Collingwood Drive, Longstanton, CB24

The spacious entrance hall includes a wood floor with access to the ground-floor accommodation and an understairs storage cupboard. Doors lead to the spacious sitting room which features a bay window and wood flooring. There is a second versatile reception room which is currently used as a family room/snug, but has previously been a study, also featuring a bay window and wood flooring. The impressive open plan kitchen/dining/family room comprises an attractive modern kitchen which includes freestanding appliances, quartz worksurface and a breakfast bar seating three. The dining room is open plan to the kitchen and provides space for a generous dining table and chairs, with French doors that lead nicely to the private garden. Lastly, a useful utility provides the perfect space for laundry, coats and shoes, with additional storage and space for appliances, plus access to the garden.

The first floor accommodation comprises a generous double bedroom with a modern en suite shower room, two further doubles and a fourth bedroom which is currently used as an office, plus a high-quality fitted family bathroom. There is an airing cupboard, and stairs rise from the landing to the second-floor suite. The main bedroom with a walk-in dressing room and en-suite spans the entire top floor and provides a perfect master suite to this versatile family home.

OUTSIDE AND PARKING

The property is located within a small development, a stone’s throw to the high street, guided bus and village school. The property is positioned at the end of the cul-de-sac and benefits from having no passing traffic. There is a double-width driveway that leads to the detached double garage with overhead storage and power connected. The professionally landscaped rear garden comprises a lawn area with well-stocked borders, mature trees and planting, an arbour which leads to the secluded paved patio area, ideal for outdoor dining. There is also a raised pergola with space for a hot tub. Due to the property being situated within a corner plot, the garden continues around to the left-hand side of the house and provides a further lawn area with raised vegetable growing beds.

LOCATION

Longstanton is an area of interest to many buyers from Cambridge because of the advantage of the guided busway which runs every 7 minutes into Cambridge and then onto Cambridge station and Addenbrooke's hospital. The village is also only 2.5 miles from the A14 and 5 miles from the M11.

There is a good community spirit within the village which holds various events including a local market and Christmas fayre. You can also find regular events and classes at the primary school or Northstowe Secondary School and regular sports events are held at the recreation ground; home to the village’s football, tennis and cricket clubs and young children’s playground.

Facilities in Longstanton include two nurseries (one private, one preschool at the primary school), a primary school, a village institute, doctors and dentist surgery, hairdresser, veterinary surgery, hairdresser, public house and Chinese takeaway, village store with post office, fish and chip shop also selling kebabs and pizzas and a co-operative store.

There are several parks and a large green space, Northstowe Western Park & Pavillion, offering recreational activities within a few minute’s walk.

The village benefits further from a wider choice of facilities on offer from the neighbouring purpose-built town of Northstowe, that is currently in development, including an Educational campus that will comprise Secondary, 6th form, SEN and Primary education centres.