House For Sale £895,000
Detached timber framed home with annexe potential.
Description
Holly House is a delightful detached house of oak and timber framed construction with rendered elevations beneath a peg tiled roof. The property has the benefit of a weather boarded and pantiled self-contained annexe to one side behind what appears to be the garage.
This is a well-presented family home with large rooms, oak timbers, vaulted ceilings and a mixture of tiled and wooden floors with underfloor heating to the ground floor. The hall with cloakroom leads via double doors to the family kitchen/dining/living room with turning stairs to the first floor, understairs storage and French doors to the garden. The exceptional fitted Neptune kitchen incorporates a central island with breakfast bar with quartz worktop, a good range of Shaker style hand-painted cabinetry with 'larder' cupboards and additional cupboards and drawers. Siemens appliances include a fridge, freezer, dishwasher, wine fridge. There is also a double bowl butler sink with 'Quooker' boiling water tap and a more recently fitted Smeg Range cooker with 6 gas rings and a wok burner. The current owners also had a new boiler fitted when they first moved into the house.
To the left is a is well-proportioned double aspect sitting room with two sets of French doors to the rear and a central fireplace with brick hearth, bressumer beam and a log effect gas fired burner. The ceiling has attractive mellow exposed timbers with chamfered edges.
The remaining ground floor accommodation includes a study area off the kitchen with fitted oak worktops and built-in bookcases and a utility room with Franke square sink, plumbing and space for a washing machine and tumble dryer above and water softener. Beyond is a useful boot room with doors to both the front drive and into the annexe or work from home accommodation. The first of these rooms has double doors to the garden, a side entrance door incorporates a part vaulted kitchen area with double bowl butler sink, quartz worktops, a range of fitted cupboards and appliances include a fridge, freezer and dishwasher. Beyond is a potential bedroom or gym with en suite shower.
On the first floor the landing incorporates an airing cupboard and there are two vaulted bedrooms with en suites – the larger having two sets of built-in wardrobes and eaves storage and its en suite includes a wide shower cubicle. There are two further bedrooms with dormer windows and storage and a family bathroom with free standing roll topped bath with mixer taps and shower attachment and tiled flooring.
The gardens are a delightful feature of the house. To the front is a wide shingle drive with considerable space for parking and a number of established trees. To the rear a shaped terrace runs beside the house and the landscaped gardens incorporate espaliered trees, brick-edged shrub and herbaceous borders and low maintenance artificial grass lawn.
Location
Holly House is situated towards the western edge of the village of Burwell, a well-served and much sought-after attractive East Cambridgeshire village with a good range of local amenities including a Co-operative store, newsagents, takeaway, restaurant, butchers, bakers, village college, private nursery and post office.
Primary schooling is provided in the village, with secondary schooling in either nearby Bottisham (approx. 6.3 miles) or Soham (approx. 6 miles).
More extensive shopping facilities are available in the nearby horseracing town of Newmarket (approx. 5 miles) including a Waitrose supermarket, or the University City of Cambridge (approx. 12.5 miles) providing a comprehensive range of shopping, recreational and cultural facilities together with a selection of independent schools for all age groups.
Well positioned for access to East Anglia and beyond, the A14 Newmarket junction is (approx.) 3 miles - providing access to Huntingdon and the A1 and the East coast ports, whilst the A11 is approximately 7 miles providing access to London and Stansted Airport via the M11.
Square Footage: 2,177 sq ft
Additional Info
Annexe council tax band - A
PLEASE NOTE that the photos were taken in July 2022.
Description
Holly House is a delightful detached house of oak and timber framed construction with rendered elevations beneath a peg tiled roof. The property has the benefit of a weather boarded and pantiled self-contained annexe to one side behind what appears to be the garage.
This is a well-presented family home with large rooms, oak timbers, vaulted ceilings and a mixture of tiled and wooden floors with underfloor heating to the ground floor. The hall with cloakroom leads via double doors to the family kitchen/dining/living room with turning stairs to the first floor, understairs storage and French doors to the garden. The exceptional fitted Neptune kitchen incorporates a central island with breakfast bar with quartz worktop, a good range of Shaker style hand-painted cabinetry with 'larder' cupboards and additional cupboards and drawers. Siemens appliances include a fridge, freezer, dishwasher, wine fridge. There is also a double bowl butler sink with 'Quooker' boiling water tap and a more recently fitted Smeg Range cooker with 6 gas rings and a wok burner. The current owners also had a new boiler fitted when they first moved into the house.
To the left is a is well-proportioned double aspect sitting room with two sets of French doors to the rear and a central fireplace with brick hearth, bressumer beam and a log effect gas fired burner. The ceiling has attractive mellow exposed timbers with chamfered edges.
The remaining ground floor accommodation includes a study area off the kitchen with fitted oak worktops and built-in bookcases and a utility room with Franke square sink, plumbing and space for a washing machine and tumble dryer above and water softener. Beyond is a useful boot room with doors to both the front drive and into the annexe or work from home accommodation. The first of these rooms has double doors to the garden, a side entrance door incorporates a part vaulted kitchen area with double bowl butler sink, quartz worktops, a range of fitted cupboards and appliances include a fridge, freezer and dishwasher. Beyond is a potential bedroom or gym with en suite shower.
On the first floor the landing incorporates an airing cupboard and there are two vaulted bedrooms with en suites – the larger having two sets of built-in wardrobes and eaves storage and its en suite includes a wide shower cubicle. There are two further bedrooms with dormer windows and storage and a family bathroom with free standing roll topped bath with mixer taps and shower attachment and tiled flooring.
The gardens are a delightful feature of the house. To the front is a wide shingle drive with considerable space for parking and a number of established trees. To the rear a shaped terrace runs beside the house and the landscaped gardens incorporate espaliered trees, brick-edged shrub and herbaceous borders and low maintenance artificial grass lawn.
Location
Holly House is situated towards the western edge of the village of Burwell, a well-served and much sought-after attractive East Cambridgeshire village with a good range of local amenities including a Co-operative store, newsagents, takeaway, restaurant, butchers, bakers, village college, private nursery and post office.
Primary schooling is provided in the village, with secondary schooling in either nearby Bottisham (approx. 6.3 miles) or Soham (approx. 6 miles).
More extensive shopping facilities are available in the nearby horseracing town of Newmarket (approx. 5 miles) including a Waitrose supermarket, or the University City of Cambridge (approx. 12.5 miles) providing a comprehensive range of shopping, recreational and cultural facilities together with a selection of independent schools for all age groups.
Well positioned for access to East Anglia and beyond, the A14 Newmarket junction is (approx.) 3 miles - providing access to Huntingdon and the A1 and the East coast ports, whilst the A11 is approximately 7 miles providing access to London and Stansted Airport via the M11.
Square Footage: 2,177 sq ft
Additional Info
Annexe council tax band - A
PLEASE NOTE that the photos were taken in July 2022.
