House For Sale £1,700,000
Laburnum House is an attractive and substantial detached property dating from the 1930's being re-developed in 2008/2009 with the addition of the garden room/conservatory in more recent years.
This spacious property is of rendered elevations under a tiled roof with wide gabled ends and is set well back from the road with a gated drive and ample driveway (approached via electric gates) and garaging to the front.
Internally, the property provides spacious (approximately 4,200sq.ft) and flexible accommodation. With the accommodation arranged over 3 floors, the property also offers much flexibility with great entertaining space, good flow and ample opportunity for homeworking.
Location
The location of the property should prove ideal for a family, being a 10 minute drive into Cambridge. The village itself is well served with a range of shops including a post office and general store. Trumpington Waitrose superstore and park and ride are also close by and easily accessible along with the 'Shelfords' (nearby attractive villages with a special mix of village feel, ample amenities, countryside views and walks).
For the commuter, fast, direct train services are available from Cambridge (4.7 miles) and Royston (9 miles) to both Kings Cross and Liverpool Street. Train services from Foxton station (2.3 miles) to Cambridge and Kings Cross.
In detail the accommodation comprises;
ground floor
Part glazed door with full length glazed side panels to
reception hallway with two windows to front, cornice coving, recessed ceiling spotlights, dado rail, parquet flooring with inlaid border detailing, video entrance phone system, airing cupboard with pressurised hot water tank and water softener, stairs to first floor and access to all principal reception rooms as well as kitchen/breakfast room. Understair cupboard.(Agents note - there is Under floor heating to ground floor).
Cloakroom with wc, vanity wash handbasin with tiled splashbacks, extractor fan, marble tiled flooring.
Study 9' 1" max x 8' 1" (2.77m x 2.46m) with window to front, built in shelved cupboard, parquet flooring with inlaid border detailing.
Utility room 9' 3" x 6' 9" (2.82m x 2.06m) with window to front, part glazed door to side, roll top work surfaces with tiled splashbacks and stainless steel sink unit and drainer, space and plumbing for washing machine, space for dryer, fitted wall and base units, wall mounted Vaillant gas central heating boiler, tiled flooring.
Kitchen/breakfast room 21' 1" x 16' 2" (6.43m x 4.93m) with window to rear, comprehensive range of fitted wall and base units with granite work surfaces, one and a half bowl stainless steel sink unit with routed draining to side, central island/breakfast bar with granite worktop and units below and integrated wine cooler/store, Rangemaster 110 cooker with five ring gas burners and two ovens, granite splashbacks and extractor hood over, recess for an American style fridge/freezer and adjacent aperture with microwave, integrated dishwasher, cornice, ceiling spotlights and recessed spotlights, Travertine tiled flooring with under floor heating, doors to utility room and dining room and opening onto the
garden room/conservatory 24' 1" x 13' 0" (7.34m x 3.96m) narrowing to 9'7 with full length glazed panels and patio doors to rear garden, fitted remote-controlled roof blinds, recessed ceiling spotlights to one side, Travertine tiled flooring, opening onto the
dining room 16' 6" x 11' 8" (5.03m x 3.56m) with cornice and central ceiling rose, picture rail, dado rail, parquet flooring with inlaid border detailing.
Drawing room 21' 9" x 20' 2"(26'8 into recess) (6.63m x 6.15m) a well proportioned room with patio doors and windows to garden, window to side, ceiling roses and cornice, impressive brick inglenook fireplace with oak bressumer, flagstone hearth and cast iron wood burner, shelved corner cosy 'library' area with window to side, wall uplighters, dado rail.
Family/cinema room 20' 3" x 12' 8" max (6.17m x 3.86m) with two windows to front, window to side, cornice, dado rail, timber mantlepiece with inset real flame coal effect gas fire with granite hearth.
First floor
landing with three windows to front, staircase to second floor, radiator, recessed ceiling spotlights, cornice and dado rail.
Bedroom 1 18' 11" to wardrobes x 12' 10" (5.77m x 3.91m) with two windows to rear with views to garden, cornice, recessed ceiling spotlights, two radiators, mirror fronted sliding wardrobes to length of one wall, door to
shower room with velux window to front, fully enclosed shower cubicle with Travertine tiling and chrome shower unit, timber unit with two wash handbasins, tiled splashbacks with mirror and shaver point over, wc, built in shelving, circular chrome heated towel rail, Travertine tiled flooring, extractor fan.
Bedroom 2 11' 8" x 11' 8" (3.56m x 3.56m) with window to front, radiator, cornice, built in wardrobe cupboard and built in cupboard with shelving, door to
ensuite shower room with velux window to front, corner shower cubicle with chrome shower unit and Travertine tiling, vanity wash handbasin with tiled splashbacks, mirror and shaver point over, extractor fan, built in shelving, chrome heated towel rail.
