3-bedroom house · CB1 3AY
Sold STCReduced £20k (−4.4%) on 9 SepListed 146 days
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About
A 1930's three bedroom semi-detached house in a sought after location with generous garden, offering significant scope to extend and improve.
Fairfax Road is a tree lined street of predominantly 1930's built houses which is conveniently located for access to the city centre (1.6 miles), the mainline railway station (1.1 miles) and the Addenbrookes Hospital Biomedical Campus (2.3 miles).
There are many shops, supermarkets and restaurants in the locality with the Beehive Centre, Retail Park and Mill Road all nearby as well as highly regarded schooling for all ages and plentiful leisure and recreation spaces.
The property is a semi-detached house which offers significant scope for extension and improvement. There are double glazed windows, a gas radiator heating system and generous rear garden.
The entrance door leads to a comfortable living room, with bay window and feature fireplace.
The separate dining room runs the full width of the house, with two built in cupboards, and is open plan to the kitchen which comprises a range of wall and base units, dual aspect windows and a built in cupboard.
The rear lobby has a door out to the garden and leads to the modern three piece shower room. The first floor accommodation has a small landing with side window.
Bedroom one is a large double room with a bay window and two built in cupboards.
Bedroom two is a further double room, quietly positioned at the back overlooking the garden, as is bedroom three which is a single room.
Outside - There is a long enclosed front garden, with gated access, which could provide for off street driveway parking. The well proportioned enclosed rear garden has lawned, paved and planted areas.
There is a rear pedestrian access gate leading to Brampton Road, in addition to brick and timber sheds.
Value & comps
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Properties like this can earn 2–3x BTL yields when converted to HMO, with retrofit costs around £10k/room. Sign in to see the full tier, yield projection, and cost breakdown.
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About 9, Fairfax Road, Cambridge
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