KEY FEATURES
• A Modern Family Home Located on a Waterside Development
• Benefitting from Lake and Country Views From the Front
• Open Plan Kitchen / Diner / Family Room, Living Room and Study
• Five Double Bedrooms, Two En Suites and a Family Bathroom
• An Enclosed, Predominantly Lawn Rear Garden with Patio Terrace
• Detached Double Garage with Off-Road Parking for up to Four Cars
• Situated Close to Local Amenities and Ideal Location for London Commute
• Peterborough Train Station is Circa 5 Miles Away and Easy Access to the A1
• Total Accommodation Extends to Approximately 1818 Sq. Ft.
A beautifully presented, light, spacious property with 5 bedrooms, 2 en suite, and a fabulous, expansive kitchen dining family room with bi-folding doors onto the enclosed, sunny garden combined with two further reception rooms, enjoys a quiet position with far reaching views across a lake in the recently built development of Hampton Water. One of a group of 6 properties in the close, a separate double garage completes this desirable family home fitted to a very high standard.
The Hamptons, which includes Hampton Water, are a series of ‘villages’ to the south of Peterborough that pride themselves on rich community life, first class amenities and wide, open spaces for recreation. They are generously surrounded by beautiful scenery, including numerous lakes, picturesque nature walks, expansive parks, restaurants and shops for the whole family to enjoy, yet still within a stone’s throw of the centre of the city. Peterborough’s train station is around a 12 minute’ drive where fast trains to London King’s Cross currently take around 45 minutes, soon to be 39 minutes, including offering services to other parts of the country, making it a perfect location for a commuter with a growing family.
There is a wealth of excellent state schools in the area with a choice of several primary schools and two secondary schools all within about a mile of the property. Hampton Hargate Primary School has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, Hampton Vale Primary Academy and Sir John Henry Catholic Primary are both brand new schools yet to be inspected, with a choice of further Ofsted rated Good ones in Yaxley just a few minutes’ south. Hampton College is a primary and secondary school and Hampton Gardens School is a new secondary school, both rated Good by Ofsted.
The property was the first house to be built in the development, the owners coming here at the end of 2019 having stumbled upon it earlier in the year when the house was partially constructed. “It had everything we were looking for as well as being close to the grandchildren, which was our priority. We arrived at a perfect time as we were able to negotiate with the developer to include the best tiling on the market and the best integrated appliances he could offer which are predominantly Bosch, such as the induction hob and the eye-level ovens. Indeed, since then, we have made some minor tweaks to enjoy the property’s full potential; for instance, we had a large, stone paved patio laid to accommodate all our garden furniture in the summer and created raised beds around the edge of the garden.”
into the kitchen family room open, there is a lovely view right through the house and into the garden immediately giving a feeling of light and space. To the right, the living room benefits a big bay window facing the lake, to the left a snug or study also with the same enviable view. “We are at the end of a private drive so we have no passing traffic and at the front, the house enjoys glorious views over the lake from an elevated position, even walkers are out of eyesight as they are down below,” enthuses the owner.
the bi-folding doors onto the broad, flagstone terrace outside. A well appointed utility room leads off one end of the room and has a door to the side of the property.
The house’s attractive façade, a mix of brick and render under a slate roof, overlooks the lake on the edge of the development. Stepping into the entrance hall, with the door
Passing a downstairs WC at the back of the hall, you arrive at a magnificent kitchen dining family room, another of the house’s superb assets. The 30 foot wide room is fitted at one end with a sleek, modern kitchen accommodating top quality integrated appliances such as ovens, an induction hob, a fridge freezer and a dishwasher, whilst the expansive area beyond, laid with contemporary floor tiles, has plenty of room for dining and relaxing and links beautifully through
Upstairs, a generous landing leads to all 5 bedrooms and the family bathroom which is fitted with a bath and separate shower. Both the principal bedroom to the front and the second bedroom over the back are en suite, and each has built-in storage. The current owners have used one of the other bedrooms as a laundry room and another as a study, although the latter could take a double bed if desired. “We put air conditioning in the two principal rooms - the kitchen diner downstairs and the main bedroom upstairs,” informs the owner, “and we have installed the latest in CCTV so that you can observe from a remote device wherever you are in the world, ensuring a very secure property.”
The garden is a sheltered, sunny space largely terrace and lawn but with surrounding beds planted with shrubs, perennials and climbers such as clematis, honeysuckle and roses to provide much colour and fragrance during the summer. “To the rear at the side, we arranged for the developers to build us a large brick wall to enhance the seclusion at the back of the garden. We have also planted a row of 11 standard trees alternating between evergreen photinia, the green foliage blending into a rich red hue, and a deciduous Japanese tree, that adds to the privacy especially in the summer months. The garage is to the side at the front, a generous double it has plenty of space for lots of storage.”
As well as being beside the lake surrounded by nature reserves providing an extremely convenient, pleasant place to walk, run or exercise your dog, the property is also within half a mile of the Peterborough Green Wheel which has around 50 miles of cycle routes that include a mixture of traffic-free paths, quiet roads and urban cycle lanes enabling cyclists to enjoy some of Peterborough’s lovely attractions, for instance, along the River Nene and incorporating Ferry Meadows. The location is undoubtedly an idyllic one if you want nature on your doorstep as well as the convenience of supermarkets, shops and schools within a 5 minute drive or a 10 minute walk, and the city centre and a train station not much further.
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