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High Street, Swinderby, Lincoln

Key features

  • The Old School House, Grade II Listed Five Bedroomed House
  • Jasmine Cottage, a Two Bedroomed Property
  • Clematis Cottage, adjoining Two Bedroomed Property
  • The Old School Room with Potential for Conversion
  • Village Amenities including Pub & Primary School
  • Total Area 0.599 Acre or Thereabouts
  • Home & Combined Investment Opportunity
  • Newark (7 miles) (Newark-St, Pancras approx. 1h 36m), Lincoln (8 miles)
  • Vacant Possession on Completion
  • EPC Ratings - School House (F) Cottages (E)

Description

A fine Grade II Listed five bedroomed family house offered with two adjoining cottages and the former School Room. An ideal investment proposition with vacant possession on completion. Swinderby village is situated on the Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire borders, close to the A46 Fosse Road with Newark 7 miles and Lincoln 8 miles distances.

The accommodation, extended and remodelled provides spacious accommodation ideal for the modern lifestyle. The rooms are particularly light and airy. The accommodation briefly provides a front porch, reception hall, sitting room and open plan dining area with French windows to the garden, a delightful garden room with vaulted ceiling and underfloor heating and a family sized kitchen with quality Kranz designed units and an Aga cooking range. Domestic rooms include a boiler room, back lobby and cloak room. The first floor provides a master bedroom suite with dressing room and en-suite. Bedroom Two en-suite is an ideal guest room. Also at first floor level Bedroom Three and a family bathroom/wet room. The second floor provides Bedrooms Four and Five, both double sized, and an en-suite facility. Perfect rooms for teenagers!


Externally, access via a pair of double gates, is from Collingham Road. There is a walled boundary on the High Street, established gardens with a variety of trees including mature oak and chestnut. The brick and tile built double garage stands with a gravelled forecourt.

Clematis Cottage is attached to the main house with a driveway entrance and archway. The accommodation on the ground floor includes a sitting room, dining/kitchen, lobby and bathroom. The first floor provides a landing, two bedrooms and en-suite shower room.

Jasmine Cottage, situated on the common driveway, provides on the ground floor, entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen, bathroom and on the first floor two bedrooms and bathroom two. Externally there is a boiler room.

Both Cottages have independent oil fired central heating.

The Old School Room comprises a single storey building with rafted ceiling. Previously used as a games room for the main house, this building would offer potential for conversion to residential purposes, an annexe or Air B&B, in all 0.59 acre or thereabouts.

The village is approached by country lanes from the A46 and Collingham village. Genuinely unspoilt there is a variety of period and modern houses within the High Street area. The village has a public house, a church, a village hall, playing fields and a primary school with nursery. The settlement of Collingham (3 miles) provides amenities including a railway station with services to Lincoln and Newark, Co-operative store, doctor's surgery, pharmacy and dentist. Access points to the A1 are within 5 miles. Newark is on the main East Coast railway line with services to London and York. Journey times between Newark Northgate and London King's Cross are just over 75 minutes. The university city of Lincoln (8 miles) provides excellent educational facilities, both in the state and private sectors.

The Old School House -

Ground Floor -

Porch Entrance - With double glazed windows and door, tiled floor.



Reception Hall - 0.66m x 2.21m (2'2 x 7'3) - Tiled floor, staircase, understairs cupboard and panelled radiator.

Sitting Room - 5.05m x 4.98m (16'7 x 16'4) - Open fireplace with hob type grate, tiled floor. LED lighting. South facing windows, radiator and open plan to dining area.

Dining Area - 4.98m x 4.22m (16'4 x 13'10) - Double panelled radiator and south facing windows.

Garden Room - 5.97m x 4.34m (19'7 x 14'3) - (plus recess 8'4 x 4'9)

South facing French windows, west facing arch window, vaulted ceiling, tiled floor and underfloor heating.

