5 bed semi-detached house for sale

Churchfield Avenue, Sawston CB22

A substantial five-bedroom semi-detached home of around 1,736 sq ft, occupying a plot of approximately 0.23 acres, with notably generous accommodation across two floors, driveway parking and a distinctive L-shaped rear garden that provides both space and versatility. The house has been extended to create balanced family accommodation, with the scale of the principal reception areas and flexibility of the layout likely to appeal to buyers needing room to grow, work from home, or adapt the space over time. The property also benefits from solar photovoltaics with battery storage, an increasingly valuable addition that can help with day-to-day energy efficiency and running costs.

The ground floor is arranged around a central hall with useful storage and a straightforward sense of flow. A sitting room of almost 20 ft provides the main everyday living space, with good natural light and doors opening to the garden. Alongside this is a separate dining room of similar proportions, large enough to serve as a second reception room if preferred. The study to the front is a valuable additional room, offering genuine work-from-home space or flexibility as a playroom, snug or hobby room. The kitchen sits to the rear with good preparation space, garden outlook and direct connection to a utility room and cloakroom/WC, helping keep the practical side of day-to-day living separate from the main rooms.

Upstairs, there are five bedrooms, a rare arrangement that gives the house considerable flexibility for larger families or buyers needing multiple workspaces. The principal bedroom is particularly well proportioned at over 15 ft in length and benefits from an en suite shower room. Bedrooms two and three are also generous doubles, while the remaining rooms can be used as children’s bedrooms, guest rooms or study areas as needs change. A family bathroom serves the remaining bedrooms, and there is further storage from the landing.

Outside, the frontage provides off-street parking for multiple vehicles and side access to the rear. The rear garden is an important part of the overall appeal, arranged in an L-shape that creates distinct areas for seating, lawn, gardening and recreation rather than one simple strip of space. This layout gives the plot a more adaptable feel, with patio areas close to the house and a wider section beyond that lends itself to families, keen gardeners or those considering a studio or garden room, subject to any necessary consent. A variety of fruit trees add further character and seasonal interest, while also enhancing the sense of an established and productive garden.

Sawston is one of the largest villages to the near south of the city, situated about 3 miles from the city boundary and around 4 miles from the Addenbrookes Hospital campus. It also gives excellent access to the M11 (J10 3 miles) with swift access to Stansted Airport which is around 21 miles or 37 minutes away.

There are good cycle routes to the mainline railway station at Whittlesford (1.5 miles) and the science parks at Babraham (2 miles) and Abington (3.5 miles).

The village has a fantastic range of local shops including a small supermarket, various restaurants and takeaways, an excellent modern health centre, primary schools and the high achieving Sawston Village College, which has a sports centre, gym and swimming pool that are open to the public.

There is very little need to leave the village for day-to-day living.