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£425,000

Sparrow Lane, Long Bennington

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • A Superb Barn Conversion
  • 41ft Modern Open Plan Kitchen/Living Area
  • Three Bedrooms & Master Ensuite
  • Galleried Landing & Family Shower Room
  • Study, Conservatory & Boiler Room
  • Front Garden & Double Garage
  • High Specification - Immaculate Throughout
  • No Chain
  • Newark 7 Mile, Grantham 7 Miles
  • EPC rating C

Description

An exceptionally well planned traditional barn conversion providing spacious open plan living accommodation, three bedrooms, master ensuite, family shower room and double garage. The property has a single aspect and a low maintenance frontage. Conveniently situated on a village lane the property is just a short walking distance from local shops, a primary school, Co-operative store, and excellent village amenities.

The property offers exceptionally light, airy and spacious accommodation with large window openings, and featuring also vaulted ceilings with exposed beams. The accommodation includes a conservatory entrance, 41ft open plan kitchen and living room, a ground floor study/hobbies room an adaptable multi-purpose room, boiler room and integral double garage. The first floor provides a galleried landing, three principal bedrooms, master ensuite and family shower room. Blinds and carpets where fitted, in excellent condition, are included in the sale. The property is offered with no chain.

The attractive and much sought after village of Long Bennington is situated midway between Newark and Grantham. The village is within the Lincolnshire catchment area for secondary and high school education. There is a village primary school. Local amenities provided include a modern purpose built Co-operative store, Doctors surgery, two public houses, and a restaurant. There is a coffee shop, fish & chip shop, and hairdressers.

A wider range of amenities are available at the nearby market towns of Newark and Grantham, providing extensive shopping, leisure and schooling options. Grantham railway station provides high speed rail services to London King's Cross with journey times of just over one hour. The village is close to access points to the A1 trunk road.

Central heating is gas fired. The central heating boiler was fully serviced in April 2026. The windows are purpose made double glazed units. Blinds where fitted are included in the sale. There are audio speaker systems in the living room and master bedroom.

Access to the property is from Carriage Close and is located on a private road. The main walls are of brick construction and the roof pantiled.

The following accommodation is provided:

Ground Floor -

Conservatory Entrance - 4.17m x 1.88m plus 3.20m x 1.83m (13'8 x 6'2 plus - Glass roof, uPVC entrance door, radiator, fitted wall lights, and connecting door to the cloakroom.

Cloak/Utility Room - 2.44m x 2.06m (8' x 6'9) - With stainless sink unit, low suite WC, glass roof, and working surface. The Bosch washing machine is included in the sale.

Study/Hobbies Room - 4.57m x 3.35m 1.52m (15' x 11' 5) - With a high vaulted ceiling, Velux rooflight, fluorescent lighting, and radiator. A versatile multi-purpose room suited to a range of lifestyle needs.

Boiler Room - With Ideal gas fired central heating boiler.

Open Plan Living Room/Kitchen - 12.75m x 5.11m (41'10 x 16'9) - Overall measurements including the stairwell area.

Multi-fuel stove on a stone hearth, LED lighting, centre opening French doors within the living area, small understairs cupboard, and a pair of centre opening French doors with glazed panels in the kitchen area, making this a pleasant and really light and airy room. There are wall cupboards, base units, and an island unit. Bosch appliances include an electric hob, stainless steel extractor unit, oven and grill, and dishwasher. There is recessed LED lighting with dimmer switches, and a built-in audio speaker system. Three central heating radiators and a practical laminate floor throughout.

First Floor - The staircase rises from the living room to a galleried landing with Velux rooflights, recessed Halogen spot lights, radiator. A picture light in the stairwell and exposed beams.

Bedroom One - 5.00m x 4.06m (16'5 x 13'4) - Plus Sitting Area 8'9 x 7'4

Two windows, Velux rooflight and Gable window. Vaulted ceiling with exposed beams. Two radiators and two centre light fittings, with also two wall lights over the bed area.

Ensuite - 2.11m x 2.01m (6'11 x 6'7) - Electric shower over the bath, pedestal basin, low suite WC, half tiled walls. Velux roof light and Gable window. Chrome heated towel rail, fitted cabinet and shaver point.

Bedroom Two - 3.71m x 3.25m (12'2 x 10'8) - With a deep picture window, vaulted ceiling, radiator, exposed Collar beams and fitted wall lights.

Bedroom Three - 2.74m x 2.84m (9' x 9'4) - With gable window, vaulted ceiling, exposed Collar beams, radiator.

Family Shower Room - 2.03m x 1.68m (6'8 x 5'6) - Shower with chrome fitting, basin, low suite WC, heated towel rail, half tiled walls, Velux rooflight.

Double Garage - 4.88m x 4.62m (16' x 15'2) - Electric roller shutter door and power points.

Outside - The property stands with a substantial frontage with vehicular in and out access to Carriage Close. There is a high boarded fence on the south boundary. Sparrow Lane has a walled boundary frontage.

Services - Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are all connected to the property.

Tenure - The property is freehold.

Possession - Vacant possession will be given on completion.

Mortgage - Mortgage advice is available through our Mortgage Adviser. Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loan secured on it.

Viewing - Strictly by appointment with the selling agents.

Council Tax - This property comes under South Kesteven District Council Tax Band D.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
D
Date Posted
2026-04-26

Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
75 C
79 C

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Central Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Long Bennington Church of England Academy438 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    251
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Claypole Church of England Primary School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    175
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    83
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School3.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    62
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Bottesford Church of England Primary School4.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    199
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Suthers School3.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    684
    Type
    Free schools
  • The Priory Belvoir Academy4.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    672
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Newark Academy4.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,164
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Magnus Church of England Academy5.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    678
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Priory Ruskin Academy6.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,347
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Long Bennington, Long Bennington43 metres
Co-op Bottesford, Bottesford3.8 miles
Waitrose Newark Services, Newark3.9 miles

GP surgery

Long Bennington Medical Centre406 metres

Pharmacy

Well4.1 miles

Hospital

Newark Hospital5.5 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden466 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Bottesford Rail Station3.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Village Hall64 metres

Typical drive times

Bingham21 min · 11 miles
Grantham14 min · 8 miles
North Hykeham22 min · 19 miles
Lincoln (city)34 min · 26 miles
Newark-on-Trent12 min · 6.9 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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