London Road, Harston

A handsome, detached 1930's, bay-fronted home, providing 1927 sqft (179 sqm) of characterful living accommodation. The property is set within a generous 0.25 acre plot, with a mature, 115ft (35m) long, southwest facing rear garden, a tandem carport, and ample off road parking.

The property is bright, well proportioned throughout, and has many lovely character features. It also enjoys a pleasant position behind a decorative wall, set well back from the road in a private plot.

Approached over a wide gravel drive that gives access to the carport and has plenty of space for parking and turning, the front door opens to a small porch which in turn leads to a welcoming entrance hall with the staircase rising to the first floor. There is a modern cloak/shower room at the far end of the hallway that is fitted with a shower enclosure, w.c, and hand basin and there are four reception rooms and a beautifully fitted kitchen. The living room is an elegant, dual aspect room with a large window to the front, and a lovely sitting area set around the fireplace, there are double doors that open to a sitting room which is triple aspect, and this has doors out to the terrace and lovely views over the gardens to the rear. The property has a formal dining room with built-in cupboards and views over the front garden and there is a generous family room and a breakfast room with doors out to the rear garden. The kitchen has views over the terrace and garden beyond, and the adjacent utility cupboard houses a washing machine and dryer. The kitchen is beautifully fitted with a range of high quality cabinets set above and below granite effect working surfaces. There is a sink and drainer, an integrated dishwasher and fridge freezer, and space for a large range cooker with an extractor over.

On the first floor, a window on the landing provides natural light over the stairwell and the entrance hall below, and there are five double bedrooms and a family bathroom fitted with a bath with shower attachment, w.c. and hand basin. The main bedroom has fitted wardrobes to one wall and is dual-aspect with a window to the front and glazed double doors to the rear. Bedroom two is very nicely proportioned with views over the front garden and the other three bedrooms are all slightly smaller, but would take a double if required.

Outside there is extensive terracing with an integrated water feature/pond. A generous patio area with various power points, provides the perfect place for dining or entertaining and opens to a large expanse of lawn with mature trees and shrub borders. In the far corner is a large summerhouse with power, an external water supply and another patio, and on the other side of the garden is a lovely sitting area set beneath a pergola again with a power supply. The garden enjoys a sunny southwest aspect and a high degree of privacy.

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.