Kitchen - 6.38m x 3.61m (20'11 x 11'10) - Kranz designed kitchen with solid wood units and granite work surfaces. Aga cooking range (oil fired), integrated fridge freezer, electric oven, microwave and dishwasher. Stainless steel sink unit and separate bowl. LED and pendant lighting. The kitchen has a south facing aspect.



Back Hall -

Cloak Room - 3.35m x 1.88m (11' x 6'2) - Basin, low suite WC, radiator.

Back Lobby - With built in cupboard.

Boiler Room - Worcester oil fired central heating boiler, Grundfos booster system and hot water tank. Tiled floor.

First Floor -

Landing - With radiator.

Master Bedroom One - 5.05m x 4.98m (16'7 x 16'4) - Dual aspect south and west, fitted wall lights, radiator.



Dressing Room - 3.66m x 2.21m (12' x 7'3) - With fitted shelving and hanging space.

En-Suite Wet Room - 3.58m x 1.96m (11'9 x 6'5) - Shower with glazed screen, chrome fitting and drainage, low suite WC and bidet. Tiled floor, twin wash basins, chrome heated towel rail and recessed lighting.

Bedroom Two - 4.98m x 4.27m (16'4 x 14') - South facing. Two double panelled radiators, built in double wardrobe.

En-Suite - With 4' wide shower, Saniflow WC, basin, tiled floor, radiator.

Bedroom Three - 4.62m x 3.61m (15'2 x 11'10) - South facing, built in wardrobe and double panelled radiator.

Family Bathroom - 2.41m x 1.65m (7'11 x 5'5) - Bath with shower screen, wall fixed chrome shower unit, low suite WC and basin.

Second Floor - A winding staircase leads to the second floor with storage cupboard. Landing with radiator.

Bedroom Four - 4.17m x 3.99m (13'8 x 13'1) - Two Velux roof lights, double panelled radiator, exposed perlins and vaulted ceiling.

En-Suite - 4.70m x 2.44m (15'5 x 8') - Vaulted ceiling, Velux roof light, bath, shower cubicle, low suite WC and basin. Small gable window, storage cupboards in the roof space, chrome heated towel rail.

Bedroom Five - 3.89m x 3.53m (12'9 x 11'7) - Gable window with Velux roof light, double panelled radiator, exposed perlins and vaulted ceiling.

Outside -

Double Garage - 6.10m x 5.94m (20' x 19'6) - Brick construction under a tiled roof. Personal door, power and light connected. The garage stands with a gravelled forecourt and the oil storage tank.

Gated access to the property is from Collingham Road with a pair of double doors leading to a gravelled driveway. The established garden contains mature trees including oak and horse chestnut. There is a lawned area and stone patio. The property has a walled boundary to High Street.

The north side of the property has a small enclosed yard area. There is pedestrian access from High Street shared with Clematis Cottage, Jasmine Cottage and the Old School Room which are held on separate Title.

Jasmine Cottage - Attached to the School Room and Archway, Jasmine Cottage provides the following accommodation:

Ground Floor -

Entrance Hall - With radiator.

Sitting Room - 6.50m x 3.96m (21'4 x 13') - Centre opening double glazed French windows, double panelled radiator. This room has a lofty ceiling.

Kitchen - 3.81m x 2.29m (12'6 x 7'6) - Wall cupboards, base units, working surface incorporating an electric hob and oven. Plumbing for a washing machine. Single glazed outside door, LED lighting.

Bathroom - 2.49m x 1.73m (8'2 x 5'8) - Bath with shower screen and shower attachment, pedestal basin and low suite WC. LED lighting and heated towel rail.

First Floor -

Landing - With radiator and built in cupboard.

Bedroom One - 3.94m x 2.49m (12'11 x 8'2) - Yorkshire slider single glazed window, radiator.

Bedroom Two - 3.94m x 2.54m (12'11 x 8'4) - Box sash single glazed window, radiator.

Bathroom - 3.05m x 1.63m (10' x 5'4) - Shower cubicle, chrome shower fitting, low suite WC, basin, heated towel rail and LED lighting.

