5 bedroom detached house for sale

The accommodation flows from a portico, which provides shelter over the main entrance, into an entrance porch and onwards into a welcoming L-shaped reception hall. Featuring attractive parquet flooring, the hall provides access to a ground-floor shower room, a storage cupboard, and leads through solid wooden doors with slender glazed panels to the principal reception rooms, allowing natural light to filter through and enhancing the sense of space and flow.

The downstairs reception rooms include a spacious, dual-aspect sitting room with a door opening onto the rear garden, a peaceful family room, and a separate study—ideal for home working or quiet retreat.

The kitchen/dining room is a well-appointed and sociable space, fitted with an extensive range of cream base and wall units complemented by granite work surfaces. It includes a range cooker and Belfast sink, while there is ample space for a dining table. A separate fitted utility room is located between the kitchen and the double garage.

From the main hall, a split-level staircase rises to the first floor, where the landing divides to access the principal suite on one side and the remaining bedrooms and family bathroom on the other. The principal bedroom features built-in wardrobes, additional fitted units behind the bed, wide windows with views over the rear garden and open countryside, and a well-appointed en suite bathroom. The remaining accommodation comprises four generously proportioned bedrooms, all with fitted wardrobes and served by a spacious family bathroom.

A wide, block-paved driveway leads from the village road to parking spaces in front of the double garage. The front garden is lawned and features an ornamental pond, specimen trees, and a variety of shrubs and flowers. To the rear of the house, the picturesque south-facing garden includes a large terrace and a honeysuckle-clad pergola creating a sheltered outdoor dining area. There are level lawns, a summer house, and an outdoor heated swimming pool, all surrounded by mature herbaceous borders and pollarded trees, offering both privacy and structure. A curved path meanders to the greenhouse and garden shed at the far end of the garden, where a simple wooden fence frames far-reaching views across open fields. A wealth of mature shrubs, specimen trees, and flowering plants ensures an outdoor haven with year-round interest and colour.

This location offers the benefits of village life while remaining within easy reach of the city. Harlton, mentioned in the Domesday Book, is now home to around 300 residents and boasts a small yet thriving community, complete with a village hall and a community-owned pub. A wider range of amenities is available in nearby towns and villages, while the historic centre of Cambridge lies just seven miles away.

The region is well served by both independent and state schools, including the sought after Comberton Village College, many of which are rated 'Excellent'. Rail links are available at Foxton, just four miles from the property, and the motorway network can be accessed via the M11 near Grantchester, also approximately four miles away, providing direct connections between Cambridge and London.