Property description
A conveniently situated Victorian townhouse with long garden and garage with planning permission.
Location
• Cambridge city centre 0.4 mile distant with comprehensive range of shopping facilities including busy daily market and Grand Arcade shopping mall.
• Wide variety of cultural, sports and recreational amenities in city including Cambridge Colleges, theatres, cinemas and museums.
• Independent and state schools for all age groups in the city including St John's and Kings College School in vicinity.
• Everyday shopping facilities along Histon Road with Sainsbury supermarket at new Eddington district of Cambridge.
• A14 and M11 close by with access to the A1, M1 and M6 to the north and Stansted Airport and London to the south.
Description
34 Huntingdon Road is situated approximately 200 metres from the City end of Huntingdon Road. Constructed of white painted brick elevations beneath a tiled roof the property now has double glazed windows, mostly sashes and dates back to the Victorian era. The property has a wide bay sash window at ground floor and has accommodation extending over three floors.
Of particular note is the combined sitting room and dining rooms which have oak flooring with an original plaster ceiling rose to the sitting area. The full width kitchen/breakfast room is part vaulted with glazed roof and has a comprehensive range of wooden fronted cabinets, drawers and eye level cabinetry along with large mirrored splashback and integrated double stainless steel ovens. There is a large feature circular Corian counter with inset induction hob and breakfast bar seating for 4 people.
Beyond is a full width, fully glazed garden room with double doors leading to the rear garden, vaulted ceilings and painted brick wall.
There are three large double bedrooms on the upper floors, (the current owner had a wall removed between the two front bedrooms to create a large full width bedroom - this could be reinstated if another smaller bedroom or study is required.
At second floor is the master bedroom which has a range of wall-to-wall wardrobes and drawer units fitted, along with a large Velux window to the rear. There is an adjacent cloakroom and basin with fully tiled walls and floor and an inset mirror and cabinetry. The family bathroom is particularly well fitted with contemporary sanitary ware including twin circular basins, tiled panelled bath with central taps and a separate oversized shower cubicle.
The property, which retains many fine features including stripped pine panelled doors and an ornate plaster ceiling rose has a gas fired central heating system and can be seen in greater detail on the attached floor plans.
Outside and Planning
The house is set back behind a dwarf brick wall and a raised brick planter with a cobbled frontage and pathway to the front door. The rear garden is long, and walled to the left side, and approached via a full width paved terrace with a long lawn, a sandstone pathway leads to the rear paved terrace providing which has a slatted timber pergola which provides ample space to eat out and entertain. At the rear, a double width garage is accessed through wide double timber gates via Westfield Lane. There is a WC in one corner and power and light connected.
Planning permission has been granted to construct a one bedroom house and cycle store to replace the existing garage, further details can be found from Cambridge City Council ref: 17/1906/FUL.
Square Footage: 1535 sq ft
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