4 bed detached house for sale

High Street, Harston CB22

A handsome, extended Victorian four-bedroom home of around 1,855 sq ft (172sqm), that seamlessly blends the lovely character features of the original house with a modern two-storey rear extension. Occupying a mature plot of approximately 0.13 acres in a prominent High Street position, the property enjoys a private south easterly facing rear garden and the convenience of off road parking.

The ground floor is arranged around a generous entrance hall that leads to all the principal rooms; there is a beautiful staircase rising to the first floor and plenty of space for inviting guests into your home, and storing coats and shoes. The kitchen/breakfast room is a bright room fitted with a range of cabinets set above and below the working surfaces; there is built in oven and gas hob, space for a washing machine and dishwasher, and ample space for casual dining. Across the hall is a separate dining room with an attractive stripped timber floor and a log burner. Beyond this, the family room provides a useful additional living, working or play space and connects with the conservatory, where French doors lead directly into the garden. The principal sitting room is particularly generous at approximately 23'5" (7.14m) in length, with a fireplace inset with a log burner and a broad bay window overlooking the rear garden. On the ground floor there is also a cloakroom for added convenience.

Upstairs, is a spacious galleried landing with a window providing light over the stairwell. The extension has created a spacious principal bedroom suite measuring approximately 13' x 11'10" (3.96 x 3.6m), with a separate dressing area and en-suite, giving it a sense of privacy and separation from the remaining accommodation. There are three further bedrooms, two of which are comfortable doubles, alongside the family bathroom.

The property is set behind a gated gravelled frontage providing off-street parking for several vehicles. To the rear, the mature garden enjoys a high degree of privacy and has established trees and planting, areas of lawn and a paved terrace adjacent to the house. Its depth and established boundaries give the outside space a mature feel, with plenty of space for dining, entertaining and children to play.

Harston is a popular village about 5 miles south of Cambridge on the A10 and an excellent range of day-to-day facilities. It has convenient road links to Cambridge, Royston and London, with the M11 being only a few minutes’ drive away, a regular bus service, and a new purpose-built, road traffic free cycle route has recently opened that leads over the M11, into Trumpington and on to the city.

The village is well placed for Addenbrookes Campus, the science parks at Melbourn, Abington and Great Chesterford, and Foxton's mainline railway station to Cambridge (approx. 13 minutes) and London Kings Cross (less than 1 hour) is within 2 miles. Whittlesford Parkway for links to London Liverpool Street is also easily accessible.

Within the village, there is an Ofsted ‘Good’ rated primary school in walking distance, a restaurant, a doctors’ surgery with dispensary, an excellent local shop with a Post Office counter, a village hall, hairdresser, café, petrol filling station, and a large recreation ground with a recently improved children’s playground. Many of the city’s private schools along Trumpington Road are also within a 4-mile radius. This location is perfect for those seeking more space and tranquillity than city homes typically offer, whilst still maintaining close links to Cambridge.