5 bedroom detached house for sale

This impressive four-bedroom detached house is situated in the heart of Harston, less than two miles from Cambridge's southern edge, offering excellent cycling and driving routes into the city. This highly convenient location is ideal for those who want easy access to the city while enjoying more space than typically found in urban homes, both inside and out.

Recently extended and renovated to an exceptional standard, this charming Victorian cottage has been thoughtfully designed for modern family living. It combines luxurious finishes with practicality, creating a spacious and versatile home. Included in the property is a separate self-contained annexe in the garden, offering additional living space.

Set back from the road behind an attractive wall with electric sliding gates, the property features a driveway with off-street parking and access to both the rear garden and annexe.

The front door opens into a welcoming entrance porch, complete with a handy storage cupboard for coats and shoes. From there, the inner hallway leads you through the length of the property, offering a stunning view of the open-plan sitting/dining area and kitchen, extending all the way to the rear garden. The original living room, now used as a formal dining area, includes a large handcrafted oak table, seating up to 12 people. It could also easily serve as a cosy living room or playroom.

The heart of the home is the expansive open-plan sitting, dining, and living room, measuring over 13.9m x 6.22m (45'8" x 20'5"). The space seamlessly combines exposed brick pillars, a traditional fireplace, and beams with the spaciousness of modern living. The large wood-burner in the fireplace provides a warm, inviting focal point for the room, which still offers plenty of room for seating and even a shuffleboard. Throughout the space, bespoke cabinetry provides stylish and practical storage.

At the rear, the modern kitchen is flooded with natural light from a large pitched skylight and bifold doors that open directly onto the garden, creating perfect indoor-outdoor flow. It features a range of wall and base-mounted units, an impressive central island, and integrated appliances, including a range cooker and wine cooler. A well-appointed utility room completes the ground floor.

Upstairs, you'll find four spacious bedrooms and a family bathroom. The standout feature is the primary bedroom, which boasts a large ensuite bathroom with his-and-hers sinks and a generous walk-in shower. The Juliet balcony overlooks the rear garden, while a thoughtfully designed dressing room offers ample storage for clothes and shoes. The family bathroom is modern and stylish, with floor-to-ceiling tiles, dual sinks, and a large walk-in shower.

Outside, the property enjoys a stunning outdoor space, with bifold doors leading from the kitchen to a patio area and outdoor kitchen, perfect for entertaining or alfresco dining. The outdoor kitchen is equipped with an Argentine asado grill, a Gozney pizza oven, a traditional wood-fired oven, and a fully functional sink with running water and electricity. A bespoke luxury seating area with a fire pit and dining table completes the space. At the rear of the garden, you'll find a studio currently used as a home gym. The remainder of the garden is mostly laid to lawn, with mature borders on either side.

The studio, known as the Barn, is situated to the side of the property and is equipped with a modern kitchen, living area, and bed area. At the back of the studio, there is a bathroom with a walk-in shower.

Agent's note: The seller is open to negotiations regarding fixtures, fittings, and furniture, both inside and outside the property.

Harston is the first village coming south out of Cambridge on the A10 and has an excellent range of day-to-day facilities, plus exceptionally easy road links both into the city and south towards Royston and London.

A new purpose-built, road traffic-free cycle route has recently opened that leads over the M11, into Trumpington, and on to the city. There is also a regular bus service, which is a most useful asset.

The village is the right side of town for Addenbrookes Hospital and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the science parks at Melbourn, Abington, and Great Chesterford, and Foxton's mainline railway station to Cambridge (approximately 13 minutes) and London Kings Cross (less than 1 hour) is within 2 miles. The M11 junction 11 is just a short drive away. Many of Cambridge's private schools, particularly in the Trumpington Road area, are within a four-mile radius.

Within the parish, there is an Ofsted 'Good' rated primary school, a restaurant, doctor's surgery with dispensary, an excellent local shop with a Post Office counter, village hall, hairdresser, petrol filling station, and a large recreation ground with a recently improved children's playground.