Whittlesford Road, Little Shelford

A substantial detached period house, providing 204 sqm (2202 sqft) of characterful accommodation, situated in a secluded location, adjoining paddocks and offering views over the parish church.

The property is located well back from the road amongst a number of period homes and adjoins protected paddocks, lending it a lovely rural feel. It is however, less than a 10-minute walk to the primary school and Great Shelford High Street, with its excellent facilities.

The cottage is well planned and offers versatile accommodation and with the option to use one of the ground floor rooms as a bedroom, it would be ideal as a multi generational home, even for those with mobility issues.

Remarkably for a house of this type it is not listed; this has enabled far greater flexibility for alterations to the property over the years, allowing it to avoid many of the compromises usually associated with thatched houses. It therefore enjoys generous rooms and a practical layout. It also offers greater flexibility for future alterations.

The ground floor has a hand-built kitchen/dining room with a utility room off, a sitting room with an impressive inglenook fireplace, and a high-quality wooden conservatory. Off the sitting room is a further room with an en-suite shower room that could be used as a bedroom or additional living space. At the other end of the house is an impressive living room measuring over 26 feet in length, and there is a further ground-floor bathroom adjacent to the entrance hall.

The first floor is approached over three staircases, one leading to a self-contained main bedroom suite with a recently re-fitted en-suite shower room and dressing area, the second to a landing with two double bedrooms off, and the third, a space saving staircase leads to a further room that could also work as a bedroom or study.

The house is approached along a driveway shared with its neighbours and has two lawned gardens, one in front that looks out across paddocks towards the Parish church and another private garden at the side and rear. In front of the house is a single detached garage, parking for two vehicles, and a newly laid terrace. There is also a charming, completely private terrace between the utility room and the conservatory.

The cottage is nicely presented throughout and has been carefully updated and maintained. There is gas fired central heating to radiators, and the thatched roof was overhauled and re-ridged in 2014.

Little Shelford is one of the most highly sought-after south Cambridge villages and stands about 2 miles / 3.5 km south of the City boundary. The majority of the village is within a Conservation Area, which has protected its charm and ensured it has not been swallowed up by major development over the years.

It is a thriving community with a modern village hall, a large recreation ground with a new sports pavilion, a charming phone box library, the Side Quest public house, and a Chinese takeaway/fish and chip shop.

There is an OFSTED 'Good' village primary school just across the border into Great Shelford, where there are also excellent facilities including a butcher, a chemist, two supermarkets, hairdressers, cafes, take away restaurants, GP surgery, and a dentist.

For the commuter, there are good cycle routes into the City and to Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Biomedical Campus. Junction 11 of the M11 is about 2.5 miles / 4 km away, and Great Shelford mainline station offers services to Cambridge and London Liverpool Street.