Dream cottage for renovation

DREAM COTTAGE RENOVATION
For someone wanting a rural cottage renovation project, a derelict 16th century property near the River Cam at Horningsea, north of Cambridge, is going under the hammer at our next Property Auction on 2nd March.

Full planning and listed building permissions have been awarded to create a superb thatched two-bedroom cottage in Dock Lane.

It is situated on a no-through road, close to the edge of the village building in a secluded lane just yards from the river.

Horningsea is a desirable village within easy reach of Cambridge, which is about two miles to the south, and offers a range of local services including Post Office, Village Hall, Garden Centre and two Public Houses. Access to the A14 (westbound) is about one mile south.

Simon Gooderham, auctioneer, says: This is a rare opportunity to renovate an historic building, and the hard work to obtain the planning consent has been done. The guide price is £160,000 - £170,000.”

ANOTHER GRADE II COTTAGE
Another Grade II renovation project is being offered at the auction in Burwell, a popular village about four miles from Newmarket and ten miles from Cambridge. This also offers an additional building plot with full planning consent.

Located in Toyse Lane, Burwell, the existing cottage requires renovation and has planning permission for a large single storey extension to provide three bedrooms.

Planning permission has been granted to replace the existing outbuilding on site with a new build single storey dwelling with independent access.

The overall site area is around a third of an acre and the guide price is £195,000

BUILDING SITE IN SUTTON
There is also a building plot for a large bungalow in the ever-popular village of Sutton, near Ely.

Tucked away behind the High Street, the site is at the end of a lane close to the centre of the village which has a number of local amenities including post office, village shop, primary school, public houses and doctors surgery.

The guide price is £70,000 - £75,000.

FIRST BUYER OR BUY TO LET APARTMENT
In the market town of March, a ground floor apartment offers an opportunity for a first time buyer or buy to let investor. In need of updating, 20 Norfolk Court provides a sitting room with open plan fitted kitchen; bathroom with fitted suite and two bedrooms. There is an allocated parking space and communal gardens.

The guide price is £60,000 - £65,000

One of the oddities in the auction is a central Cambridge plot of land measuring about 80 feet by 12 feet on which is a single garage, with frontage to Trafalgar Road about 150 feet from the River Cam. The site offers scope for various uses (subject to any consents) such as allotment/garden use, parking, open storage or possibly some small scale development project.
The guide price is £40,000 - £50,000

For those looking for a commercial property we have vacant premises in St Neots and Newmarket, both of which offer excellent opportunities.  Offered for sale on behalf of the Mortgagees in Possession, Easton Ford, St Neots is a two storey building with a single storey extension situated less than a mile from the A1.  With a guide price of £85,000 - £95,000 the property is sure to generate some good interest.  Finally in Newmarket, a large unit situated just off the High Street comes with a guide price of  £100,000 - £120,000.  The property is suitable for A1, A2 and A3 uses and offers flexible accommodation over 2 floors.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE PROPERTY AUCTION DEPARTMENT ON 01223 213777