3 bedroom detached house

The impressive entrance hall with a bespoke, solid wood staircase rising to the galleried landing and a ceramic tiled floor, a ground floor WC and solid wood doors accessing all ground floor rooms. The sitting room spans the depth of the house and with a bay window to the side, French doors lead nicely to the garden and with a brick fireplace, with gas fire inset. A separate dining room is a generous space for a family to dine together and being adjacent to the kitchen offers the opportunity to open-plan the kitchen/dining room if desired. The well-planned kitchen includes a comprehensive range of wall and base units, with an eye-level double oven, integrated dishwasher and fridge and a utility area with a second sink and washing machine and fridge/freezer included in the sale, with a door accessing the garden. There is a much-requested home office/snug which completes the ground floor accommodation. The galleried landing is a real feature of this individually designed home, including a shelved double linen cupboard and a substantial master bedroom. Originally planned to be two double bedrooms, the main bedroom includes a full range of built-in wardrobes, and flooring wood flooring. There are two further bedrooms, one a large double and the third a large single, with en suite to the rear bedroom, which also benefits from views over the wonderful rear garden and a family bathroom with wood flooring throughout the first floor.

LOCATION

The popular village of Over lies approximately 10 miles (16.09 kilometres) north-west of the university city of Cambridge, providing easy access to A14 and M11. The nearest stop for the Guided Busway is just a mile away in neighbouring Swavesey; this is a direct route west to the market town of St Ives and south to the city of Cambridge, stopping at the Science Park, Train Station and Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Parallel to the Busway is a cycle path which is also popular for runners and walkers.

The community centre, located next to a sports field and children's play area holds many events such as weddings, parties and sports matches. The village green is the perfect place to watch a cricket match, walk the dog or play football.

There are two preschools, a successful primary school and Over is within the catchment for Swavesey Village College, which was rated as outstanding by Ofsted following their most recent inspection.

Along the High Street is a convenience store, village garage, a pub and hairdressers. A butcher, bakery, farm shop and Co-operative are located in the neighbouring village of Willingham, as well as an antique and new furniture sale hall with tea rooms and an outside eatery.

Wonderful walks can be enjoyed in the outlining countryside including orchards which are open to the public, the picturesque fen or along Chain Road to the River Ouse. A short walk to the RSPB Ouse Fen Nature Reserve for bird watching just north of the village with parking and access to the river.

Garden

The extensive garden comprises an established lawn area to the front with mature trees, fencing to the boundary and a block paved driveway providing off-road parking for numerous vehicles. The double gated side access leads to the additional driveway, which is also block paved and leads to the double garage. To the rear of the property is a large patio area, ideal for outdoor entertaining. The 0.6 acre plot in total is mainly laid to lawn with mature trees, vehicles access leads to a further hardstanding area, ideal for a caravan or motorhome to be stored. Included in the sale is a timber shed and the garden backs onto open countryside, with wonderful views of the church.