House For Sale £600,000
Ross Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

This is a delightful Victorian terraced property offering light-filled accommodation arranged over two floors. The property is sensitively extended and modernised to combine the amenities of modern living with period features including large sash windows, some original fireplaces and a wealth of exposed wooden flooring throughout.

Configured to provide an ideal family and entertaining space, the ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall and includes a generous sitting room with feature fireplace opening into a generous dining room, also with feature fireplace. There is also a spacious kitchen/breakfast room with a range of wall and base units, complementary worktops and splashbacks, modern integrated appliances, bespoke rear aspect window seating and a door to the terrace.

On the first floor the property offers a generous principal bedroom with built-in storage, two further well-proportioned bedrooms, one with feature fireplace, and a modern family bathroom.

Set behind low-level walling and having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached through a wrought-iron pedestrian gate over an original tiled path leading to the part-glazed front door with feature stained glass panels. The enclosed garden to the rear features an area of level lawn bordered by well-stocked raised flowerbeds and mature trees, a generous wraparound paved terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, and a pedestrian gate leading to shared rear access.

The property is located in a conservation area just off Mill Road at the heart of Romsey Town, listed in a nationwide survey by Travelsupermarket.com survey as one of the most cosmopolitan and creative areas in the country and with a good community spirit and a good range of day-to-day amenities including mini supermarkets, international food stores, artisan shopping, cafés, public houses, a chemist, butcher, churches, hairdressing salons and a recreation ground. The historic city centre of Cambridge offers an excellent range of independent and high street stores, shopping malls, bars, cafés and restaurants, as well as the green open spaces of Parkers Piece. The Romsey recreation ground is also very close by, offering green space in the city. Communications links are excellent: the city’s mainline station offers regular services to central London in around an hour, and the nearby A14 and M11 give access to major regional centres, central London and the national motorway network.

The area offers a good selection of state primary and secondary schooling including Parkside Community College (rated Outstanding by Ofsted) together with a wide range of independent schools including Sancton Wood, St. Andrew’s College, Stephen Perse Foundation, St. Mary’s, Abbey College and Heritage.