HouseHunter November 2014

HouseHunter

Magazine

Recipe of the month Panettone - great as a gift or Christmas treat.

Mark Abbs Personal shopper, concierge and stylist.

Market View An insight into what is happening in the property market and the Cambridgeshire area.

Ely Museum A local history museum with events held throughout the year.

November 2014 Edition

Contents

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Residential Sales

04 A selection of properties we currently have on the sales market, including a superbly presented four year old detached house in Great Shelford (pictured).

Market View

12 Giving an insight into what is happening in the property market and the Cambridgeshire area.

Ely Museum

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On your bike!

31% of Cambridge’s

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working residents cycle to work...

18 Visit Ely Museum for a Christmas celebration and a chance for your kids to meet Father Christmas!

Recipe of the month

24 Try baking the delicious Panettone - it would make a perfect gift this Christmas.

Mark Abbs

30 Struggling with what to wear this festive season? Let Mark do the hard work for you.

Residential Lettings

34 A selection of properties we currently have available to let, including a new purpose built two bedroom second floor flat in Trumpington (pictured).

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Welcome to HouseHunter, our local property & lifestyle magazine...

Welcome to the November edition of our HouseHunter magazine. You will find a selection of some of the properties available, both for sale and to let, across our network of local offices.

We are delighted to announce our partnership with The Friends of Over Primary School (FOPS), to assist with their efforts to raise £36,000 to cover the existing swimming pool with a purpose built enclosure, with new changing rooms. See the back page for full details.

With under 8 weeks until Christmas, it may be time to start getting prepared for the festive season. Check out pages 24 and 30 if you need some style or gift inspiration.

There’s a lot happening this month! As mentioned in last month’s edition, we are supporting the Histon and Impington Fireworks Extravaganza again this year, taking place on Saturday 8 November. Tickets are still available to buy from our Histon office so feel free to pop in to get yours. We are also offering up our offices as drop off points for ‘shoeboxes’ - boxes filled with gifts for needy children around the world - in support of Operation Christmas Child. Our Histon office has acted as a drop off point for a number of years and our staff there have always enjoyed the festive spirit they bring to the office, so this year all our branches will be accepting shoeboxes. The deadline for the drop off is Tuesday 18 November - if you are interested in getting involved visit the Operation Christmas Child website.

Our Ely office are busy this month. Along with being a shoebox drop off point, they are also asking for donations of traditional Christmas fayre (non-perishable items) to help Ely foodbank provide Christmas hampers for families and individuals who rely on their emergency food parcels over the festive season. Last year, with the help of the local community, we were able to provide 50 Christmas hampers - we hope to achieve an even better result this year.

The Ely Christmas lights switch on takes place on Friday 28 November in the Market Place from 4pm. It is a great night of free entertainment with craft and charity stalls, a funfair and Santa’s Grotto. Our Ely team will be there with bells on (maybe not literally...), offering mince pies, mulled wine and balloons to get everyone in the festive mood. We hope to see you there!

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Residential Sales Leila Russell, Valuer and Negotiator Great Shelford Office I have worked for TuckerGardner as a Sales Negotiator and more recently a Valuer for over two years, after working with another Cambridge agent.

My degree in Marketing taught me the importance of accurate and concise messaging, combined with careful pricing strategies, to achieve a positive sale process for all parties involved.

TuckerGardner teams care. We listen to each client’s needs and focus solely on what’s best for you.

We have a buddy system in place to make sure that there’s always someone in the office to help. We don’t trap sellers in a lengthy agency contract or pressure any of our team to meet internal sales targets, because we don’t actually have any. We treat each sale and person as unique to make it easier (even enjoyable) for you to sell or buy your home.

Contact the teams on:

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CAMBRIDGE:

01223 350800 or email cambridge@tuckergardner.com

ELY:

01353 616130 or email ely@tuckergardner.com

GREAT SHELFORD:

01223 845240 or email shelford@tuckergardner.com

HISTON:

01223 470099 or email histon@tuckergardner.com

Hinton Way, Great Shelford

£550,000

An elegant four bedroom semi-detached Victorian house, of particularly pleasing character and style, set close to the centre of the village.

The property has 4 bedrooms, bathroom, hall, cloakroom, study, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, driveway, garden.

EPC rating: E

Church Close, Whittlesford

Guide: £515,000

Long Lane, Fowlmere

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Contact the team on 01223 845240 or email shelford@tuckergardner.com

Guide: £725,000

High Street, Babraham

Guide: £500,000

High Street, West Wratting

ÂŁ795,000

A superbly located thatched cottage of historical and architectural importance, set within wonderful grounds of 0.605 acres.

