Detached house for sale in Wilkinson Road, Foston, Grantham NG32

Guide price: £400,000 - £450,000. Set at the end of a close with stunning views over the open countryside, this spacious home offers spacious accommodation and generous, private gardens to the rear.

Description

A private and impressively proportioned home with ample opportunities for further development and modernisation. Situated at the end of a close with no passing traffic and looking out over the rolling countryside and beyond, this wonderful residence has gardens that will be the envy of most. The accommodation on offer includes a spacious entrance hall that currently accommodates a dining space, a main sitting room with an open fire and an adjoining home office that is equally appealing as either a snug or playroom, a kitchen with a further garden room that also accommodates additional seating and dining space to compliment the kitchen area. The first floor enjoys four generous double bedrooms with three bathrooms and a dressing room for the master suite.

Outside

The property is approached onto a private driveway which is gravelled and gives direct vehicular access into the large, double car port. The front garden is lawned with attractive trees and shrubs with hedges either side and flower beds alongside the front elevation. There is side access which also provides a useful space for the storage of bins.

The rear garden is undoubtedly one of the most attractive selling points of this lovely home. This private oasis is predominately laid to lawn with additional features including a pond, various species and sizes of tree, a range of flower beds and perennials with a paved terrace providing a superb space for outdoor dining, entertaining and giving a superb vista over the garden. The bottom garden includes a greenhouse and vegetable garden.

As well as the double carport, there is also a useful workshop with power and lighting, together with a 3m long workbench, as well as a separate potting shed.

Location

Foston is a small village some 6 miles north of Grantham just off the A1. It is also 7 miles south of Newark and 18 miles east of Nottingham. Nearby Long Bennington boasts many amenities including local shopping facilities, quaint cafe, a popular Primary School (rated 'Good' by Ofsted) and an excellent doctors surgery. Leisure facilities include a bowling green and tennis courts.

Grantham is well-regarded for the quality of its local schools, which regularly achieve some of the best academic results in the area. Both community and independent schools are available for children of all ages, and the town’s two grammar schools, Kesteven and Grantham Girls School and The King’s Grammar School, are in particularly high demand.

The town itself benefits from a fast and reliable rail service into London Kings Cross (1 hour). It has its own multiplex cinema and already benefits from an arts centre and theatre, along with an excellent leisure centre with facilities for swimming, fitness training and racquet sports. Nearby, the 17th Century Belton House offers beautiful grounds, as well as being home to the superb Belton Park Golf Club where visitors and members are offered 27 challenging holes. Neighbouring Belton Woods also has three golf courses on offer, as well as leisure facilities and spa. Local residents will delight in the charming selection of tea rooms, cafés, restaurants and traditional inn-keeper style pubs, typical of a vibrant market town such as this one. The shopping centre provides an intriguing mix of independent stores and family-run boutiques, alongside several major high street names and a good range of supermarkets. A designer shopping village is currently under construction.

Services

The property is centrally heated (oil) with mains electricity, water and drainage all connected.

Energy Performance

Rating: E

Council Tax

Band: D

Method Of Sale

The property is offered for sale by Private Treaty.

Tenure

Freehold with vacant possession on completion.

Viewing

By prior arrangement with the Agents:

Additional Information

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