House For Sale £595,000
Positioned in grounds of approximately 2.17 acres (subject to survey), this detached, three bedroomed country bungalow stands on the rural outskirts of West Ashby village, just a short distance from Horncastle and has extensive parking and useful outbuildings comprising a detached workshop/garage, stables with tack room and hay store, summer house and second timber workshop together with grass paddock and attractive formal gardens. A superbly maintained and well-presented property, both internally and externally.
Directions Proceed away from Louth on the Horncastle Road and at the bypass junction take the staggered crossroads and continue along the A153 for several miles towards Horncastle. After passing through the village of Scamblesby, carry on over the hills until the village of West Ashby is found after the long straight. Travel through the village until the far outskirts where Lindisfarne will be found on the left side.
The Property The original bungalow is believed to date back to the 1970's and has since been substantially extended to provide the home of today. The property has brick-faced principal walls beneath a pitched timber roof structure covered in concrete interlocking tiles and the windows are uPVC-framed, double-glazed units. The extensions have created a surprisingly spacious and versatile home, the size of the accommodation not being readily apparent when the bungalow is viewed from the road. Heating is by electric night storage and panel heaters, and there is also a cast iron wood burning stove in the sitting room. The design incorporates a contemporary open plan dining kitchen and living area in addition to the sitting room and the master bedroom has an ensuite shower room.
There is a useful range of outbuildings and the grass paddock is located immediately to the rear, providing the potential for equestrian, horticultural or leisure use, subject to planning permission, with views across open countryside beyond.
The property has been maintained in superb condition, both internally and externally, with extensive driveways and a spacious yard providing extensive parking for vehicle and ample space to construct additional outbuildings if required, subject to planning permission.
Accommodation (Approximate room dimensions are shown on the floor plans which are indicative of the room layout and not to specific scale). Main Front Entrance with uPVC double-glazed front door and matching side panel to the:
Entrance Porch Laminated oak-effect flooring, sensor wall light, white uPVC panelled ceiling and natural brick walls. Inner white uPVC double-glazed door to the:
Entrance Hall A long hallway extending to some 8.27m in length with laminated oak-effect floor covering extending through from the entrance porch. Two ceiling light points, a square archway, coved ceiling and night store heater. Trap access to the front roof void. Airing cupboard containing a foam-lagged hot water cylinder with immersion heater on timer and linen shelves. An opening to the rear leads into a Side Lobby which has pine flooring, connecting door into the living/dining kitchen and a wide, built-in cupboard with sliding door in grey providing shelving, coat hooks and general storage space.
Living/Dining Kitchen An attractive, spacious room having a range of built-in units in beech style and comprising base cupboards, wide pan drawers, wall cupboards, roll edge, granite-effect work surfaces with ceramic tile splashbacks and a single drainer, rebated stainless steel sink unit with single lever mixer tap. The tall American style fridge freezer with ice and water dispenser is included in the sale and has a pull-out larder rack to one side and tall storage cupboard unit to the other side. There is also a dresser unit with glass fronted display cabinets. AEG electric double oven incorporating grill and black AEG ceramic hob with a wide Rangemaster extractor hood above having lights inset. Integrated faced dishwasher, pine floorboards, two side windows, coved ceiling and trap access to the rear roof void. Ceiling LED downlighters, square archway, smoke alarm and rear hardwood, part-glazed door with shaped panes to the rear porch. The seating area has a night store heater, tile-effect floor covering, ceiling light point and uPVC-framed, double-glazed French doors onto the main garden area.
Sitting Room Positioned at the front of the bungalow, the sitting room is a good size and a dual aspect room with window to the front and side elevations. There is a night store heater and a recessed brick fireplace with flagstone hearth and a hardwood mantel shelf over, together with a cast iron log burning stove.
Rear Porch Natural brick walls, coat hooks to wall plaque, pine-panelled ceiling and a rear uPVC part-glazed (double-glazed) door with window each side.
Bedroom 1 (rear) A good size double bedroom with a full width range of built-in wardrobes having light oak effect and mirror fronted sliding doors, clothes rails and shelving. Night store heater, coved ceiling and rear window. Connecting door to:
En Suite Shower Room A spacious shower room with a white suite comprising low-level WC and a shaped vanity wash hand basin with single lever mixer tap over cupboards and drawers in a white gloss finish with long metal handles. LED illuminated wall mirror over the wash basin. Corner ceramic tiled and glazed shower cubicle with curved glazed doors and Mira electric instant shower unit with flexible hand set and ceiling extractor fan over. Chrome electric ladder-style radiator/towel rail. Travertine-style ceramic-tiled walls to two sides and complementary vinyl flooring. Etched glass double sliding doors to a shelved built-in linen cupboard and rear window.