Bedroom 3 16' 4" x 11' 8" (4.98m x 3.56m) with window to rear with views to garden, cornice, radiator.
Bedroom 4 11' 9" x 9' 10" (3.58m x 3m) with window to rear with views to garden, radiator, cornice, double doors to built in wardrobe cupboard.
Bedroom 5 11' 3" x 9' 3" (3.43m x 2.82m) to wardrobes with window to front, cornice, radiator, double doors to built in wardrobe.
Family bathroom with window to rear, panelled bath, wc, vanity wash handbasin with mirror over and adjacent shaver point, fully enclosed shower cubicle with Travertine tiling and chrome shower unit, walls part tiled with Travertine, chrome heated towel rail, extractor fan.
Second floor
landing with velux window to rear, doors to
bedroom 6 25' 2" x 11' 2" (7.67m x 3.4m) (part restricted headroom) with two velux windows to rear, double doors to built in wardrobe cupboard, radiator, door to
ensuite shower room with velux window to side, enclosed shower cubicle with Travertine tiling and chrome shower unit, wc, vanity wash handbasin with Travertine tiled splashbacks, chrome heated towel rail, shaver point, extractor fan, large wall mirror.
Bedroom 7/gym 13' 8" x 8' 7" min (4.17m x 2.62m) with two velux windows to rear, double doors to built in cupboard, large wall mirror, radiator. (Room currently set up as a gym).
Outside The property sits in a plot of approximately 0.4 acres and is set back from the road and accessed via double wrought iron electronically operated gates which in turn lead onto a large block paved driveway/parking area. Lawn with specimen trees, lighting, attractive planted borders adjacent to the front of the property set behind maintained box hedging.
Double garage 22' 4" x 18' 9" (6.81m x 5.72m) with timber weather boarding and a pitched and tiled roof, external lighting, part glazed personal door to side, power and lighting, eave storage, two up and over doors to front, useful worktop with stainless steel sink unit and cupboards below.
The rear garden can be accessed from both sides of the property and is mainly laid to lawn with a paved patio area adjacent to the rear of the house, barked borders with timber and brick wall boundaries. The garden is level and ideal for children and the large patio area is great for entertaining friends and family. Outside tap. Timber shed. The whole offering plenty of sunshine and a high degree of privacy.
Services All mains services
tenure The property is Freehold
council tax Band G
viewing By arrangement with Pocock & Shaw
This spacious property is of rendered elevations under a tiled roof with wide gabled ends and is set well back from the road with a gated drive and ample driveway (approached via electric gates) and garaging to the front.
Internally, the property provides spacious (approximately 4,200sq.ft) and flexible accommodation. With the accommodation arranged over 3 floors, the property also offers much flexibility with great entertaining space, good flow and ample opportunity for homeworking.
Location
The location of the property should prove ideal for a family, being a 10 minute drive into Cambridge. The village itself is well served with a range of shops including a post office and general store. Trumpington Waitrose superstore and park and ride are also close by and easily accessible along with the 'Shelfords' (nearby attractive villages with a special mix of village feel, ample amenities, countryside views and walks).
For the commuter, fast, direct train services are available from Cambridge (4.7 miles) and Royston (9 miles) to both Kings Cross and Liverpool Street. Train services from Foxton station (2.3 miles) to Cambridge and Kings Cross.
In detail the accommodation comprises;
ground floor
Part glazed door with full length glazed side panels to
reception hallway with two windows to front, cornice coving, recessed ceiling spotlights, dado rail, parquet flooring with inlaid border detailing, video entrance phone system, airing cupboard with pressurised hot water tank and water softener, stairs to first floor and access to all principal reception rooms as well as kitchen/breakfast room. Understair cupboard.(Agents note - there is Under floor heating to ground floor).
Cloakroom with wc, vanity wash handbasin with tiled splashbacks, extractor fan, marble tiled flooring.
Study 9' 1" max x 8' 1" (2.77m x 2.46m) with window to front, built in shelved cupboard, parquet flooring with inlaid border detailing.
Utility room 9' 3" x 6' 9" (2.82m x 2.06m) with window to front, part glazed door to side, roll top work surfaces with tiled splashbacks and stainless steel sink unit and drainer, space and plumbing for washing machine, space for dryer, fitted wall and base units, wall mounted Vaillant gas central heating boiler, tiled flooring.
