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An attractive, exceptionally bright, well planned, detached
family home, with a garage, mature garden, and off road parking.
The property has undergone extensive improvements during our
client‘s ownership and it enjoys an efficient B rated EPC.
Set in a quiet location, close to the village centre and
station, the property benefits from many appealing features,
including a bright, dual aspect sitting room, and an extension that
provides a separate dining room, with a large first floor bedroom
above.
Approached over a neat front garden, the front door opens into
a small hallway with a cloakroom off and the staircase leading up
to the first floor. The sitting room is lovely dual aspect room,
with a large front window and patio doors to the rear. The room has
ample space at one end for seating and for a study or play area
adjacent to the patio doors at the other. The kitchen overlooks the
rear garden and is fitted with a range of cabinets set above and
below the working surfaces; there is an integrated dishwasher,
washing machine, fridge freezer, and a built in double oven and
induction hob with extractor over. There is also a traditional
built in pantry. The adjacent dining room is generously
proportioned and has patio doors leading out to the garden. On the
ground floor, there is also a rear lobby with a door out to the
garden and a second door that gives access to the garage.
On the first floor, there is a spacious landing leading to
three double bedrooms, a single, and a family bathroom. The largest
bedroom is dual aspect and has a door out to the balcony at one end
and built in cupboards at the other. The second is a generous
double and there is a slightly smaller third bedroom with a built
in cupboard that houses the boiler. The fourth bedroom is still a
good sized single and has a built in cupboard. The family bathroom
is fitted with a bath, separate shower enclosure, concealed cistern
w.c., and vanity cupboard with hand basin over.
Outside the front garden is partially block paved to provide
parking, there is a pedestrian path to one side of the house that
gives access to the rear garden and an area of lawn planted with a
variety of shrubs to the other. The rear garden has been
thoughtfully planted with a range range of shrubs, trees, and
flowers, there is a patio adjacent to the house and an area of
lawn. The garden is southeast facing.
The property is fitted with solar panels which generate
electricity that is fed back into the grid on the FIT feed in
tarrif scheme. The panels generate an annual income of between £800
and £900.
Agents note The integrated Bosch washing machine was newly
fitted in late 2023.
Birch Trees Road is conveniently located for easy access to
the Add enbrooke‘s Hospital and Bio Medical Campus which is a 12
minute, principally off road cycle ride, whilst the centre of
Cambridge can be reached within about 20 minutes by bike.
Great Shelford is one of the most sought after villages south
of the city thanks to its easy access to town and Addenbrooke‘s by
road, regular buses, car free purpose built cycleway, and train
from its mainline railway station that also goes direct to London
Liverpool Street.
The historic village centre has an excellent range of
amenities including two small supermarkets, a convenience store, a
deli, hairdressers, doctors, dentist, dispensing chemists, two
pubs, restaurants, and more. The primary school is very well
regarded and there are various community facilities and social
clubs. The large recreation ground has a new pavilion, tennis club,
and sports pitches and annually hosts the excellent Shelford Feast
Festival.
It is a great community for those looking for a balance of
convenience and a traditional village feel and offers the real
possibility of living day to day without the need to regularly
drive out of the village.
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