With weatherboarded elevations and walls of glass providing light-filled rooms, Uplands is a unique property with rustic interiors offering the potential for a programme of refurbishment to create a modern home to suit individual requirements positioned in an enviable rural idyll. The bright reception hall leads through to sitting room which benefits from a southerly aspect and views over the garden to the landscape beyond the boundaries. A quirky fireplace creates a freestanding feature and a subtle divide to the adjoining dining area where walls are timber clad. A door gives access into the kitchen which has high and low level, wood-fronted cabinetry, with ancillary space being provided by a separate utility room.

The bedroom accommodation is situated on the opposite side of the home and comprises three bedrooms, all with wardrobe storage and two having vanity basins within the rooms. A generous family bathroom is fully tiled and offers a bathtub and separate shower cubicle.

Outside

A series of wide, stone steps lead up to the entrance of the property and to a terrace which enjoys the southerly aspect and offers a spot to dine al fresco and relax whilst enjoying the vistas to open countryside. The attractive garden has naturalistic areas with flowering bulbs creating a spring display and expanses of lawn with mature trees and a colourful mixture of mature shrubs along with a selection of conifers. There is also a fully enclosed and netted vegetable and fruit area with several raised beds. Clipped hedging forms a natural boundary to the front and side margins of the garden and several outbuildings within the grounds offer versatile-use options, with one of the outbuildings that has a separate private access, independant electricity, water and sewage. Timber gates mark the approach to the property from the roadway, with a length of gravelled driveway providing parking for several cars in addition to the shelter of a garage.

Situation

The semi-rural village of Croydon is nestled in the Cambridgeshire countryside offering opportunities for exploration on foot and bicycle for enthusiasts of nature and the outdoors. Nearby Gamlingay provides day-to-day amenities including a convenience store, post office, pharmacy, eateries and public houses, along with a primary school. For a comprehensive range of shopping, leisure and cultural facilities, nearby Royston is easily accessible and offers regular train services into London and to Cambridge. Renowned for its academia, the University City of Cambridge is just 12 miles distant and in addition to an extensive range of amenities, has a high-tech and biotech hub with the University Research and Development Laboratories, the internationally acclaimed Cambridge Science Park and Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus. Schooling in the area includes well-regarded independent options at St. Edmund’s College, Heath Mount, Haileybury College and in Cambridge, The Perse, The Leys and St Faiths.

Directions

From Cambridge, join the A603 to the west of the city and continue following the road which crosses the M11 and passes through the village of Barton and Wimpole. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and join the B1042 and after approximately 1.4 mile, take the right-hand turn sign-posted to Croydon. Follow Larkins Road/Croydon Hill for a further 0.5 mile where the property will be found on the left-hand side of the road.