House For Sale £385,000
Fine & Country are delighted to bring to the market this delightful extended cottage in the highly sought-after village of Bassingham. If you are searching for a characterful home to fall completely in love with, which has been modernised throughout, then look no further. Combining practical space through four bedrooms (3 doubles and 1 single currently used as an office) and three reception rooms, with period features and a "secret garden".
Prudence Cottage lies in the very heart of this idyllic village and a mere stones throw from the local playing field and the local shops. Attractively positioned in a row of similar homes, the cottage stands out among the others due to the sheer size. Sympathetically extended some years previously, the property offers versatile accommodation which is well suited to family life.
The current owners have extensively updated the property, including new bathrooms, bespoke handmade oak lined storage throughout, new flooring, a full redecoration and new entertainment spaces outside, including a large patio either side of the summer house.
The first floor houses all four bedrooms. Three doubles and a single room. The single is more likely to be used as a study space due to sloping ceilings, whereas the other three bedrooms are of a good size.
The landing from which all rooms are accessed deserves a special mention due to the Velux windows and a sun pipe creating a delightfully bright and quirky space with sloping ceilings and further storage.
Seller Insights
“We love the village – it must be one of the most desirable in the area as it is in such a great position – and we love the cottage which feels like it is hugging you!”
“We have extensively updated the property, including fitting new bathrooms, and a local joiner handcrafted the bespoke, oak-lined and soft-close storage throughout; we’ve added new flooring and carpets, as well as fully redecorating, whilst outside we created new entertainment spaces including a large patio either side of the summer house.”
“The first floor houses all four bedrooms: three doubles and a single. We have used the single as a study space due to sloping ceilings, whereas the other three bedrooms are of a good size. The landing, from which all rooms are accessed, deserves a special mention due to the rooflights and a sun-pipe which help to create a delightfully bright and quirky space with sloping ceilings and further storage.”
“The garden at the back is exceptionally private. It looks lovely all year round with evergreen hedging and shrubs. The cottages were originally farmworkers’ and the little brick building is an old Victorian pigsty – it is very handy for storage. There is a closed off area with raised beds for fruit and veg; we harvest a lot of raspberries, strawberries and blackberries. Behind this is a chicken run. There’s also a little pond, and another beside the parking area, which are great for insects and nature. There are plenty of places to sit outside with the two new patios and an area for sitting round our firepit beside which is a spot for a pizza oven.”
“It’s a very friendly community here. The village is well served with its own school, GP surgery, corner shop and post office, a Spar shop with a butcher’s and two very good pubs that serve food. A really nice play-park is only 200 metres from the house and there are loads of lovely walks particularly past the weir just outside the village. Newark is about a 15-20 minute drive and Lincoln between 20 and 25 minutes. An excellent secondary school is only 10 minutes’ away but there are many to choose from with bus services to them all from the village.”
Location
Prudence Cottage lies in the very heart of this idyllic village and a mere stone’s throw from the local playing field and shops. Attractively positioned in a row of similar homes, the cottage stands out among the others due to its sheer size. Sympathetically extended in 2011, the property offers versatile accommodation which is well suited to family life or indeed, for a couple or individual.
Bassingham, mentioned in the Doomsday Book, is an attractive, flourishing village located close to the banks of the River Witham, about 10 miles between the Cathedral City of Lincoln to the northeast and Newark-on-Trent to the southwest. In a rural area, the village has a church of St Michael and All Angels, a doctors’ surgery, a primary school, and a play school. There are also two general stores, one with a post office and one which is a butcher’s, two highly-rated pubs serving food, the Bugle Horn and the Five Bells, and a thriving local community centre, Hammond Hall, with its playing field and play park, a venue for various clubs and activities.
Lincoln with its beautiful cathedral and castle on the hill, and the quaint Bailgate shopping area with its charming shops, cafes and restaurants is 10 miles northeast, so too in the opposite direction, the market town of Newark also steeped in history with its castle on the River Trent. Within a 10 mile radius of the property there are numerous attractions for children and adults alike, even within about 5 miles there are many such as Whisby Animal Centre and Nature Park, Wacky Warehouse Play Centre, Fun Farm Play Centre, Elk Motorsports, The Terry O’Toole Theatre, North Scarle Miniature Railway, and Newark Air Museum, to name just a few.
For travelling to London, fast trains from Newark take approximately 80 minutes to Kings Cross, or by car the A1 Great North Road is just 7 miles away.
Schools
A wide choice of excellent schools, state and independent, are in the area with the village primary rated Good by Ofsted. In Witham St. Hughs, 3 miles away, its primary school, Witham St. Hughs Academy, is rated Outstanding. For secondary education, the Sir William Robertson Academy is just 8 miles (12 mins) away in Welbourn and is rated Good by Ofsted. The Minster Schools (both Prep and Senior) in the centre of Lincoln are superb independent schools, and, also about 10 miles away in Newark, Magnus Academy and Newark Academy, are both rated Good by Ofsted. About 16 miles (25 mins) to the southeast is Sleaford where there are some highly sought-after grammar schools: Carre’s Grammar School, and Kesteven & Sleaford High School (for Girls), as well as St. George’s Academy, all rated Good by Ofsted.
Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage; electric central heating
Local Authority: North Kesteven District Council
Council Tax Band: A
EPC Rating: E
Bassingham, mentioned in the Doomsday Book, is an attractive, flourishing village located close to the banks of the River Witham, about 10 miles between the Cathedral City of Lincoln to the northeast and Newark-on-Trent to the southwest. In a rural area, the village has a church of St Michael and All Angels, a doctor’s surgery, a primary school, and a play school. There are also two general stores, one with a post office and one which is a butcher’s, two highly-rated pubs serving food, the Bugle Horn and the Five Bells, and a thriving local community centre, Hammond Hall, with its playing field and play park, a venue for various clubs and activities.
Lincoln with its beautiful cathedral and castle on the hill, and the quaint Bailgate shopping area with its charming shops, cafes and restaurants is 10 miles northeast, so too in the opposite direction, the market town of Newark also steeped in history with its castle on the River Trent. Within a 10 mile radius of the property there are numerous attractions for children and adults alike, even within about 5 miles there are many such as Whisby Animal Centre and Nature Park, Wacky Warehouse Play Centre, Fun Farm Play Centre, Elk Motorsports, The Terry O’Toole Theatre, North Scarle Miniature Railway, and Newark Air Museum, to name just a few.
For travelling to London, fast trains from Newark take approximately 80 minutes to Kings Cross, or by car the A1 Great North Road is just 7 miles away.
A wide choice of excellent schools, state and independent, are in the area with the village primary rated Good by Ofsted. In the village of Witham St. Hughs, 3 miles away, its primary school, Witham St. Hughs Academy, is rated Outstanding.
For secondary education, the Sir William Robertson Academy is just 8 miles (15 mins) away in Welbourn and is rated Good by Ofsted. The Minster Schools (both Prep and Senior) in the centre of Lincoln are superb independent schools, and, also about 10 miles away in Newark, Magnus Academy and Newark Academy, are both rated Good by Ofsted. About 16 miles (25 mins) to the southeast is Sleaford there are some highly sought-after grammar schools: Carre’s Grammar School, and Kesteven & Sleaford High School (for Girls), as well as St. George’s Academy, all rated Good by Ofsted.
Local Authority: North Kesteven District Council
Council Tax Band: A
Epc Rating: E
Prudence Cottage lies in the very heart of this idyllic village and a mere stones throw from the local playing field and the local shops. Attractively positioned in a row of similar homes, the cottage stands out among the others due to the sheer size. Sympathetically extended some years previously, the property offers versatile accommodation which is well suited to family life.
The current owners have extensively updated the property, including new bathrooms, bespoke handmade oak lined storage throughout, new flooring, a full redecoration and new entertainment spaces outside, including a large patio either side of the summer house.
The first floor houses all four bedrooms. Three doubles and a single room. The single is more likely to be used as a study space due to sloping ceilings, whereas the other three bedrooms are of a good size.
The landing from which all rooms are accessed deserves a special mention due to the Velux windows and a sun pipe creating a delightfully bright and quirky space with sloping ceilings and further storage.
Seller Insights
“We love the village – it must be one of the most desirable in the area as it is in such a great position – and we love the cottage which feels like it is hugging you!”
“We have extensively updated the property, including fitting new bathrooms, and a local joiner handcrafted the bespoke, oak-lined and soft-close storage throughout; we’ve added new flooring and carpets, as well as fully redecorating, whilst outside we created new entertainment spaces including a large patio either side of the summer house.”
“The first floor houses all four bedrooms: three doubles and a single. We have used the single as a study space due to sloping ceilings, whereas the other three bedrooms are of a good size. The landing, from which all rooms are accessed, deserves a special mention due to the rooflights and a sun-pipe which help to create a delightfully bright and quirky space with sloping ceilings and further storage.”
“The garden at the back is exceptionally private. It looks lovely all year round with evergreen hedging and shrubs. The cottages were originally farmworkers’ and the little brick building is an old Victorian pigsty – it is very handy for storage. There is a closed off area with raised beds for fruit and veg; we harvest a lot of raspberries, strawberries and blackberries. Behind this is a chicken run. There’s also a little pond, and another beside the parking area, which are great for insects and nature. There are plenty of places to sit outside with the two new patios and an area for sitting round our firepit beside which is a spot for a pizza oven.”
