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A four bedroom detached bungalow in need of general updating
throughout, occupied by the current family since 1999, located
within an exceptional plot close to the centre of the village, with
the potential to extend and develop STP . No chain.
The property is approached via an extended driveway from the
high street, arriving at a five bar gate, allowing access to the
private driveway providing off street parking for several vehicles
and access to the detached single garage. The frontage flows back
towards the High Street, the whole plot is mature and surrounds the
property.
The entrance porch is glazed providing a useful barrier from
the outside as you enter the entrance hall, a useful triple storage
cupboard, a shower room with a three piece suite, living room with
a walk in bay window to the rear aspect flooding the room with
natural light and providing views of the rear garden and patio
area, chimney breast with inset wood burning stove and tiled
hearth, dining room, again with a window to the rear, extended
kitchen fitted with a range of wall and base level units, ample
work surfaces, a range of integrated appliances, enjoying a dual
aspect again flooding the room with natural light, views of the
front and side garden, glazed door to the side garden.
The bedrooms are within two wings of the property, from the
entrance hall, are bedrooms one and two, good sized doubles,
bedroom one has fitted wardrobes and views of the rear garden, and
bedroom two has a dual aspect and views to the front and
side.
From the dining room, there is an inner hallway leading to the
additional bedrooms and second bathroom, French doors to the rear
garden, onto the patio area, bedroom three, a good sized double,
which indeed could be used as the master bedroom, enjoying a dual
aspect, bedroom four again of good size with a fitted double
wardrobe providing a potential home office space overlooking the
side garden. The original family bathroom has been converted to an
additional shower room with a three piece suite and a large fitted
double cupboard.
outside, the property has an exceptionally private, peaceful
and generous plot of approximately 0.36 acres. The grounds wrap
around the home, predominantly the rear and righthand side gardens
are the largest, with good sized open lawned areas and an array of
mature plants, shrubs and trees, recently tidied by the family for
your enjoyment, an absolute treat for a family and or gardening
enthusiast, to the South West facing rear garden is a generous
patio area and water feature, ideal for entertaining family and
friends.
The whole provides an exceptional family home and an
opportunity for a forever home or the next project.
Little Abington and Great Abington are an attractive,
traditional pair of villages about 6 miles South East of Cambridge.
They have an OFSTED ‘Good‘ primary school that feeds into the well
respected Linton Village College, a post office shop, a lovely pub
restaurant, a sports ground an active cricket club, a village hall
and a hairdresser. An array of private schools are available in
Cambridge City also.
The Addenbrookes Campus is approximately 6 miles away by car,
and dedicated cycle and footpaths provide various options, the
world renowned site is home to AstraZeneca and GSK to name two. The
new Cambridge South Station is due to be open in 2025.
For commuters the A11, which links down to the M11, is only a
mile away and Cambridge is easily accessed along either the A1307
or A1301. Whittlesford Parkway mainline station Cambridge and
London Liverpool Street is about 4 miles. A Bus Stop is located
just outside number 32 at the end of the driveway, another
excellent link into the city and Addenbrookes.
Abington has its own major science park, Granta Park, which
can be reached easily on foot or by bike on a footpath off the High
Street and neighbouring Babraham‘s science park is less than 2
miles away with a pleasant cycle and foot route over the A11
starting near the end of Bourn Bridge Road.
If you like a countryside jaunt you can head west out of the
village over a dedicated foot and cycle bridge onto Babraham and
towards Cambridge, south towards the Chesterfords and The Icknield
Way or north up to the Roman Road. A fine choice.
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