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Guide price

£1,250,000

(£322/sq. ft)

4 bed detached house for sale
The Drift, Elsworth, Cambridge CB23

    • 4 beds

    • 3 baths

    • 3 receptions

    • 3,880 sq. ft

  • EPC Rating: C

  • Freehold

Cheffins - Cambridge

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About this property

    A most impressive and substantial modern detached country residence extending to about 2825 sqft, incorporating a spacious open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room as well as two additional reception rooms and home office/study, the property occupies a picturesque location within this sought after village. The grounds in all extend to about 0.44 acres with attractive, well stocked gardens, paved eating area as well as a useful range of outbuildings including double garage/workshop, studio, storage sheds and arbour.

    Covered Entrance

    With outside light, terracotta tiled floor, solid timber entrance door, leaded and coloured glass pane leading into:

    Reception Hallway

    With galleried landing above, staircase rising to the first floor with painted handrail, newel post and spindles with understairs storage cupboard, wooden flooring with underfloor heating, coats cupboard with hanging rail, double glazed and frosted windows to the front.

    Cloakroom

    Fitted with white suite comprising low level dual flush w.c. And bowl style wash hand basin with pillar mixer tap, tiling to splashbacks, tiled floor, built-in storage cupboard, extractor fan, underfloor heating, double glazed and frosted window to the side.

    Open Plan Kitchen/Dining/Sitting Room

    Kitchen is fitted with a generous range of storage cupboards and drawers with granite and solid oak working surfaces with double bowl sink unit with mixer tap and tiling to splashbacks, Rangemaster dual fuel cooking range with tiling to splashbacks and matching extractor hood above, fitted and concealed dishwasher, fitted wine cooler, fitted microwave oven, plumbed in American style fridge/freezer, pull-out larder cupboards, ceiling with inset downlighters. Dining Area with lit display cabinets, cast iron logburning stove with bressumer, double glazed windows to the side and rear, panelled and double glazed doors leading out to the garden. Sitting Area with part vaulted ceiling with bi-fold doors to rear on both sides, all with underfloor heating.

    Utility/Boot Room

    Roll edged working surfaces with inset stainless steel sink unit, plumbing and space for automatic washing machine, space for tumble dryer, fitted storage cupboards and drawers, stone floor with underfloor heating, panelled and double glazed door to the rear, double glazed window to the side.

    Family Room

    With wooden flooring, underfloor heating, double glazed window to front and a pair of double glazed Velux rooflights

    Living Room

    With feature Inglenook fireplace with bressumer beam, raised tiled hearth fitted with a cast iron log burning stove, wooden floor with underfloor heating, timbers, double glazed windows to three aspects.

    Study

    Ceiling with inset downlighters, wooden flooring with underfloor heating, double glazed window to the front.

    On The First Floor

    Galleried Landing

    Vaulted ceiling, shelved linen cupboard, double glazed window to the front, electric double glazed Velux windows.

    Bedroom 1

    Timbers, underfloor heating, range of built-in wardrobe cupboards, double glazed window to the front.

    Ensuite Bathroom

    With rolltop shower bath on ball and claw feet with wall mounted mixer tap with handheld rose, walk-in shower with glazed sliding door, tiled surround, drencher shower head and handheld rose, bowl style wash hand basin with wall mounted mixer, storage cupboard below, and dual flush w.c., painted timber panelling, tiled floor with underfloor heating, heated towel rail/radiator, ceiling with inset downlighters, extractor fan, double glazed part frosted window to the side.

    Bedroom 2

    Built-in double wardrobe cupboard, underfloor heating, eaves storage cupboard, double glazed window to the rear.

    Ensuite Shower Room

    Bowl style wash hand basin with pillar mixer tap, storage cupboard below, dual flush w.c., walk-in tiled shower cubicle, drencher shower head, handheld rose, ceiling with inset downlighters, extractor fan, heated towel rail/radiator, tiled floor with underfloor heating.

    Bedroom 3

    Fitted wardrobe cupboards, underfloor heating, double glazed window to the rear and a pair of double glazed Velux roof windows.

    Bedroom 4

    Access to loft space, eaves storage, double glazed window to the front.

    Family Bathroom

    With stone tiled shower bath, drencher shower head and handheld rose, wall hung wash hand basin, dual flush w.c., tiled floor, part tiled walls, underfloor heating, heated towel rail/radiator, ceiling with inset downlighters, extractor fan, double glazed Velux window.

    Outside

    The property sits within its own delightful established plot with motorised 5-bar gate and having vehicular access and further 5-bar gate with pathway to front door. Front garden is laid to lawn with flowering and shrub beds, hedging and trees, large gravelled driveway with parking for several vehicles leading to a detached double garage with remote control up and over door with workshop area and fitted timber ladder to loft storage area, double glazed windows, power and light connected and personal door to garden.

    Rear and side gardens with gated access to either side of the property with tiled paved patio with semi-sunken eating area and raised flowering and shrub beds, pergola with retractable sunshade, gardens are principally laid to lawn with well stocked flowering and shrub beds, brick built storage shed with slate tiled roof, power and light, greenhouse and summerhouse, arbour with stone tiled floor, open elevations with a pitched tiled roof, ornamental pond, outside store with power, inset downlighters.

    Detached Studio

    With decking to the front with balustrade over ornamental pond, logburning stove, ceiling with inset downlighters, sink unit, hot and cold water, storage cupboards and drawers, double glazed window to the front, twin timber doors to Storage Room with cupboards and lighting, . Cloakroom with dual flush w.c., and pedestal wash hand basin, double glazed window and downlighters. Further covered store with twin doors to the front, open to the rear with freestanding timber shed, area for gas bottles for cooking range and Samsung air source heat pump.

    Agents Note

    The property has an air source heat pump and solar panels installed. The solar panels still have 12 years left on their feed-in-tariff agreement.

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