Bedroom 2 (front) A double bedroom which is light and airy with window to the front elevation, coved ceiling and night store heater in decorative case.
Bedroom 3 (side) A further double bedroom with window to the side elevation, coved ceiling and night store heater.
Study Centrally positioned in the building with LED downlighters to the lower ceiling, there is a high vaulted section with double-glazed skylight window. Oak-effect laminated floor covering.
Bathroom A good size and partially divided by a wall with a square walk-through opening. White suite of low-level WC, vanity wash hand basin with double cupboard under and panelled bath with an electric Mira shower unit above, together with glazed side screen. Tile-effect vinyl floor covering, marble-style ceramic-tiled walls to the inner area and to the plinth at the rear of the WC. Two rear windows, night store heater, coat hooks and ceiling extractor fan.
Outside
Driveway The property is approached through a wide brick pillared entrance onto a gravelled driveway shaped to form a parking area in front of the bungalow and continuing for some distance past left of the property give access to the outbuildings, and land beyond. There are front and side hedges along the driveway boundaries and after the stable block there is a spacious drive-in yard providing parking and turning space for several vehicles.
Outbuildings
Workshop An excellent size constructed in twin-skin brick and block beneath a concrete tiled roof and having six single glazed metal and timber framed windows, side pedestrian door, 2.6m high double doors at the front and useful roof storage space. There are many power points, strip lighting, bench to one side and store cupboards to the opposite corner. Outside, there is a front and rear sensor floodlight and a pathway with attractive climbing plants trained over the side elevation.
Stable Block Brick and block-built range of 2 Good size Stables, each with window, stable door, LED floodlight together with a canopy at the front having an outside light and external double power point. To the rear of the stables is a Tack Room with power points, light, electricity rcd unit for the stable lighting and a tap adjacent on the outside.
Hay Store Wrapped around the tack room and to the rear of the stables is a steel-framed hay store which is partly gated to form an animal pen if required and has a metal profile sheet roof covering.
Metal-framed Greenhouse
Tool Shed and Wood Store A steel-framed timber tool shed with a single-glazed rear window and adjacent is a good sized open-sided covered area, ideal for log storage.
Timber-built Workshop Presently used mainly for woodworking, this is a useful workshop with profile sheet roof covering, concrete floor and timber panel walls internally. U-shaped full range of work benches and window to the front elevation. Lights and power points.
Summer House Excellent size with power points, lights, veranda at the front with canopy and balustrade surrounding. Inside there are high-level speakers and a consumer unit with mcb's.
Gardens and Land The bungalow has a large formal garden positioned for the sun throughout the day and principally laid to lawn with drifts of well stocked shrubs and bushes set into beds and borders. There are dividing brick walls and a beech hedge between the gardens and the yard/outbuildings beyond with a walk-through archway from the rear drive onto a spacious patio lined with flower borders and a slate bed.
The patio extends around the side of the bungalow forming a pathway from the parking area at the front. The main lawn is shaped to a further gravelled area for outside seating or pots/tubs with a slate-chipping, corner seating area close to the rear hedge. There are numerous outside wall lights around the bungalow.
The summer house has decking under a pergola at the side and there is a gravel bed by the timber workshop and a metal gate close by, into the large, gravelled yard. This is a spacious parking area for several vehicles, trailers, etc. With sleeper lined vegetable beds and outside water tap by the stables. To the rear, post and rail fencing with a gate, separates a smaller turnout paddock presently home to some geese and beyond this the grass paddock stretches away. There is an open panoramic view beyond, across the open countryside.
Viewing Strictly by prior appointment through the selling agent.
Location The village of West Ashby is positioned approximately two miles from the centre of Horncastle market town and is surrounded by open countryside. The A153 road passes through the village and leads from Horncastle to the market town of Louth.
Horncastle provides a range of shopping, schooling and recreational facilities with a particular reputation for antique and bric-a-brac shops selling a wide variety of collectables. There is a conservation park with fishing lakes within easy reach of the building plot. The Anglican parish church nearby and visible in the second aerial photograph is dedicated to All Saints and built in stone.
Between West Ashby and Horncastle there is a recently opened wildlife park, and the area has many attractions, including the Kinema in the Woods at Woodhall Spa, the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby, Tattershall Farm Park, Jubilee Park in Woodhall Spa and the Meridian Leisure Centre in Louth, together with the Kenwick Park Leisure Centre, golf course and equestrian centre on the outskirts of Louth.
General Information The particulars of this property are intended to give a fair and substantially correct overall description for the guidance of intending purchasers. No responsibility is to be assumed for individual items. No appliances have been tested. Fixtures and fittings are excluded unless otherwise stated. All carpets and floor coverings, fridge freezer, curtains and rails are included in the sale. Plans/Maps are not to specific scale, are based on information supplied and subject to verification by a solicitor at sale stage. We are advised that the property is connected to mains electricity and water whilst drainage is to a private system, but no utility searches have been carried out to confirm at this stage. The property is in Council Tax band B.
