High Street, Meldreth

Tucked discreetly behind mature hedging in a prominent non-estate setting, this superb family home enjoys a central village location just moments from the primary school and within walking distance of the mainline station. Thoughtfully extended and exceptionally well cared for, the property offers a wonderful balance of character and modern convenience, with stylish interiors and a truly delightful garden.

The house opens into a wide, welcoming entrance hall with fitted storage and a sense of space that continues throughout. The main sitting room centres around a wood-burning stove set within a handsome brick fireplace, with bespoke cabinetry and shelving to either side. This leads through to a light-filled garden room, which also features a wood-burning stove and provides a serene connection to the garden year-round.

The kitchen/dining room is the true heart of the home – a sociable and practical space fitted with a range of shaker-style units, timber worktops and quality appliances including a gas-fired Rayburn, electric oven and two-ring hob. A separate utility/lobby area offers further storage, space for white goods and access to a pantry and potential cloakroom WC. Beyond this, a versatile office overlooks the rear garden, making an ideal workspace or creative studio.

Upstairs, there are three bedrooms – two generous doubles and a well-proportioned single – along with a modern family bathroom.

The rear walled garden enjoys a sunny, southerly aspect and is a highlight of the property. It is mature, private and exquisitely maintained with lawns, densely planted borders, a productive vegetable and herb garden, and a variety of fruit trees and flowering shrubs. To one side is a brick-built studio/home office with a wood-burning stove, plus a timber workshop – ideal for remote working, hobbies or quiet retreat.

To the front, a gravelled driveway provides ample off-road parking with double gates allowing further parking if desired. The property also benefits from solar panels which, in the warmer months, supply nearly all the hot water.

Meldreth is a highly popular and thriving village, about 7 miles southwest of Cambridge and about 4 miles north of the Hertfordshire market town of Royston. Its appeal to many is that it provides the immediate facilities so many villages have lost. It has a general shop/post office as well as a farm shop, butcher, hairdresser, take-away, a very popular pub and a sought after primary school. There is a well equipped recreation ground with a children’s playground, tennis courts and football pitch. The village hall hosts a full calendar of events and activities including film nights. There is a bowling club also. The village has an excellent network of footpaths which also pass through Melwood, a village Nature Reserve.

Commuting links to London and Cambridge are exceptional, with a mainline railway station to Kings Cross in the village and excellent road access by the A10 and A505 linking both the M11 and A1(M). The neighbouring larger village of Melbourn can be walked to and provides further shops, community facilities and a secondary school. Melbourn Science Park is a major employment area.

It is the right side of the city for Cambridge's many high-achieving private schools which are easily reached by road or rail.

For leisure the village is surrounded by open countryside with numerous rural footpaths and bridleways. There are at least 7 golf clubs within 10 miles. Royston provides gyms and a swimming pool and there are luxury health clubs in Cambridge and outside Baldock. The National Trust's Wimpole Estate is 6 miles north and the neighbouring village of Shepreth has a wildlife park. The famous Sheene Mill restaurant in Melbourn can be walked to and Cambridge provides world-class food, drink, and culture.