Blinco Grove, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1

Stunning detached city house with off road parking and south-facing garden.

Description

98 Blinco Grove sits nestled behind a wrought iron gate and mature evergreen hedge providing the property with security and privacy, with a gravel driveway providing off street parking for a couple of cars.

Stepping through a timber front door into the hallway, the entrance hall which has classic quarry tiles communicates with the majority of the principal rooms on the ground floor. Towards the rear of the hall is an exceptional kitchen/breakfast room with modern shaker-style units and marble worktops, a butler sink, brass fittings, a rangemaster oven and gas fired hob and an integrated fridge, freezer and dishwasher. There is engineered solid oak flooring throughout, extending out towards the stunning breakfast area with a large feature window towards the back of the room and French doors out to the garden as well as velux windows providing an abundance of natural light. There is also a utility room with the wall mounted boiler and plumbing for a washing machine, as well as a useful shower room with high quality fittings including a tiled shower cubicle and chrome shower unit.

To the left of the hallway is a charming drawing room boasting large bay windows that overlook the front garden as well as cornicing, picture rails and ample storage. On the right hand side is a double reception room with a drawing room to the front with a working fireplace with marble hearth and an ornate wooden mantlepiece. Sliding doors lead to the further reception adorned with a feature fireplace and bi folding doors out to the garden.

Upstairs are four well proportioned bedrooms with two towards the front boasting large bay windows, and the two at the rear providing lovely views of the garden. The floor is complete by a large family bathroom with a freestanding slipper bath on claw stands, a heritage toilet, and a shower with twin heads.

Outside the south-facing garden is laid mainly to lawn with mature trees and deep beds interspersed throughout. There is also a patio area with a gravelled pathway leading towards the rear where there is a spacious studio with power, light and wired ethernet ideal for those who work from home. To the right of the house is a lean to which provides access to the garden and storage for garden equipment and bikes.

Location

Blinco Grove is situated just off Hills Road, in the south of the city. Cambridge station is approximately a mile away with regular services to London Kings Cross and Liverpool Street from 50 minutes.

The property is just 246 ft from Morley Memorial Primary School which feeds into Coleridge Community College. There are also various reputable independent schools in the city, with The Perse Upper School 0.6 miles away and The Perse Pelican School 0.4 miles away from the property.

Central Cambridge offers a wide array of cultural and recreational amenities including the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University Botanic Gardens and green spaces such as Midsummer Common, Parkers Piece and Coe Fen. For shopping, the Grand Arcade (1.6 miles) and Grafton Centre (2 miles) offer a variety of independent and popular shops and restaurants. Cambridge Leisure Centre is 0.6 miles away from Blinco Grove and has a multi-screen cinema and a bowling alley as well as popular chain restaurants.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,925 sq ft