- 144 sqm / 1551 sqft +
- 221 sqm / 0.05 acre +
- Detached house +
- 4 bed, 2 recep, 1.5 bath +
- Driveway / off street parking +
- Freehold +
- EPC - C / 76 +
- Council tax band - E +
This exceptional detached family residence sits proudly in the heart of the village, seamlessly blending character features with stylish, contemporary finishes. Extended and enhanced over time, the house offers spacious and versatile accommodation arranged over three floors, with no onward chain.
You approach the property from the front with a shallow retaining brick wall and gate leading to the storm porch and original front door. Reception lobby with stairs rising to the first floor and doors leading to the sitting room and kitchen, with wood flooring, a sense of space and light that continues throughout. To the left, a large living room features a beautiful fireplace and dual aspect windows, offering a warm, elegant setting for relaxation.
To the rear of the house, the extension has created an outstanding open-plan dining room, filled with natural light from its part-vaulted ceiling and glazed doors opening out to the garden. This space flows beautifully into the contemporary kitchen, which is fitted with sleek units, wooden worktops and quality integrated appliances. A separate utility room provides additional storage and laundry space, alongside a stylish cloakroom with WC.
The first floor, again, is flooded with natural light from the modern design and glazing, the landing has French doors leading to a balcony overlooking the garden, three bedrooms and a family bathroom on the first floor. Bedroom one is a superb double room enjoying a dual aspect, with a sash window to the front and a casement window to the rear, ample space for wardrobes. Bedroom three is another comfortable double room, and Bedroom four is a versatile single, ideal for a home office, extra study, with fitted wardrobes.
The second floor has been skillfully converted to create a sleek and modern, impressive bedroom. Spacious, with a Juliet balcony providing far-reaching views across the village skyline, making it a perfect retreat, currently used as a home office.
Outside, the rear garden is private and enclosed by beautiful original walls creating a perfect place to entertain family and friends, a good-sized patio area, lawn, plant and shrub borders, gated driveway providing off-street parking for one car.
In all, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a distinctive and extended village home, combining charm and practicality in equal measure.
The adjacent garage and parcel of garden land are available for a nominal rent per annum and or purchase via a separate agreement with the owners of 61-65 Church Street, Harston, Cambridge CB22 7NP to the rear.
Harston is the first village coming south out of Cambridge on the A10 and has an excellent range of day-to-day facilities, plus exceptionally easy road links both into the city and south towards Royston and London.
A new purpose-built, road traffic-free cycle route has recently opened that leads over the M11, into Trumpington, and on to the city. There is also a regular bus service, which is a most useful asset.
The village is the right side of town for the Addenbrooke's Campus, the science parks at Melbourn, Abington, and Great Chesterford, and Foxton's mainline railway station to Cambridge (approximately 13 minutes) and London Kings Cross (less than 1 hour) is within 2 miles.
Within the parish, there is an Ofsted 'Good' rated primary school, a restaurant, doctor's surgery with dispensary, an excellent local shop with a Post Office counter, village hall, hairdresser, petrol filling station, and a large recreation ground with a recently improved children's playground.