West Drive, Highfields Caldecote

This property is ideally situated in a peaceful, non-estate location, set back from the road and offering generous parking space, a double garage with a hobby room above, and a private, enclosed rear garden. With a highly adaptable layout, the home features two bedrooms and a family bathroom on both the ground and first floors.

Inside, a spacious entrance hall provides a warm welcome, with stairs leading to the first floor, a handy storage cupboard, and elegant antique-style flooring. The sitting room is a large, inviting space with a feature fireplace that includes an inset electric fire. There are custom-built cupboards with display shelves and book shelving. French doors open to a spacious conservatory extension, which boasts stylish porcelain flooring and further French doors leading to the garden.

The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with tasteful cabinetry, offering plenty of work surfaces, an inset one-and-a-half sink with a mixer tap and drainer, a four-ring ceramic hob, double oven, extractor fan, and space for both a fridge/freezer and a dishwasher. Just off the kitchen is a convenient utility room with matching cabinetry, work surfaces, a single sink unit, drainer, and space for the usual white goods, along with a freestanding Worcester Bosch oil-fired central heating boiler.

Upstairs, the galleried landing includes a study area and two double bedrooms. The master bedroom features built-in wardrobes and a large en suite bathroom with both a tiled shower cubicle and a spacious Jacuzzi corner bath.

Externally, the property is approached via a gravel driveway, providing parking for three to four cars and leading to the double garage with an electric up-and-over door, power, and light. A fixed ladder leads up to the hobby room above—an ideal space for a home office. Gated access to the rear garden reveals a predominantly lawned area, with a large paved patio and flower and shrub borders. The garden is fully enclosed, offering a high degree of privacy and backing onto open fields at the rear.

Highfields Caldecote is an appealing established community about 5 miles west of Cambridge and is well served by a primary school, social club and village hall. There is also a petrol filling station and shop just at the edge of the village.

The village is within the catchment area for the highly sought-after Comberton Village College, which holds an outstanding rating from Ofsted. Surrounded by open countryside, the area offers an abundance of bridleways and footpaths, perfect for enjoyable walks and rides. Additionally, there is a charming bluebell wood just off Highfields Road.

The A428 gives easy access to Cambridge (5 miles) and in the other direction to St Neots (11 miles). Junction 13 of the M11 is about 4.5 miles east and the A14 is about 5 miles.