Property description
Toad Cottage dates back to circa 1750 and offers open views across rolling countryside to the front and rear, situated in a prominent position within the sought after historical village of Laxton which benefits from a village pub & restaurant, local store and lies within the school catchment for Tuxford Primary and the secondary Academy, The property has recently undergone a full refurbishment programme of the highest standard and offers exquisitely presented accommodation comprising of an inviting reception hall, four reception rooms, an open plan family/dining/kitchen, utility room, WC, four bedrooms with an en-suite and dressing room to the master, a further en-suite to bedroom two and a family bathroom, In addition to the location and condition, the character home benefits from luxury fixtures, fittings and floor coverings, a landscaped and generous garden, private and secure double gated off street parking and is marketed with no onward chain.
Storm Porch
With outside light fitting. A solid wood panelled door leads into the:
Spacious Entrance Hall - 15' 6'' x 13' 3'' (4.72m x 4.04m)
(max measurements) With natural lime stone tiled flooring, feature fireplace with lime stone hearth, mantel and surround and is at present only an opening but there is potential for an open fire or burner to be installed, original beamed ceiling, wall light fittings, wall mounted heating control thermostat, upvc double glazed sash window to the rear garden aspect, part double glazed door with pewter door furniture leads out through a rear storm porch into the rear garden, double panelled radiator, carpeted stairs with open contemporary style chrome spindles and oak handrails rising to the first floor and an original stained wood panelled door with pewter door furniture leads through into the kitchen, oak and part glazed door with pewter door furniture leading into the reading room/study and door with pewter door furniture leading through into the open plan family/dining kitchen.
Reading Room/Study - 13' 5'' x 10' 0'' (4.09m x 3.05m)
With two upv double glazed sash windows to the rear garden aspect, original beamed ceiling, ceiling light fitting, recessed ceiling spotlight fittings, telephone point with Broadband connectivity point, double panelled radiator, oak panelled flooring and opens through to the dining room.
Dining Room - 13' 5'' x 10' 11'' (4.09m x 3.32m)
With continuation of the oak panelled flooring, upvc double glazed sash window to the rear garden aspect, double panelled radiator, original beamed ceiling, wall light fittings, feature fireplace with sandstone paved hearth and is at present only an opening but there is potential for an open fire or burner to be installed. An original ledged and braced door with pewter door furniture leads through into the lounge.
Lounge - 21' 9'' x 13' 8'' (6.62m x 4.16m)
(max measurements) With upvc double glazed French doors and side windows opening out to the rear patio, further upvc double glazed sash window with aspect to the side/rear patio, part original beamed ceiling, two double panelled radiators, wall light fitting, recessed ceiling spotlight fittings, carpeted flooring, tv point, feature fireplace with sandstone paved hearth and inset wooden mantel, offers potential to be used as an open fire but at present is just a feature and a ledged and braced original wood panelled door to a cupboard which houses the electric meter and rcd electrical consumer unit.
Open Plan Dining Family Kitchen - 27' 7'' x 13' 4'' (8.40m x 4.06m)
DINING KITCHEN measures 15'0 x 13'4\" (4.57m x 4.06m) Fitted with Bespoke range of Prentice fitted low level units and base units with a bank of built in full height larder storage cupboards with soft close facilities, chrome handles and shelves, Silestone quartz work surfaces and upstands and window sill, inset Belfast ceramic sink with modern chrome mixer tap with boiler tap and upvc double glazed sliding sash window to the front aspect over, integrated Blomberg dishwasher, fridge and freezer, electric Induction Aga range, oven and hob with Aga range wall mounted extractor over and Silestone quartz splash back panel, ceiling light fittings, recessed ceiling spotlight fittings, original beamed ceiling, porcelain natural stone tiled flooring, stainless steel sockets and switches and double panelled radiator and extends through to the FAMILY AREA measures 13'4\" x 11'7 (4.06m x 3.53m) With original beamed ceiling, three upvc double glazed sliding sash windows to rear garden and patio aspect, double panelled radiator, feature fireplace with solid granite hearth housing a multi fuel burning stove, wall mounted tv point on the fireplace with a Silestone quartz shelf, wall light fitting, ceiling light fittings, continuation of porcelain natural stone tiled flooring and stainless steel sockets and switches.
