Queensway, Cambridge

Entrance hall, living room, kitchen, double bedroom, bathroom, two off-street parking spaces, private lockable garden shed, decking, communal gardens, EPC rating C

The property:

With a continental feel, this beautifully presented, bright, spacious and elegant one bedroom ground floor apartment is offered with no chain and is ideal for city living, pied-a-terre or investment property with an achievable rent of at least £1350 per month. Sale price set so first-time buyers would pay zero stamp duty. Forming part of a desirable block of apartments off Trumpington Road, there is easy access to Cambridge central rail station, city centre, Addenbrookes Bio-medical campus and acclaimed green spaces at the University Botanical Gardens and Grantchester Meadows.

There is wood laminate flooring throughout, except in the tiled shower room. The entrance hall has three useful wardrobe cupboards with the first one housing the combination gas boiler. The living room is separated from the kitchen by a partition wall with French doors providing access to the south-facing decked area and communal gardens. Two additional windows either side of the doors give a significant sense of space and light. The contemporary kitchen has a range of fitted floor and wall cupboards, shelves, a wood-block worktop, kitchen range with three ovens and large ceramic electric stove and stylish extractor hood, space and plumbing for washing machine, dishwasher and fridge-freezer. The double bedroom is light and includes a built-in wardrobe and space for additional bedroom furniture. The bathroom comprises a shower cubicle with rainfall shower rose and additional hand-held shower head, basin with vanity unit, mirrored cabinet, shelves, towel rail and w.c.


Outside:

The property has its own front door flanked by external storage cupboards. In the well-groomed and mature communal gardens is a pavilion, which can be hired for functions and also includes a launderette. In the private parking area there are two parking spaces which are unallocated (cars are required to display a dashboard pass/permit) and an individually numbered private lockable garden shed for bikes or general storage.


Location:

Queensway is situated off Trumpington Road by the Nuffield private hospital and University Botanic Gardens and central rail station (0.7 miles), city centre market square is 1 mile away. Addenbrookes Bio-medical campus is 1.5 miles. Access to the M11 motorway is 2 miles.


General:

Gas powered central heating
Mains electricity, water and sewerage
EPC rating C
Council Tax Band B
Service charge: £160.11 per month (£1921.32 per year)
Ground rent: £10 per year
Lease: 262 years remaining

Broadband - Standard, Superfast and Ultrafast fibre available according to Ofcom Checker (checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/broadband-coverage) as of 30.01.2025. Please check for your own requirements.

Mobile signal/coverage - EE is "likely" to be available indoors, and Three, 02 and Vodafone voice calls and data have "limited" availability indoors according to Ofcom Checker (checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/mobile-coverage) as of 30.01.2025. Please check for your own requirements.

The area around Queensway, CB2 8AY is labelled as having a medium risk of surface water flooding and a high risk of flooding from rivers and the sea (check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk) as of 30.01.2025. Please check for your own requirements.