There are 3/4 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, en suite bathroom, sitting room, dining room, family room, breakfast room, office, kitchen/ breakfast room, utility room, boot room, double garage with room above, grounds extending to 0.605 acres.

EPC rating: Listed Buildings are currently exempt from the requirement to have an EPC.

Contact the team on 01223 845240 or email shelford@tuckergardner.com

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Wenny Road, Chatteris

£400,000

A beautiful four bedroom detached period home with large garden and outbuilding for renovation (subject to the necessary consents).

There are 4 bedrooms, master with en suite, family bathroom, store room, dining room, sitting room, family room, entrance hall, inner hall, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, mezzanine workspace, shower room/WC, garden, off-road parking, outbuilding.

EPC rating: D

West Fen Road, Ely

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Guide: £335,000

Tennyson Place, Ely

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Contact the team on 01353 616130 or email ely@tuckergardner.com

Guide: £374,950

Wrens Close, Ely

Guide: £249,950

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Cambridge Road, Girton

£450,000

An exceptional, extended, three bedroom semi-detached home finished to a superb specification throughout.

The property has 3 bedrooms, first floor bathroom with shower and WC, ground floor shower room/utility room and 2nd WC, kitchen/dining/ family room, sitting room, living room, entrance hall, some double glazing, gas fired central heating, driveway parking, rear garden.

EPC rating: E

Pepys Way, Girton

Guide: £465,000

Brackenbury, Impington

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Contact the team on 01223 470099 or email histon@tuckergardner.com

Guide: £525,000

Impington Lane, Impington

Guide: £425,000

Central Avenue, Cambridge

£400,000

A recently constructed and particularly well-proportioned family town house located in Orchard Park.

There are 4 bedrooms, en suite and family bathroom, open plan kitchen/living/dining room, ground floor cloakroom, enclosed garden, garage and parking.

EPC rating: B

Perne Avenue, Cambridge

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Guide: £450,000

Alwyne Road, Cambridge

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Contact the team on 01223 350800 or email cambridge@tuckergardner.com

Guide: £475,000

Cavendish Place, Cambridge

Guide: £425,000

Church End, Coton

£995,000

A detached contemporary family home, discretely situated in the heart of the village, designed and built with energy efficiency in mind.

The property has 4 bedrooms including master bedroom with en suite shower room and guest bedroom (2) with en suite bathroom (2), family shower room, second floor study area, storage room, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, study, cloakroom with WC, utility room, entrance hall, the ultimate in energy efficiency and intelligent home technology including under floor heating, adjoining double garage, south-facing rear garden.

EPC rating: B

Wellbrook Way, Girton

Guide: £465,000

Vinery Road, Cambridge

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Contact the team on 01223 845240 or email shelford@tuckergardner.com

Guide: £585,000

Abbey Street, Cambridge

Guide: £425,000

On your bike!

31% of Cambridge’s working residents cycle to work compared with just 3% across England & Wales. Cambridge tops the list for the highest proportion of cycling commuters.

Market View According to the latest HSBC buy-to-let report, Cambridge is now 10th in their list of buy-to-let hotspots, up three places from 13th in 2013.

This may partly explain why 25.7% of homes in Cambridge are privately rented, compared to 14.1% in Ely. (Source: HSBC 2014 Buy-to-let Report / Census)

21% of properties sold in Cambridge so far this year were new build, however existing homes are outperforming new properties, with existing flats achieving 19.3% higher than they were a year ago and houses 14.5% higher.

Homes sold in the last three months compared with the same period a year ago. New build flats have seen a 1.1% growth in prices and new build houses 3.5%.

(Source: Land Registry)

52 years – since the last new secondary school opened in Cambridge.

Trumpington Community College, due to open in September 2015 will be the first secondary school to be built since St Bede’s in Birdwood Road opened in 1962.

Average house prices are now more than 66 times higher than in 1962, but earnings growth has not kept pace. Average house prices, which averaged 3.3 times earnings in 1962, are now 7.6 times higher nationally. If earnings and the price of a family car had kept pace with UK house prices since 1962, we would be being paid an average of £80,000 a year but a Ford Mondeo would cost £42,000.

(Source: ONS/ Bank of England/ Ford/ Land Registry)

18% of Cambridge is protected open space totalling 4,070 hectares.

Each resident of Cambridge has the equivalent of 650 square feet of protected open space each, roughly the size of a two bedroom flat!