Directions Proceed away from Louth on the Horncastle Road and at the bypass junction take the staggered crossroads and continue along the A153 for several miles towards Horncastle. After passing through the village of Scamblesby, carry on over the hills until the village of West Ashby is found after the long straight. Travel through the village until the far outskirts where Lindisfarne will be found on the left side.
The Property The original bungalow is believed to date back to the 1970's and has since been substantially extended to provide the home of today. The property has brick-faced principal walls beneath a pitched timber roof structure covered in concrete interlocking tiles and the windows are uPVC-framed, double-glazed units. The extensions have created a surprisingly spacious and versatile home, the size of the accommodation not being readily apparent when the bungalow is viewed from the road. Heating is by electric night storage and panel heaters, and there is also a cast iron wood burning stove in the sitting room. The design incorporates a contemporary open plan dining kitchen and living area in addition to the sitting room and the master bedroom has an ensuite shower room.
There is a useful range of outbuildings and the grass paddock is located immediately to the rear, providing the potential for equestrian, horticultural or leisure use, subject to planning permission, with views across open countryside beyond.
The property has been maintained in superb condition, both internally and externally, with extensive driveways and a spacious yard providing extensive parking for vehicle and ample space to construct additional outbuildings if required, subject to planning permission.
Accommodation (Approximate room dimensions are shown on the floor plans which are indicative of the room layout and not to specific scale). Main Front Entrance with uPVC double-glazed front door and matching side panel to the:
Entrance Porch Laminated oak-effect flooring, sensor wall light, white uPVC panelled ceiling and natural brick walls. Inner white uPVC double-glazed door to the:
Entrance Hall A long hallway extending to some 8.27m in length with laminated oak-effect floor covering extending through from the entrance porch. Two ceiling light points, a square archway, coved ceiling and night store heater. Trap access to the front roof void. Airing cupboard containing a foam-lagged hot water cylinder with immersion heater on timer and linen shelves. An opening to the rear leads into a Side Lobby which has pine flooring, connecting door into the living/dining kitchen and a wide, built-in cupboard with sliding door in grey providing shelving, coat hooks and general storage space.
Living/Dining Kitchen An attractive, spacious room having a range of built-in units in beech style and comprising base cupboards, wide pan drawers, wall cupboards, roll edge, granite-effect work surfaces with ceramic tile splashbacks and a single drainer, rebated stainless steel sink unit with single lever mixer tap. The tall American style fridge freezer with ice and water dispenser is included in the sale and has a pull-out larder rack to one side and tall storage cupboard unit to the other side. There is also a dresser unit with glass fronted display cabinets. AEG electric double oven incorporating grill and black AEG ceramic hob with a wide Rangemaster extractor hood above having lights inset. Integrated faced dishwasher, pine floorboards, two side windows, coved ceiling and trap access to the rear roof void. Ceiling LED downlighters, square archway, smoke alarm and rear hardwood, part-glazed door with shaped panes to the rear porch. The seating area has a night store heater, tile-effect floor covering, ceiling light point and uPVC-framed, double-glazed French doors onto the main garden area.
Sitting Room Positioned at the front of the bungalow, the sitting room is a good size and a dual aspect room with window to the front and side elevations. There is a night store heater and a recessed brick fireplace with flagstone hearth and a hardwood mantel shelf over, together with a cast iron log burning stove.
Rear Porch Natural brick walls, coat hooks to wall plaque, pine-panelled ceiling and a rear uPVC part-glazed (double-glazed) door with window each side.
Bedroom 1 (rear) A good size double bedroom with a full width range of built-in wardrobes having light oak effect and mirror fronted sliding doors, clothes rails and shelving. Night store heater, coved ceiling and rear window. Connecting door to:
En Suite Shower Room A spacious shower room with a white suite comprising low-level WC and a shaped vanity wash hand basin with single lever mixer tap over cupboards and drawers in a white gloss finish with long metal handles. LED illuminated wall mirror over the wash basin. Corner ceramic tiled and glazed shower cubicle with curved glazed doors and Mira electric instant shower unit with flexible hand set and ceiling extractor fan over. Chrome electric ladder-style radiator/towel rail. Travertine-style ceramic-tiled walls to two sides and complementary vinyl flooring. Etched glass double sliding doors to a shelved built-in linen cupboard and rear window.
Bedroom 2 (front) A double bedroom which is light and airy with window to the front elevation, coved ceiling and night store heater in decorative case.
Bedroom 3 (side) A further double bedroom with window to the side elevation, coved ceiling and night store heater.
