Histon Road, Cambridge

Property Details: • Type: Terraced • Tenure: N/A • Floor Area: N/A

Key Features: • Victorian terraced house with four bedrooms • About a mile north of Cambridge city centre • Redecorated throughout, with its period character kept • Two reception rooms opening into one another • Kitchen and breakfast room nearly 24 ft (7.3 m) long • French doors to a walled garden and stone-flagged terrace • Principal bedroom with a bay window and light from two sides • Bathroom with a bath and a separate shower • Currently run as a short-term let • Primary schools a few minutes' walk away

Location: • Nearest Station: Cambridge Station • Distance to Station: 1.9350423902457663 miles

Agent Information: • Address: St. Johns Innovation Park, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS

Full Description: <p>Behind the cream-rendered front and the blue front door is a Victorian terraced house that has been redecorated throughout and presented with real flair. The period character has been kept where it counts, in the pine floorboards, the tiled cast-iron fireplace, the sash windows, the cornicing and the turned balusters of the staircase, and everything around it has been brought up to date.<br />The plan is the classic Victorian one, and it works as well now as it ever did. Two reception rooms open into one another from front to back, a kitchen and breakfast room nearly 24 ft (7.3 m) long leads out through French doors to a walled garden, and upstairs there are four bedrooms and a bathroom. The principal bedroom sits at the back of the house with a bay window and a second window to the side, so it takes the light from two directions.<br />It is currently run as a short-term let, which is why it is in such good order, and it would suit an investor as readily as anyone looking for a home within easy reach of the centre.</p><p><br />GROUND FLOOR</p><p>Hall 19'1" x 4'11" (5.82m x 1.50m)  The front door opens into a long hall with pine floorboards and the staircase rising ahead, laid with a herringbone runner. At the far end, a small lobby leads to the WC and the kitchen.</p><p><br />Living room 12'4" x 11'10" (3.75m x 3.61m)  At the front of the house, with a tall sash window, cornicing and floating shelves fitted into the alcoves either side of the chimney breast. A wide opening leads through to the dining room behind, so the two rooms read as one long, light space.</p><p><br />Dining room 10'10" x 9'9" (3.29m x 2.96m)  Here is the house's cast-iron fireplace, with decorative tiled cheeks and a brick hearth, set against pine floorboards and a sash window. It would serve equally well as a dining room or as a snug for winter evenings.</p><p><br />WC 4'2" x 2'2" (1.27m x 0.66m)  Off the lobby between the hall and the kitchen.</p><p><br />Kitchen/breakfast room 23'9" x 10'0" (7.25m x 3.06m) maximum  The kitchen runs back from the hall towards the garden, fitted along both sides with timber shaker-style units beneath a white tongue-and-groove ceiling set with downlighters. There is a stainless steel sink under the side window, a gas hob with an extractor over, a built-in oven and a splashback of pale green scalloped tiles. At the far end, a bay with French doors and windows either side makes a bright breakfast area with room for a table and chairs, and opens straight onto the garden.</p><p><br />FIRST FLOOR</p><p>Landing 13'4" x 2'6" (4.06m x 0.75m)  Laid with herringbone carpet, with room at the top of the stairs for a small desk.</p><p><br />Bedroom one 14'9" x 10'2" (4.49m x 3.09m) maximum  Set over the kitchen at the back of the house, this is the room people remember. A bay window looks out over the garden walls and neighbouring rooftops to the trees beyond, and a second wide window to the side brings in light from another direction.</p><p><br />Bedroom two 10'9" x 9'9" (3.28m x 2.98m)  A double bedroom in the middle of the house, with a window to the rear and a chimney breast flanked by alcoves.</p><p><br />Bedroom three 11'11" x 8'9" (3.62m x 2.67m)  A further double at the front of the house.</p><p><br />Bedroom four 9'3" x 7'4" (2.83m x 2.23m)  Also at the front, a fourth bedroom that would also make a good study.</p><p><br />Bathroom 10'3" x 5'5" (3.12m x 1.64m)  Fitted with a bath, a separate shower, a basin and a WC, with a window to the side.</p><p><br />OUTSIDE<br />A low brick wall and gate enclose a small garden at the front. At the back, the French doors open onto a stone-flagged terrace and a small lawn, sheltered by old gault brick walls and new timber fencing: private, easy to look after, and just right for eating outside on a summer evening.</p><p><br />LOCATION<br />Histon Road leads north out of Cambridge, with the city centre about a mile away and an easy cycle ride. Cambridge station is about two miles away and the Science Park a similar distance to the north. St Luke's and Mayfield primary schools are each a few minutes' walk from the door, and Chesterton Community College is close by.</p><p><br />MATERIAL INFORMATION<br />Tenure: freehold<br />Council tax: band D (Cambridge City Council)<br />EPC: D (61), with potential for B (84)<br />Heating: gas central heating<br />Utilities: mains gas and electricity (Octopus Energy); mains water (Cambridge Water); mains drainage (Anglian Water)<br />Broadband: Virgin Media, currently 500 Mbps; the owner understands the line can carry 2 Gbps or more<br />Parking: residents' permit parking (Benson area)<br />Flooding: the owner knows of no flooding at the property<br />The sale comprises the house and its garden within the boundary fence.<br />Furniture available by separate negotiation.</p><p><br />VIEWING<br />Strictly by appointment with Exquisite Home.</p>