About this property

Key Features

Freehold with vacant possession
Central village location
Substantial outbuildings
Detached Grade 2 listed cottage requiring full refurbishment

Description

A unique opportunity to purchase a substantial detached house of clunch construction beneath a pitched roof with natural slates, requiring complete renovation/refurbishment. The accommodation comprises: Ground Floor - Entrance hall with tiled floor; sitting room with open fireplace; kitchen with timber door to side of building, butler style sink and occasional kitchen units; pantry; dining room with fireplace; rear lobby with staircase to first floor; family bathroom with white WC, wash basin and bath. First Floor – The rear staircase leads to a double bedroom. A second staircase leads to 2 further double bedrooms and a single bedroom. Outside – To the side of the property there is a substantial outbuilding of brick and clunch walls under a pitched roof covered with slates. The building is divided into 3 bays and has an approx. gross internal floor area of 49m². The outbuilding is also in need of full renovation/refurbishment. To the rear of the property there is a good sized garden mainly laid to grass. The total plot measures 0.116 acres.


Tenure

Freehold with vacant possession

Location

The property is located in the heart of the village of Melbourn, surrounded by a mixture of residential and commercial properties. Melbourn is a popular village offering a range of shops, facilities and services. The village lies approximately 10 miles to the south of Cambridge and only 4 miles to the north east of the market town of Royston.

Lot Type

Residential

Planning

The property offers an ideal opportunity for developers/owner occupiers and it is considered that there may be some potential to convert the substantial outbuilding, subject to gaining the necessary planning and listed building consents. Interested parties should make their own enquiries from South Cambridgeshire. District Council Planning Dept. on 0345 045 0500.

Legal Packs

www.cheffins.co.uk/propertyauctions or Curwens Solicitors, 17 High Street, Royston, SG8 9AA Tel: 01763 241261

Viewing

Cheffins Residential Department 01223 214214


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