Hollytrees, Bar Hill, CB23

The entrance hall provides access to a convenient ground-floor WC, with stairs rising to the first floor and a doorway leading through to the living room. The living room is bright and spacious, featuring a large picture window, an under-stairs recess, and sliding glazed doors opening into the conservatory.

The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and base units, offering ample storage and space for appliances, as well as room for a dining table. The garage has been converted to provide a second reception room, offering flexible additional living or working space.

To the first floor are three generously sized double bedrooms, each benefiting from built-in wardrobes, plus a fourth single bedroom, together with a family bathroom.

OUTSIDE AND PARKING

The detached house is situated within the popular Hollytrees development, conveniently located within walking distance of the village centre and its wide range of amenities. The front garden is laid to lawn, with a block-paved driveway providing off-road parking. Side access leads to the enclosed rear garden, which is paved for ease of maintenance and includes a garden shed.

AGENT NOTE

A peppercorn lease is a leasehold property where the ground rent is a token amount, such as £1 or historically it was a peppercorn. This term is used in law to satisfy the requirement that a lease must reserve some form of rent, while in practice, no monetary payment is usually collected. In this instance, Bar Hill Parish Council are the freeholder, the lease term is 999 years from the date of initial construction, and the freehold can be transferred after completion to the new owner.

LOCATION

Located approximately 7 miles north-west of Cambridge, Bar Hill is a well-planned and modern village positioned close to the A14, providing excellent transport links to Cambridge, Huntingdon and the wider national motorway network. The village is well served by frequent bus services into Cambridge, while cyclists benefit from an extensive network of dedicated cycle paths connecting Bar Hill to surrounding villages and the city, including safe routes via Dry Drayton and the new A14 cycle infrastructure. Bar Hill has a strong, family-oriented community and offers an impressive range of local amenities. At its heart is a large Tesco Extra, complemented by a variety of shops, cafés, takeaways, a post office, hotel, medical centre and pharmacy. Leisure facilities include a popular golf course with clubhouse, extensive green spaces, children’s play areas, a church, community centre and a range of sports clubs, making the village largely self-sufficient. Education is a particular strength, with Bar Hill Primary School well regarded locally and feeding into Swavesey Village College, one of Cambridgeshire’s leading secondary schools, rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Safe and direct cycle routes, including access to the Guided Busway cycle path, allow older students to travel easily to Swavesey.