3-bedroom house · CB4 1UJ
Sold STCReduced £15k (−3%) on 21 JunListed 257 days
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About
Long Reach Road is a beautifully presented semi- detached family house within walking distance of Cambridge North railway station.
The house comprises a sitting room and a well-fitted kitchen/ dining room. First floor landing, 3 bedrooms and bathroom.
The house benefits from double-glazed windows, and gas fired central heating, a single garage, and front and rear gardens. No chain.
Location: The village of Chesterton is a popular suburb located east of the City Centre, with a range of local shops and services, several local Inns and pleasant riverside walks by the Cam.
Easy and convenient access to the Cambridge North Railway Station, City Centre, Grafton Centre, Tesco Superstore, Science Park, the A14, and M11. There are frequent bus services to the City Centre.
Accommodation in detail. Ground floor, UPVC front door, sitting room with large picture window to front elevation, stairs to first floor, laminate flooring and radiator.
Kitchen/ dining room with a one-and-a-half sink unit with a range of matching wall and base units, gas hob, electric oven, inset lighting, washing machine, fridge space, French doors to the rear garden, tiled flooring, under-stairs cupboard and door to side driveway.
First floor landing with access to loft space, cupboard housing gas fired combination boiler serving hot water and central heating.
Bedroom 1 with fitted wardrobes, inset lighting and radiator, bedroom 2 with inset lighting and radiator, bedroom 3 with inset lighting and radiator.
Bathroom with a panel bath with a shower over, hand basin, tiled walls, extractor fan and radiator. Separate WC. Outside is a front garden with a block paved driveway, shrub and hedging.
Single timber garage side access to the rear garden. The garden is laid to grass with a paved terrace adjacent to the rear of the house. Timber and concrete fencing. Tenure: Freehold.
Services; Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity. Council Tax: D
Value & comps
No previous sales on record.
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