Detached house for sale in Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2

A substantial three storey seven bedroom Edwardian house with a large garden, in this popular south city location.

Cambridge city centre 1.5 miles, M11 (Junction 11) 2.5 miles, Mainline Railway Station (Liverpool Street and King's Cross services) 1 mile (distances are approximate).

This substantial period property is believed to date from the early 1900's and has well-proportioned accommodation and high ceilings, fine example of the Edwardian period. Constructed with part-rendered brick elevations under a tiled roof, the property has the benefit of well-presented accommodation which is arranged over three floors and has a number of attractive features including moulded cornicing, ceiling roses, deep skirtings, picture rails, panelled doors and a fine staircase.<br/><br/>Hills Road is situated about 2 miles to the south of the city centre. It is extremely well placed for access to Addenbrooke's Hospital/Cambridge Biomedical Campus, which is planned to be the largest centre of health, science and medical research in Europe. The property is also well placed for access to a mainline railway station with services to London's King's Cross and Liverpool Street in approximately 52 and 67 minutes respectively. A number of leisure and sporting facilities are within walking or cycling distance including Hills Road Sports Centre, providing indoor and outdoor tennis courts, gym etc, and Cambridge Leisure, a supermarket, cinema, 10-pin bowling and restaurant complex, to the north of Cherry Hinton Road.

There are a number of state and independent schools within close proximity, including The Perse School on Hills Road. Hills Road and Long Road Sixth Form Colleges are also nearby with the former being at the top of the performance leagues for a number of years.

Outside

The house is set well back from the road behind a gravelled parking area with space for several cars. A side gate gives access to the rear garden, which faces east and is a most attractive feature of the property. There are split level areas of paved terracing immediately to the rear of the house with a shrub border enclosed by low brick walling. There is also external lighting. A wide expanse of lawn provides an ideal play area for children, with a footpath running alongside a well-stocked flower and shrub bed to the bottom of the garden. There are a number of fine ornamental trees including magnolia, Judas, eucalyptus and ginkgo. A brick Garage 7.9m x 3.25m (26' 10" x 8' 10") with up-and-over door is accessed from Glebe Road.