An idyllically positioned and spacious three-bedroom detached house being offered with around 3 acres. Rarely available and offering an abundance of potential, this property could follow the various examples set on the road whereby smaller land-settlement homes have been vastly improved and extended. There is an option to acquire more land to the rear with as much as 9 acres prospectively available.
– Cambridge City Centre - approx. 8.5 miles
– Addenbrookes Hospital - approx. 7.5 miles
– A11 (M11 South) – approx. 0.5 miles
– Whittlesford Parkway Railway station – approx. 3.5 miles
• Around 3 acres
• Huge potential to improve and extend (stp)
• Ample off-road parking
• No onward chain
• Popular Cambridgeshire village
• Peaceful setting
The Land Settlement Association (LSA) built an estate of smallholdings in the late 1930s just south of Great Abington. This was one of about 20 such estates across the country, established to provide employment opportunities for long-term unemployed man coming from depressed, industrial areas. The Abington site extended to around 690 acres and comprised of 62 smallholdings. Each lot comprised around 11+ acres and included a modest house, outbuildings and piggeries. The LSA in Abington, closed in 1983 at which time, the current owners purchased their house and land to continue with their businesses. The Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2031 extended permitted development rights to the dwellings and former piggeries.
Location:
Great and Little Abington are an attractive pair of villages situated about 7 miles south of Cambridge in a popular and highly convenient location surrounded by open countryside. For those needing to commute, there is excellent road and rail links at nearby Whittlesford Parkway and by car, via the A11 leading to the A505, M11 and A14. Stansted Airport in also only around 25 minute’s drive. The market town of Saffron Walden offering varied additional amenities including independent shops and restaurants is 8 miles away. There is primary schooling available in the village along with a shop/post office, a highly regarded public house/restaurant and an active sports club. For secondary schooling, the property is in the catchment for Sawston and Linton Village College.
Agent Notes:
The access road is unadopted and is owned and maintained by Abington Estate Management Ltd for which is an annual membership fee. The members are the freehold owners of property on the Land Settlement Estate. Also, the outline depicted on our marketing information is yet to be legally established. It is an outline for marketing purposes only at this point.
Additional information
Tenure: Freehold
Services: Mains water and electricity. Septic tank drainage. Electric storage heaters
Local Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Viewings: Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents, Carter Jonas