Location

Blinco Grove 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 246 ft 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 0.6 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 (1.6 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.

Description

This charming double-bay property has been thoughtfully extended and updated by the current owners . The property features attractive wooden sash windows, is double-glazed throughout and is offered to the market with no onward chain.

The house is set behind a wall with a shallow, gravelled front garden. Upon entering, a tiled path leads to a panelled front door, featuring a fanlight overhead. Inside, the hallway opens into a vestibule with an intricate stained-glass door. Modern engineered wooden floorboards run throughout most of the ground floor.

To the right, there is an attractive sitting room with high ceilings, original cornice, picture rails and a beautiful stone hearth fireplace, framed with Victorian tiles and a painted wooden mantelpiece. Beyond the sitting room, a spacious utility room offers a butler sink, ample shelving, plumbing for a washing machine, and space for a tumble dryer, along with a convenient WC.

At the rear of the house, the well-appointed kitchen/breakfast room boasts a modern Shaker-style design with black polished granite worktops, Harvey Jones cabinetry, and Miele appliances, including an oven, combination steam oven, induction hob and dishwasher. There is space for a large freestanding fridge, as well as additional understairs storage. The kitchen also provides access to the private rear garden.

Upstairs, the first floor includes a large front-facing bedroom with a bay window, two additional bedrooms, and a family bathroom with white sanitaryware and a shower over the bath. On the second floor, there is a well-designed loft conversion including a spacious shower room and ample eaves storage. The main second-floor room is currently used as an additional reception room but could be used as the principal bedroom.

Outside, the private rear garden is accessed via the kitchen and offers a picturesque Indian sandstone terrace, leading to a lawn area with various perennials and shrubs. There is also a garden shed and rear access to Marshall Road.