Study Centrally positioned in the building with LED downlighters to the lower ceiling, there is a high vaulted section with double-glazed skylight window. Oak-effect laminated floor covering.
Bathroom A good size and partially divided by a wall with a square walk-through opening. White suite of low-level WC, vanity wash hand basin with double cupboard under and panelled bath with an electric Mira shower unit above, together with glazed side screen. Tile-effect vinyl floor covering, marble-style ceramic-tiled walls to the inner area and to the plinth at the rear of the WC. Two rear windows, night store heater, coat hooks and ceiling extractor fan.
Outside
Driveway The property is approached through a wide brick pillared entrance onto a gravelled driveway shaped to form a parking area in front of the bungalow and continuing for some distance past left of the property give access to the outbuildings, and land beyond. There are front and side hedges along the driveway boundaries and after the stable block there is a spacious drive-in yard providing parking and turning space for several vehicles.
Outbuildings
Workshop An excellent size constructed in twin-skin brick and block beneath a concrete tiled roof and having six single glazed metal and timber framed windows, side pedestrian door, 2.6m high double doors at the front and useful roof storage space. There are many power points, strip lighting, bench to one side and store cupboards to the opposite corner. Outside, there is a front and rear sensor floodlight and a pathway with attractive climbing plants trained over the side elevation.
Stable Block Brick and block-built range of 2 Good size Stables, each with window, stable door, LED floodlight together with a canopy at the front having an outside light and external double power point. To the rear of the stables is a Tack Room with power points, light, electricity rcd unit for the stable lighting and a tap adjacent on the outside.
Hay Store Wrapped around the tack room and to the rear of the stables is a steel-framed hay store which is partly gated to form an animal pen if required and has a metal profile sheet roof covering.
Metal-framed Greenhouse
Tool Shed and Wood Store A steel-framed timber tool shed with a single-glazed rear window and adjacent is a good sized open-sided covered area, ideal for log storage.
Timber-built Workshop Presently used mainly for woodworking, this is a useful workshop with profile sheet roof covering, concrete floor and timber panel walls internally. U-shaped full range of work benches and window to the front elevation. Lights and power points.
Summer House Excellent size with power points, lights, veranda at the front with canopy and balustrade surrounding. Inside there are high-level speakers and a consumer unit with mcb's.
Gardens and Land The bungalow has a large formal garden positioned for the sun throughout the day and principally laid to lawn with drifts of well stocked shrubs and bushes set into beds and borders. There are dividing brick walls and a beech hedge between the gardens and the yard/outbuildings beyond with a walk-through archway from the rear drive onto a spacious patio lined with flower borders and a slate bed.
The patio extends around the side of the bungalow forming a pathway from the parking area at the front. The main lawn is shaped to a further gravelled area for outside seating or pots/tubs with a slate-chipping, corner seating area close to the rear hedge. There are numerous outside wall lights around the bungalow.
The summer house has decking under a pergola at the side and there is a gravel bed by the timber workshop and a metal gate close by, into the large, gravelled yard. This is a spacious parking area for several vehicles, trailers, etc. With sleeper lined vegetable beds and outside water tap by the stables. To the rear, post and rail fencing with a gate, separates a smaller turnout paddock presently home to some geese and beyond this the grass paddock stretches away. There is an open panoramic view beyond, across the open countryside.
Viewing Strictly by prior appointment through the selling agent.
Location The village of West Ashby is positioned approximately two miles from the centre of Horncastle market town and is surrounded by open countryside. The A153 road passes through the village and leads from Horncastle to the market town of Louth.
Horncastle provides a range of shopping, schooling and recreational facilities with a particular reputation for antique and bric-a-brac shops selling a wide variety of collectables. There is a conservation park with fishing lakes within easy reach of the building plot. The Anglican parish church nearby and visible in the second aerial photograph is dedicated to All Saints and built in stone.
Between West Ashby and Horncastle there is a recently opened wildlife park, and the area has many attractions, including the Kinema in the Woods at Woodhall Spa, the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby, Tattershall Farm Park, Jubilee Park in Woodhall Spa and the Meridian Leisure Centre in Louth, together with the Kenwick Park Leisure Centre, golf course and equestrian centre on the outskirts of Louth.
General Information The particulars of this property are intended to give a fair and substantially correct overall description for the guidance of intending purchasers. No responsibility is to be assumed for individual items. No appliances have been tested. Fixtures and fittings are excluded unless otherwise stated. All carpets and floor coverings, fridge freezer, curtains and rails are included in the sale. Plans/Maps are not to specific scale, are based on information supplied and subject to verification by a solicitor at sale stage. We are advised that the property is connected to mains electricity and water whilst drainage is to a private system, but no utility searches have been carried out to confirm at this stage. The property is in Council Tax band B.
