High Street, Foxton

55 High Street is a substantial four-bedroom home of about 218 sqm / 2,345 sqft, formed within a Grade II Listed 17th-century timber-framed barn and set discreetly back from Foxton High Street. Its position is particularly appealing: the house feels private and closely connected to open countryside, yet the village centre and railway station are both readily accessible on foot. A double cart lodge, generous garden and plot of approximately 0.23 acres add a degree of practicality that is not always found with a conversion of this character.

The barn was converted in the mid-1990s as part of a small group of four properties, with two homes occupying the principal barn beneath its impressive shared roof structure. In 2014, Architectural reclamation and design specialist, Retrouvius, reworked the interior of No. 55, using carefully selected reclaimed materials to introduce a distinctly individual character without losing sight of the functional day-to-day needs of the home. Shortly after the work was completed, the property was featured in both Elle Decoration and Grand Designs magazines.

At the centre of the ground floor is a broad kitchen, dining and sitting room extending to around 10 metres in length. Its scale suits both everyday family life and larger gatherings, while a separate family room provides a useful second living space. A vaulted entrance hall, study, utility room and ground-floor bedroom with en suite shower room give the layout considerable flexibility, whether for home working, guests or longer-term multigenerational living.

There are three further bedrooms upstairs. The principal bedroom occupies particularly generous proportions and has its own en suite shower room, with a family bathroom serving the remaining rooms.

Outside, the house is approached via a shared gravel drive that opens into a small courtyard setting behind the High Street. The property has a double cart lodge together with further parking. Gardens lie to both front and rear, with a decked terrace adjoining the main living space and a broad rear lawn extending to approximately 21m by 20m, beyond which the setting opens towards farmland.

Foxton remains one of the more practical South Cambridgeshire villages for buyers wanting countryside surroundings without becoming overly dependent on the car. The primary school, village shop and post office, pub and recreation ground are all within the village, while a footpath across the adjoining fields provides a particularly pleasant route to Foxton station. Rail services connect directly with Cambridge and London King’s Cross, and the A10 gives straightforward access towards Trumpington, the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and the city.

For buyers seeking the scale and character of a period building, with a layout that adapts to modern family life, 55 High Street offers considerably more substance than its discreet position initially suggests.