House For Sale £950,000
****best and final offers by close of business Thursday 4th March 2021****
A substantial Grade II listed farmhouse requiring restoration in an excellent location on the edge of this highly regarded village.
• A rare opportunity to acquire a substantial period property requiring restoration
• Beautiful gardens and paddock; about 1 acre in all
• Accommodation extending to about 3,620 square feet plus attic rooms and cellar
• 3 reception rooms, playroom, study
• 4 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 attic rooms
• 38ft long hall
• Garage and brick outbuilding
- Cambridge centre – approximately 4.0 miles
- Science/Business Park – approximately 3.0 miles
- Waterbeach train station – approximately 2.0 miles
The charming village of Horningsea lies about a mile from the A14 about 3 miles east of Cambridge and is well placed for access onto the region’s main commuter routes (A14/A1/M11). Local facilities include a pub, pub/restaurant and a garden centre. The nearest primary school is in Fen Ditton (1.5 miles away) and secondary education is available at Bottisham Village College, about 4 miles away. There are also many highly regarded private schools in the University City of Cambridge. The Cambridge Science Park is readily accessible via the A14 and local rail links are available at Waterbeach (about 2 miles) with hourly trains to London King's Cross via Cambridge.
The original part of the property dates from the seventeenth century with substantial mid nineteenth century additions. The property requires restoration and improvement throughout but offers great potential to upgrade to a fine family home with beautiful private gardens.
Accommodation:
A part glazed door opens into an impressive 38 feet long reception hall with a wide arched recess and a door the opposite end opening into the gardens; stairs off and a door leading down to the cellar.
The dining room is a very well proportioned room with dual aspects to the front and over the side garden, large open fireplace, central beam, picture rail and bay with French windows to side garden.
The sitting room enjoys views over the main and side gardens, with wide bay window and open fireplace. Door through to the butler’s pantry with built-in shelves and a cupboard.
The breakfast room has dual aspects with a bay and door leading to the main garden, serving hatch and built-in cupboard.
The kitchen breakfast room has a good range of fitted wall and base units, 4-oven oil fired Aga (available by separate negotiation), work surfaces and double bowl sink.
The side hall leads off the main reception hall with door to the back courtyard. Cloakroom/W.C with wash basin, and adjacent to this is the utility room with original stone shelves, which houses the oil fired central heating boiler.
The study and office at the back of the house were formerly the dairy.
On the first floor is a wide landing running the length of the house with stairs off leading to the two attic rooms.
Bedroom 1 has dual aspects over the gardens with wide bay window and en-suite washroom with built-in cupboard and hand basin. Bedroom 2 has a wide bay window and en-suite bathroom with W.C, pedestal hand basin and panel enclosed bath with tiled surround.
Bedrooms 3 has an aspect over the main garden, built-in cupboard anD vanity unit with hand basin incorporated. Bedroom 4 overlooks the courtyard and has a built-in cupboard and vanity unit with hand basin incorporated.
The large family bathroom has a cast iron bath with shower above, vanity unit with wash hand basin and mirrored wall behind, large airing cupboard with slatted shelves and hot water cylinder. Adjacent to this is a separate W.C with vanity unit and hand basin.
Outside
Gates open onto a wide shingle driveway, which runs across the front of the house through to the rear courtyard area with parking for several vehicles. The front garden area/paddock is set behind a flint and brick wall with two gates leading to the garden/paddock.
Large single garage with brick floor and separate pump house/tack room with butler sink and electric motor for the Victorian well pump.
Beautiful, landscaped gardens to the back and side of the house with attractive crazy paved and shingle paths, bordered lawns and well-stocked flowerbeds/. Attractive lily pond with fountain.
Kitchen garden area with greenhouse and nursery beds.
Rotating summerhouse.
Large expanse of lawn, sufficient for a grass tennis court, patio area and gravel path adjacent to the house.
Agents note
Restrictive covenants / overage The property will be sold subject to a covenant to use the house as a single dwelling in the occupation of one family only.
There will also be an Overage provision which will require any purchaser to pay the vendor 40% of the uplift in value for any future development at the property for 30 years from the date of purchase.
Fencing The purchaser will be required to erect a fence (specification to be agreed) with the vendor and the local Planning Authority (as Listed Building Consent will be required).
Water supply to the farmyard The purchaser will be required to allow the farmer access to the pump house and to retain electricity supply for the same to enable water to be pumped from the well to the farmyard until the end of September 2021.
Drainage The purchaser will be required to put in a new private drainage scheme (within the property’s boundaries) or connect to the mains and to ensure any water from the property drains within its grounds within 12 months of completion. A temporary right of foul water drainage to the septic tank in the Retained Land and for other drainage into the Retained Land will be granted for this period.
Additional information
Tenure Freehold
services Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating.
