Aberdeen Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2

A contemporary townhouse within the Stirling Prize-winning Accordia development

Description

This striking modern townhouse, built in 2006, is positioned on a pedestrianised terrace, screened by mature trees alongside Aberdeen Avenue. The highly regarded Accordia development won the 2008 RIBA Stirling Prize and is known for its beautiful integration of stylish housing with green spaces. The property offers approximately 3,014 sq ft of bright, well-proportioned accommodation and integral garage space, arranged over four floors, with extensive glazing and leafy views creating a sense of space, light and privacy.
The front door opens into an inviting entrance hall with generous built-in coat storage, leading to a well-appointed kitchen and spacious adjoining breakfast/sitting room, ideal for everyday living and entertaining. French doors open directly onto the front terrace, and also into the central courtyard garden, designed as a winter garden, drawing natural light into the space and creating a seamless flow between indoors and out. The kitchen itself is well appointed with extensive storage, ample preparation space, and recently upgraded integrated appliances including a Neff double oven and five-burner gas hob, and a Bosch full-height fridge and dishwasher. Off the rear hallway beside the courtyard area is a laundry/utility room and an attractive ground-floor shower room with WC. At the rear of the house there is internal access to the integral garage, which has an EV charger and an electrically operated sliding door onto Richard Foster Road.
A timber staircase leads to the first-floor landing and dual-aspect sitting room, where floor-to-ceiling picture windows frame views of mature trees to the front and over the courtyard garden to the rear. Glazing on the landing also overlooks the courtyard, while a glazed door opens onto the terrace, a perfect space for al fresco dining and quiet relaxation.
At the rear of the first-floor terrace is a versatile room suitable for use as a bedroom, home office or hobby room, with sliding glazed doors onto the terrace and a separate staircase leading down to the rear hallway, close to the shower room.
The second floor has two double bedrooms, one at the front and one at the rear, each with French doors opening onto a Juliet balcony. A recently refitted shower room, with a large shower, basin, WC and bidet, is accessible from both the shared landing and the larger front bedroom. The front bedroom also benefits from built-in storage.
On the third floor is the generous principal suite with a beautifully refitted en suite bathroom including a freestanding oval bath, separate shower cubicle, basin and WC. A sliding glass door opens from the bedroom onto a private terrace at the front. The principal bedroom connects to a dressing room, formerly a separate bedroom, with French doors onto a Juliet balcony at the rear. The dressing room could be reinstated as a separate bedroom if required.

Location

Cambridge offers a wide choice of independent schools, including The Perse, The Leys and St Faith’s. The property is within the catchment areas for Ofsted ‘Good’ rated Morley Memorial Primary School and Coleridge Community College, with Hills Road and Long Road sixth-form colleges also nearby.

Cambridge railway station is approximately 0.6 miles away, with frequent services to London King’s Cross, Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport. The nearby U1 and U2 bus services provide convenient connections to the city centre and Biomedical Campus. The M11 is easily accessible via Trumpington.

Shopping and leisure: Cambridge city centre, approximately one mile away, offers an extensive choice of shops, restaurants and cultural attractions, including the Grand Arcade, Market Square and Fitzwilliam Museum. Closer to home, Station Square and Cambridge Leisure offer supermarkets, restaurants, a cinema and live entertainment. The Cambridge University Botanic Garden is also nearby.

Green spaces and walking: The award-winning Accordia development is renowned for its beautifully landscaped communal spaces. A footbridge provides direct access to the path alongside Hobson’s Brook, offering attractive walks towards Long Road, Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Biomedical Campus.

Sport: Nearby facilities include Leys Leisure Sports Complex (0.5 miles), PureGym at Cambridge Leisure (0.5 miles) and Hills Road Sports and Tennis Centre (0.8 miles).

All distances and times are approximate.