Northgate, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Your Chance To Buy A Fantastic Family Home And An Approved Development Plot - All At The Same Time. A stylish and sociable extended family home with planning permission for a further 1st floor extension and a new 4 bedroom detached house with a double garage in the 40m back garden.

Most people have to choose. You either buy the home that works for your family right now, or you buy one with potential. Rarely do you get both at the same time.

That’s why 54a Northgate is such a rare thing. It's a move-in-ready, versatile modern home that’s already set up for a busy and sociable family life. And it comes with two sets of approved plans that give you options most homeowners can only dream of.

At first glance this is an unassuming link detached on a small, quiet cul-de-sac, just off Stonald Road.

Inside (and out the back), it's a completely different story.

The ground floor flows from a comfortable lounge with a feature decorative electric fire, wooden flooring and a bay window to a dining area and on into a large, sociable kitchen with a central island, bar seating and warm wood worktops.

There's also a study and a downstairs WC off the hallway. It's the kind of layout that works for a busy family morning and a relaxed Friday evening in equal measure.

The kitchen (which was added around 25 years ago) opens directly into a large full-width conservatory at the back. It’s a proper additional room, not an occasional afterthought, with its own log burner, wood flooring and enough space for two sofas and a TV.

From here, the garden reveals itself. And it is a seriously big garden - over 40 metres (140ft) long, with a greenhouse and mature boundary hedging providing privacy on all sides.

Upstairs there are three bedrooms - two comfortable doubles and a single - plus a family bathroom.

Now for the part that makes this a genuinely interesting opportunity if you’re thinking long term. Planning permission is already in place to extend upwards - adding a fourth bedroom and two en-suites onto the existing first floor.

That would create a significantly more valuable and versatile home - and without the need for a planning battle.

And separately, permission has also been granted for a brand new four-bedroom detached dwelling with a double garage in the rear garden, with its own access off Northgate.

Whether you build to sell, build to rent, or build for a family member, that option is yours from day one. The plans were approved late in 2023, meaning if you’re quick you’ve still got time to complete the purchase and break ground before having to consider reapplying.

Back at the front there's parking on the drive for several cars, a single garage, and an EV charger already fitted.

If you have younger children in your family, Park Lane Nursery & Primary School is only 11 minutes walk away, or 3 minutes in the car.

For older kids, Sir Harry Smith Community College (rated Good by Ofsted) is around 20 minutes walk away or a 5 minute bike ride. It's next to Alderman Jacobs Primary School. This could be an alternative for younger kids, if it makes the school run easier to have your family all on one site.

This spacious family home is just 10 minutes walk from Whittlesey town centre (or three minutes in the car).

Here you’ll find a range of local shops & restaurants, a leisure centre and library.

Whittlesey is a lovely, quiet market town but it’s also well connected.

Peterborough is just over 20 minutes drive away or 10 minutes on the train from Whittlesea station.

This could be the ideal base if you need to commute into London for work or pleasure.

You can jump on an East Coast Mainline train at Peterborough and be stepping onto the Kings Cross platform in around an hour.

A family home this size, this ready, with this much potential attached to it, doesn't come along very often. That’s why I’m expecting plenty of interest.

Get in touch to arrange a viewing.

Cannon & Co Sales & Lettings are independent estate agents based in Whittlesey, covering Whittlesey, Peterborough and surrounding villages, with availability from 6am to 10pm daily.