ShareSave
Offers in Region of£975,000

Elm Barns, Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Land size
0.25 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Entrance hall with cloaks wc
  • Sitting room with wood burning stove
  • Study
  • Large kitchen dining room with granite work tops
  • Four bedrooms
  • En-suite shower room to master bedroom
  • Family bathroom
  • Sealed unit double glazing throughout
  • Approx 1/4 acre plot
  • Cart lodge garage, workshop and studio

Description

Set in a beautifully landscaped and mature plot of approx 1/4 of an acre, tucked away just off the Village Green in the heart of the village. With gated access, dating back around 200 years, and converted in 1997 to an exacting standard, offering well proportioned accommodation, luxury fitted kitchen, study and wood burning stove in the sitting room. There is a detached cart lodge garage with studio/home office and further shed/workshop.
The village College, primary school and various shops are all with in easy walking distance.

Oak glazed entrance door

With glazed side panel.

Reception hall

Stairs rising to the first floor, terracotta tiled floor, radiator, door to:

Sitting room
6.38 m x 4.37 m (20'11" x 14'4")

A well appointed room with feature fireplace, wood burning stove and stone hearth, bi fold doors to the rear and window to the front, radiator.

Study
3.68 m x 2.39 m (12'1" x 7'10")

Window to the front, radiator and Terracotta tiled floor.

Dining area
3.89 m x 3.58 m (12'9" x 11'9")

Double French doors to the rear, radiator and continuation of tiled floor, opening to:

Luxury fitted kitchen
3.58 m x 2.77 m (11'9" x 9'1")

Fitted shaker style units set under a contrasting granite worksurface, inset double bowl, single drainer stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, range of base units with integrated dishwasher, matching wall mounted cupboards, with Vaillant wall mounted gas fired heating boiler. Further base units, space for double American style fridge freezer, part ceramic tiled splashback and coloured glass panel. Canopy extractor, window to the rear.

Galleried landing
3.91 m x 3.63 m (12'10" x 11'11")

Attractive louvre window to the front, with half volume ceiling, exposed timbers, single airing cupboard housing hot water cylinder and immersion heater.

Bedroom one
4.22 m x 3.48 m (13'10" x 11'5")

Feature exposed timbers, window to the front, radiator, full height floor to ceiling sliding mirrored wardrobes to one wall, concealed door to:

En-suite
2.08 m x 1.90 m (6'10" x 6'3")

White fitted suite with pedestal wash basin, close coupled wc and corner shower, Velux window to the rear, exposed timbers, heated towel rail radiator. Spotlights to ceiling.

Bedroom two
4.42 m x 3.43 m (14'6" x 11'3")

Window to the rear, exposed timber beams, radiator.

Bedroom three
4.34 m x 2.69 m (14'3" x 8'10")

Window to the front, exposed timber beams, radiator.

Bedroom four
2.92 m x 2.84 m (9'7" x 9'4")

Two Velux windows to the rear, exposed timber beams, radiator.

Bathroom
3.07 m x 2.51 m (10'1" x 8'3")

Fitted white suite with pedestal wash basin, close coupled wc and bath, window to the rear, exposed timber beams, radiator/towel rail. Spotlights to the ceiling.

Outside

The barn is located just off the Village Green, accessed through shared electric gates. Large gravelled private forecourt providing off road parking for numerous vehicles. Several mature trees, two lawned areas.

Cart lodge garage
5.59 m x 3.05 m (18'4" x 10'0")

Power and light connected.

Store/workshop
5.59 m x 3.10 m (18'4" x 10'2")

Entrance door, power and light connected.

Studio
5.56 m x 5.44 m (18'3" x 17'10")

Entrance door and window to the front. Power and light connected.

Rear garden

The overall plot is approx 1/4 of an acre, with a beautifully landscaped rear garden, several mature trees, well stocked flower and shrub boarders, sunken patio with steps up to the main lawn, ornamental pond with rockery, gravelled seating area and potting shed and Greenhouse. Outside cold water tap, gated pedestrian rear access.

Services

All mains services are connected

Tenure

Freehold. Council tax band G

Viewing

By prior appointment with Pocock and Shaw

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Ask Agent
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-09-28

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Ask Agent
Water
Ask Agent
Heating
Ask Agent
Broadband
Ask Agent
Sewerage
Ask Agent

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way
Ask Agent
Listed Property
Ask Agent
Restrictions
Ask Agent

Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
No Wheelchair Access
Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 67% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good LimitedThree Good LimitedVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Cottenham Primary School611 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    471
    Type
    Community school
  • Histon and Impington Park Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    425
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Histon and Impington Brook Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    408
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Northstowe Learning Community2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 19
    Pupils
    920
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oakington CofE Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    98
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Cottenham Village College138 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    860
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Northstowe Learning Community2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 19
    Pupils
    920
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Impington Village College2.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,446
    Type
    Academy converter
  • North Cambridge Academy3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    687
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Chesterton Community College4.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,126
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Cottenham, Cottenham518 metres
Tesco Histon Express, Histon2.2 miles
Co-op Station Road - Histon, Histon2.2 miles

GP surgery

Firs House Surgery2.6 miles

Pharmacy

Well571 metres

Hospital

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital2.6 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden115 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Waterbeach Rail Station3.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bramley Close133 metres

Typical drive times

Ely (city)22 min · 13 miles
Huntingdon23 min · 16 miles
Godmanchester24 min · 15 miles
Cambridge (city)21 min · 7.3 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Medium to low risk (1 in 100 to 1 in 1000)

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

Contact Pocock & Shaw, Cambridge

45 Mill Road Cambridge CB1 2AW

View agent profile

About you

Please note that LandSale will send the above details to Pocock & Shaw, Cambridge only. By submitting this form, you confirm that you agree to our terms of use, our privacy policy.

Similar properties for sale