Bells Court, Cambridge, CB3

Property Reference: 2648097.

150 metres from Magdalene College Porter's Lodge - one first floor double room, the Ready Room (£970)  in a circa 1775 grade II listed semi-detached house from 03-Jan-26. 

For payment 11-12 months in advance, there will be a 5% discount. For payment 10-9 or 8-7 months in advance a  4% or 2% discount. 

Improvements since June 2023
   • In June 2023 the bathroom floor was, with ceramic tile, two thirds relaid. The climbing roses survived the aphid ridden winter and spring and guide wires were therefore extended at right angles to the yard rear wall between the fence posts leading to the back wall of the house with the aim of turning the yard, in due course, into an arbour for roses and to that end tenants must agree not to park bicycles in the yard. As you can see, in June 2024, the roses were triumphant and they are more so now.
   • In March and May 2024 the rope banisters were replaced with varnished wooden hand rails (much better!) and an imitation (£1200) Chippendale desk was added to the bridge. 
  • In July 2024 a new mattress (190cm long, 120 cm wide, 20cm deep) was added to the compass platform.
  • In August 2024 a new mattress (190cm long, 120 cm wide, 20 cm deep), with a new head boarded bed, for those precise dimensions was added to the bridge
 • In March 2025 a new bench and coffee table (£330) were added to the yard and in May 2025 the bathroom tiling was improved.
 • In Aug 2025 a new (head-boarded) double bed, 190 cm long, 120 cm wide, (for 20 cm deep mattress) replaced the old bed in the compass platform along with an imitation Chippendale writing desk (£1290), in this case in old Yew wood A new mattress 190 cm long, 120 cm wide, (20 cm deep) replaced the old in the Ready Room on 18-Aug-2025. Minor repairs were made to the upper spiral staircase and wardrobes in July 2025 and on 07-Aug-25 the oven, kitchen and bathroom, ready room and bridge were cleaned and detritus cleared out. On 01-Sep-25 give or take a couple of days part of the Kitchen, part of the Bridge, the main stairwell and the Compass Platform were re-painted. 
• In December 2025 it is expected that a relatively long to deep ratio imitation Chippendale writing desk in old Yew wood will be added to the Ready Room.

PLEASE NOTE THAT RENT IS PARTIALLY DUE IN ADVANCE

Rent is paid three months in advance (though there is no deposit) with the first three months due, before moving in, to complete the contract and then recurring payments monthly thereafter (commencing from the start of month three with no payments, therefore, at the back end of the term of the contract). 

Please Note This Is A Room In A Shared Accommodation.
  
The property is shared between four tenants when all rooms are taken. The three already taken are so by, a twenty something warm hearted Polish born lady who took the Captain's Cabin on the second floor, the twenty something University of Cambridge postgraduate lady doctoral student of human evolutionary biology who has taken the Compass Platform on the first floor and the twenty something University of Cambridge professor barrister doctoral student of AI in the law.

In general the room is not offered to couples. 

• The Ready Room 2.5 x 3.8 metres (9.5 square metres), for £940 has a carpeted floor with a desk, a built in wardrobe and a three quarters (technically a long small UK double) size (120cm wide, 200cm long) Japanese (by which I simply mean low and without a headboard) style bed.

- No smokers
- No pets
- Students, particularly postgraduate or mature students, welcomed
- Ten months minimum tenancy
- Rent is payable three months in advance
- No deposit

The rent includes all the bills. Were these amortised between a putative four inhabitants and charged separately they would amount to £60 per month (council tax), £50 per month (electricity), £40 per month (gas), £50 per month (internet), £25 per month (water and sewage) so for comparison with equivalent properties where all bills are not included you could allow for £225 per month included.

Summary & Exclusions:
- Rent Amount: £970.00 per month (£223.85 per week)
- Deposit / Bond: £0.00
- 4 Bedroom Property (1 room currently available for rent)
- 1 Bathrooms
- Property comes furnished
- Available to move in from 03 January 2026
- Minimum tenancy term is 7 months
- Maximum number of tenants is 1
- DSS enquiries welcome
- Students welcome to enquire
- No Pets, sorry
- No Smokers
- Not Suitable for Families / Children
- Bills Included
- Property has parking
- Property has garden access
- EPC Rating: EPC Not Required (Shared Accommodation)

If calling, please quote reference: 2648097

Fees:
You will not be charged any admin fees.


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