Garden Room - 13' 9'' x 11' 8'' (4.19m x 3.55m)
With original ledged and braced door with pewter door furniture leading in, double glazed aluminium sliding bi fold doors opening out onto the sun terrace and rear garden, double glazed velux skylight opening window, continuation of the porcelain natural stone tiled flooring, recessed ceiling spotlight fittings, tv point and double panelled radiator. Further ledged and braced wood panelled door with pewter door furniture leads through into the utility room.
Utility room - 9' 2'' x 7' 11'' (2.79m x 2.41m)
(max measurements) Fitted with a range of wall and full height storage units with solid oak work surfaces and up stand over, a Rangemaster ceramic sink and drainer with modern chrome mixer tap, provision for washing machine and tumble dryer, a Grant floor standing oil fired boiler, wall mounted heating and hot water control and thermostat, recessed ceiling spotlight fittings, continuation of the porcelain natural stone tiled flooring, a single panelled radiator, extractor fan and an original ledged and braced door with pewtor door furniture leading through into the w.c.
W.C. - 6' 8'' x 3' 0'' (2.03m x 0.91m)
With contemporary style suite comprising low level w.c with push button flush and pedestal wash hand basin with modern chrome mixer tap, upvc double glazed sash window to the side/rear garden aspect, wall mounted chrome heated towel rail, recessed ceiling spotlight fitting and continuation of the porcelain natural stone tiled flooring.
First Floor Landing - 11' 10'' x 7' 2'' (3.60m x 2.18m)
With continuation of the carpeted flooring, wired smoke detector, ceiling light fitting, continuation of contemporary open spindle balustrade with oak handrails and chrome spindles and single panelled radiator and opens through to a further landing area with an original ledged and braced wood panelled door with pewter door furniture leading into the master bedroom.
Master Bedroom - 17' 2'' x 13' 11'' (5.23m x 4.24m)
(max measurements) With two upvc double glazed sash windows to the front aspect and further upvc double glazed sash window to the rear aspect, glass fronted soft close slide robes with hanging and storage provisions within, original beamed ceiling, ceiling joists, recessed ceiling spotlight fittings, wall light fitting, two double panelled radiators, carpeted flooring, wall mounted tv point, wall mounted under floor heating control thermostat for the en suite bathroom and opens through to the separate dressing room.
Dressing Room - 9' 10'' x 7' 6'' (2.99m x 2.28m)
(max measurements) With continuation of the carpeted flooring, original beamed ceiling, ceiling light fitting, single panelled radiator and an additional range of extensive built in slide robes with glass and mirror fronted soft close sliding doors offering storage provisions.
En Suite Bathroom - 11' 0'' x 5' 9'' (3.35m x 1.75m)
Further ledged and braced original door with pewter door furniture leading in with modern contemporary suite comprising panelled bath with water fall mixer tap and recessed shower controls and over head/hand held shower attachments, wall mounted glass and chrome trim shower screen, his and hers moulded sinks with individual waterfall mixer taps set onto a floating vanity storage cupboard with pull out storage compartments and low level w.c. with push button, wall mounted mirror with back light over double sinks, full porcelain tiled walls, contemporary style vertical chrome panelled radiator and upvc double glazed sash window to the rear aspect, original beamed ceiling, ceiling joists, ceiling light fitting and hi gloss quartz style glazed flooring.
Additional Landing - 13' 11'' x 7' 8'' (4.24m x 2.34m)
(this extends through into an additional landing which would increase the 13'11\" measurements to 25' 5\") With further upvc double glazed sash window to the front aspect, continuation of carpeted flooring, wall light fittings, double panelled radiator, access to the fully insulated loft and opens through to a corridor with single panelled radiator, smoke detector and recessed ceiling spotlight fittings.