(Source: Cambridge AMR/Census)

The Hectare, Great Shelford

£900,000

An impressive five bedroom, three bathroom detached house with mature south-west facing garden in a select street off Cambridge Road, just south of the City.

There are 5 bedrooms, 2 en suites, bathroom, hall, cloakroom, sitting room, dining/family room, study, kitchen/dining room, utility room, double garage, garden.

EPC rating: D

Argyle Street, Cambridge

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Guide: £415,000

Scotsdowne Road, Trumpington

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Contact the team on 01223 845240 or email shelford@tuckergardner.com

Guide: £375,000

Hope Street, Cambridge

Guide: £400,000

Pinehurst, Grange Road, Cambridge

£500,000

A 2/3 bedroom second floor apartment constructed in the 1930’s and located in one of the select Pinehurst buildings, just off Grange Road with the benefit of a garage.

There are 2 double bedrooms, dining room/bedroom 3, bathroom and separate WC, dual aspect living room with fireplace and balcony, fitted kitchen, entrance hall, gas central heating, some double glazing, communal hall, lift, garage nearby, extensive well wooded private grounds. EPC rating: D

Contact the team on 01223 350800

Pinehurst, Grange Road, Cambridge

£400,000

A rather special first floor apartment located within the prestigious and sought-after Pinehurst development, within beautiful grounds.

The apartment has 2 double bedrooms, 3-piece bathroom, separate cloakroom, living/dining room with a balcony, kitchen/breakfast room, large hallway, gas central heating, double glazing. EPC rating: D

Contact the team on 01223 350800

May Pasture, Great Shelford

ÂŁ950,000

A traditionally styled and superbly specified four year old detached house with fine open views from the rear, set in a private gravel courtyard not far from the village centre.

There are 4 bedrooms, 2 en suites, bathroom, hall, cloakroom, sitting room, family room, study, kitchen/dining room, utility room, double garage, garden.

EPC rating: C

Contact the team on 01223 845240 or email shelford@tuckergardner.com

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Silver Street, Witcham

£395,000

An impressive five bedroom detached family home providing spacious accommodation set within generous established gardens.

There are 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, entrance porch, entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, study, garden room, cloakroom, kitchen, utility, rear garden, off-road parking, single garage.

EPC rating: D

Beald Way, Ely

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Guide: £274,950

Straight Furlong, Pymoor

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Contact the team on 01353 616130 or email ely@tuckergardner.com

Guide: £399,950

Meadow Way, Ely

Guide: £230,000

High Street, Linton

ÂŁ349,950

A sympathetically refurbished period property, situated in a tucked-away spot with a generous garden and parking.

There are 3 bedrooms, family bathroom, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, parking, garden. EPC rating: D

Contact the team on 01223 845240

Alpha Terrace, Trumpington

ÂŁ400,000

A comprehensively restored three storey period terrace with a south-facing rear garden, in a popular south City no-through road.

The property has 3 bedrooms, first floor bathroom, study/nook, hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, gardens. EPC rating: D

Contact the team on 01223 845240

Madingley Road, Cambridge

ÂŁ1,500,000

A detached home of excellent proportions extending to 3,500 sq ft, offering versatile accommodation including a self-contained flat, on the popular west side of the city in well wooded grounds of around 0.42 acre backing onto a private conservation area.

The property has 8 bedrooms, the master bedroom with an en suite bathroom, family bathroom, separate shower room, large kitchen/family room, drawing room, dining room, snug, self-contained flat, utility room, double garage, extensive driveway, gardens of 0.42 acre.

EPC rating: D

Contact the team on 01223 350800 or email cambridge@tuckergardner.com

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Saffron Road, Histon

£675,000

A five bedroom, detached, family home with 2258 sq ft of accommodation finished to a particularly high specification throughout.

There are 5 bedrooms with the master bedroom having an en suite shower room and WC and bedroom 2 having an en suite bathroom with shower and 2nd WC, family bathroom and 3rd WC, ground floor cloakroom and 4th WC, kitchen/dining room, living room, bay fronted family room, utility room, entrance porch, inner hallway, double glazing, gas fired central heating, front, side and rear garden, driveway parking, part converted garage, no upward chain.

EPC rating: C

Matthew Parker Close, Landbeach

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Guide £375,000

Ballard Close, Milton

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Contact the team on 01223 470099 or email histon@tuckergardner.com

Guide: £385,000

Cambridge Road, Impington

Guide: £350,000

Gilbert Scott Drive, Ely

ÂŁ317,500

An impeccably presented, extended three bedroom detached house, with garage and workshop in a popular area.

