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See how verdicts work4-bedroom detached house · CB2 8ET
For saleListed 47 days
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About
A 1950's home in an exceptional position close to good schools Description Dating back to 1958, the property is built with brick elevations under a tiled roof and is immaculately presented throughout.
The property has been well maintained during the current ownership. The house which can be seen in greater detail in the floorplan is entered on either side of the house.
The main entrance to the left opens into an attractive hallway with parquet flooring and communicates with main rooms on the ground floor.
To the left is a well-appointed dining room with south facing aspect and beyond a large sitting room with a similar outlook over the front garden, both these rooms benefit from the same attractive flooring as the hallway.
A well served kitchen with modern fittings can be accessed from the hall and sitting room and has great views of the large rear garden.
Upstairs from the entrance hall there are four good-sized bedrooms and two bathrooms.
The large garage which can accommodate two cars if required is accessible through a covered walkway which also serves as a second access to the house and to the back garden The property offers versatile accommodation, with scope for buyers to extend and modernise to suit their tastes and requirements, subject to the necessary consents.
Outside the property is set back behind a wide deep hedge large front lawn and driveway that leads to the garage.
The rear garden is laid mainly to lawn with borders well stocked with mature shrubs, perennials and mature trees. There are two useful sheds.
Services and Additional Information The property is connected to mains drains, electricity gas and water supply As is often the case in this locality this property is subject to Trinity College Covenants and further information can be supplied by Savills Cambridge Cambridge City Council Band G Location Situated on the south side of the city, number 11 Porson Road occupies an excellent position on this much sought after area.
Cambridge is a world-renowned University city which provides an attractive combination of ancient and modern buildings, winding lanes, colleges, the tree lined River Cam and extensive shopping facilities.
The city has also become a 'high tech' and 'bio tech' hub with the University Research and Development Laboratories, Cambridge Science Park and Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus.
The wonderful University Botanic Garden, which is open to the public, is just a few hundred yards to the city, on the eastern side of Trumpington Road and the property is also extremely well placed for some of the most highly regarded schools in the city including The Perse, St Faith's, The Ley's, all in Trumpington Road and St Mary's in Bateman Street.
London commuters are well served with a mainline railway station about 1.5 miles away providing services to King's Cross and Liverpool Street in approximately 52 and 67 minutes respectively and the M11 (junction 11) is about 2 miles away providing excellent access to Stansted Airport and the M25.
All distances and times are approximate
Value & comps
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