4 bedroom detached house for sale

Impressive Edwardian home off prestigious road in popular village.

Description

This impressive bay-fronted Edwardian detached home located in the popular village of Great Shelford being accessed by Coppice Avenue one of the most desirable roads in the village. It boasts significant charm and character, having been extensively improved and extended, nestled within established landscaped gardens complete with private gated driveway. The four-panelled timber entrance door opens into a hallway which offers under stairs storage and a coats cupboard. The sitting room has tall ceilings and is set around an open feature fireplace with a stone mantel and surround, bespoke cabinetry and shelving to the chimney breast recesses and the sash bay window. The snug offers a multi-functional space and feeds into the family/dining room which is awash with natural light from double-glazed roof lanterns, Velux rooflights and double-glazed bi-fold doors leading to the rear garden. The utility room offers built in storage, integrated sink as well as plumbing for laundry facilities, a further store room and separate cloakroom. The eye catching kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of designer bespoke cabinetry, high-quality Gaggenau appliances, and a central island with a five-ring Gaggenau gas hob and extractor hood. Additional appliances include an electric fan oven, a microwave combination oven, a steam oven, a pair of warming drawers, a full-height refrigerator, a three-drawer freezer, a pull-out larder, a wine cooler and a dishwasher. Bi-fold doors wrap around to the side and rear, and lead directly on to the decked terrace.

On the first floor, the landing offers access to all three bedrooms. The principal bedroom offers tall ceilings, a cast iron fireplace and a bay window that overlooks the front of the property. The en suite shower room includes a walk-in tiled shower with a drencher shower head and a glazed shower screen, a wall-mounted dual flush WC, a wash hand basin with a mixer tap and storage drawer, a tiled floor with underfloor heating, a heated towel rail/radiator, fitted shelving, a storage cupboard, downlighters, an extractor fan, and a sash window to the rear. Bedroom two is again of good size and benefits from it’s own en suite shower room. Bedroom three completes the bedrooms on the first floor and offers views over the rear garden. A family bathroom completes the first floor accommodation and includes a corner bath with shower over, a wall-hung wash hand basin with a storage drawer and mixer tap and a dual flush WC.

Moving up to the second floor, there is a spacious study/landing with storage cupboards, bedroom four which includes eaves storage, and a shower room which features a walk-in tiled shower, a wash hand basin with storage cupboards, a low-level WC.

Outside, the property is accessed via timber gates from Coppice Avenue leading to an extensive gravel driveway. The double garage has timber doors to the front, power and light connected, a panelled and glazed door to the rear and a staircase to the first-floor storage loft with double-glazed Velux rooflights. The enclosed front garden features a gravel driveway, a block-paved seating area and pathway, an ornamental pond, raised beds, a mature hedgerow, and a lawned area enclosed by timber fencing. The enclosed rear garden includes a paved patio area, a raised timber deck terrace with lighting, deep well-stocked flowering and shrub beds, a lawned area enclosed by timber fencing and hedging.

Location

Situated in the sought-after village of Great Shelford, this property benefits from its prime location, offering a host of amenities and excellent transport connections. Within the village, there is a well-regarded butcher, a convenience store, a delightful deli, a park, a recreation ground, and various sporting facilities. One of the remarkable aspects of Great Shelford is its proximity to the historic city of Cambridge, located just 4 miles to the north. The village benefits from excellent transport links to Cambridge with a direct cycle path connecting Great Shelford to Addenbrooke's Hospital and the newly established Biomedical Campus, situated to the south of the city. Great Shelford has a primary school and a village college in Sawston. Furthermore, the wider area is renowned for its independent schools which cater to all age groups, such as St Faith's, The Perse, The Stephen Perse, The Leys, and St Mary's. Great Shelford also benefits from a train station, with regular services into Cambridge and London Liverpool Street.

Square Footage: 2,475 sq ft