Metcalfe Road, Cambridge

Porch, entrance hall, cloakroom/w.c., front living room with bay window, kitchen, dining room, rear reception room or study, two double bedrooms and two single bedrooms, bathroom, separate w.c., front and rear gardens, garage and workshop. Off-street parking on front driveway. EPC rating E.


The property

Offered with no upward chain, 48 Metcalfe Road is a four bedroom semi-detached 1950s house in a plot of about one sixth of an acre. The location is within the catchment areas for popular Milton Road and Arbury Primary Schools and Chesterton Community College. There is sought-after off-street parking on the front driveway leading to a garage with additional bike shelter or storage area and enclosed workshop. The rear garden is wide and long, approximately 130 x 27 feet (40 x 9 metres) with mature borders and trees and backs onto school playing fields. The whole plot is about one sixth of an acre. The house has potential for improvement and extending, subject to planning consent.

A path through the generous front garden leads to the porch. The entrance hall provides access to the cloakroom/w.c., front living room with bay window, open fireplace and sliding doors to the kitchen, staircase, door to the dining room. Doors from the dining room lead to the kitchen and the rear reception room, which has flexibility to be used as a study with its built-in shelving, playroom. In the lobby area between the dining room and rear reception is a side door out to the patio. The kitchen includes a range of cupboards, electric cooker, space for fridge freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, sink, pantry cupboard and side door outside.
Upstairs the landing has access to the loft space and a front double bedroom with built-in wardrobe, front single bedroom with open shelving, rear double bedroom and rear single bedroom. The bathroom has a shower over the bathtub and a separate w.c. next door.


Location

Metcalfe Road is near to local shops and amenities on Milton Road, Chesterton Road and Histon Road. City centre shopping around the Market Square and Grand Arcade is approximately 1.5 miles away. The property is within the catchment areas for Chesterton Community College secondary school, Milton Road Primary School and Arbury Primary School. The River Cam and Jesus Green are 0.8 miles away. There is easy access to the University colleges, Madingly Road business and research park, Milton Road Science Park, A14, M11, Cambridge North Rail Station.


General

Services - Mains water, sewerage, gas and electricity
Freehold
Local Authority - Cambridge City Council
Council Tax Band - E

Broadband - Standard, Superfast and Ultrafast available according to Ofcom Checker (checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/broadband-coverage) as of 30.11.2023. Please check for your own requirements.

Mobile signal/coverage - EE, 3, 02 and Vodafone are available according to Ofcom Checker (checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/broadband-coverage) as of 30.11.2023. Please check for your own requirements.

Agent's note: we would like to inform prospective purchasers that these sales particulars have been prepared as a general guide only. A detailed survey has not been carried out, nor the services, appliances and fittings tested. Room sizes should not be relied upon for furnishing purposes and are approximate. If floor plans are included, they are for guidance only and illustration purposes only and may not be to scale. If there are any important matters likely to affect your decision to buy, please contact us before viewing the property.