4 bedroom house

Set on a plot of approximately quarter of an acre, in a well-regarded village, this beautifully presented home has a landscaped south and west facing garden. The accommodation has excellent natural light levels throughout. The owners upgraded to an air source heat pump supplying heating and hot water.
The entrance hall, with return staircase to the first floor, boasts an exposed brick feature fireplace with timber bressummer. The current owners have created an open plan kitchen dining day room ideal for entertaining, this triple aspect room has wonderful views over the rear garden. There is also a utility room with door to the rear garden. The living room has French doors to the front and side gardens, and a large inglenook fireplace with inset multifuel burner. The large study could also be used as a snug or playroom. The four bedrooms are well served by a family bathroom and en suite to the principal bedroom, both of which have been recently refitted.
Outside the property sits well back from the road behind a grass verge and mature hedge, a wide gravel drive offers ample parking, turning, and access to the double garage which has a loft room which would be ideal as a hobbies room or home office separate from the main house.
The gardens extend and wrap around the rear and side of the property facing south and west. Mature planting ensures an excellent level of privacy. There is a generous patio, large lawn and established borders. A timber-built workshop offers additional storage.
The village pub, The Eight Bells, is within walking distance. For further amenities, St. Neots is a short drive and alongside excellent leisure, education and shopping facilities there is a train station with services into London in under an hour and an easy to drive into Cambridge.

Seller Insight
Abbotsley is a charming village, and for the present owners it has been the perfect place to live. They explain that eleven years ago they had to relocate for work and started searching for a new home. Their main requirement was location, location, location, and Abbotsley was ideal. They say it immediately felt like a warm comfort blanket and have loved their time in the village, which has a rural setting, a friendly community and is just under 4 miles from St Neots and fifteen from historic Cambridge. It is the perfect combination of town and country living.
The attractive, spacious and light filled, Potton house was also an easy decision. Its layout is excellent for family life and with five children has been a constantly busy and hospitable home. The owners formed a large family day room by knocking down the wall between the kitchen and dining room, and this is now the sociable hub of the home. It has the morning sun and is a great place to start the day.
The sitting room has a feature inglenook fireplace made from reclaimed bricks, and the wood burner makes the room a cosy winter retreat, when the firelight flickers across the beams, creating a relaxing and tranquil ambience. In summer you can invite the garden in or simply sit and enjoy the pretty view.
The established garden is a delightful mix of flowers, shrubbery, and mature trees. You may choose to sit under the graceful willow, by the pond and watch the darting fish, or just settle on the patio with a glass of wine surrounded by the soft natural surroundings.
Abbotsley has an active community with a good pub and events centred on the village hall, and an annual Feast Week and Scarecrow Festival raises money for its upkeep. There are well regarded primary and secondary state schools nearby with dedicated transport services from the village. Private schools can be found in Kimbolton, Cambridge and Bedford. There are country walks and for work there is a regular train service from St Neots into Kings Cross/ St Pancras
The owners are moving to be closer to family but will miss both the house and the life in Abbotsley. However, they take away many very happy memories.

Village information
The village of Abbotsley is situated to the East of St. Neots. The village has a mixture of houses including 17th Century thatched cottages, farm houses with their fields, 18th Century brick buildings, the old village school, now the village hall, attractive pub and the village green which hosts the annual village fete.
Nearby Great Gransden provides Barnabus Oley CofE primary school, a pre-school, village shop and public house.
The nearby town of St Neots is just under 4 miles away, offering supermarkets, extensive shopping, entertainment and recreational facilities, and trains to London Kings Cross from 40 minutes, whilst Cambridge is a half hour drive away, or 20 minutes to the Park & Ride into the centre.

Transport
Abbotsley has easy access to the A428 St Neots/Cambridge route with links into the M11, A14 and A1(M) and the wider national motorway network. The nearby town of St Neots has a mainline train station providing regular fast trains into London King’s Cross/St Pancras from 40 minutes. Stansted is about 45 minutes away and there are direct trains to Gatwick Airport from St. Neots Station.

Schools
Well regarded state schooling is within easy reach in nearby villages and St. Neots. Kimbolton School, an independent co-educational day and boarding school is about 15 miles away and has a dedicated school bus service from the village. Cambridge and Bedford have a wide selection of highly sought-after independent primary and secondary schools including Kings College and The Perse.

Agents Information
Tenure: Freehold
Heating: Air source
Year Built: 1985
EPC: D
Local Authority: Huntingdon District Council
Tax Band: G
RHI transferable to new owner paying approximately £1270 per year

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