Kitchen/breakfast room 21' 1" x 16' 2" (6.43m x 4.93m) with window to rear, comprehensive range of fitted wall and base units with granite work surfaces, one and a half bowl stainless steel sink unit with routed draining to side, central island/breakfast bar with granite worktop and units below and integrated wine cooler/store, Rangemaster 110 cooker with five ring gas burners and two ovens, granite splashbacks and extractor hood over, recess for an American style fridge/freezer and adjacent aperture with microwave, integrated dishwasher, cornice, ceiling spotlights and recessed spotlights, Travertine tiled flooring with under floor heating, doors to utility room and dining room and opening onto the
garden room/conservatory 24' 1" x 13' 0" (7.34m x 3.96m) narrowing to 9'7 with full length glazed panels and patio doors to rear garden, fitted remote-controlled roof blinds, recessed ceiling spotlights to one side, Travertine tiled flooring, opening onto the
dining room 16' 6" x 11' 8" (5.03m x 3.56m) with cornice and central ceiling rose, picture rail, dado rail, parquet flooring with inlaid border detailing.
Drawing room 21' 9" x 20' 2"(26'8 into recess) (6.63m x 6.15m) a well proportioned room with patio doors and windows to garden, window to side, ceiling roses and cornice, impressive brick inglenook fireplace with oak bressumer, flagstone hearth and cast iron wood burner, shelved corner cosy 'library' area with window to side, wall uplighters, dado rail.
Family/cinema room 20' 3" x 12' 8" max (6.17m x 3.86m) with two windows to front, window to side, cornice, dado rail, timber mantlepiece with inset real flame coal effect gas fire with granite hearth.
First floor
landing with three windows to front, staircase to second floor, radiator, recessed ceiling spotlights, cornice and dado rail.
Bedroom 1 18' 11" to wardrobes x 12' 10" (5.77m x 3.91m) with two windows to rear with views to garden, cornice, recessed ceiling spotlights, two radiators, mirror fronted sliding wardrobes to length of one wall, door to
shower room with velux window to front, fully enclosed shower cubicle with Travertine tiling and chrome shower unit, timber unit with two wash handbasins, tiled splashbacks with mirror and shaver point over, wc, built in shelving, circular chrome heated towel rail, Travertine tiled flooring, extractor fan.
Bedroom 2 11' 8" x 11' 8" (3.56m x 3.56m) with window to front, radiator, cornice, built in wardrobe cupboard and built in cupboard with shelving, door to
ensuite shower room with velux window to front, corner shower cubicle with chrome shower unit and Travertine tiling, vanity wash handbasin with tiled splashbacks, mirror and shaver point over, extractor fan, built in shelving, chrome heated towel rail.
Bedroom 3 16' 4" x 11' 8" (4.98m x 3.56m) with window to rear with views to garden, cornice, radiator.
Bedroom 4 11' 9" x 9' 10" (3.58m x 3m) with window to rear with views to garden, radiator, cornice, double doors to built in wardrobe cupboard.
Bedroom 5 11' 3" x 9' 3" (3.43m x 2.82m) to wardrobes with window to front, cornice, radiator, double doors to built in wardrobe.
Family bathroom with window to rear, panelled bath, wc, vanity wash handbasin with mirror over and adjacent shaver point, fully enclosed shower cubicle with Travertine tiling and chrome shower unit, walls part tiled with Travertine, chrome heated towel rail, extractor fan.
Second floor
landing with velux window to rear, doors to
bedroom 6 25' 2" x 11' 2" (7.67m x 3.4m) (part restricted headroom) with two velux windows to rear, double doors to built in wardrobe cupboard, radiator, door to
ensuite shower room with velux window to side, enclosed shower cubicle with Travertine tiling and chrome shower unit, wc, vanity wash handbasin with Travertine tiled splashbacks, chrome heated towel rail, shaver point, extractor fan, large wall mirror.
Bedroom 7/gym 13' 8" x 8' 7" min (4.17m x 2.62m) with two velux windows to rear, double doors to built in cupboard, large wall mirror, radiator. (Room currently set up as a gym).
Outside The property sits in a plot of approximately 0.4 acres and is set back from the road and accessed via double wrought iron electronically operated gates which in turn lead onto a large block paved driveway/parking area. Lawn with specimen trees, lighting, attractive planted borders adjacent to the front of the property set behind maintained box hedging.
Double garage 22' 4" x 18' 9" (6.81m x 5.72m) with timber weather boarding and a pitched and tiled roof, external lighting, part glazed personal door to side, power and lighting, eave storage, two up and over doors to front, useful worktop with stainless steel sink unit and cupboards below.
The rear garden can be accessed from both sides of the property and is mainly laid to lawn with a paved patio area adjacent to the rear of the house, barked borders with timber and brick wall boundaries. The garden is level and ideal for children and the large patio area is great for entertaining friends and family. Outside tap. Timber shed. The whole offering plenty of sunshine and a high degree of privacy.
Services All mains services
tenure The property is Freehold
council tax Band G
viewing By arrangement with Pocock & Shaw
