4 bed detached house for sale

West Wickham Road, Balsham CB21

Woodville Cottage is an individual and characterful four-bedroom detached home, offering approximately 1,687 sq ft of versatile accommodation, an established rear garden, significant off-street parking and a substantial detached double garage/workshop in the popular village of Balsham.

Behind its attractive Cambridgeshire yellow-brick frontage, the property combines the space and practicality of a modern family home with plenty of individual character. Exposed timbers feature throughout the accommodation, while the unusual arrangement of two staircases provides a nod to the property's interesting history.

A welcoming entrance hall provides an immediate sense of character and leads through to the principal ground-floor rooms. The kitchen/dining room is a particularly sociable space, fitted with a range of cabinetry and a central island, with plenty of room for a dining table and doors opening directly onto the garden. A separate utility room provides useful additional storage and practicality.

To the rear of the property is the generous living room, extending to almost 18ft and providing an excellent space for both everyday family life and entertaining. Exposed timbers add warmth and character, while the fireplace creates a natural focal point. French doors open onto the garden via a Victorian-styled open veranda, bringing plenty of natural light into the room and providing an easy connection with the outside space.

There is also a separate study, offering an ideal home office, snug or additional reception room, together with a ground-floor WC.

Upstairs, the principal bedroom is particularly spacious, with a light dual-aspect feel, fitted storage and its own en-suite shower room. Bedrooms two and three are both good-sized doubles, while the fourth bedroom is currently arranged as a dedicated dressing room, providing excellent additional storage while retaining the flexibility to be used as a bedroom if required. A family bathroom serves the remaining bedrooms.

Outside, the property continues to offer an excellent amount of space. There is significant off-street parking, providing ample room for several vehicles, in addition to the substantial detached double garage/workshop. The garage provides further parking and storage as well as excellent potential for those requiring workshop or hobby space.

The established rear garden is another particularly attractive feature of the home. Predominantly laid to lawn and complemented by mature trees and established planting, it provides a generous setting with plenty of space for outdoor dining, entertaining and family life.

Woodville Cottage also has a fascinating history. Originally known as Woodville Cottages, the property comprised two agricultural workers' cottages, formerly numbered 176 and 177 Main Street, with a third cottage once positioned to the rear.

The house as it stands today was rebuilt in the late 1990s, retaining the original Cambridgeshire yellow-brick front wall and following the footprint of the earlier building. The two staircases were incorporated into the rebuilt property to reflect the original arrangement of the two cottages. The former third cottage was demolished, with the substantial double garage/workshop now occupying its position.

Situated within the well-regarded village of Balsham, Woodville Cottage offers an appealing combination of generous living space, character, extensive parking and an intriguing history, creating a distinctive family home within convenient reach of Cambridge and the surrounding countryside.

EPC Rating: C

Parking - Double Garage

Parking - Secure Gated

Access to the roadway is via a pair of remotely controlled electric timber gates.

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