5 bed detached house for sale

Rutherford Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2

A stunning and contemporary, 5 bedroom family house with versatile accommodation and large established rear garden, situated in this highly regarded no-through road on the south side of the city backing on to school playing fields.

City Centre 1.75 miles, Mainline Railway Station 1.75 miles, M11 (Junction 11) 2 miles, Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus 0.75 of a mile (distances are approximate).

9 Rutherford Road is a beautifully presented 5 bedroom family home. Built in the late 1950s by respected local builders Robinson and Gimbert, this impressive, detached house is constructed with brick (part weatherboard clad) elevations under tiled roofs and provides well-proportioned and versatile accommodation. The present owners have carried out a number of significant alterations and improvements resulting in a stunning and extremely versatile, family home with a bright, airy, sleek and contemporary feel throughout.

9 Rutherford Road is situated in a highly regarded residential area on the south side of the city, about 1.75 miles from the heart of the city centre. It is particularly well placed for access to Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus and a number of state and private schools including The Perse, The Stephen Perse Foundation, St Faith's and The Leys. There are also Sixth Form Colleges in nearby Long Road and Hills Road. Cambridge city centre, with its attractive combination of ancient and modern buildings, colleges, winding lanes and excellent shopping facilities, is easily accessible by foot, bicycle or via the new Cambridge Guided Bus (nearest stop about 0.25 of a mile), which also connects with Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus, Cambridge Science Park, St Ives and Huntingdon.

The city 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, one of the largest centres of health, science and medical research in the world. Commuters are well served with a mainline railway station about 1.75 miles away (reduced distance on foot or by bicycle alongside the nearby guided bus route) providing services to London's King's Cross and Liverpool Street in about 52 minutes and 68 minutes respectively. The M11 (Junction 11) is within about 2 miles providing access to Stansted Airport and London.