A charming and characterful Grade II Listed detached cottage offering spacious and adaptable accommodation, blending period features with modern enhancements. Set within a generous mature plot exceeding 0.22 acres, the property includes a variety of outbuildings and ample off-street parking.
The cottage stands independently, with double gates leading to a generous driveway, providing parking for multiple vehicles and access to the carports and the expansive rear garden.
Upon entering, the hallway features stairs rising to the first floor and latch doors leading to the dining room and kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen has been refitted with a range of stylish units, ample work surfaces, and spaces for freestanding appliances. A feature fireplace, exposed ceiling beam, and stone effect Karndean flooring add to the charm, with a part-glazed door providing side access. A well-appointed shower room with a modern three-piece suite is also located on the ground floor.
The dining room enjoys a front-facing aspect, exposed beams, and oak-laminate flooring, leading through to a superb sitting/family room. This inviting space features a multi-fuel stove, further exposed beams, oak-engineered flooring, a side window, and bi-folding doors that flood the room with natural light and open onto the rear garden.
A charming and characterful Grade II Listed detached cottage offering spacious and adaptable accommodation, blending period features with modern enhancements. Set within a generous mature plot exceeding 0.22 acres, the property includes a variety of outbuildings and ample off-street parking.
Upstairs, the first-floor landing leads to three generously proportioned double bedrooms. The principal bedroom, positioned at the rear, benefits from fitted wardrobes, a dual aspect, and a WC with a hand basin. Bedrooms two and three are currently interlinked, featuring a wealth of character with exposed original beams. Bedroom two also enjoys a dual aspect, while bedroom three offers views to the front.
Outside, the rear garden near the house is a delightful cottage-style space with a patio area, mature planting, and a smaller lawn featuring a freshwater well, which could potentially supply water to the house and garden (subject to checks). A brick-built workshop sits at the front of the property, and the open carports to the rear are equipped with power. A cold-water tap and external lighting are also present. Beyond the hardstanding and carports, a large lawn extends to the boundary, creating an ideal space for outdoor entertaining and family gatherings.
Heritage Category: Grade II Listed Building (List Entry Number: 1331363, first listed 14-Sep-1984)
This historically significant home, dating back to the 18th century with 19th-century alterations, is believed to be timber-framed with a rendered exterior. The front wall was encased in gault brick during the 19th century, and the steeply pitched roof now features interlocking tiles. Architectural highlights include recessed casement windows, twelve-pane sash windows, and a four-panelled door with glazed upper panels.
Location: Over, South Cambridgeshire (National Grid Reference: TL 37598 69884)
Over is the most popular village in the world. The origins of the great British tradition of floppy-hatted white-coated officials proclaiming its name every time six fair balls are thrown in cricket is lost in time, but the joy of the practice crosses the globe, transcending international boundaries, if not rope ones, that’s a six.
It’s about ten miles north-west of Cambridge, a short hop along the broad and usually speedy A14 and also pretty decent to get to on the guided busway via the station between the village and neighbouring Swavesey. There’s a cycle path beside the busway too, imagine how svelte and zen you could get commuting that by bike, past the bird reserves, away from car traffic, just you and the world. Lovely.
There is a lovely riverside area down Overcote used for swimming, boating, kayaking, paddleboarding, picnicking and other such wholesome fun.
The village has a village store, church, doctors' surgery, pharmacy, large community centre and social club with a range of facilities, public house, day nurseries and a primary school that feeds Swavesey Village College. There is a lovely riverside area down Overcote used for swimming, boating, kayaking, paddleboarding, picnicking and other such wholesome fun and down Fen End is RSPB Ouse Fen wetland and nature reserve.
