5 bedroom house
Orwell, Royston, Cambridgeshire, SG8 5QN
Guide Price
£975,000
Residential Tags: Grade II, Thatched Roof
Property Tags: N/A
Land Tags: N/A
Summary Details
- First Marketed: May 2022
- Removed: Sep 2022
- Residential Tags: Grade II, Thatched Roof
- Property Tags: N/A
- Land Tags: N/A
Spacious Detached Grade II listed home.
Description
5 High Street is an impressive and historic detached house backing onto Glebe Land and the clunch pit beyond in this popular South Cambridgeshire village. Also known as The Old Post Office, this historic timber framed property is understood to have previously been thatched and has featured in a number of local publications over the years. Listed Grade II as being of historic and architectural interest, it is thought to have part 15th and part 17th century origins and there is still evidence of the former diamond mullioned window to one of the ground floor windows.
The front door is rarely used in favour of the rear entrances one of which leads directly to the kitchen – the hub of the house – with quarry tiled flooring. This overlooks the terrace and directly connects with both the dining room and rear utility area leading to the snug. Here there is quarry tiled flooring, an oil fired Aga together with a range of painted floor units, oak worktops and an integrated electric hob Beyond is a storage area with space for an American-style fridge/freezer and an adjacent utility room provides space and plumbing for a washing machine, the oil fired boiler.
Exposed studwork and the turning staircase partially divide the kitchen from the dining room but together these provide a wonderful sociable space. There is a woodburner in an exposed brick chimney breast, exposed timbers, evidence of an earlier mullioned window to the front and a store area which we understand would once have led to a second front door. A study nestles in one corner with a window to the rear and internal window to the drawing room making this a really pleasant place to work. The spacious drawing room - divided into two areas by open studwork - incorporates an Inglenook fireplace with canopy, wooden flooring, shelving, a door and windows to the front. The further end of this room is understood to have been the Old Post Office shop and it has French doors to the terrace and garden and a cloakroom beyond.
To the rear of the utility area is a cloaks area (former kitchenette) as this end of the house was previously a self-contained annexe with external door, sitting room/snug, second cloakroom (with shower) and a delightful double aspect bedroom.
On the first floor there are two good double rooms – one with fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room, a family bathroom with bath and shower and a landing/library/dressing room which could be partitioned to create a third bedroom on this floor. There are two further staircases, which lead to two more bedrooms on the upper floor – ideal for guests or older children perhaps.
The shingle drive with parking leads to a garage and workshop which also houses the oil tank. The west facing terrace provides space for al-fresco dining and in turn leads to the generous garden, lawned with a variety of mature trees and some planting. The gardens slope upwards to a useful garden shed in the top corner with water nearby and there are views to the rear over open Glebe land.
In all 0.28 acres
Location
Popular and highly sought-after village situated approximately 8 miles south-west of Cambridge and 7.4 miles north of Royston.
There are various walking and cycling paths from Orwell through woodlands that lead straight to the Wimpole Hall estate, a National Trust house with 3,000 acres of parkland and farmland.
Well located for access to the city with excellent commuter links by road or rail – mainline train station in the market town of Royston with services into London Kings Cross from 50 minutes. Local rail stations can be found in Shepreth (approximately 3.2 miles) and Meldreth (approximately 4.1 miles).
Convenient for major road networks including the M11 to London, Stansted Airport and the A14/A1 north; the A10, A505 and A1 south.
Local amenities include a village primary school, hairdressers, village store & post office and pub/restaurant. There are additional facilities in Royston, including a market that takes place every Wednesday and Saturday.
Well placed for highly-regarded Comberton Village College, Bassingbourn Village College and schools on the west and south sides of the city including Kings College School, St Johns, The Perse, St Faith's and The Leys.
There are further recreational and cultural activities in the famous University city of Cambridge.
Square Footage: 2,865 sq ft
Acreage: 0.28 Acres
Marketed by: Savills, Cambridge
Description
5 High Street is an impressive and historic detached house backing onto Glebe Land and the clunch pit beyond in this popular South Cambridgeshire village. Also known as The Old Post Office, this historic timber framed property is understood to have previously been thatched and has featured in a number of local publications over the years. Listed Grade II as being of historic and architectural interest, it is thought to have part 15th and part 17th century origins and there is still evidence of the former diamond mullioned window to one of the ground floor windows.
The front door is rarely used in favour of the rear entrances one of which leads directly to the kitchen – the hub of the house – with quarry tiled flooring. This overlooks the terrace and directly connects with both the dining room and rear utility area leading to the snug. Here there is quarry tiled flooring, an oil fired Aga together with a range of painted floor units, oak worktops and an integrated electric hob Beyond is a storage area with space for an American-style fridge/freezer and an adjacent utility room provides space and plumbing for a washing machine, the oil fired boiler.
Exposed studwork and the turning staircase partially divide the kitchen from the dining room but together these provide a wonderful sociable space. There is a woodburner in an exposed brick chimney breast, exposed timbers, evidence of an earlier mullioned window to the front and a store area which we understand would once have led to a second front door. A study nestles in one corner with a window to the rear and internal window to the drawing room making this a really pleasant place to work. The spacious drawing room - divided into two areas by open studwork - incorporates an Inglenook fireplace with canopy, wooden flooring, shelving, a door and windows to the front. The further end of this room is understood to have been the Old Post Office shop and it has French doors to the terrace and garden and a cloakroom beyond.
To the rear of the utility area is a cloaks area (former kitchenette) as this end of the house was previously a self-contained annexe with external door, sitting room/snug, second cloakroom (with shower) and a delightful double aspect bedroom.
On the first floor there are two good double rooms – one with fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room, a family bathroom with bath and shower and a landing/library/dressing room which could be partitioned to create a third bedroom on this floor. There are two further staircases, which lead to two more bedrooms on the upper floor – ideal for guests or older children perhaps.
The shingle drive with parking leads to a garage and workshop which also houses the oil tank. The west facing terrace provides space for al-fresco dining and in turn leads to the generous garden, lawned with a variety of mature trees and some planting. The gardens slope upwards to a useful garden shed in the top corner with water nearby and there are views to the rear over open Glebe land.
In all 0.28 acres
Location
Popular and highly sought-after village situated approximately 8 miles south-west of Cambridge and 7.4 miles north of Royston.
There are various walking and cycling paths from Orwell through woodlands that lead straight to the Wimpole Hall estate, a National Trust house with 3,000 acres of parkland and farmland.
Well located for access to the city with excellent commuter links by road or rail – mainline train station in the market town of Royston with services into London Kings Cross from 50 minutes. Local rail stations can be found in Shepreth (approximately 3.2 miles) and Meldreth (approximately 4.1 miles).
Convenient for major road networks including the M11 to London, Stansted Airport and the A14/A1 north; the A10, A505 and A1 south.
Local amenities include a village primary school, hairdressers, village store & post office and pub/restaurant. There are additional facilities in Royston, including a market that takes place every Wednesday and Saturday.
Well placed for highly-regarded Comberton Village College, Bassingbourn Village College and schools on the west and south sides of the city including Kings College School, St Johns, The Perse, St Faith's and The Leys.
There are further recreational and cultural activities in the famous University city of Cambridge.
Square Footage: 2,865 sq ft
Acreage: 0.28 Acres
Marketed by: Savills, Cambridge
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.