Lincoln, Lincolnshire

SELLER INSIGHT

We designed Courtside Cottage ourselves and decided to build it with the highest spec that we could. It’s built with Lincolnshire stone in a very peaceful location. It is an eco construction with underfloor heating driven by an air source heat pump. All the floor and wall tiles were imported from Spain as was the sanitary ware for the two en suites and the family bathroom.”

“The main bedrooms open onto the countryside with bi-fold doors, as does the open plan lounge dining and kitchen area which is really big. The kitchen is from Krantz in Lincoln. We won the award from North Kesteven District Council for the best eco self-build for 2021.”

“It is either a three or four bedroom house dependant on how you would want it. We were going to have two terraces when we began the build but halfway through we decided to make the second terrace into another room which we have as a smaller living room. It could easily be used as another double bedroom, again overlooking the countryside at the rear with double opening doors.”

“We built a double garage adjoining the house with a second utility room which also accommodates the plant for the heating and an office. The roof space in the garage is boarded out for storage with access via a loft ladder from the office. We own two more garages included in the sale of the property too.”*

* These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent.

STEP INSIDE

Courtside Cottage

An eco-award winning, single storey property stands in a Conservation Area in the heart of the attractive village of Nocton, about 7 miles southeast of the city of Lincoln. Offering open plan living and 3 to 4 bedrooms, it provides a wonderful connection with the outside where the garden overlooks fields and trees to the south and west. A double garage is integrated and two further ones are also included in the sale of the property.

Although in a rural setting, road links are good with the A15 only about 5 minutes away and the centre of the historic city of Lincoln about a 15 minute drive whilst direct train services to Lincoln, Peterborough and Sleaford are at the nearby village of Metheringham.

• Immaculate, Lincolnshire stone, single storey home completed in 2021

• 2021 Best Eco Self-build Award for North Kesteven District Council

• Underfloor heating throughout fuelled by an air source heat pump

• 12 photo-voltaic solar panels

• 3 to 4 double bedrooms, 2 en suite, 2 to 3 with doors onto garden

• All en suites fully tiled with large showers

• 20 ft. long principal bedroom with en suite and dressing room

• Wealth of built-in or fitted wardrobes

• Fully tiled family bathroom with large shower and contemporary bath

• Television mounted in bathroom at end of bath

• Superb 36 ft. long kitchen dining living room, windows on all 4 aspects

• Vaulted ceiling exposing timber A-frame roof trusses

• Bi-folding doors onto patios from 2 aspects of kitchen and from 2 bedrooms

• Living room/4th bedroom with sliding patio doors onto garden

• Luxury Krantz handcrafted fitted kitchen with quartz worktops

• Integrated Siemens ovens and induction hob, wine cooler and dishwasher

• Contemporary raised inset log-fire in living area, inset area for TV above

• Exposed stone walls and sliding patio doors in second lounge/4th bedroom

• Integrated double garage with automatic door

• 2 utility rooms each with a sink and built-in units

• Study/office within garage with access boarded loft space above garage

• 2 further separate garages

• Landscaped gardens surrounding house with patios, decking and lawn

• Driveway laid with Chelsea setts with space for parking up to 4 cars

Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage; air source heating with underfloor throughout; 12 photo-voltaic solar panels

Local Authority: North Kesteven District Council

Council Tax Band: E Tenure: Freehold

INFORMATION

Courtside Cottage

Location

Nocton is an attractive, peaceful, Conservation village of traditional stone dwellings with clay pantile roofs, many listed buildings, just off the Lincoln - Sleaford road, one in a line of settlements running along the slope of the Lincoln Heath. The Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is less than half an hour to the northeast. Much of the history of Nocton is connected to what was the Nocton Estate whilst the All Saints Parish Church is accepted as the finest Gothic Revival church in the whole of Lincolnshire. The village has a small post office, a village hall with social club (the Nocton Hub, opposite the property), and a primary school with playing field. There is a regular bus service through the village, and Metheringham, less than 3 miles away, is extremely well served with a doctors’ surgery, a Co-op supermarket, a post office, a hardware store, a vets’ practice, pubs, restaurants, a fish and chip shop, a takeaway, a children’s nursery, and another primary school. The village railway station connects directly with Lincoln, Sleaford and Peterborough.

Around a 20 minute drive, the characterful inland resort of Woodhall Spa is famous for The National Golf Centre with its Hotchkin heathland course, one of the top in the world, and offers a wonderful selection of independent shops, tea rooms, restaurants as well as the unique Kinema in the Woods and the superb outdoor heated swimming pool at Jubilee Park. The Petwood Hotel is steeped in British history, once home to the legendary 617 ‘Dambusters’ squadron, and provides award-winning food, and holds special events.

By car, the centre of Lincoln is about 15 minutes. Here, the historic city provides everything you would expect including a beautiful cathedral and castle sitting on top of the hill beside the quaint Bailgate area for independent shops, markets, restaurants and cafes with extensive retail outlets further down the hill. Fast direct trains from Lincoln to London take around 2 hours. The rich aviation history of Lincolnshire can be explored further at the International Bomber Command Visitor Centre in Lincoln.

Schools

There is a wide choice of education in the area with primary schools in Nocton itself as well as in nearby Dunston and Potterhanworth, also in Metheringham just a little further. For secondary education, less than 5 miles towards Lincoln, is Branston Community Academy, and 8 miles away on the southern edge of Lincoln is The Priory Academy LSST, both co-educational state schools, the latter rated Outstanding by Ofsted. In the private sector, in the centre of Lincoln, the Lincoln Minster Schools (Prep and Senior) are extremely highly regarded.

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