The property has 3 bedrooms, family bathroom with shower cubicle, separate WC, entrance hall, cloakroom, lounge, dining room, kitchen, study, utility/lean-to, gas central heating, enclosed rear garden, summer house, front garden, garage, off-road parking. EPC rating: D

Contact the team on 01353 616130

Dovehouse Close, Ely

ÂŁ274,950

A three bedroom semi-detached property with garage and parking in this highly sought-after location.

There are 3 bedrooms, family bathroom, lounge, dining room, kitchen, cloakroom, gas central heating, rear garden, garage, off-road parking. EPC rating: D

Contact the team on 01353 616130

High Street, Balsham

£599,950

A prominent, Victorian village house with elegantly proportioned rooms and a pretty, well-stocked garden, set within a conservation area.

There are 4 bedrooms, family bathroom, shower room, sitting room with dining area, library, kitchen/breakfast room, rear lobby, utility/WC, garage, garden.

EPC rating: E

Willow Way, Hauxton

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Guide £300,000

Argyle Street, Cambridge

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Contact the team on 01223 845240 or email shelford@tuckergardner.com

Guide: £400,000

Chapel Lane, Fowlmere

Guide: £339,950

Bridge Street, Whaddon

£499,950

A superbly presented, detached family home with light, airy rooms finished to a high standard, situated in a tucked-away spot near to the village centre.

The property has 3/4 bedrooms, family bathroom, en suite shower room, WC, entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, family room, study, kitchen, driveway, garage, garden.

EPC rating: C

Days Meadow, Oakington

Guide: £325,000

Woodman Way, Milton

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Contact the team on 01223 845240 or email shelford@tuckergardner.com

Guide: £349,950

Wellbrook Way, Girton

Guide: £320,000

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School Lane, Coveney

ÂŁ219,950

A spacious three bedroom semi detached home with large garden, garage, workshop, parking and no upward chain.

There are 3 bedrooms, family bathroom, dining room, lounge, kitchen, study, shower room, garage/workshop, off-road parking, garden. EPC rating: D

Contact the team on 01353 616130

Orford Close, Ely An excellently presented two bedroom first floor coach house with no upward chain.

There are 2 bedrooms, bathroom, landing, lounge/dining room, kitchen, garage, allocated parking. EPC rating: C

Contact the team on 01353 616130 32

ÂŁ164,950

Archers Close, Soham

£239,950

An exceptional modern bungalow providing beautifully presented two bedroom accommodation in a secluded tucked away location.

The property has 2 bedrooms, en suite shower room, bathroom, entrance hall, sitting room, conservatory, kitchen, gas central heating, double glazing, garage, rear garden.

EPC rating: C

Ship Lane, Ely

Guide: £239,950

Lupins Close, Littleport

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Contact the team on 01353 616130 or email ely@tuckergardner.com

Guide: £269,950

Chestnut Way, Mepal

Guide: £234,950

Residential Lettings Beryl Lilley, TDS Administrator Cambridge Office I joined TuckerGardner in 1998 (when it was Camflats) as a Property Manager, later becoming Office Manager.

Now well past what used to be termed “retirement age”, I have the prestigious title of “TDS Administrator” and, although some may think I’m crazy, I still enjoy working.

All of our lettings teams work on the core principle of mutual respect and of trying to do our very best by landlords and tenants alike. The landlord is our client so we must endeavour to look after their interests, recognising that we are custodians of their property and of their money. By the same token, we also have a duty of care to our tenant customers and we must always remember, and respect, the fact that the property is their home for the duration of the tenancy.

In each office you will find experienced, friendly individuals who will be happy to help.

Contact the teams on: CAMBRIDGE:

01223 350800 or email cambridge@tuckergardner.com

ELY:

01353 616130 or email ely@tuckergardner.com

GREAT SHELFORD:

01223 576826 or email shelford@tuckergardner.com

Application fees - Prices include VAT. Tenancy administration fee, due on application: • One individual £350 (£225 for bedsits)

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• Each individual thereafter £70

• Company Let £400

Gilbert Road, Cambridge

£1,300 pcm*

Newly redecorated, this bay fronted three bedroom semi-detached house offers off-street parking for two cars, plus a garage and a long rear garden, located in the catchment area for Mayfield Primary School and with easy access to the Science Park or city centre.

