Orchard Road, Melbourn, Royston, Cambridgeshire

Property Details: - Type: Detached house - Bedrooms: 5 - Bathrooms: 2

Agent: Bidwells - Cambridge, Residential Sales Phone: 01223 784775

A beautifully presented and substantially extended late-1970s detached family home, combining classic character features with modern open-plan living, set within a generous plot, in this desirable and well served south Cambridgeshire village.<br/><br/>Cambridge 9 miles, M11 (Junction 11) 5 miles, Royston (fast train to King's Cross 38 minutes) 3 miles, (distances and time are approximate).<br/><br/>An attractive and substantially extended late 1970s detached family home, 67 Orchard Road has been thoughtfully improved and reconfigured over time to provide spacious and versatile accommodation, successfully blending traditional features such as a symmetrical frontage and twin bow windows with modern open-plan living. Of particular note is the impressive rear extension, featuring contemporary glazing and rooflights that flood the space with natural light, creating a superb everyday living and entertaining area. The overall layout has been carefully evolved to maximise both space and practicality, resulting in a light and airy, functional home well suited to modern family life, available to purchase with no onward chain.<br/><br/>Melbourn lies to the south-west of Cambridge and is one of the largest villages in South Cambridgeshire, offering a wide range of everyday amenities including a variety of shops, primary school, village college, library, public houses, restaurants and sporting facilities. For more extensive amenities, the nearby market town of Royston provides a broader range of shopping, cafés, restaurants and leisure facilities, as well as a mainline railway station with direct services to London King’s Cross. The city of Cambridge also offers an extensive range of shopping, cultural and educational facilities.<br/><br/>For commuters, the property is well positioned with excellent road links via the A10, A1(M) and M11, while mainline railway stations at Royston, Meldreth and Shepreth provide regular services to Cambridge and London. Whittlesford Parkway (approximately 8 miles) also offers routes to London Liverpool Street.