6 bedroom detached house for sale

Immaculate six bedroom property with state of the art pool complex and flexible multi-generational living accommodation

Description

Aspen House is a prestigious residence nestled in the heart of the sought after village of Great Shelford. The award winning home was built by Fairfield Home and won the UK Single Unit Development of the Year in 2017. The current owners have expanded and refined the property in their tenure, including the addition of a cutting-edge indoor swimming pool complex, advanced landscaping and the integration of state-of-the-art technologies.

The house enjoys a privileged position on a renowned private road adjacent to the river Cam and spans 0.56 acres of land and 5,254 sq ft of internal living accommodation (7,043 sq ft in total).

Entering through a porched area into a stunning entrance hallway with a striking helical staircase finished in American Walnut, this room then communicates with all primary rooms on the ground floor. Towards the rear of the property is a spacious kitchen and dining area with a range of wall and floor mounted cabinets, a large breakfast island, high ceilings and a variety of integrated appliances including a Rangemaster cooker, Siemens microwave, and Neff fridge & freezer. There is ample room for dining and entertaining, with long dining table sitting eight overlooking the wonderful rear garden, and finally a useful utility room with the benefit of further storage as well as laundry facilities.

The fabulous drawing room is set around a fireplace and benefits from a convenient elevator which gives direct access to the first floor bedroom suite above. There are double doors leading out to the bright and open orangery which in turn leads out to the stunning rear garden. From the entrance hall there is also a games room, office and music room all providing flexible accommodation spaces, particularly as the office benefits from an en suite shower room to offer the option of ground floor living. There is access from the games room into the integral double garage. The downstairs accommodation is completed by a WC.

On first floor level are four generously sized bedrooms, all of which benefit from en suite bathrooms and air conditioning. The principal bedroom has a balcony overlooking the rear garden, accessed through a generous dressing room and sliding doors. There is a second spacious principal bedroom with a walk-in closet and a high-spec en suite bathroom with twin sinks, standalone bathtub and walk-in rainfall shower. The two extra bedrooms are both generously sized with en suite bathrooms, both equipped with a walk-in shower.

The additional family bathroom has double walk in shower, bath, wash basin and a WC. Stairs lead up to the second floor where there is a walk in wardrobe and useful store room providing plenty of storage space. The property benefits from central heating throughout the property with underfloor heating in the ground floor and air conditioning in all bedrooms, kitchen and living rooms.

Outside, the property is set behind a generous bloc paved, in and out driveway that provides plenty of off road parking, as well as the integral double garage. To the rear, the meticulously landscaped garden is adorned with over 30 imported trees and 100 flower borders which encompass the immaculate lawn, with an automated irrigation system ensuring lush greenery all year round.

Leading directly from the property is a patio that wraps around the home, an ideal outdoor entertaining space. Towards the rear of the garden is a state of the art heated indoor pool complex, complete with a custom-built jacuzzi, sauna, gym, treatment room and changing room. Beyond the pool complex is a basketball court area with flood lighting, a garden shed and the state-of-the-art plant room.

Location

Aspen House is located in the popular village of Great Shelford, just 4.1 miles away from the historic University city of Cambridge. There is a direct cycle path leading to Addenbrookes’ and the Biomedical Campus, providing convenient travel routes to the city.

In the village, there is a wide array of amenities including a butcher, convenience store, deli, restaurants and public houses as well as a park and sporting facilities.

There is a primary school in the village and secondary schooling at Sawston Village College, and further reputable schooling for all ages are available in Cambridge such as The Perse, St Faith’s and The Stephen Perse Foundation.

For the commuter, Great Shelford is served by it’s own train station that provides regular services into Cambridge and London Liverpool Street. Further routes to London Kings Cross are available from Cambridge station. Great Shelford is also well positioned for major road links such as the M11, which in turn grants access south to Stansted and London, and north to the A14 and A1.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 5,254 sq ft