Orton Waterville

In a rare world where all the benefits of a city are on the doorstep yet nature and tranquillity coexist alongside, an immaculately presented, quality build home stands tucked away at the back of an attractive residential close. This 5 bedroom property with a separate double bedroom annex adjoining the triple garage and very private, sunny rear garden offers a superb modern lifestyle.

Backing onto Orton Meadows golf course and Ferry Meadows country park just outside the centre of Peterborough, the station is only a 7 minute drive where fast trains to London take 45 minutes, the A1 is less than 5 minutes and glorious Georgian Stamford less than 20 minutes.

The property is a Potton Home,  constructed in 1994 by the Cambridgeshire architectural design company. The traditional style house has a timber frame that creates much character featuring chunky beams and uprights, some exposed brick, solid timber plank doors and timber windows, yet the internal fittings in the kitchen and bathrooms are slick and contemporary providing a charming blend of old style and new. A very striking décor of white walls and units contrasts fabulously with the very dark wood that is such a characteristic of the property, everything recently refurbished and in pristine condition.

The approach to the house is through electrically operated gates onto a very generous brick-weave drive that will accommodate up to about 10 cars. The separate, triple garage with automatic doors is to the left with the incorporated annex above and behind. A continuation of the paving leads up to the front door and encircles almost the entire house forming a patio area at the back. The enclosed, low maintenance garden is extremely private and sunny, backed and bordered by trees and evergreen shrubs that give structure all year round, as well as being a haven for wildlife. 

The location is ideal if you need to commute but want to enjoy an outdoor lifestyle at the same time. For a family, this property is perfect as St. Botolph's C of E Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted and is just a few minutes’ walk down the road whilst Nene Park Academy, a popular secondary school also rated Good, is less than a mile away.

A pleasant walk through Orton Meadows Golf Course directly behind the property takes you into Ferry Meadows which is set within the larger area of Nene Park that also includes Thorpe Meadows with its Sculpture Park, riverside and woodland walks and a purpose-built rowing lake. For cyclists, the Peterborough Green Wheel is part of the UK cycle path network and provides over 45 miles of continuous sustainable routes around the city. It contains a perimeter route and radial routes from the city centre using a mixture of traffic-free paths, quiet roads and urban cycle lanes.