St Botolphs Gate, Saxilby, Lincoln, LN1

In an attractive, small, cul-de-sac, residential development on the edge of the village of Saxilby just 7 miles outside the city of Lincoln, a superb family home with 5 bedrooms and generous living spaces, ideal for a modern lifestyle, sits in a very quiet spot overlooking far reaching countryside. The excellent connection onto the sunny, west facing, rear garden provides an idyllic setting for relaxing or entertaining whilst soaking up the stunning sunsets.

Saxilby is extremely well served and well located with easy access to all forms of transport including having its own train station with services to a wealth of towns and cities, whilst schools in the village and the city are much sought after.


“We bought the property off plan when it was built almost 20 years ago. As well as being a beautifully designed and built home it was also all about the location, location, location! It’s such a lovely environment for children to grow up in. Being in a small cul de sac, us being in the corner, it is very quiet, there is no passing traffic and we are not overlooked in the rear garden. We have three large communal areas, council owned and maintained, one at the front, the other in the opposite corner and the third is a small spinney which runs down the side of our house, where our three children used to play with all the neighbours’ children, which they endearingly called ‘the forest’! This joins up with the communal areas giving the children plenty of freedom in a safe environment. The neighbours are all lovely - we all look out for one another - the local primary school is a great little school plus there are so many other facilities to offer in Saxilby.”

“Transport is amazing here. You can choose to go into the city either by train, bus, bicycle, car or even a boat. It’s about a 15 minute drive into the centre but there are cycle routes as well as the river and railway. The bus stop is about a 5 minute walk, and the train station is about a 15 minute walk. Trains go into Lincoln but also to cities elsewhere such as Sheffield and Leeds.”

“The small development of about 26 houses was constructed by a local builder from Newark, Able Homes, ensuring quality build and a good variety of styles. We extended it with the modern extension at the back about 2 years ago. We also fitted a new, bespoke kitchen knocking down the wall to link the kitchen with the new extension. It works so beautifully, a great entertaining space, full of light and where you can really bring the outside in. The original exterior French doors into the living room add to the freely flowing spaces, ideal if entertaining on a large scale.”

“It is incredibly quiet here and the views from the back of the house are wonderful across the countryside where you can see - far in the distance - the train, looking like a toy train! On a good day you can see all the way to Retford. Being a west facing garden, the sunsets are tremendous all year round particularly with the huge Lincolnshire skies. We benefit from the sun at the front in the morning and then from mid to late morning right through to the evening sunset it shines on the back garden. It has been a pleasure to be so close to nature as we see a lot of different wildlife in the fields behind: woodpeckers, birds of prey including owls, also deer, foxes, hares and hedgehogs, just to name a few!”

Location

Saxilby is about 7 miles northeast of the city of Lincoln with the property situated in a quiet residential close on the northern edge of the village of Saxilby. Either a 3 minute drive or a 15 minute walk takes you to Saxilby Station served by East Midlands Railway and Northern Trains. Lincoln is reached in 7 minutes, for example, or Retford in 15 minutes, both where you can connect with trains to London, or continue on to Sheffield or Leeds. By car, the centre of Lincoln is about 15 minutes. Here, the city provides everything you would expect including a beautiful cathedral and castle sitting on top of the hill beside the quaint Bailgate area for independent shops, markets, restaurants and cafes with extensive retail outlets further down the hill. Fast direct trains from Lincoln to London take around 2 hours.

The village of Saxilby is a thriving community and has a Co-op, a One Stop, a doctors’ surgery, a vet’s, a hairdresser and beauty salon, several little independent shops, 3 cafes, an ice cream parlour, a fish and chip shop, Chinese and pizza takeaways and two pubs, one serving food. A small public library within the Pavilion Building holds various clubs and events throughout the year, and the very active church which is a 5 minute walk away, has a Sunday School.

If required, there is a regular bus service direct to supermarkets such as Tesco and Asda, whilst a local David Lloyd tennis facility is a 5 minute drive.

The A1 northbound is about 20 minutes away at Markham Moor, or southbound at Newark about 25 minutes’ drive. To the east, just over half an hour’s drive takes you to the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the Lincolnshire coast beyond.

Schools

Saxilby C of E Primary School is a few minutes’ drive and has a Good Ofsted report, so too the Fleur de Lys Nursery and Pre-School and Sunflower Smile Childcare. The village of Odder, near Saxilby, has a preparatory school for children aged 2-11 years, Burton Hawthow. There is a wide choice of secondary schools in the region with many in Lincoln such as The Priory Academy LSST, 8 miles away rated Outstanding by Ofsted, as well as the highly regarded Lincoln Minster independent Schools (Prep and Senior) situated in the centre.

Services: Mains gas, electricity, water, and drainage; gas central heating
Local Authority: West Lindsey District Council
Council Tax Band: E
EPC Rating: C