly extended bay-fronted, family home, providing spacious accommodation with a garage and off road parking; and a long, southeast facing rear garden backing onto open fields.

The property seamlessly blends its characterful features such as picture rails and lovely fireplaces, with a bright contemporary kitchen/dining/living room that extends across the rear of the building. The house is nicely proportioned and the garden is private and big enough to provide space to relax, entertain, or for children to play but is still manageable.

Approached over a neat front garden that is hard landscaped to give access to the garage and provide parking, the front door is set beneath a pretty canopy that provides protection from the elements as you go in. The entrance hall is welcoming and has the staircase leading up to the first floor with a cloakroom and a useful storage cupboard under. To the front of the house, the sitting room is a characterful, bay-fronted room with a pretty fireplace and picture rails. The principal living space extends across the rear and has plenty of space for kitchen, dining, and sitting areas. The kitchen is fitted with a range of cabinets set above and below the working surfaces. There is a sink and drainer, space for a dishwasher and fridge/freezer, a built-in double oven, and an island providing additional storage with a gas hob and a ceiling-mounted extractor over. The adjacent dining area is set below a roof lantern that floods the room with natural light and there are double doors leading out to the garden. A cosy sitting area with a pretty tiled fireplace and picture rails is tucked behind the dining area and provides a lovely space for relaxing. On the ground floor, there is also a snug/study area and a useful utility room with a second sink, space for a washing machine, and doors to the garage and the garden.

On the first floor, the landing is spacious and has a fitted cupboard. There are five bedrooms, a single and four very good sized doubles with the main bedroom having lovely views over the garden and an en-suite fitted with a shower, w.c. and hand basin. There is also a family bathroom fitted with a bath with shower over, w.c. and hand-basin.

Outside the rear garden is southeast-facing, with a patio adjacent to the house which opens to a large expanse of lawn bordered by mature trees and shrubs. The garden enjoys a good degree of privacy and at the far end there is a greenhouse, and a large workshop and tool shed, both fitted with power. The garden backs onto open fields.

To the front of the property, is a generous single garage with power, light, and double doors.

The property is conveniently located for access to the Addenbrooke's site, Cambridge railway station, and the city centre, with the DNA cycle path which provides a safe, easy route just a few minutes' cycle away. Shelford railway station is just a five minute walk and there is a regular bus service from the village

Great Shelford is one of the most sought-after villages south of the city thanks to its easy access to town and Addenbrooke's by road, regular buses, car-free purpose-built cycleway, and train from its mainline railway station that also goes direct to London Liverpool Street.

The historic village centre has an excellent range of amenities including a supermarket, butcher, a deli, hairdressers, doctors, dentist, dispensing chemists, two pubs, restaurants, and more. The primary school is very well regarded and there are various community facilities and social clubs. The large recreation ground has a new pavilion, tennis club, and sports pitches and the village annually hosts the excellent Shelford Feast Festival.

It is a great community for those looking for a balance of convenience and a traditional village feel and offers the real possibility of living day-to-day without the need to regularly drive out of the village.