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See how verdicts work4-bedroom house · CB1 7US
For saleReduced £50k (−3.6%) on 10 OctListed 158 days
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About
A fine, detached house situated on the popular south side of the city; conveniently placed for access to a number of schools, Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus and Cambridge mainline station.
City Centre 1.75 miles, Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus 1 mile, Mainline Railway Station (King's Cross and Liverpool Street lines) 1.5 miles, M11 (junction 11) 3 miles, (distances are approximate).
32a Cavendish Avenue was constructed in the 1980s with brick elevations under a tiled roof and occupies an enviable corner position with return frontage to Baldock Way.
The current owners have made significant improvements and the property now benefits from beautifully and immaculately presented accommodation, with a light and airy feel throughout.
Cavendish Avenue is a wide, residential road conveniently situated on the south side of the city for access to Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, one of the largest centres of health, science and medical research in the world.
It is also well placed for access to the city centre and a mainline railway station with services to London's King's Cross in about 52 minutes and Liverpool Street in about 67 minutes.
There are a number of state and private schools within close proximity including The Perse, Morley Memorial Primary School and Homerton Nursery.
Hills Road and Long Road sixth form colleges are also close by with the former being at the top of the Performance Leagues for a number of years.
Numerous leisure and sporting facilities are within easy walking or cycling distance including Hills Road Sports Centre, providing indoor and outdoor tennis courts, gym, etc., together with Cambridge Leisure, a complex to the north of Cherry Hinton Road, which has a number of cafes, bars, hotel, 10-pin bowling and cinema.
Value & comps
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