New Road, Melbourn, Royston, Cambridgeshire

A stunning, five-bedroom barn conversion with versatile layout, set in landscaped gardens approaching a third of an acre and with large, detached barn, providing ancillary accommodation and storage.

Cambridge 10 miles, M11 (Junction 11) 7 miles, Royston 4 miles (fast train to King's Cross 47 minutes), Stansted and Luton Airports 27 miles (distances and time are approximate).

East Barn is constructed of brick elevations under a slate roof and was converted in 2007 to a high standard of workmanship and finish. This immaculately presented five-bedroom family home provides a versatile layout with stylish and contemporary accommodation arranged over two floors with additional benefit of a large, detached barn providing home office, study, gym, storage room and double garage.

Melbourn is situated to the south-west of Cambridge and to the north of Royston. The village lies on land gently sloping down from the chalk hills near Royston, to the valley of the Cam or Rhee to the north. It provides a range of local facilities including a variety of shops, primary school, college, library, banks, public houses, restaurants and sporting facilities.

The village is by-passed by the A10 and the A505 is about 1.5 miles away. London commuters are well served with mainline railway stations at Royston and the neighbouring village of Meldreth, offering services to King's Cross and Cambridge.

Cambridge is a world renowned University city which offers an attractive combination of ancient and modern buildings, winding lanes and colleges, together with extensive shopping and cultural facilities. It also has become recognised as an important centre for the 'high tech' and 'bio tech' industries with the University Research and Development Laboratories, Science Park, ARM, Microsoft, AstraZeneca and Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus, one of the largest centres of health, science and medical research in the world.