Spacious family home with landscaped gardens.

Description

Offering an exceptional level of privacy, this well-appointed and sprawling detached family home sits at the heart of the picturesque village of Toft that itself offers favourable transport links in to Cambridge or Royston, as well as the neighbouring village of Comberton which offers exceptional Schooling for all ages. The property was also designed by Scandia Hus, which means the house benefits from better insulation and triple glazing features.

The home is tucked away along a private close of only five homes. Number two is an attractive chalet style property with the internal accommodation set over two floors under a pitch tiled roof, with the benefit of solar panels on two separate roof pitches. The front door leads you in to the versatile and flexible ground floor accommodation. The entrance hall opens up to the naturally bright and airy dining room area which is superb for entertaining friends and family alike, the dining opens up directly into the kitchen which has been updated in recent years and has the benefit of a good range of storage units with stone work surfaces with matching upstands and one and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, fitted fridge/freezer, fitted dishwasher and a double range cooker with extractor hood. Double door lead down from the dining room area into the dual aspect sitting room with glorious views across the gardens.

For those who work from home there is an study just off the entrance hall where you will also find the cloakroom. The house also benefits from hyper fast internet which would appeal to people working from home. With the home offering fantastic flexibility there are three generously sized double bedrooms on the ground floor with the principle bedroom having the benefit of its own dressing room and en suite shower room. A fully fitted family bathroom with both a walk in shower and bath along with the utility room complete the ground floor accommodation.

Moving to the first floor where you are greeted by a grand landing space that offers access to all three double bedrooms on the first floor. Along with the generous bedroom size there is also cleverly created eaves storage which is easily accessed via bedrooms four and six. Bedrooms five and six themselves have the extra benefit of their own en suite bathrooms. The first floor would lend itself perfectly to older children as bedroom six again with its versatility could become a games/playroom.

Outside the property sits within a delightfully established landscaped plot. The gravelled driveway to the front offers off road parking for several vehicles, well stocked flowering and shrub beds, outside lighting and gated access with pathways leading to rear garden. The attached double garage two individual remote control up and over doors and offers a useful storage loft as well as power and lighting all connected. The stunning landscaped rear garden is a prominent feature of the home with an extensive paved and decked seating area leading out from the rear of the home which incorporates raised beds, palm trees, flowering and shrub beds. The remainder of the rear garden is laid to lawn with further raised flower beds, mature trees and herbaceous borders. A generous timber storage shed which has been divided to create potting shed and tool store is located midway down the garden.

Location

Approximately 7 miles west of central Cambridge where there is a wide range of renowned independent schools together with a comprehensive selection of shopping, recreational and cultural facilities.

There are local facilities in the village including a village hall, shop/post office, recreation ground, parish church, chapel and a Chinese restaurant together with the Cambridge Meridian Golf Club and Toft Social Club. It is also approximately 2 miles from Cambridge Country Club.

Schooling for all age groups is in the general vicinity including the well regarded Comberton Village College with adjacent leisure centre in the nearby village of Comberton (2 1/4 miles) and primary schools in Comberton and Bourn.

For the commuter the M11 (Junction 12) is approximately 5 miles and there are mainline rail services from Whittlesford or Royston stations serving London’s Liverpool Street (from 60 minutes) and Kings Cross (from 38 minutes) respectively. Cambridge station offers routes to both Liverpool Street and Kings Cross from 52 minutes) (all distances and travel times are approximate).

Square Footage: 3,689 sq ft


Acreage: 0.38 Acres