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Delightful Grade II Listed Cottage set in well maintained gardens.

Description

This delightful Grade II listed residence is located on the edge of the popular village of Gamlingay, offering flexible accommodation set on approximately a third-acre plot. The front door enters into the dining room, with an inglenook fireplace with a bread oven and exposed timbers. This room opens to an inner hall leading to the kitchen/breakfast room, which is fully fitted with an extensive range of base and wall-mounted units, and work surfaces. The kitchen includes a one-and-a-half bowl sink and drainer with mixer taps and tiled splashbacks, a built-in Rangemaster style cooker with hood, and space for a fridge and freezer, and plumbing for a dishwasher and washing machine. The inner hallway showcases exposed brickwork and timbers, with a staircase to the first floor, and an under-stair cupboard. The cloakroom, located off the hallway, comprises a wash hand basin and a low-level WC. The generous lounge features views across the garden, an inglenook fireplace with a wood-burning stove and double doors leading into the conservatory The conservatory is constructed of brick and timber frame, with double patio doors leading out to the rear garden. Completing the ground floor is a study or an occasional fourth bedroom with a cast iron open fireplace, built-in storage and exposed beams.

The stairs lead to the first-floor landing where there are three good sized double bedrooms. Bedroom one features dual aspect windows, built-in storage, exposed timbers, and a newly fitted en suite shower room with a wash basin and a low-level WC. Bedroom two offers views across the rear garden, as well as a built-in double wardrobe and cloakroom facilities comprising a low level WC and wash basin. The third bedroom is yet another comfortable double bedroom overlooking the front of the property. The family bathroom completes the first floor accommodation and is fitted with a four-piece suite comprising a roll-top bath, a separate shower cubicle, a pedestal wash hand basin, and a low-level WC.

Outside, this cottage boasts well-stocked and good-sized gardens to the front and rear. The front garden features a private gravel driveway providing parking for numerous vehicles, with a turning head at the bottom of the garden next to the triple garage. The triple garage is equipped with power and light, an inspection pit with light, a hot and cold water supply (currently disconnected), eaves storage, and a door to the side aspect. The remainder of the front garden is laid to lawns with flower and shrub borders, enclosed by a five-bar gate and hedging. The rear garden includes a paved and mono-blocked patio area adjoining the house, leading to wide lawns with flower, shrub borders and a timber garden shed.

Location

Local facilities are available for everyday needs in Gamlingay with a Co-op, pharmacy, post office, general store, two hairdressers, petrol station, farm shop, two public houses, restaurant and doctor’s surgery.

There is also a thriving community centre, the award winning Eco Hub which has multi-purpose use for events, lectures, library, etc.

St Neots, Sandy and Biggleswade are close at hand with a wider range of facilities including a Waitrose and Tesco at St Neots, and a Sainsburys supermarket and M&S store in Biggleswade.

More comprehensive shopping, recreational and cultural facilities are available in the high tech University City of Cambridge which is approximately 16 miles to the north east. Gamlingay is situated halfway between Bedford and Cambridge with easy and swift connectivity to London by train. There are fast and regular train services from Sandy and Biggleswade stations leading into London’s Kings Cross which take from just 30 minutes with up to four trains an hour.

The A1 is 8 miles to the west which in turn leads to the south to the M25 and London and to the north to the A14, M1 & M6. There are a full range of highly regarded independent schools with the Harpur Trust schools in Bedford, Kimbolton co-ed and The Perse and The Leys in Cambridge as well as Gamlingay primary school which feeds into Comberton Village College.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,305 sq ft



Additional Info

The property has planning permission and listed building consent (Planning references: 20/03468/FUL & 20/03469/LBC) for the demolition of the existing lean to and conservatory and the erection of a two storey rear extension, a single storey to the side and rear, and the remodelling of the existing kitchen.