Available
Town Green Road, Orwell
£775,000
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4
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A beautifully presented, spacious detached family house with four reception rooms, sitting on a generous plot with a useful double garage set in a pretty village centre
The house lays nicely back from Town Green Road, which is located at the centre of the village, a short walk from the school, shop and pub. It is impressively proportioned and very well presented throughout, with excellent family accommodation including 4 bedrooms, 4 reception rooms and 2 bathrooms.
The property is approached over a driveway providing off street parking for several vehicles and access to the double garage and gated access to the rear garden.
The ground floor has a large entrance hall with stairs rising to the first floor, cloaks cupboard, cloakroom with two-piece suite. There are four reception rooms providing an excellent flexible living space for any family and include a generous study, dining room, family room and a light, dual aspect sitting room with wood burning stove and sliding doors out to the garden.
The kitchen is an impressive space with terracotta tiled floor and attractively fitted with a good range of fitted units, ample workspace surfaces a range cooker supplied by gas cylinders and integrated dishwasher. The kitchen opens through to a separate breakfast / utility room with additional fitted units, space and plumbing for appliances and single door leading to front and rear gardens. Off here is an integral double garage, which has the potential to be converted to additional accommodation if required.
On the first floor there are four bedrooms including three doubles, one of which comprises a 3 piece en-suite shower room and fitted wardrobes.
There is a separate family bathroom comprising a bath with shower over, wash basin and wc and partly tiled walls. Both the ensuite and family were replaced with modern suites in 2020.
Outside the good size rear garden has a patio area adjacent to the house ideally for alfresco dining, the remainder is predominantly laid to lawn and bordered with a variety of mature trees and flower bed borders, the whole is enclosed by fencing. There is a lovely summerhouse French doors on to the garden.
Orwell is an attractive, traditional Cambridgeshire village about 7 miles southwest of Cambridge and a similar distance north of Royston.
The centre of the village carries very little through traffic and its compact size gives it a close sense of community aided by a thriving primary school, handsome dining pub, general convenience store, post office and hairdresser.
There is a large recreation ground and a Parish Council owned hillside nature reserve that is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. A 15th Century Parish Church overlooks the village and there is a village hall and Methodist Church. There are tennis and football clubs, singing group, gardening group and a golf society amongst many of the other groups meeting regularly in the village
The National Trust's Wimpole Hall and Home Farm are nearby and can be accessed by a network of footpaths running off Hillside and out into the countryside.
For the commuter the A603 gives easy access into west Cambridge by Barton Road or on to the M11 in about 6 miles. Royston's mainline station gives access to Kings Cross frequently and quickly, often in under 40 minutes.