Externally -

Former Stable - 4.34m x 2.18m (14'3 x 7'2) - Housing the Worcester oil fired central heating boiler.

Bin Store - Electric meters for both Clematis Cottage and Jasmine Cottage.

The School Room - A single storey building of brick construction under a pantiled roof.

Games Room - 11.28m x 4.19m (37' x 13'9) - Fireplace, wood stove, rafted and wood boarded ceiling.



Clematis Cottage - Attached to the main building, Clematis Cottage provides the following accommodation:

Ground Floor -

Sitting Room - 3.99m x 3.35m (13'1 x 11') - Chimney breast, single glazed box sash window, door to lobby and staircase.

Dining Kitchen - 6.40m x 2.69m (21' x 8'10) - Wall units, base cupboards, working surfaces, stainless steel sink unit and drainer. Electric hob and oven.

Inner Lobby -

Bathroom - 2.34m x 2.21m (7'8 x 7'3) - Bath with shower screen and shower attachment, basin and low suite WC.

First Floor -

Lobby & Staircase -

Landing - 2.79m x 2.13m (9'2 x 7') - Double panelled radiator, single glazed window, door to Bedroom One.

Bedroom One - 3.58m x 2.72m (11'9 x 8'11) - (plus 2'6 recess)

Radiator, single glazed window.

En-Suite - With shower cubicle, electric shower, low suite WC, pedestal basin, extractor fan and chrome heated towel rail.



Two Steps To Inner Landing -

Bedroom Two - 3.73m x 3.15m (12'3 x 10'4) - (over archway)

Radiator, single glazed window.

Outside - Small enclosed patio garden area.

There is a gravelled driveway serving the properties and leading through to a communal parking space and enclosed garden area.

Town & Country Planning - -

Clematis Cottage & Jasmine Cottage - Permission is granted under North Kesteven District Council to allow Units to be let for up to six months, planning references 11/0972/VARCON and reference 06/1530/FUL (conversion of part dwelling to 2 self contained holiday units).

The planning permission is conditioned for short term lets of a period no longer than six months and not permanent residential accommodation.

Services - Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are all connected to the property.

Tenure - The property is freehold.

Possession - Vacant possession will be given on completion.

Mortgage - Mortgage advice is available through our Mortgage Adviser. Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loan secured on it.

Viewing - Strictly by appointment with the selling agents.

Council Tax - The properties comes under North Kesteven District Council in the following Tax Bands:

The Old School House - Tax Band F
Clematis Cottage - Tax Band E
Jasmine Cottage - Tax Band E

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About Richard Watkinson & Partners, Newark

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Richard Watkinson & Partners is one of the East Midlands most established estate agencies having had a presence in the area for more than 30 years. Our experienced and trusted agency has offices across the region specialising in residential and commercial sales as well as lettings. With friendly, approachable and knowledgeable staff, Richard Watkinson & Partners is known for its expertise in all areas of property.

"I set up Richard Watkinson & Partners is 1988 with just three staff in a small office in North Gate, Newark.

"A lot has changed since then - we now have more than 30 members of staff, six offices across the East Midlands as well as dedicated lettings, new homes and commercial agents - but the core values I set out when I started the business have remained.

"High levels of customer service, a friendly, personable approach to estate agency and excellent local knowledge are all paramount in delivering a professional and effective service. These are the values upon which I built Richard Watkinson & Partners and I'm proud that these are always at the forefront of our agents' minds when dealing with customers.

"Estate agency itself hasn't changed, it's still a business which orientates around people and that is something we instil in all of our staff. People still like to walk into their local estate agency, browse properties and talk to an agent who knows the area and can provide useful advice on how to buy or sell a home. All of our staff live locally and are able to provide the best possible local knowledge, providing customers with a personal service on which they can rely.

"I'm proud that we remain a local, family-run business - always putting the customer first - and that our strong roots in the East Midlands continue to enable us to act as one of the region's leading agents across residential and commercial lettings and sales." - Founder, Richard Watkinson

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