5 bedroom detached house for sale

Stunning five bedroom home in favoured Cambridgeshire village with garage.

Description

6 Whitegate Close is a stunning five bedroom family home in the sought-after village of Girton, approximately three miles from the heart of Cambridge, offering approximately 2,968 sq ft of accommodation.

The property is entered into a hallway, which connects to all the primary rooms on the ground floor as well as a cloakroom. Upon entering, there is an expansive-dual aspect sitting room to the right with a fantastic brick feature fireplace. There is also a second reception room entered through double doors which seamlessly connects to the modern kitchen/dining room.

The kitchen is equipped with integrated appliances including fridge, freezer, dishwasher, oven, microwave/grill, warming drawer and German manufactured wall and base mounted units, with French doors opening out to the delightful garden to the rear. There is also a separate utility room with a sink and space and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer.

Upstairs are five well proportioned bedrooms, the principal of which boasts an en suite and a dressing room. The additional bedrooms are all spacious – one of which benefits from an en suite shower room and another currently used as a study - and are served by the family bathroom.

The property benefits from gas central heating and double glazing throughout, as well as an integral double garage with a further driveway providing plenty of off-road parking. To the rear is a spacious garden with a patio area, perfect for entertaining guests in the summer months.

Location

Girton is a village situated to the north-west of the historic University city of Cambridge, just 5.2 miles from the city centre. The village is boasts a recreation ground, tennis club and golf club, a doctor’s surgery and the Old Crown public house.

There is a primary school in the village, and a secondary school in Impington (approximately 2.2 miles away). Cambridge offers a wide array of school for all ages, including independent schools such as The Perse, St Faiths and The Leys. There are also sixth form colleges Hills and Long Road in the city.

Cambridge has also become recognised as an important centre for the 'high tech’ and ‘bio-tech’ industries with the University Research and Development Laboratories, Science Park, ARM, Microsoft, AstraZeneca and Addenbrooke’s Hospital/Biomedical Campus. There is a wide range of cultural and recreational amenities within the city, including The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Kettle’s Yard. There is punting available on the river Cam and various green spaces around the city including Midsummer Common, Parkers Piece and Lammas Land. For shopping, there is a popular busy daily market in Cambridge Market Square and further facilities can be found at The Grafton Centre and Grand Arcade shopping malls in central Cambridge.

For rail commuters, Cambridge North is 6.3 miles away with regular services into London Kings Cross and London Liverpool Street. There is also a bus service that travels directly into the city centre.

Girton is well placed for access to major roads including the A14 and the M11 to the south to Stansted airport and London beyond.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,596 sq ft