Main Street, Baston, Peterborough, Lincs, PE6

This striking south facing double fronted village house has a separate coach house barn, incorporating integral garaging and two annex suites, with a large, mature and private walled garden.

Description

This striking grade II listed, double fronted south facing house dates from circa 1830.


The three en suite bedroom house has a separate coach house barn that incorporates integral garaging & two versatile additional annex suites. These versatile suites are ideal as fourth or fifth overspill bedrooms to the house, or for live-in help, and could also be a home business base, subject to any necessary consents.


To the rear of the house and barn, with electrically gated access between the house and barn from the street, the beautiful, mature walled garden offers a sanctuary and space for avid gardeners or children, alike. With mature borders, great privacy and an exercise spa-pool, the garden offers great privacy, whilst the property, as a whole, extends to 0.26 acres, or thereabouts, in total.


The Accommodation
The front, and glazed inner vestibule doors open from the wrought iron railed front garden into a wide, high ceiling reception stairwell hall. The hallway provides access to two of the three elegant reception rooms, a home study and a wet room.


To the left, the drawing room has elegant symmetry, with high ceiling and deep skirtings, along with an almost full height sash window, with working window shutters. An open fireplace has a marble surround. To the right, a herringbone wooden floored sitting room has the same elegant proportions, tall shuttered sash window and deep skirtings, with a wood burning stove within the fireplace with a turned wooden surround.


The study/office has wooden board effect flooring, fitted bookcases and attractive views along the length of the garden. It lies across the hall from the staircase and a large ground floor wet room, whilst a clay tiled inner lobby provides access to a rear garden porch, along with the kitchen.


The kitchen offers ample space for a dining table and is fitted with an extensive suite, under Silestone worktops, with a gas double oven Aga, with its electric companion and hob. Alongside, a sizeable pantry, provides generous space for freezers and storage, whilst a utility room, with Belfast sink, washing machine and dryer, links the kitchen to the garden room.


The fabulous dual-aspect garden room offers lovely views over the lawned garden, with French doors that open to the large courtyard that runs between the house and annex barn. With ceramic tiled flooring, with underfloor heating and fitted bookcases and cabinetry, this versatile room would be ideal for families, linking the house and its garden, for solitude and for entertaining, accessed as it is, from the kitchen.


The staircase ascends from the reception hallway, past a half landing linen cupboard, to a generous landing, which serves the three en suite double bedrooms in the core house. The principal bedroom has a full-suite bathroom, with separate double shower. Bedroom two has a wall of built-in wardrobes and an en suite bathroom, whilst bedroom three has a dressing area that also opens to an en suite bathroom.


The Coach House Barn, to the west of the house and gated drive, incorporates an integral tandem garage, with electric up and over door, entrance lobby and stable store, over which a first floor suite incorporates a double bedroom, sitting room, with attractive street-scene views, and bathroom. In addition, a second ground floor suite, adjoining to the north, incorporates a further bedroom, shower room and sitting room/office, with two mezzanine level stores. These two suites offer fabulous and versatile overspill accommodation for visiting relatives, older children, or (subject to any change of use) offices.


The Gardens are a delight and the property extends to just over a quarter of an acre in total.

A front forecourt garden has wrought iron railings, with a pedestrian gate and path to the front door. An electric gate to the west of the house opens to the drive between the house and barn, for garden access and cars of a certain width, whilst the barn’s electric garage door accesses the oversized tandem garage.

The large courtyard between house and barn offers a sheltered terrace for entertaining, with access to the house and annex suites, whilst the lawned garden extends to the rear, enclosed to three sides by tall brick walls.

The garden is principally lawned, with deep flowering and shrub borders that overflow with colour and interest. It is a wildlife haven and a sheltered, private playground, complete with a free-standing circa 5m swim-spa exercise pool, allowing you to swim against a current.

Location

A vibrant village, Baston supports a primary school, a village shop with Post Office, village hall, children’s play area and sports pitches, with tennis courts available for hire. Further, the village has two public houses, The White Horse on Church Street and The Black Horse, whilst Waterside Garden Centre on the edge of the village, offers homewares, as well as a butcher and restaurant, in addition to plants.


The area is blessed with a choice of state, grammar and private schooling. The village primary school feeds to secondary education at Bourne, where there are both well-thought of Academy and Grammar Schools. In addition, the Independent Kirkstone House School is also located in Baston village, whilst the Independent Copthill and Witham Hall Prep Schools, along with Stamford School are all within an 11 mile radius of the village.


The nearby market towns of Market Deeping (3 miles), Bourne (5 miles) and Stamford (8 miles) are close by for an extensive range of shops, supermarkets, restaurants and amenities, whilst rail links from Peterborough (12 miles) take you to Cambridge and London King’s Cross from just under an hour.

Square Footage: 3,109 sq ft


Acreage: 0.26 Acres

Additional Info

Services: Mains gas, electricity, water & drainage. Mains gas fired central heating. Fibre-optic broadband.


Local Authority: South Kesteven District Council


Listing: The property is grade II listed

Fixtures & Fittings: Curtains, blinds, carpets and light fittings are included in the sale. Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as garden ornaments are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.

All journey times and distances are approximate.