3 bed detached house for sale

Alpha Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4

An outstanding, detached Victorian house with stylish accommodation in this highly regarded central city location close to Jesus Green, with lovely views over Alexandra Gardens to the rear.

City Centre 0.5 of a mile, A14, M11 and Science Park 2 miles, (distances are approximate).

12 Alpha Road is believed to date from the late 19th century and is a fine example of the period with well-proportioned rooms and high ceilings. The current owner has made signification improvements to the property and the result is a beautiful, period home, cleverly fused with a stylish and contemporary interior.

Alpha Road is a much sought after residential area, delightfully situated just to the north of Chesterton Road, within around 300 yards of the river Cam and Jesus Green, an extensive public park with lido, tennis courts and children’s play area. The heart of the city centre, with its attractive combination of ancient and modern buildings, colleges, and extensive shopping facilities, is within about half a mile and easily accessible on foot or by bicycle. Cambridge is a world renowned University city which offers an attractive combination of ancient and modern buildings, winding lanes and colleges, together with extensive shopping and cultural facilities. It also has 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.

For the commuter, the city's mainline railway station is about 2.5 miles away and provides services to London's King's Cross and Liverpool Street in approximately 52 minutes and 67 minutes respectively. Cambridge North Railway Station, a new station located on the east side of Chesterton (about 2.5 miles) as well as providing services to King's Cross and Liverpool Street, also connects to the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway and provides an inter-change with the Park and Ride and local bus services.