“It’s a very friendly community here. The village is well served with its own school, GP surgery, corner shop and post office, a Spar shop with a butcher’s and two very good pubs that serve food. A really nice play-park is only 200 metres from the house and there are loads of lovely walks particularly past the weir just outside the village. Newark is about a 15-20 minute drive and Lincoln between 20 and 25 minutes. An excellent secondary school is only 10 minutes’ away but there are many to choose from with bus services to them all from the village.”
Location
Prudence Cottage lies in the very heart of this idyllic village and a mere stone’s throw from the local playing field and shops. Attractively positioned in a row of similar homes, the cottage stands out among the others due to its sheer size. Sympathetically extended in 2011, the property offers versatile accommodation which is well suited to family life or indeed, for a couple or individual.
Bassingham, mentioned in the Doomsday Book, is an attractive, flourishing village located close to the banks of the River Witham, about 10 miles between the Cathedral City of Lincoln to the northeast and Newark-on-Trent to the southwest. In a rural area, the village has a church of St Michael and All Angels, a doctors’ surgery, a primary school, and a play school. There are also two general stores, one with a post office and one which is a butcher’s, two highly-rated pubs serving food, the Bugle Horn and the Five Bells, and a thriving local community centre, Hammond Hall, with its playing field and play park, a venue for various clubs and activities.
Lincoln with its beautiful cathedral and castle on the hill, and the quaint Bailgate shopping area with its charming shops, cafes and restaurants is 10 miles northeast, so too in the opposite direction, the market town of Newark also steeped in history with its castle on the River Trent. Within a 10 mile radius of the property there are numerous attractions for children and adults alike, even within about 5 miles there are many such as Whisby Animal Centre and Nature Park, Wacky Warehouse Play Centre, Fun Farm Play Centre, Elk Motorsports, The Terry O’Toole Theatre, North Scarle Miniature Railway, and Newark Air Museum, to name just a few.
For travelling to London, fast trains from Newark take approximately 80 minutes to Kings Cross, or by car the A1 Great North Road is just 7 miles away.
Schools
A wide choice of excellent schools, state and independent, are in the area with the village primary rated Good by Ofsted. In Witham St. Hughs, 3 miles away, its primary school, Witham St. Hughs Academy, is rated Outstanding. For secondary education, the Sir William Robertson Academy is just 8 miles (12 mins) away in Welbourn and is rated Good by Ofsted. The Minster Schools (both Prep and Senior) in the centre of Lincoln are superb independent schools, and, also about 10 miles away in Newark, Magnus Academy and Newark Academy, are both rated Good by Ofsted. About 16 miles (25 mins) to the southeast is Sleaford where there are some highly sought-after grammar schools: Carre’s Grammar School, and Kesteven & Sleaford High School (for Girls), as well as St. George’s Academy, all rated Good by Ofsted.
Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage; electric central heating
Local Authority: North Kesteven District Council
Council Tax Band: A
EPC Rating: E
Bassingham, mentioned in the Doomsday Book, is an attractive, flourishing village located close to the banks of the River Witham, about 10 miles between the Cathedral City of Lincoln to the northeast and Newark-on-Trent to the southwest. In a rural area, the village has a church of St Michael and All Angels, a doctor’s surgery, a primary school, and a play school. There are also two general stores, one with a post office and one which is a butcher’s, two highly-rated pubs serving food, the Bugle Horn and the Five Bells, and a thriving local community centre, Hammond Hall, with its playing field and play park, a venue for various clubs and activities.
Lincoln with its beautiful cathedral and castle on the hill, and the quaint Bailgate shopping area with its charming shops, cafes and restaurants is 10 miles northeast, so too in the opposite direction, the market town of Newark also steeped in history with its castle on the River Trent. Within a 10 mile radius of the property there are numerous attractions for children and adults alike, even within about 5 miles there are many such as Whisby Animal Centre and Nature Park, Wacky Warehouse Play Centre, Fun Farm Play Centre, Elk Motorsports, The Terry O’Toole Theatre, North Scarle Miniature Railway, and Newark Air Museum, to name just a few.
For travelling to London, fast trains from Newark take approximately 80 minutes to Kings Cross, or by car the A1 Great North Road is just 7 miles away.
A wide choice of excellent schools, state and independent, are in the area with the village primary rated Good by Ofsted. In the village of Witham St. Hughs, 3 miles away, its primary school, Witham St. Hughs Academy, is rated Outstanding.
For secondary education, the Sir William Robertson Academy is just 8 miles (15 mins) away in Welbourn and is rated Good by Ofsted. The Minster Schools (both Prep and Senior) in the centre of Lincoln are superb independent schools, and, also about 10 miles away in Newark, Magnus Academy and Newark Academy, are both rated Good by Ofsted. About 16 miles (25 mins) to the southeast is Sleaford there are some highly sought-after grammar schools: Carre’s Grammar School, and Kesteven & Sleaford High School (for Girls), as well as St. George’s Academy, all rated Good by Ofsted.
Local Authority: North Kesteven District Council
Council Tax Band: A
Epc Rating: E