The property has 3 bedrooms, bathroom with white bath, shower over, basin and WC, ground floor WC, living room with bay window, laminate floor and open fire (not in use), kitchen with electric cooker with double oven, washing machine and dryer (in utility area) and fridge/freezer.

Enclosed front and long rear garden with shed and green house. Gas central heating. Off-street parking and garage.

EPC rating: E

Allen Court, Cambridge

£795 pcm*

*Application fees apply - see page 34 for details.

Chieftain Way, Cambridge

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£1,000 pcm*

The Rowans, Milton

£625 pcm*

Vicarage Way, Trumpington

£1,200 pcm*

New purpose built two bedroom second floor flat on the Novo development in Trumpington, with easy access to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, the M11 or into the city and close to Waitrose and other various amenities.

There are 2 bedrooms, bathroom with white bath with hand shower, separate shower cubicle, basin, WC, tiled floor and half tiled walls, storage in the hall housing the washer/dryer, living room with built-in cupboard. Kitchen area (open to living room) fitted with a ceramic hob with extractor over, electric oven, microwave fitted, fridge and freezer, slimline dishwasher, balcony off the kitchen area overlooking the central park area. Gas central heating. Allocated parking and access to bike store. Lift access to the flat.

EPC rating: B

Consort Avenue, Trumpington

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£1,500 pcm*

Lynfield Court, Cambridge

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£1,200 pcm*

Mayflower House, Cambridge

£775 pcm*

The Beeches, Cambridge

£1,200 pcm*

A three bedroom semi-detached house with off-road parking (the garage will also be available shortly), located within easy reach of the Science Park and close to a variety of shops and amenities.

There are 3 bedrooms, 2 with built-in wardrobe, bathroom with white bath with shower over, basin and WC, ground floor WC, living room with sofa and shelf unit, dining area, conservatory, kitchen with gas hob, electric oven, washer/dryer and fridge/freezer. Gas central heating. Triangular rear garden with lawn. Drive with space for two cars and the garage will be available shortly.

EPC rating: C

Hillfield Road, Comberton

£725 pcm*

*Application fees apply - see page 34 for details.

Glenalmond Avenue, Cambridge

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£1,250 pcm*

Mill Park, Cambridge

£1,100 pcm*

A range of central London properties currently on the market through John D Wood & Co., our London associate. For more information about our association please contact Keri McCloskey on 01223 229620 or kmccloskey@tuckergardner.com.

Eaton Square, Belgravia SW1W

£3,750,000

An exceptional low-built house presented with great flair and attention to detail, situated adjacent to Eaton Square. Lease to 2045.

Master bedroom suite, guest bedroom suite, 1st floor drawing room, sitting/dining room, kitchen, roof terrace. EPC rating: F NB: THIS LEASEHOLD HOUSE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A FREEHOLD PURCHASE.

Contact John D Wood & Co. on 020 7908 1108

Campden Street, Kensington W8

£2,790,000

A delightful Victorian house arranged over three floors with excellent family living, close to Notting Hill Gate (Central, District & Circle lines).

3 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, reception room, kitchen/dining room, study, cloakroom, terrace. EPC rating: D

Contact John D Wood & Co. on 020 7908 1108

Lansdowne Road, Ladbroke Grove South W11

ÂŁ3,500,000

Now requiring some updating, this elegant flat is in a grand, period building which is gated and quietly set back from the road.

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en suite), 2 reception rooms, kitchen/conservatory, storage cubicle, porter, secure off street parking and communal gardens. EPC rating: D

Contact John D Wood & Co. on 020 7908 1108

Cheyne Row, Chelsea SW3

ÂŁ2,550,000

A sympathetically and beautifully modernised Grade II listed Queen Anne house of enormous charm. The house retains a wealth of original features, and its beautiful proportions make it a most appealing home.

2 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, drawing room, dining room, sitting room/office, kitchen, cloakroom, courtyard garden. EPC rating: Listed Buildings are currently exempt from the requirement to have an EPC. Contact John D Wood & Co. on 020 7908 1108

Over Primary School Swimming Pool Fund We have joined forces with The Friends of Over Primary School (FOPS), to assist with their efforts to raise ÂŁ36,000 to cover the existing swimming pool with a purpose built enclosure, with new changing rooms, so that the community can utilise the facility.

Having made an initial contribution, we have also committed to ongoing donations.

For every property successfully referred to us using the code POOLFUND, we will donate ÂŁ100 to the swimming pool fund*.

If you are thinking of selling, give our local team a call on 01223 470099 to arrange a no obligation market appraisal.

*Terms and conditions apply.