Topper St, Marmalade Lane Co Housing Community, Cambridge, CB4

**78 & 76 TOPPER ST JOINT OPEN HOME SAT 17TH MAY 10AM - COME AND SEE BOTH HOMES**

Welcome to Marmalade Lane!

The Home:

Tucked away within the award-winning Marmalade Lane community in North Cambridge, this exceptional three-storey home offers the perfect blend of modern design, flexible living, and outdoor charm — all within a vibrant, eco-conscious neighbourhood.

From the moment you step into the welcoming entrance hall, you’re met with light, space and quality craftsmanship. The ground floor flows seamlessly from a convenient WC through to a generous open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area, where full-height glazed doors open out onto a private, beautifully landscaped garden. With a mix of decking, paving and lawn, plus a retractable awning providing sun protection, this space is tailor-made for alfresco dining, play, or peaceful relaxation with a low-maintenance appeal.

At the heart of the home is a sleek, contemporary kitchen—elegant pale grey cabinetry with integrated appliances including oven, microwave, induction hob, extractor fan, dishwasher, and a water softner system. It's both beautiful and functional, ideal for home cooks and entertainers alike.

On the first floor, you’ll find a bright family bathroom, two bedrooms, one of which is a large, light-filled room currently used as an office/lounge. This incredibly versatile space could easily serve as a spacious bedroom or be divided into two, offering the potential for a fourth bedroom with minimal adjustment. Every window frames greenery and sky, drawing the outdoors in.

The top floor hosts a tranquil double bedroom with built-in storage and a private en-suite. For those seeking even more space, this floor also features a generous front-facing void that mirrors similar homes on the street, which have successfully converted the space into a fourth / fifth bedroom with dormer windows — the opportunity is here to do the same and fully customise the home to suit your lifestyle.

Bathed in natural light and presented in immaculate condition, 78 Topper Street offers rare flexibility, architectural flair, and a chance to be part of one of Cambridge’s most unique and forward-thinking communities.

Ready to discover your future home at 78 Topper Street? Whether you’re looking for a place to grow your family, work from home, or embrace modern eco-living, this property has it all.

Situated on Topper Street, this is a rare opportunity to join Cambridge’s only Cohousing Community at the award-winning Marmalade Lane development in North Cambridge.

What is a Co-Housing Community?

Cohousing communities are intentional communities, created and run by their residents. Each household has a self-contained, private home as well as shared community space. Residents come together to manage their community, share activities and socialise together. Cohousing is a way of resolving the isolation many people experience today, recreating the neighbourly support of the past. Cohousing communities aim to live together in a sustainable way.

This multi-generational cohousing community started in 2019 and is made up of 42 houses and apartments, with around 90 community members (adults and children) who have chosen to live in a more neighbourly way. There is plenty going on, with a wide variety of social and other activities. Member participation is fundamental to the cohousing community.

Shared facilities:

- The common house with a large hall, kitchen, playroom, adult-only sitting room, sauna and co-working space, teenager lounge, and outdoor pizza oven.

- Secure cycle storage just steps away from the back door.

- Three guest bedrooms – available for family and friends at £7.00 a night.

- A laundry room

- A large community garden with an area for growing food managed by an allotment group, produce used mainly for community meals, a small copse, a wildflower meadow, play area and terrace. We also keep chickens and welcome hedgehog visitors. Although we are an urban community, it benefits from a beautiful range of green space.

- A workshop gives access to a range of tools. No charge for use.

- A small gym with a rowing machine and weights. No charge for use.

- A not-for-profit membership-based community shop with items from Infinity Foods.

- Individual access to a community-run sitewide high speed broadband connection. This service can replace the need for an commercial internet service provider.

- This is all supported by monthly community workdays, community meetings, working groups and residents volunteering to take on tasks as part of living in the community.

Sustainability

- Mechanical ventilation and heat recovery (MVHR)

- 1.7kWp solar PV system

- All electric – heating and hot water from an air source heat pump

- Triple glazing

- Swedish company, Trivselhus, climate shield timber framed closed panel system

- Access to parking space with EV charging point

- Access to a membership-based car club which includes an electric and hybrid car

- Access to a membership-based electric cargo trike

- Secure bike storage

- Community composting

- Established internal ‘sharing’ economy.

Location

- 15 minutes by bike to the City Centre, 20 minutes along the river

- Choice of two bus routes to Cambridge City Centre

- Near to the guided busway and Science Park

- Near to Cambridge North Station and the A14/M11

Further Details

- Freehold property with covenants to embed the cohousing context.

- The owner is required to become a member and director of Cambridge Cohousing Limited (membership is a one-off payment of £275).

- Council tax with South Cambridgeshire District Council band D £2409.38pa

- The current service charge for 2024/25 is £932.34pa. We aim to keep the service charge as low as possible by community members contributing expertise and time to the management and upkeep of the community.

Dan Burbridge of Yopa Estate Agents Cambridge would be delighted to answer any questions you have about this unique opportunity. Book your viewing or make an offer online 24/7 through your Yopa Hub.

EPC Band: B

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