3 bed detached house for sale

High Street, Hauxton CB22

A charming, detached Grade II Listed home, believed to be a Hall house or farmhouse dating back to the 16th century. The property is set within a private 'secret garden' with an annexe, outbuildings, and off road parking.

Set behind a high hedge that screens the property from the road, the house is approached over a paved path that follows a small watercourse and winds its way to the back door.

'The Old House' offers an opportunity to own a truly historic home, with an absolute wealth of character and charm. Heavily timbered, the property boasts a stunning inglenook fireplace with a circa 16th C inscription written in Gothic lettering above the bressumer. There are beautiful leaded windows, ornate detailing to the staircase and landing, and the design is historically important with its Jettied, top-heavy design.

The accommodation is spacious with high ceilings, and it enjoys lots of natural light with many rooms being either dual or triple aspect. For more information on the listing, please visit Historic England and search for The Old House, Hauxton.

The main entrance is approached over a path that leads to a heavy arched front door. The entrance hall opens to the sitting room on one side and the dining room on the other, with the staircase rising from here to the first floor. The sitting room is very generously proportioned and is dominated by a large inglenook fireplace inset with a wood burning stove. The inscription in Gothic lettering over the bressamur is mentioned within the Historic England listing. The dining room is similarly generous, and again is dual aspect and heavily timbered. The kitchen breakfast room is fitted with cabinets above and below the working surfaces. There is a built in oven with separate gas grill, a hob, space for a dishwasher and a small area ideal for a table and chairs adjacent to a fully working 1935 Aga. The utility/boot room is off the rear hallway, and houses the washing machine and a dryer with gas boiler, and there is also a large walk in pantry. A modern wet room with a shower, w.c., and hand basin completes the ground floor accommodation.

On the first floor, the landing is spacious and has two useful, built in cupboards. There are three double bedrooms with the potential to split the main bedroom to give a fourth bedroom if needed. The principal room is dual aspect with fitted wardrobes at either end, and there are two further doubles, both of which are dual aspect and contain built in cupboards. The bathroom offers a Jack and Jill arrangement and is accessible from the main bedroom and the landing.

Outside is a self contained guest annexe with a shower room, and this building also incorporates a workshop and a store. A second outbuilding provides a garden office and a second workshop.

The house sits almost in the middle of the plot, which extends to just over a third of an acre. The gardens are mature and enjoy an enviable degree of privacy. There is no history of the watercourse flooding during the current vendor's --- years of ownership.

Hauxton is a popular, historic South Cambridgeshire village, located just four miles from the centre of Cambridge and within easy reach of the A10, M11, and the park and ride. The village has a range of amenities including a local shop, just a short walk from the property, a recreation ground with modern play equipment, sports pitches, an organic health shop, gym, ancient parish church, and a well-regarded primary school that feeds into either Melbourn or Sawston Village Colleges, with bus services to both.

More comprehensive facilities, as well as a station providing services into London Liverpool Street, are available in the neighboring village of Great Shelford. There are good cycle routes to Cambridge, including a newly opened cycleway to Trumpington Park and Ride and onto the Guided Busway cycle route, plus a regular bus service to Addenbrooke's and into the city.