4 Bed Detached House For Sale Cavendish Avenue, Cambridge, CB1

Exceptional opportunity to buy a detached Victorian villa.

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13 Cavendish Avenue is an attractive Victorian detached property sitting in gardens measuring 0.31 acres. This property which dates back to 1888 is located on a much sought-after road on the south side of Cambridge just off Hills Road. The detached property which is offered with no upward chain could benefit from a refurbishment, reconfiguration and extension program.

The property is approached behind a low wooden fence with small trees and shrubs, and a gravel driveway leading to a panelled front door on the side of the property. Inside the wide hallway communicates from the principal rooms on the ground floor. To the right is a large double reception room with views and access to the rear garden at the far end. To the left is an attractive drawing room with a bay window overlooking the front garden and to the rear of the hall is a dining room with access into a garden room which has been used by the previous owners as a utility space. At the rear to the right is a well-appointed Aga kitchen with floor and wall mounted Shaker style country kitchen with plentiful work surfaces and there is also a traditional larder cupboard. Access at the rear leads to the garden. A cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation.

Upstairs on the first floor access through a wide staircase there are four bedrooms, two well-proportioned bedrooms at the front a further smaller bedroom which could still accommodate a double bed and an en suite bedroom at the rear with a shower room. A traditional bathroom completes the upstairs accommodation.

The gardens outside are truly magical with a large terrace off the back of the house and a central walled terrace in the centre of the garden. There are multiple specimen trees and the borders are well stocked with herbaceous plants. There is a large wooden summer house at the rear of the garden which could, subject to the right permissions, be converted to a home office/gym or additional accommodation. To the right of the house is a large double garage with up and over doors.

Location

Cavendish Avenue is situated just off Hills Road, in the south of the city. Cambridge station is approximately a mile away with regular services to London Kings Cross and Liverpool Street from 50 minutes.

The property is just 0.2 miles from Morley Memorial Primary School which feeds into Coleridge Community College. There are also various reputable independent schools in the city, with The Perse Upper School 0.5 miles away and The Perse Pelican School 0.4 miles away from the property.

Central Cambridge offers a wide array of cultural and recreational amenities including the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University Botanic Gardens and green spaces such as Midsummer Common, Parkers Piece and Coe Fen. For shopping, the Grand Arcade (1.7 miles) and Grafton Centre (2 miles) offer a variety of independent and popular shops and restaurants. Cambridge Leisure Centre is 0.6 miles away from Blinco Grove and has a multi-screen cinema and a bowling alley as well as popular chain restaurants.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,205 sq ft
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Acreage: 0.31 Acres