5 bed detached house for sale

Malton Lane, Meldreth SG8

Enjoying far-reaching countryside views both front and back, this striking period home offers over 3,100 sqft of beautifully renovated and flexible accommodation, including five double bedrooms and an integral annexe, all set within mature grounds approaching 0.7 acres.

A generous gravelled driveway provides ample parking to the front, bordered by lawn and hedging, with a pathway leading to a tiled entrance porch. From here, a glazed inner door opens into a welcoming hallway with wooden flooring, a feature fireplace and a staircase rising to the first floor.

To the left, the main reception room is a wonderfully light, dual-aspect space with windows to the front, side and rear. There’s a wood-burning stove set into a stone hearth, open to an impressive garden room/orangery. This bright additional living space enjoys panoramic garden views through large windows and Velux roof lights, with natural stone tiled flooring and double doors opening directly to the patio and garden.

Back through the hallway, a further reception room makes a perfect study or snug, with garden views, a second wood-burning stove and wooden flooring.

The kitchen/diner/day room is a superb hub of the home, a spacious and social room with a range of fitted units and a central island, alongside an Aga and modern appliances including an induction hob, oven, dishwasher. Bifold doors open the room up to the patio, creating an easy flow between the house and garden. There’s also a feature fireplace and space for a dining table or relaxed seating. A door leads from the kitchen into the self-contained annexe.

The annexe has its own porch entrance and hallway, leading to a comfortable living room, modern shower room and separate kitchen with fitted units, electric hob and space for a washing machine. It’s ideal for guests, extended family or independent living.

Upstairs, the landing is bright and open, with a feature fireplace and storage cupboards. The principal bedroom enjoys triple-aspect views and has built-in wardrobes and a modern en-suite shower room with a walk-in shower and tiled finishes. There are three further double bedrooms on this floor, two with built-in wardrobes, and a family bathroom with a shower over the bath.

Outside, the rear garden is a true highlight: Beautifully landscaped, private and extending to approximately 0.7 acres. It features a large paved terrace, a wildlife pond, richly planted flower beds, mature trees, vegetable garden, greenhouse, two sheds and a recently planted orchard at the far end.

Meldreth is a highly popular and thriving village, about 7 miles southwest of Cambridge and about 4 miles north of the Hertfordshire market town of Royston. Its appeal to many is that it provides the immediate facilities so many villages have lost. It has a general shop/post office as well as a farm shop, butcher, hairdresser, take-away, a very popular pub and a sought after primary school. There is a well equipped recreation ground with a children’s playground, tennis courts and football pitch. The village hall hosts a full calendar of events and activities including film nights. There is a bowling club also. The village has an excellent network of footpaths which also pass through Melwood, a village Nature Reserve.

Commuting links to London and Cambridge are exceptional, with a mainline railway station to Kings Cross in the village and excellent road access by the A10 and A505 linking both the M11 and A1(M). The neighbouring larger village of Melbourn can be walked to and provides further shops, community facilities and a secondary school. Melbourn Science Park is a major employment area.

It is the right side of the city for Cambridge's many high-achieving private schools which are easily reached by road or rail.

For leisure the village is surrounded by open countryside with numerous rural footpaths and bridleways. There are at least 7 golf clubs within 10 miles. Royston provides gyms and a swimming pool and there are luxury health clubs in Cambridge and outside Baldock. The National Trust's Wimpole Estate is 6 miles north and the neighbouring village of Shepreth has a wildlife park. The famous Sheene Mill restaurant in Melbourn can be walked to and Cambridge provides world-class food, drink, and culture.