On the edge of an attractive little village straddling the A15, a very fine, stone and brick built house is part of a development of 7 houses, built at the start of the millennium. The property sits in a tranquil position with open field views across grazing and benefitting from stunning skies and sunsets so typical in Lincolnshire.

The property has 4 good-sized bedrooms, 2 en suite, a family bathroom upstairs and free flowing, generous spaces downstairs with a fabulous connection onto the private, sunny garden behind. Superb schools are in the area and trains from Grantham take around one hour to King’s Cross making a London commute perfectly feasible. Lincoln is an easy route about a half hour drive up the A15 northbound.

“It was a development of houses built on the old dairy farmyard carried out in 2001 to 2002. Our house is solidly built, with generous windows allowing plenty of natural light in, and with a layout where rooms flow nicely from one to another and French doors opening onto the garden.”

“The kitchen is a single storey extension created by previous owners which makes a fabulous room catching the morning sun rising through the tall, Moroccan style, arched windows, with lovely views over the fields beyond the garden. The conservatory has been fitted with a glazed roof and fixed internal shade and ceiling fan, making it a lovely room to sit in all year round. We see amazing sunrises and sunsets here - they’re quite spectacular!”

“The whole house has been redecorated with new carpets, curtains and blinds throughout. The stair carpet is from Susie Watson from which we based the colours of the décor.”

“The garden was in need of quite a lot of attention when we came here; it had become massively overgrown impeding the view onto the fields and self-seeded buddleias were everywhere. So we did a lot of clearing and replanting, and replaced three of the fences, planting a Portuguese laurel along the fourth side. It’s completely enclosed and secure at the back, very sunny and private. We can see cows grazing in one field and a horse in another.”

“It’s a very quiet, tranquil spot and we have very nice neighbours, in fact, the whole community is lovely. There is a number of families here whose children catch school buses from the middle of the village. As has been mentioned, The Whichcote Arms has been undergoing a refurbishment and is due to open any day. It will include a butcher, cafe and convenience store, as well as a picture framer supplying local greetings cards in the outbuildings round the back.”

“There are lots of footpaths and bridleways making it ideal for walking or hacking, with opportunities for keeping horses either in livery or renting grazing nearby. People come at weekends with their horse boxes to go for hacks round here!”

“We are moving to be closer to grandchildren; the house is in a perfect setting situated in a very friendly village and if we could take it with us we certainly would!”

Location

Osbournby (pronounced ‘Ozzenby’) is an attractive village straddling the A15, 5 miles south of Sleaford and not far from the junction with the A52 that leads to Grantham westbound. Everything is within walking distance of the property such as the church dedicated to St Peter and St Paul and a primary school situated down a slip road off the old London Road. The Whichcote Arms, located in the same slip road, is shortly due to re-open with additional shops and amenities in the buildings behind following a complete refurbishment.

Grantham is only a 20 minute drive west where fast trains to London King’s Cross take approximately one hour, where you can pick up the A1, and where there are superb schools, the latter even nearer in Sleaford, about 10 minutes north. Access onto the A17 is within easy reach for travelling to The North or towards Norfolk eastwards. The magnificent, historic city of Lincoln is directly north up the A15, about a 30 minute drive.

Schools

Despite being a small village, Osbournby has its own little primary school, Ofsted rated Good. For secondary education, the superb grammar schools in Sleaford are only about 6 miles (10 mins) north - Carre’s Grammar School, and Kesteven & Sleaford High School (for Girls), as well as St. George’s Academy, all rated Good by Ofsted; similarly, excellent grammar schools in Grantham are about 11 miles (20 mins) west - The King’s School (for boys) and Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School which are rated Outstanding by Ofsted with other popular secondary schools, Greenfields Academy and Walton Academy both rated Good by Ofsted.

Services: Mains, electricity, water and drainage; oil-fired central heating (electric underfloor in kitchen)
Local Authority: North Kesteven District Council
Council Tax Band: F
Epc Rating: D