4 bed detached house for sale

Ermine Street, Ancaster NG32

Chestnut House is a substantial stone built detached period house with fascinating handwritten paper deeds dating from 1785 and situated at the heart of a thriving village location. The property has been sympathetically renovated utilising traditional materials resulting in a spacious family home of over 2000 square feet and containing a wealth of character features including open fireplaces with wood burning stoves, exposed stonework and reclaimed wooden floors. The refurbishment also includes bespoke double glazed wooden framed windows, re-plumbing, re-wiring and the installation of full central heating with a bio-mass boiler located in an outbuilding. The accommodation is entered via a generous reception hall and there are two impressive reception rooms, a kitchen/dining room, utility room and cloakroom on the ground floor whilst the first floor comprises a large landing/library area, four double bedrooms and two bathrooms. Side pedestrian access leads to a sizeable and highly private rear garden which enjoys a westerly aspect. Street parking is generally found outside the house. Only by a full internal inspection can the extent, quality and character of the living space be properly appreciated. The seller reports the house stays warm in winter months but remains pleasantly cool in hot weather. No onward chain.

EPC Rating: F

Location

Ancaster lies approximately 8 miles to the north east of Grantham and 6 miles west of Sleaford. The village was a noted Roman settlement on the well know Ermine Street and still has many sites of archaeological interest. Today finds a bustling modern village with a doctors’ surgery/dispensary, day nursery, barbers studio, local Post Office, Junior School, award winning Butchers, Co-op store, post office/convenience store, public house, and social club. A takeaway woodfired pizza van visits as does a mobile library service. There is a regular bus service to both Grantham and Sleaford and an unmanned East Coast Mainline Station between Nottingham and Skegness (pay on the train), calls at Grantham, Sleaford and Boston. A 10 minute drive reaches RAF Cranwell to the north. Nearby is the Woodland Waters beauty spot and campsite, as well as a petrol station with shop.

Entrance Hall (4.78m x 2.56m)

A spacious reception hall approached through a weathered oak entrance door. Woodblock flooring, staircase off to first floor, coloured leaded light and radiator.

Cloakroom (1.94m x 0.94m)

With low level WC, wash basin and radiator. Reclaimed birch flooring and window to rear.

Kitchen/Dining Room (5.80m x 4.05m)

Narrowing to 3.02m. Fitted with a rage of Harvey Jones wooden painted units with solid beech worksurfaces. Stainless steel one and a half bowl sink with three way mixer tap, range cooker and hood over, dishwasher, reclaimed birch flooring, pantry cupboard and understairs cupboard. Window to rear elevation and half glazed double doors to garden.

Utility Room (3.05m x 1.87m)

Fitted cupboards and stainless steel sink. Tiled splash backs, cupboard containing hot water cylinder and heating plant, radiator, plumbing for washing machine and half glazed stable door to garden.

Sitting Room (5.73m x 3.94m)

A charming room with a period fireplace and Much Wenlock wood burning stove. Exposed stonework, boarded floor, recessed shelving, radiator and window to front elevation.

Dining Room (5.62m x 3.03m)

A large second reception room with a brick built fireplace and additional wood burning stove. Reclaimed wood floor, exposed stonework, radiator and window to front elevation.

Landing/Library (5.59m x 2.79m)

A very useful area suited to a number of uses. Boarded floor, radiator and window to front elevation. Inner landing with built in linen cupboard. Loft trap to roof space.

Bedroom 1 (4.03m x 3.74m)

Boarded floor, window to front elevation, radiator and lovely period grate.

En Suite Shower Room (2.49m x 1.83m)

Shower cubicle, low level WC and pedestal wash basin. Boarded floor, radiator, shaver point and extractor fan.

Bedroom 2 (5.59m x 3.06m)

Period fire grate, boarded floor, radiator and window to front.

Bedroom 3 (3.30m x 3.09m)

Window to rear, boarded floor and radiator.

Bedroom 4 (3.46m x 3.17m)

Window to rear, boarded floor and radiator.

Bathroom (3.14m x 2.27m)

A family bathroom which includes a freestanding oval bath, shower cubicle with mains fed shower, pedestal wash basin and low level WC. Radiator and extractor fan. Window to rear.

Roofspace

Large roof void with resident Long Eared Bat.

Services

Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected. Central heating and hot water via a bio-mass wood pellet boiler housed in an outbuilding to the rear.

Agents Note

Please note these particulars may be subject to change and must not be relied upon as an entirely accurate description of the property.

Although these particulars are thought to be materially correct, their accuracy cannot be guaranteed and they do not form part of any contract. Some measurements are overall measurements and others are maximum measurements. All services and appliances have not and will not be tested.

Anti Money Laundering Checks

We are required by law to conduct anti-money laundering checks on all those selling or buying a property. Whilst we retain responsibility for ensuring checks and any ongoing monitoring are carried out correctly, the initial checks are carried out on our behalf by Lifetime Legal who will contact you once you have agreed to instruct us in your sale or had an offer accepted on a property you wish to buy. The cost of these checks is £62 (incl. VAT), which covers the cost of obtaining relevant data and any manual checks and monitoring which might be required. This fee will need to be paid by you in advance of us publishing your property (in the case of a vendor) or issuing a memorandum of sale (in the case of a buyer), directly to Lifetime Legal, and is non-refundable. We will receive some of the fee taken by Lifetime Legal to compensate for its role in the provision of these checks

Council Tax

The property is registered Band D for Council Tax purposes.

Garden

Gated side pedestrian access leads to a large and highly private walled rear garden almost 100 feet in length. There is a functional glass topped well which, with an electric pump, is very useful for garden watering. Paved patio, lawn, various shrubs and trees including a mature apple. Two attractive seating areas. Brick and tile outbuilding (3.24m x 1.90m) housing hopper fed pellet boiler with storage for fuel, power and garden tap. Additional brick built woodstore (2.38m x 2.25m).