5 Bedroom Detached House, Garwood Drive, Longstanton, CB24

The spacious entrance hall includes a Karndean wood effect flooring, with stairs rising to the first floor and doors leading to two generous reception rooms, both with bay windows, a ground floor WC and an under-stairs storage cupboard. The impressive kitchen/dining/family room includes patio doors to the garden and a comprehensive kitchen with integrated appliances. A separate utility room provides further storage and access to the side. The generous sitting room also features French doors to the garden.

The first-floor galleried landing, with Karndean flooring, offers views over the well-maintained green to the front of the property. There are three generous double bedrooms, the main is en suite with a wonderfully spacious dressing room, and one of the bedrooms is currently being used as a first-floor sitting room, a four-piece family bathroom completes this well-planned central floor.

The second-floor accommodation is equally impressive, with another shower room, two large double bedrooms, one with fitted wardrobes.

OUTSIDE AREAS AND PARKING

The property is located within a popular and established, modern development located just off the High Street. The property is perfectly situated, set back from the road and overlooking a small green. The impressive rear garden is beautifully landscaped by a well-regarded Cambridge garden designer.

There is a double garage, with two up and over doors, power and light connected and a double width driveway to the front of the property.

LOCATION

Longstanton is an area of interest to many buyers from Cambridge because of the advantage of the guided busway which runs every 7 minutes into Cambridge and then onto Cambridge station and Addenbrooke's hospital. The village is also only 2.5 miles from the A14 and 5 miles from the M11.

There is a good community spirit within the village which holds various events including a local market and Christmas fayre. You can also find regular events and classes at the primary school or Northstowe Secondary School and regular sports events are held at the recreation ground; home to the village’s football, tennis and cricket clubs and young children’s playground.

Facilities in Longstanton include two nurseries (one private, one preschool at the primary school), a primary school, a village institute, doctors and dentist surgery, hairdresser, veterinary surgery, hairdresser, public house and Chinese takeaway, village store with post office, fish and chip shop also selling kebabs and pizzas and a co-operative store.

There are several parks and a large green space, Northstowe Western Park & Pavillion, offering recreational activities within a few minute’s walk.

The village benefits further from a wider choice of facilities on offer from the neighbouring purpose-built town of Northstowe, that is currently in development, including an Educational campus that will comprise of Secondary, 6th form, SEN and Primary education centres.