Local authority South Cambridgeshire District Council
viewing Strictly by appointment through the selling agents
A substantial Grade II listed farmhouse requiring restoration in an excellent location on the edge of this highly regarded village.
• A rare opportunity to acquire a substantial period property requiring restoration
• Beautiful gardens and paddock; about 1 acre in all
• Accommodation extending to about 3,620 square feet plus attic rooms and cellar
• 3 reception rooms, playroom, study
• 4 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 attic rooms
• 38ft long hall
• Garage and brick outbuilding
- Cambridge centre – approximately 4.0 miles
- Science/Business Park – approximately 3.0 miles
- Waterbeach train station – approximately 2.0 miles
The charming village of Horningsea lies about a mile from the A14 about 3 miles east of Cambridge and is well placed for access onto the region’s main commuter routes (A14/A1/M11). Local facilities include a pub, pub/restaurant and a garden centre. The nearest primary school is in Fen Ditton (1.5 miles away) and secondary education is available at Bottisham Village College, about 4 miles away. There are also many highly regarded private schools in the University City of Cambridge. The Cambridge Science Park is readily accessible via the A14 and local rail links are available at Waterbeach (about 2 miles) with hourly trains to London King's Cross via Cambridge.
The original part of the property dates from the seventeenth century with substantial mid nineteenth century additions. The property requires restoration and improvement throughout but offers great potential to upgrade to a fine family home with beautiful private gardens.
Accommodation:
A part glazed door opens into an impressive 38 feet long reception hall with a wide arched recess and a door the opposite end opening into the gardens; stairs off and a door leading down to the cellar.
The dining room is a very well proportioned room with dual aspects to the front and over the side garden, large open fireplace, central beam, picture rail and bay with French windows to side garden.
The sitting room enjoys views over the main and side gardens, with wide bay window and open fireplace. Door through to the butler’s pantry with built-in shelves and a cupboard.
The breakfast room has dual aspects with a bay and door leading to the main garden, serving hatch and built-in cupboard.
The kitchen breakfast room has a good range of fitted wall and base units, 4-oven oil fired Aga (available by separate negotiation), work surfaces and double bowl sink.
The side hall leads off the main reception hall with door to the back courtyard. Cloakroom/W.C with wash basin, and adjacent to this is the utility room with original stone shelves, which houses the oil fired central heating boiler.
The study and office at the back of the house were formerly the dairy.
On the first floor is a wide landing running the length of the house with stairs off leading to the two attic rooms.
Bedroom 1 has dual aspects over the gardens with wide bay window and en-suite washroom with built-in cupboard and hand basin. Bedroom 2 has a wide bay window and en-suite bathroom with W.C, pedestal hand basin and panel enclosed bath with tiled surround.
Bedrooms 3 has an aspect over the main garden, built-in cupboard anD vanity unit with hand basin incorporated. Bedroom 4 overlooks the courtyard and has a built-in cupboard and vanity unit with hand basin incorporated.
The large family bathroom has a cast iron bath with shower above, vanity unit with wash hand basin and mirrored wall behind, large airing cupboard with slatted shelves and hot water cylinder. Adjacent to this is a separate W.C with vanity unit and hand basin.
Outside
Gates open onto a wide shingle driveway, which runs across the front of the house through to the rear courtyard area with parking for several vehicles. The front garden area/paddock is set behind a flint and brick wall with two gates leading to the garden/paddock.
Large single garage with brick floor and separate pump house/tack room with butler sink and electric motor for the Victorian well pump.
Beautiful, landscaped gardens to the back and side of the house with attractive crazy paved and shingle paths, bordered lawns and well-stocked flowerbeds/. Attractive lily pond with fountain.
Kitchen garden area with greenhouse and nursery beds.
Rotating summerhouse.
Large expanse of lawn, sufficient for a grass tennis court, patio area and gravel path adjacent to the house.
Agents note
Restrictive covenants / overage The property will be sold subject to a covenant to use the house as a single dwelling in the occupation of one family only.
There will also be an Overage provision which will require any purchaser to pay the vendor 40% of the uplift in value for any future development at the property for 30 years from the date of purchase.
Fencing The purchaser will be required to erect a fence (specification to be agreed) with the vendor and the local Planning Authority (as Listed Building Consent will be required).
Water supply to the farmyard The purchaser will be required to allow the farmer access to the pump house and to retain electricity supply for the same to enable water to be pumped from the well to the farmyard until the end of September 2021.
Drainage The purchaser will be required to put in a new private drainage scheme (within the property’s boundaries) or connect to the mains and to ensure any water from the property drains within its grounds within 12 months of completion. A temporary right of foul water drainage to the septic tank in the Retained Land and for other drainage into the Retained Land will be granted for this period.
Additional information
Tenure Freehold
services Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating.
Local authority South Cambridgeshire District Council
viewing Strictly by appointment through the selling agents
