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Tucked away in the friendly village of Sutton-cum-Lound...

Land size
1 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4

Key Features

  • Guide Price £1m to £1.2m
  • Historic Walled Garden Setting With Original Garden Gates
  • Light-Filled Orangery Designed For Year-Round Living
  • A Detached Cottage Offering Exceptional Flexibility
  • Five Double Bedrooms Including A Spacious Principal Suite
  • Tennis Court, Orchard & Beautifully Established Grounds
  • Private Electric-Gated Plot In Excess Of One Acre
  • Friendly Village Location With Excellent Rail Links from Retford

Description

A Private Village Setting With Historic Garden Walls

Set within approximately one acre behind electric gates, Garden House is a beautifully maintained family home occupying the former walled garden of Sutton Lodge. Thoughtfully extended and updated over time, it combines generous accommodation, mature grounds and a wonderful sense of privacy, all within the heart of Sutton-cum-Lound.

A Welcoming Sense Of Arrival

A bright entrance hall creates an immediate sense of welcome, with Karndean flooring, excellent built-in storage and access to the principal living spaces. A south-facing window fills the stairwell with natural light, enhancing the calm and inviting atmosphere.

Fireside Comfort

The main lounge is a warm and comfortable reception room centred around a gas fireplace. South-facing windows draw in natural light, while glazed doors connect seamlessly with the orangery, creating a lovely flow between the spaces.

A Sunlit Orangery & Dining Room

The orangery is a wonderfully light-filled space, framed by triple-aspect glazing, a roof lantern and doors opening onto the gardens. A log burner and electric heating ensure year-round comfort, while connections to both the lounge and dining room create a sociable hub for entertaining.

The adjoining dining room enjoys views onto the private courtyard and offers a welcoming setting for family meals, celebrations and everyday gatherings.

The Heart Of The Home

The kitchen combines practicality with country-house character, featuring granite worktops, an oil-fired AGA, double oven, gas hob, pantry and generous storage. Adjoining dining and snug areas create a relaxed family space, with south-facing doors opening directly onto the gardens.

A Practical Country Utility

Located off the kitchen, the utility room provides a Belfast sink, storage, laundry facilities and direct access to both the courtyard and integral garage. Functioning as a useful boot room, it is perfectly suited to the practical rhythm of country living.

A Principal Suite With Space To Unwind

The principal bedroom enjoys dual-aspect windows, extensive built-in storage and access to a separate dressing room that could also serve as a nursery. The en suite features a large walk-in shower, vanity unit and heated towel rail, creating a comfortable and private retreat.

Flexible Bedroom Accommodation

Bedroom two is a generously proportioned and highly adaptable room, currently used as a study. Triple-aspect windows and a charming window seat overlook the gardens, while its position next to the family bathroom offers future en suite potential.

Bedroom three enjoys views across the side garden and courtyard and benefits from direct access to the family bathroom, making it ideal for guests or older children.

Bedrooms four and five provide two further double bedrooms, offering flexible accommodation for family members, grandchildren or home working.

Family Bathrooms

The family bathroom serves both the landing and bedroom three, featuring a bath with shower over, airing cupboard and courtyard views.

A separate shower room includes a WC, wash basin, vanity storage and enclosed shower, providing additional convenience for family life and guests.

A Detached Cottage With Exceptional Flexibility

Completely separate from the main house, the detached cottage provides office space, workshop accommodation, storage and a fitted shower room. With excellent versatility and future potential, it could suit a variety of uses, including a studio, annexe, guest accommodation or dedicated work-from-home space, subject to any necessary consents.

Practical Storage & Garaging

The integral double garage benefits from electric doors and internal access to the utility room, while additional storage is provided by the former donkey stables and wood store.

Gardens Worthy Of The Name

The grounds are a defining feature of Garden House. Set within an approximate one-acre plot, with an option to lease up to 15-acres by separate negotiation, the grounds feel wonderfully established, private and full of character.

A wisteria-clad courtyard offers a sheltered retreat close to the house, while the wider gardens include extensive lawns, mature borders, a fish pond, orchard and tennis court. Designed for both relaxation and recreation, the grounds provide space for entertaining, family life and enjoying the changing seasons.

Out & About

Sutton-cum-Lound is a popular village offering a strong sense of community and easy access to the surrounding countryside. Retford, Bawtry, Clumber Park and Yorkshire Wildlife Park are all within easy reach, while excellent rail links from Retford provide direct access to London King’s Cross.

Combining privacy, history and flexibility, Garden House is a distinctive village home offering generous accommodation, exceptional gardens and a lifestyle perfectly suited to modern family living.

Disclaimer

Smith & Co Estates use all reasonable endeavours to supply accurate property information in line with the Consumer Protection from Unfair trading Regulations 2008. These property details do not constitute any part of the offer or contract and all measurements are approximate. The matters in these particulars should be independently verified by prospective buyers. It should not be assumed that this property has all the necessary planning, building regulation or other consents. Any services, appliances and heating system(s) listed have not been checked or tested. Purchasers should make their own enquiries to the relevant authorities regarding the connection of any service. No person in the employment of Smith & Co Estates has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty whatever in relation to this property or these particulars or enter into any contract relating to this property on behalf of the vendor. Floor plan not to scale and for illustrative purposes only.

Some of the images and floorplans shown throughout the marketing and within the brochure are computer generated images and may not be accurate and therefore should not be relied upon for decision making. The accuracy of the dimensions, layout and visuals are not guaranteed and may be subject to change.


EPC Rating: C

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-06-22

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 739 Homes with Land listings in East Midlands (1+ acres).

This Property£1,000,000 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £225,664 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Central Heating
Broadband
Fibre (FTTC)
Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

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

  • Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School273 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    96
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School1.9 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    90
    Type
    Community school
  • Ranskill Primary School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    147
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    308
    Type
    Community school
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    224
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • The Elizabethan Academy2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,230
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Retford Oaks Academy2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,080
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Serlby Park Academy5.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 16
    Pupils
    991
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Outwood Academy Valley6.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,721
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Outwood Academy Portland7.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,706
    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 hire Hallcroft, Retford2.1 miles
Asda Retford Express Petrol, Retford2.1 miles
Morrisons Welham Retford, Retford2.6 miles

GP surgery

Kingfisher Family Practice2.4 miles

Pharmacy

Boots2.4 miles

Hospital

Retford Hospital2.4 miles

Green space

Playing Field64 metres

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

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Retford Rail Station3.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Town Street124 metres

Typical drive times

Bawtry12 min · 6.8 miles
Retford6 min · 3.1 miles
Worksop18 min · 10 miles
Tickhill16 min · 9.4 miles
Doncaster (city)25 min · 17 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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