Malletts Road, Cambridge, CB1

Entrance

The front door opens into a welcoming entrance that doesn’t waste time with unnecessary corridors. Instead, it leads you straight into the heart of the house, with the open-plan living space immediately unfolding ahead. It’s a small detail that makes a big difference. From the moment you arrive, the house feels open, connected and informal, setting the tone for a ground floor designed around living together rather than living between rooms.

Open Plan Sitting / Dining / Kitchen

15'7" x 23'9" (4.77m x 7.24m)

This is where the house earns its keep. Rather than three rooms competing for space, the ground floor has been opened up to create one genuinely sociable heart to the home, with the kitchen, dining and sitting areas flowing naturally into one another while still feeling like they each have their own place. The kitchen wraps neatly around the rear of the space with plenty of storage and worktop space, while a peninsula creates a subtle divide without putting a wall back where one isn’t needed. There’s proper room for a dining table and, beyond it, a generous sitting area centred around a characterful feature wall. Natural light arrives from both ends and doors lead directly out to the garden. Cooking, eating, homework, television, friends dropping in it’s a room designed for real life, not just the photographs.

Master Bedroom

9'10" x 12'11" (3.00m x 3.95m)

The principal bedroom is a comfortable, well-proportioned double with enough space to feel like a bedroom rather than simply somewhere a bed happens to fit. A wide window brings in plenty of natural light, while recessed lighting and the clean finish continue the considered feel found throughout the house. A generous run of wardrobes provides plenty of storage without eating into the room itself, leaving good space around the bed and keeping things refreshingly uncluttered. Simple, practical and properly comfortable, exactly what the main bedroom should be.

Second Bedroom

11'1" x 10'3" (3.40m x 3.13m)

The second bedroom is another proper double, and importantly, it doesn’t feel like the room that drew the short straw. There’s plenty of space for a double bed and additional furniture, with a wide window bringing in good natural light and a pleasant outlook. The clean finish continues here too, with recessed lighting and plenty of usable wall space allowing the next owner to make it their own. A genuine second bedroom, rather than a compromise disguised as one.

Third Bedroom

8'8" x 7'11" (2.65m x 2.42m)

It may be the smallest of the three, but it certainly isn’t redundant space. Currently set up as a children’s bedroom, it comfortably demonstrates how well the room can work for younger members of the family, with space for beds, storage and the inevitable collection of toys. Equally, it could become a nursery, guest room or a dedicated home office without stealing space from elsewhere in the house. Small enough to be useful, big enough to have options.

Bathroom

The family bathroom has been given the same attention as the rest of the house, with a crisp, contemporary finish that feels smart without being overdone. Marble-effect tiling runs across the walls and floor, while recessed lighting keeps everything clean and understated. A full-sized bath with overhead rainfall shower takes care of both quick mornings and slower evenings, complemented by a wide vanity unit with useful storage and a concealed WC. Practical enough for the morning rush, polished enough to feel like somewhere you might actually want to linger.

Rear Garden

And then there’s the garden. Long, established and far more interesting than a square of lawn and a fence. Immediately behind the house is a substantial decked terrace, creating a proper outdoor living space with plenty of room for dining, entertaining and summer evenings. The timber-built covered seating area gives it another dimension altogether, somewhere for the barbecue, drinks and inevitably staying outside longer than planned. Beyond the decking, the garden continues into lawn with mature fruit trees, planted borders and productive vines running along the boundary. A pathway leads through to a large storage shed at the far end, while the established planting gives the whole space a pleasantly grown-in feel. It’s a garden with different places to sit, eat, grow things and disappear to for five minutes. Which, in Cambridge, is rather useful.

External

The front is refreshingly practical. A substantial block-paved driveway spans almost the full width of the property, providing generous off-road parking without the usual game of moving one car to get another one out.

The house itself is a traditional semi-detached design, with gated side access leading through to the rear garden. There’s still a little planting against the frontage to soften all that useful parking, while the wide plot gives the house a pleasing sense of space from the street. Nothing complicated. Plenty of parking, easy access and a house that sits comfortably on its plot