House For Sale £595,000
Surrounded by gently rolling Nottinghamshire countryside, this three-bedroom house is a fine example of mid-century architecture. Set within the lovely rural village of Aslockton and designed in 1979 by architect Dale Robinson, the house is defined by its striking geometric profiles. Interior living spaces, replete with beautifully retained original features, extend to over 2,000 sq ft. A well-stocked private garden wraps the house, and a double garage opens directly to a painting studio. Its location means there is easy access to Nottingham and Grantham, both within twelve miles.
The Tour
This striking house makes an immediate impression. Its design nods to Scandinavian homes, with their angular shapes, geometrical silhouettes and asymmetric rooflines, and is characterised by black timber clad and red brick façades.
Set back from the road, the private paved driveway is flanked by topiary hedging and colourful buddleia bushes, and there is ample parking for several cars.
The primary entrance is via a glazed porch that leads to a large central hall. The flowing ground-floor layout is complimented by a well-curated palette of materials and colours, including softwood ceilings, exposed and painted brickwork and glazed panelled doors. Daylight bathes the interiors through picture windows framing verdant views of the wrap-around garden.
The heart of the house is the main living space, a warm and welcoming room with carefully considered and retained mid-century features. A lofty ceiling, clad in narrow pine strips, floats above exposed tie beams, and shards of overhead light flood through a carefully positioned skylight. A built-in bar is concealed behind a pink door, ensuring the space is perfectly suited to entertaining. The gas stove is a cosy spot to gather around, and on summer days, the adjacent dining terrace is perfect for alfresco dining.
The dining and kitchen spaces open directly from the hall; glazed double doors offer gentle separation. The room is triple aspect and arranged in an open plan. The kitchen has a generous array of painted cabinetry, carefully laid out to suit both everyday life and easy entertaining. On one side is a walk-in pantry for additional storage.
This kitchen is also accessed via a second lobby, connecting the main body of the house to the sunroom and garage wing. This smaller hall has exposed brickwork, painted white, and a paved floor laid out in a basket weave pattern. This leads to the sunroom extension; wonderfully light and airy, the room has a perimeter of large windows and glazed doors. To one side is a spacious utility and boot room.
The main bedroom is also on the ground floor and is particularly light care of dual-aspect picture windows. This room has far-reaching views over the garden. There is a good provision of built-in wardrobes and an en suite shower room.
A WC and storage cupboards complete the layout on this floor.
A u-shaped staircase ascends to the first-floor landing, where clerestory windows draw in light. This leads to two additional large double bedrooms set within the roof. Each is distinctive in character, and both are particularly light because of long slot windows with distant vistas; skylights add extra overhead illumination. A family bathroom sits in between.
There is a double garage with electric doors and, at its rear, a generous workshop space. This is currently used as a studio by the owner, a painter.
Outdoor Space
The impressive garden wraps around the house. Lovingly tended over many years, it has many different spots to sit and enjoy the rich and diverse array of planting and biodiversity; there are also many spots to enjoy a morning coffee or alfresco dining in warmer months. The garden is home to an abundance of wildlife, including resident hedgehogs.
An impressive cedar of Lebanon is centrally positioned, around which a path meanders to the raised vegetable beds, a greenhouse and a large pond. A lawned area in front of the expansive south-facing terrace is perfect for a football game.
The Area
Aslockton has a handy village shop, The Larder, stocking everyday necessities and an array of locally produced delicatessen. This rural village is also an excellent stop for a good pub lunch at The Cranmer Arms.
Further afield is The Durham Ox at Orston, a cosy traditional pub in the Vale of Belvoir. For fine-dining nearby Langar Hall is a wonderful spot for delicious dinners, and on the outskirts of Nottingham is the delicious Restaurant Sat Bains. The market town of Bingham lies around two miles to the west and has, at its centre, an old-school hardware shop, The Handicentre.
The house is perfectly positioned for hiking along the Linear Park trail, and there are many great cycling routes in the surrounding area, with Caffe Velo Verde at Screveton a great stopping-off point for a coffee. There are enticing locations for days out. Belvoir Castle is around seven miles south-east, Belton House at Grantham is 15 miles away, and Rutland Water is about 31 miles south.