Bedroom 2 - 13' 8'' x 13' 8'' (4.16m x 4.16m)
(max measurements - 13'8\" reduces to 9'3\" majority measurement) With original wood panelled door with pewter door furniture, upvc double glazed sash window to the rear garden aspect, carpeted flooring, ceiling light fitting, double panelled radiator, tv point and original wood panelled door with pewter door furniture leading through into an en suite shower room.
En Suite Shower Room - 8' 3'' x 3' 11'' (2.51m x 1.19m)
Suite comprising large fully tiled walk in shower enclosure with glass sliding door with chrome trim and glass side panel, wall mounted Aqualisa electric shower unit with hand held/over head shower attachment, recessed ceiling spotlight fitting within enclosure and extractor fan. There is a contemporary style low level w.c. with push button flush and contemporary style moulded wash hand basin with modern chrome mixer tap, contrasting tiled splash back and sink set on floating vanity storage cupboard with soft close double doors and chrome handles, further recessed ceiling spotlight fittings, chrome wall mounted heated towel rail and ceramic tiled flooring.
Bedroom 3 - 11' 0'' x 10' 3'' (3.35m x 3.12m)
(max measurements 11' into back of slide robes) With upvc double glazed sash window to the rear garden aspect, ceiling light fitting, carpeted flooring, double panelled radiator and extensive range of built in wardrobes with glass fronted sliding doors with built in hanging and shelving provisions.
Bedroom 4 - 11' 10'' x 6' 0'' (3.60m x 1.83m)
With original ledged and braced wood panelled door with pewter door furniture leading in, upvc double glazed sliding sash window to the rear garden aspect, single panelled radiator, carpeted flooring and recessed ceiling spotlight fittings.
Family Bathroom - 13' 5'' x 5' 5'' (4.09m x 1.65m)
With original ledged and braced wood panelled door with pewter door furniture leading in with contemporary suite comprising panelled bath with modern chrome waterfall mixer tap, recessed shower controls and hand held/overhead shower attachments, natural stone tiled splash backs to the bath and shower enclosures and wall mounted glass and chrome trim shower screen, low level w.c. with push button flush, his and hers moulded sinks with individual modern chrome waterfall mixer taps set on a floating vanity storage unit with pull out soft close storage compartments, modern splash back panel and wall mounted mirror with light fitting and back lights, porcelain natural stone tiled flooring, wall mounted chrome vertical radiator, upvc double glazed sash window to the rear garden aspect and recessed ceiling spotlight fittings.
Brick Built Store - 13' 11'' x 6' 4'' (4.24m x 1.93m)
This is a dry room with a personal door in, light fitting, power points, plumbing for an additional washing machine and access to an insulated loft area above the utility room.
Outside
To the front of the property there are lawns with York stone pathway secluded with established hedging and planting areas to the partial perimeter of the lawn. The York stone pathway leads to a step up to the storm porch. On exiting the entrance hallway you step into the rear garden onto an extensive Indian Sandstone split level paved patio which wraps across the back of the property and steps up by the bi fold doors to the sitting room and continues along a path to a brick built storage room. The patio has a low maintenance plum slated area with established tree and plants, hard stand for the housed oil tank and as you come back across the main patio this extends across to the outside of the French doors from the lounge with the Indian Sandstone paved pathway continuing down the garden. To the left hand side there is a generous lawn with hedgerow boundary and to the right hand side there is a well stocked border boundary. At the end of the pathway there is a gravelled off street parking area for multiple vehicles which is accessed from Toad Lane. A pair of wrought iron gates hung on brick piers with curved reclaimed brick built walls give access into the driveway with further lawns and hedgerow boundaries with beyond open aspect views across the countryside, an established willow tree in the driveway area and ample space for garaging/open barn for sheltered parking if required. There is an outside sensor security light fitting, outside tap, outside power point and additional wall light fitting.
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Property Features :
- Refurbished Character Cottage circa 1750
- Sought After Village Location
- Four Beds & Four Reception Rooms
- Bespoke Fitted Family/Dining/Kitchen
- Three Luxury Bath/Shower Rooms