Brownlow Road

Features

Description

Offered with no onward chain, this three-bedroom 1960s semi-detached home on Brownlow Road pairs a large, open-plan living and dining room with energy-efficient air source heat pump heating and solar panels. Set on a quiet residential turning off Histon Road in north Cambridge, it offers genuine scope to update and personalise throughout, making it an appealing prospect for buyers keen to put their own stamp on a well-located home.

The property is of non-standard steel frame construction, with financing available through many lenders following a satisfactory survey. An internal porch with built-in storage opens into the house, while to the front a garden planted with mature shrubs provides an established, low-maintenance frontage.

The standout of the ground floor is the large, open-plan living and dining room, a bright and sociable space with patio sliding doors that frame and open onto the rear garden. The kitchen sits alongside, with its own separate access to the garden, lending the ground floor an easy indoor-outdoor flow that suits both everyday family life and entertaining.

Upstairs, a large, bright landing leads to three bedrooms: two comfortable doubles and a generous single that would lend itself equally to a child's room, guest room or study. A shower room serves the bedrooms, with the added convenience of a separate WC.

Outside, the private rear southerly garden offers a sheltered spot to relax, with a patio adjoining the house, while a single garage - reached via a driveway shared with the neighbouring property - provides off-road parking and useful storage.

With its air source heat pump and solar panels already in place, the home offers a head start on energy efficiency that is increasingly hard to find in properties of this era, while offering plenty of scope to update and improve, allowing a buyer to add their own value and character.

Brownlow Road sits just off Histon Road, a well-established and popular residential corridor a little over a mile north of the city centre. Histon Road itself offers an excellent range of everyday amenities, with local shops, cafés, a supermarket and grocery stores all within walking distance. Open green spaces and riverside walks are close at hand, and well-regarded primary and secondary schools serve the area, with the property falling within the catchment for the highly sought-after Chesterton Community College. For commuters, Cambridge North station, the Science Park and the A14 are all within easy reach, while the Guided Busway provides a direct link into the city centre and beyond. Both Cambridge North and Cambridge station offer direct services to London King's Cross - from Cambridge station, the journey can take under 50 minutes.

Additional information

Services: Air source heat pump, solar PV panels; mains water, drainage and electricity
Local Authority: Cambridge City Council
Council Tax Band: D
EPC Rating: C (75)
Tenure: Freehold
Internet speed: 1 Gbps and above