An immaculate, fully renovated, Grade II, period property, once the village police house, it provides 3 double bedrooms, one en suite, and one downstairs. To the front there is a triple aspect living room with dining area at one end: a fabulous new kitchen dining room at the back opens through bi-folding doors to an approximately quarter of an acre, south and west facing garden. A family bathroom upstairs and a shower room and WC is on the ground floor.

Located about 10 miles northwest of the centre of Lincoln and a similar distance from Gainsborough, the Lincolnshire Wolds are about a half hour drive east, so too, the A1 to the west whilst the Lincolnshire coast is about an hour.



• A Grade II listed, extended, period cottage, once the village police house
• Immaculately presented following a recent, high specification refurbishment
• Underfloor heating throughout the downstairs
• Exceptionally large Georgian sash windows with original internal shutters
• Triple aspect living room with dining area, front to back
• Spacious, dual aspect kitchen dining room with bi-folding doors to patio
• Top German brand fitted kitchen from Richard Gadd Interiors in Lincoln
• Corian worktops with Neff induction hob
• Neff eye-level oven, combi microwave and warming drawer
• Concealed integrated dishwasher and fridge freezer
• 3 double bedrooms: 2 upstairs, one en suite, and one downstairs
• Large, fully-fitted family bathroom with twin basins and roll-top bath
• Downstairs shower room and WC adjoining bedroom
• Entrance hall, rear porch, utility room with sink
• Large combi gas boiler in cupboard on landing
• Washing machine and tumble dryer in cupboard on landing, included
• Smart meters for gas and electricity
• South and west facing, generous, enclosed, low maintenance garden
• Largely lawn with screened patios to south and west elevations
• Converted brick farm building for outside storage
• Solid timber entrance gates onto gravel drive, parking for at least 4 cars

Location

The property is situated in the heart of the village of Stow, just 10 miles (20 mins) from the historic city of Lincoln, famous for its cathedral and castle, and a half hour drive from Newark Showground, well known for its international antique fairs. Stow is almost equidistant between Lincoln and Gainsborough to the northwest, both offering a wide variety of shopping and amenities. The well served village of Saxilby is less than a 10 minute drive and has a train station connecting to London via Lincoln or Retford.

Stow is home to Anglo-Saxon St. Mary’s Minster, one of the largest and oldest parish churches in England and has the earliest known Viking graffiti in the country too. The church is open for worship and a hive of activity including holding a pop-up post office three times a week. There is also an award-winning gastro pub, The Cross Keys, whilst the area has many good walks and cycle routes straight from the door. The village of Sturton by Stow is only a mile away and provides a Co-op supermarket, a newsagent/general store, with a post office visiting twice a week, the Tillbridge Tastery tea rooms and a recently refurbished pub, The Plough Inn. It has a primary school and a thriving village hall, a venue for a wealth of classes, clubs and groups.

The east coast with its sandy beaches is about an hour’s drive away, and the Lincolnshire Wolds, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and Market Rasen races are within a 30 minute drive.

Schools

For primary education, the neighbouring village of Sturton by Stow has a much sought after primary school rated Good by Ofsted. For secondary education there are various options; the state feeder school from the primary is Christ’s Hospital School in Wragby Road, Lincoln, and Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough is a co-educational grammar school dating back to 1589, both schools Ofsted rated Good. School buses in both directions travel through the village. For those seeking private education, in the heart of Lincoln, the Lincoln Minster Schools (Prep and Senior) have a superb reputation.

Seller Insights

“The original cottage was built in the early 1800s, and we believe it has been extended in three or four phases. After being the village police house, the property had been lived in by the same family since the late 50s when they purchased it off what was then Lindsey Council, becoming empty around 2015. We bought in 2018 and spent three years renovating it.”

“It was quite a project; we took it back to brick in every room and lifted all the floors downstairs. We kept all the existing original features such as the shutters and mouldings and salvaged as many of the floorboards as we could which were reused in the sitting room. The windows are exceptionally large for a cottage of this size – sixteen panes in each window instead of twelve – which makes it lovely and light inside, and the rooms are really quite tall. You can see where the first floor was very likely heightened at some point, by looking at the brickwork outside.”

“Our aim was to do a top-quality refurbishment installing quality fittings. The kitchen is a superb German brand from Richard Gadd in Lincoln with Corian worktops and integrated Neff appliances. The boiler is very large so there is never any worry of running out of hot water. The soft furnishings – the curtains, blinds and pelmets – are very special and available by separate negotiation if required.”

“It’s very quiet here. The garden is a great size, fully enclosed, sheltered, and private. We deliberately kept it low maintenance, but it provides a blank canvas for anyone who feels creative. It captures the sun all day and into the evening being south and west facing and the patio is the perfect place for our hot tub, which is available under separate negotiation. There is lots of room for parking on the gravel – four or five cars with more space down the side of the house.”

“For children, school buses stop right outside the house taking them to Gainsborough in one direction and Lincoln in the other. There are some very good schools in the area and a popular primary only a mile away in the next village.”

“The award winning pub, The Cross Keys, is a gastropub, restaurant, takeaway and tea room which is just round the corner as well as the rather impressive Minster which you can see from the garden. A footpath on the other side of the playground means you can easily walk to Sturton by Stow for some outdoor exercise.”

Services: Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage; gas central heating (underfloor throughout the downstairs)

Local Authority: West Lindsey District Council
Agent Note:The property is currently used as a commercial holiday let and has a rateable value of £2500 from 01/04/2023. The previous Council Tax band when it was a residential property was D. If the property is purchased for residential use it would need to be re-assessed for Council Tax banding after completion of the sale by the local Valuation Office. Please contact the Fine and Country office on 01522 287008 for further information.

Tenure: Freehold
EPC - D