4 bed detached house for sale

Old North Road, Bassingbourn SG8

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Property insight

Ensum Brown are delighted to offer for sale this spacious 4-bedroom detached family home in the popular village of Bassingbourn. This property offers excellent potential to update and extend if needed (STPP), with 3-4 reception rooms, a kitchen, a utility room, a study, a cloakroom WC, 4 well-proportioned bedrooms, a family bathroom, a dressing room and en-suite to the primary, an enclosed garden, an integral garage, and driveway parking.

This spacious property enjoys great kerb appeal, with an attractive frontage of cream render and exposed brick detailing, a front lawn garden with shrubs and hedgerows, and space for potted plants. Upon stepping inside, the entrance hallway is welcoming, with integrated storage, carpets, stairs to the first floor, pendant lighting and doors through to the downstairs living space, including a study and a cloakroom WC.

The kitchen is a very good size, enjoying a window to a front aspect, a range of base and wall units, composite worktops, spot lighting, tiled flooring and splashbacks, an integrated double oven, hob and extractor hood, and space for an American fridge/freezer and other small kitchen appliances. The utility room provides further storage, access to the side of the property and space for large laundry appliances.

The dining room, adjacent to the kitchen, is nicely sized and bright, benefiting from a window to a front aspect, carpets, pendant lighting and room for furniture. The lounge is incredibly spacious, enjoying a feature fireplace, carpets, pendant lighting, windows and bi-fold doors to the rear and to the conservatory, and ample space for a variety of lounge and storage furniture. The conservatory offers further versatile reception space and boasts a fantastic garden outlook, with a pitched roof, tiled flooring and room for furniture.

Upstairs to the first floor, this spacious home offers 4 well-proportioned bedrooms, integrated storage, and a family bathroom, comprising a bath, WC and hand wash basin. The primary bedroom is incredibly generous and enjoys a large dressing room with built-in wardrobes and an en-suite, with a shower, WC and sink.

Outside, to the rear, the garden is an excellent size, fully enclosed by fencing and offering a lovely sunny spot to sit and relax during the warmer months. It is laid mainly to lawn, with paved patio and decking by the house, providing space for garden furniture, cooking meals al fresco and entertaining guests. There are established borders of colourful flowers and shrubs, space for potted plants, access to a shed, lovely tree views to the rear, and plenty of scope for new owners to put their own stamp on things.

Location - bassingbourn

Bassingbourn has a number of facilities including several shops including a doctors surgery, a dental surgery, a garage, sub-Post Office, coffee shop, chemist, hairdressers and general grocers. It also has two remaining pubs: The Hoops, occupying a 17th-century building in the village, and The Belle (formerly the Pear Tree) at North End. On the edge of the village you will find located Bassingbourn Village College, Bassingbourn Community Primary School and Bassingbourn Pre-school, providing a continuation of education from the age of 2 1/2 up to school leaving age. The village is situated just 4 miles south-west of Cambridge and just north of Royston. Just a few miles up the road you have the town of Royston where you will find a high street of shops and cafes, this is also where you will find a number of superstores including Tesco, Morrisons, M&S and Aldi. In Royston there is a main line train station with a regular service direct to London Kings Cross as quick as 38 minutes. Also, from Melbourn, you can pick up the same train line from the neighbouring village of Meldreth if you wish, this is even within walking distance. Additionally, in terms of travel, you have the M11 within a 10 minute drive, the A1 approximately 15 minutes' drive away and if you want to travel internationally, London Stansted airport and London Luton Airport are both just half a hour's drive away. The city of Cambridge is also within very easy reach, either by road or train.