Property Details: - Type: Semi-detached house - Bedrooms: 3 - Bathrooms: 1
Agent: Pocock & Shaw - Newmarket Phone: 01638 318855
A delightful three-bedroom semi-detached cottage, brimming with charm and character throughout. The accommodation includes two inviting reception rooms and a cottage-style kitchen. Occupying a desirable non-estate position, a particular highlight is the beautifully established and wonderfully private cottage garden, complemented by a versatile garden studio and off-road parking.<br/><br/>Location<br/><br/>The village of Fordham lies some 5 miles north of Newmarket, renowned as the British Headquarters of horse racing offering an interesting and varied range of local shops and amenities. These include the National Horse Racing Museum, a twice weekly open air market, hotels, restaurants and modern leisure facilities. There is a regular railway service to London's Kings Cross and Liverpool Street stations via Cambridge and Ely just 12 miles away.<br/><br/>Accommodation<br/><br/>Entrance hall<br/><br/>with a glazed entrance door and window to the front aspect, tiled flooring, stairs leading to the first floor.<br/><br/>Living room<br/><br/>a charming room with an inglenook fireplace with a bressumer beam, contemporary wood burning stove, parquet wood block flooring, sash window to the front aspect.<br/><br/>Dining room<br/><br/>a double aspect room with a sash window to the front aspect and a pair of French doors leading to the garden, feature brickwork, alcove with shelving and wood block flooring.<br/><br/>Kitchen<br/><br/>a cottage kitchen with a range of fitted base and wall mounted cupboards, wood worktops with inset sink and drainer, space for a free standing range with an extractor hood over, exposed period clunch wall, tiled floor and a half glazed door to the rear garden.<br/><br/>Rear lobby<br/><br/>with a cupboard housing a hot water cylinder.<br/><br/>Bathroom<br/><br/>with a bath and shower over, hand basin and low level WC, tiled walls and floor.<br/><br/>First floor<br/><br/>Landing<br/><br/>with a window over looking the rear garden.<br/><br/>Bedroom 1<br/><br/>a double aspect room.<br/><br/>Bedroom 2<br/><br/>with 2 windows to the front aspect.<br/><br/>Bedroom 3<br/><br/>with a window overlooking the rear garden.<br/><br/>Outside<br/><br/>The property occupies an attractive non-estate position on River Lane, with the front door opening directly onto the footpath. An unadopted lane to the side provides access to a small number of neighbouring properties and leads to a particularly pleasant country walk towards Fordham Wood. The cottage has a private driveway accessed from the lane, together with a gate providing access to the rear garden. <br/> <br/>To the rear is a truly delightful, enclosed garden which enjoys a high degree of privacy. Beautifully established, it is richly planted with mature trees, shrubs and well-stocked flower borders, complemented by an ornamental pond and paved seating areas, creating a wonderfully peaceful and secluded setting. <br/> <br/>A generous detached outdoor room, currently utilised as a studio, provides excellent additional space and benefits from its own WC.<br/><br/>Services and tenure<br/><br/>Tenure The property is freehold. <br/> <br/>Services <br/>Mains water, gas, drainage and electricity are connected. <br/>The property is not in a conservation area and is in a low flood risk area. <br/>The property has a registered title. <br/>Internet connection, basic: 17Mbps, Superfast 76Mbps, Ultrafast: 1000Mbps. <br/>Mobile phone coverage by the four major carriers available. <br/>EPC: D <br/>Council Tax East Cambridgeshire District Council
