Brampton Road, Cambridge, CB1

Brampton Road presents a particularly interesting opportunity for investors, developers or buyers looking for a project in one of Cambridge's most consistently popular residential areas. Having been in the same ownership for more than 40 years, the property now offers the chance for its next owner to modernise, reconfigure and potentially extend to create a very appealing Cambridge home.

The house currently provides approximately 79.0m2 / 850sqft of accommodation, with three bedrooms and a layout that already benefits from a rear extension.

Entering through the hallway, the ground floor opens into an impressive living and dining room measuring approximately 6.60m x 4.08m. It is a generous, sociable space with a bay window to the front, exposed timber flooring and a feature fireplace. There is ample room to create distinct sitting and dining areas while retaining the open feel of the room.

To the rear, the house has previously been extended and currently incorporates a kitchen, utility area, bathroom and separate WC. The kitchen measures approximately 3.71m x 2.38m and has direct access into the rear garden.

For buyers looking to add value, it is this part of the property that presents some of the most interesting possibilities. Subject to the necessary planning permission, building regulations and structural considerations, there is potential to extend above the existing ground floor addition. This could provide scope for a larger first floor arrangement, perhaps creating a new main bedroom suite or allowing the bathroom to be relocated upstairs to create a more traditional three bedroom family layout.

Upstairs there are currently three bedrooms. The main bedroom is a good size at approximately 3.27m x 3.25m and benefits from a bay window, while the second bedroom is also a comfortable double. The third provides a useful child's bedroom, study or home office.

Outside, the rear garden is considerably longer than you might expect from a home in this part of Cambridge. It offers plenty of scope for a new owner to landscape and redesign the space, with a deck immediately behind the house and a garage positioned towards the far end of the garden.

To the front, there is currently a garden area and plenty of on street parking along Brampton Road. Other properties along the road have created off road parking within their front gardens, potentially providing another improvement opportunity here, subject to any necessary permissions and dropped kerb consent.

This is not a property being presented as a finished home. Its appeal is the opportunity. The proportions are good, the garden is generous, an extension is already in place and the location gives a buyer a strong foundation from which to create something significantly better.

The Location

Brampton Road sits within the highly popular Romsey area of Cambridge, with one of its biggest advantages being the combination of a predominantly residential setting and an exceptional amount of everyday convenience nearby.

The property is a stones throw away from the Beehive Centre, where buyers have an Asda supermarket, M&S Foodhall and a variety of other national retailers virtually on the doorstep. Cambridge Retail Park and the supermarkets and shops along Newmarket Road are also close by.

Beehive Centre and Asda Cambridge Superstore are particularly convenient for day to day shopping, while Cambridge Retail Park provides further retail options along Newmarket Road.

Mill Road is another major attraction. It is one of Cambridge's most distinctive areas, known for its independent cafés, restaurants, pubs, international food shops and local businesses. The area has an atmosphere of its own and is a major reason why Romsey remains so popular with professionals, families and renters.

Cambridge railway station is approximately 0.8 miles from the property, making the property particularly interesting for commuters and investment buyers. From Cambridge there are direct services into London King's Cross and Liverpool Street, as well as Stansted Airport and other regional destinations.

Cambridge station is close enough for regular commuting, while the city centre is also readily accessible by bicycle, bus or on foot.

For green space, Romsey Recreation Ground and Coleridge Recreation Ground are both nearby, while the wider city offers extensive walking and cycling routes, commons and riverside spaces. Romsey Recreation Ground and Coleridge Recreation Ground are useful local options.

Cambridge itself needs little introduction. Its historic centre combines world famous university colleges and architecture with extensive shopping, restaurants, cafés, theatres and cultural attractions. For employment, Cambridge continues to benefit from major technology, science, research and biomedical sectors, making well located residential areas with good transport links particularly desirable.

For schooling, well regarded St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School is the closest primary school. At secondary level, Coleridge Community College is less than a mile away and retains a Good Ofsted rating with its latest inspection. St Bede's Inter-Church School is another highly regarded Cambridge secondary option and was rated Outstanding across all areas. School admissions and catchment eligibility should, as always, be checked directly with the local authority.

For an investor or buyer with the appetite to take on a project, this Brampton Road property has many of the ingredients that are difficult to create later: a prime Cambridge location, three bedrooms, a long garden, garage, existing rear extension and genuine potential to improve the layout and add further space, subject to the relevant consents.

Local Yopa Agent Dan Burbridge would be delighted to answer any questions you may have.

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