Kirton, Boston, Lincolnshire PE20 1LU Offers in excess of £450,000

Situation

Ivy house stands in a lovely position on the outskirts of the village. Neighbouring Kirton offers local amenities including a school, pubs and a co-op while Boston (approx 6 miles away) has a full range of facilities. For commuting further afield there are excellent road links nearby with Peterborough being approx 33 miles away and offers a fast rail link to London Kings Cross (approx 45 minutes).

Description

This charming property dates from the 1600s, with additions over the centuries, and is mentioned in Pevsner’s Lincolnshire. The house has been built using an attractive red brick under a Welsh slate roof. The current owners have made numerous improvements including re-fitting the kitchen, bathrooms and adding Lincolnshire oak flooring and Welsh slate tiling, tastefully combining contemporary comforts with a wealth of interesting features and retaining its immense character. It has the added benefit of an extensive garden of approx 0.73 acres and also a paddock of approx 0.92 acres to the rear. There are some outbuildings located opposite, which have scope for conversion subject to the relevant consents.

Accommodation

In more detail, the accommodation comprises:
Main entrance with cloaks cupboard and a recess post box.
Kitchen breakfast room: having sash windows to the front and side aspect and rear access to the garden. Fitted with cream, wall and base units, drawers and a run of granite work surface with inset dual ceramic sinks with high tap. Appliances included are a red oil fired Rayburn set into a tiled recess, which provides the heating and hot water as well as cooking, integral dishwasher, electric oven and an inset (bottled) gas hob with extractor over. There is also a useful walk-in pantry with small sash window, back staircase and slate flooring throughout.
Dining room: half panelled and with dual aspect windows, oak flooring and a feature brick fireplace with wood burning stove and beamed mantel.
Inner hallway: with main staircase leading off and under stairs storage.
Drawing room: beamed room with central inglenook fireplace with splayed sides, herringbone brickwork, wood mantel and an inset wood burning stove, French doors lead out to the garden and the room leads round to a snug/library area with built in cupboards, shelving and overlooking the garden.
Utility: with some wood panelling and slate flooring throughout, pedestal basin, French doors leading out to the garden, woodblock work surface, plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer space. Also incorporates a cloakroom with stained glass windows.
FIRST FLOOR
Landing: with wall lights and loft access.
Bedroom 2: double room with built in wardrobes and lovely views across the garden.
Shower room: Jack and Jill shower room serving the Bedroom 1 and Bedroom 2. Fitted with a double width shower and central head, oak wash stand with inset dual “Heritage” basins, WC, heated rail, wall lights, under floor heating and ceramic flooring.
Dressing room: with small deep silled window and restricted height doorway.
Bedroom 1: double dual aspect room with part glazed double recess wardrobe, tv points and wall lights.
Bedroom 4: double room overlooking the front aspect.
Bathroom: part tiled and furnished with a white suite comprising bath with central mixer taps, WC, pedestal basin. Double Louvre door airing cupboard housing the water softner, beamed wall feature and window overlooking the front aspect.
Bedroom 3: double dual aspect room.
Study/bedroom 5: currently used as a study with BT connection and a back staircase leading to the kitchen.
OUTSIDE
To the side is a gated gravelled entrance with parking. The superb rear gardens are laid to lawn with mature hedging, established shrubs and some specimen trees including an American Redwood. There is also a rose pergola walkway leading up to the lawn and paddock, a York stone terraced patio, a herb garden rockery with circular fountain and a box parterre filled with lavender.
A further wider gated entrance also provides access to the paddock at the rear and directly opposite Ivy House is further parking, two stables, tack room, workshop and a single garage. The current owners have plans drawn up to convert these outbuildings into accommodation comprising a sun room, study and wet room (building regulations will be required in order to commence).

Directions

Follow the A17 to Sutterton roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto the A16. Continue to the next roundabout, taking the third exit onto Station Road, then take the first right onto Skeldyke Road and proceed for approximately 2 miles and Ivy house can be found on the right hand side.