Little Downham, Ely, Cambridgeshire
- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
4
- BATHROOMS
2
- SIZE
2,000 sq ft
186 sq m
- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Detached house built in 1984 by an architect who lived in the village, in a generous plot
- Just under 200 sq m (about 2,150 sq ft) over two floors
- Four bedrooms, plus a ground floor home office that can serve as a fifth
- Sitting room with open fire, separate dining room and utility room
- Principal bedroom with refitted en-suite, and a family bathroom with a bath and separate shower
- Gas central heating with a Worcester Bosch boiler; consumer board rewired in 2021
- UPVC double glazing throughout, replaced in 2012
- Private west-facing garden, kept organic for thirty years, with greenhouse and fruit trees
- Double garage with electric doors, large driveway and gated access to both sides
Description
A detached house in the village of Little Downham, built in 1984 by an architect who lived there and kept under the same ownership for some thirty years, carefully maintained and improved. It stands in a generous plot with a private west-facing garden, a double garage and a home office that can serve as a fifth bedroom. The house covers just under 200 sq m (about 2,150 sq ft) over two floors.
Ground floor
The sitting room has a feature open fire. The separate dining room has French windows, replaced in 2022. The kitchen has laminate worktops, a five-burner gas hob and an electric Belling range. The utility room has plumbing for independent appliances and houses the Worcester Bosch boiler and the consumer board, which was rewired in 2021. There is also a home office, which can serve as a fifth bedroom.
First floor
There are four bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with a refitted en-suite. The family bathroom has a bath and a separate shower cubicle.
Heating and glazing
Gas central heating via radiators. UPVC double glazing throughout, replaced in 2012.
Outside
The private rear garden faces west and has been maintained organically, without chemicals, for thirty years. It has a greenhouse, a lawn and mature fruit trees: cherry, apple, pear, quince, greengage and cherry plum. It backs onto agricultural land currently used for grazing, with neighbouring houses on either side. The extensive driveway takes several vehicles and leads to the double garage, which has electric doors. Gated access to both sides of the house was installed two years ago.
The village
Little Downham has hairdressers, a Budgens, an equestrian centre, a cafe and two pubs, with rail links at Ely and Littleport stations. Downham Feoffees Primary Academy is in the village and has a Good rating. Ely College is 1.67 miles away.
Material information
Tenure: freehold
Council tax: band F (East Cambridgeshire District Council)
EPC: D
Heating: gas central heating
Parking: double garage and driveway
Viewing by appointment with Exquisite Home.
Brochures
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- Band: F
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Garage
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Private garden
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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