4 bed detached house for sale

High Street, Lode CB25

A handsome, recently updated, double fronted Victorian home, with a private garden, garage, and off road parking. The property benefits from a newly constructed, two storey extension and has undergone a comprehensive programme of work including external re-rendering. The owners have also updated the plumbing, electrics, and heating system, re-decorated throughout, fitted underfloor insulation, and installed new floor coverings. Offered with no upward chain.

Set in a prominent position adjacent to the handsome Guild Hall building, the property enjoys many character features and is set back from the road in a picturesque location.

The house is spacious and well planned, providing versatile accommodation with three good bedrooms on the first floor and plenty of living space, allowing one of the sitting rooms to be used as an additional bedroom if required.

On the ground floor, two large rooms at the front of the building benefit from ornate fireplaces. To the rear of the house, there is a dining room with a window providing views over the garden and a door giving access out. A wide galley kitchen adjacent to the dining room, is fitted with a range of cabinets set above and below the working surfaces and there is space for a cooker, washing machine, and fridge freezer. The ground floor is completed by a modern utility/cloakroom fitted with a w.c. And hand basin.

On the first floor, a galleried landing opens to three good bedrooms, all of which would take a double bed if required. The main bedroom is a sizable double, with a built in wardrobe and a stunning en-suite fitted with a shower enclosure, w.c., and hand basin. The second is again a very generous double with a built-in wardrobe, and the third has a roof light which, together with a window, floods the room with natural light. The family bathroom is very generously proportioned and is fitted with a bath with a shower over, w.c., and hand basin.

Outside, the garden enjoys a south-westerly aspect and has a brick-built garage and shed.

Lode lies around 7 miles north east of Cambridge and 6 miles west of Newmarket. The village offers a regular bus service to both and is very popular for those looking for traditional village life coupled with ease of access to the city centre and major road links.

Within the village there are facilities including a church, public house and restaurant. There are football and cricket teams located on the nearby recreations ground.

Educational facilities are excellent with there being a reputable primary school and the Ofsted rated Outstanding Bottisham Village College which offers a wide range of adult educational courses and recreational amenities.