The village has a primary school, Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Primary and Toot Hill Secondary School is located in Bingham.
Trains run from Bingham to Grantham, in around 20 minutes and from there to London Kings Cross in just over an hour. There are also direct services from Nottingham and Newark.
Council Tax Band: F
The Tour
This striking house makes an immediate impression. Its design nods to Scandinavian homes, with their angular shapes, geometrical silhouettes and asymmetric rooflines, and is characterised by black timber clad and red brick façades.
Set back from the road, the private paved driveway is flanked by topiary hedging and colourful buddleia bushes, and there is ample parking for several cars.
The primary entrance is via a glazed porch that leads to a large central hall. The flowing ground-floor layout is complimented by a well-curated palette of materials and colours, including softwood ceilings, exposed and painted brickwork and glazed panelled doors. Daylight bathes the interiors through picture windows framing verdant views of the wrap-around garden.
The heart of the house is the main living space, a warm and welcoming room with carefully considered and retained mid-century features. A lofty ceiling, clad in narrow pine strips, floats above exposed tie beams, and shards of overhead light flood through a carefully positioned skylight. A built-in bar is concealed behind a pink door, ensuring the space is perfectly suited to entertaining. The gas stove is a cosy spot to gather around, and on summer days, the adjacent dining terrace is perfect for alfresco dining.
The dining and kitchen spaces open directly from the hall; glazed double doors offer gentle separation. The room is triple aspect and arranged in an open plan. The kitchen has a generous array of painted cabinetry, carefully laid out to suit both everyday life and easy entertaining. On one side is a walk-in pantry for additional storage.
This kitchen is also accessed via a second lobby, connecting the main body of the house to the sunroom and garage wing. This smaller hall has exposed brickwork, painted white, and a paved floor laid out in a basket weave pattern. This leads to the sunroom extension; wonderfully light and airy, the room has a perimeter of large windows and glazed doors. To one side is a spacious utility and boot room.
The main bedroom is also on the ground floor and is particularly light care of dual-aspect picture windows. This room has far-reaching views over the garden. There is a good provision of built-in wardrobes and an en suite shower room.
A WC and storage cupboards complete the layout on this floor.
A u-shaped staircase ascends to the first-floor landing, where clerestory windows draw in light. This leads to two additional large double bedrooms set within the roof. Each is distinctive in character, and both are particularly light because of long slot windows with distant vistas; skylights add extra overhead illumination. A family bathroom sits in between.
There is a double garage with electric doors and, at its rear, a generous workshop space. This is currently used as a studio by the owner, a painter.
Outdoor Space
The impressive garden wraps around the house. Lovingly tended over many years, it has many different spots to sit and enjoy the rich and diverse array of planting and biodiversity; there are also many spots to enjoy a morning coffee or alfresco dining in warmer months. The garden is home to an abundance of wildlife, including resident hedgehogs.
An impressive cedar of Lebanon is centrally positioned, around which a path meanders to the raised vegetable beds, a greenhouse and a large pond. A lawned area in front of the expansive south-facing terrace is perfect for a football game.
The Area
Aslockton has a handy village shop, The Larder, stocking everyday necessities and an array of locally produced delicatessen. This rural village is also an excellent stop for a good pub lunch at The Cranmer Arms.
Further afield is The Durham Ox at Orston, a cosy traditional pub in the Vale of Belvoir. For fine-dining nearby Langar Hall is a wonderful spot for delicious dinners, and on the outskirts of Nottingham is the delicious Restaurant Sat Bains. The market town of Bingham lies around two miles to the west and has, at its centre, an old-school hardware shop, The Handicentre.
The house is perfectly positioned for hiking along the Linear Park trail, and there are many great cycling routes in the surrounding area, with Caffe Velo Verde at Screveton a great stopping-off point for a coffee. There are enticing locations for days out. Belvoir Castle is around seven miles south-east, Belton House at Grantham is 15 miles away, and Rutland Water is about 31 miles south.
The village has a primary school, Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Primary and Toot Hill Secondary School is located in Bingham.
Trains run from Bingham to Grantham, in around 20 minutes and from there to London Kings Cross in just over an hour. There are also direct services from Nottingham and Newark.
Council Tax Band: F
