Property description

A handsome detached five bedroom family house
with a 250 ft by 72 ft mature rear garden. The house
is ideally placed on this much favoured lane above
Kennington and there is considerable scope for
modernisation and enlargement (subject to the usual
planning consents).

5 bedrooms, bathroom, sitting room, study/television room, dining room, kitchen and utility room, shower room, driveway parking, car port and garage, rear garden with garden room.

SITUATION    Kennington is a much favoured village on the outskirts of Oxford between the River Thames and the A34. The A34 gives easy access to the M40, M4 and to Oxford Station and Didcot Parkway train station with regular fast train services to London Paddington. There are also cycle routes to Oxford and Abingdon. Kennington has many amenities including a public house (The Tandem), health centre, two shops, a post office and a pharmacist. There are two sports fields, a village hall and three active churches. For young families there are baby and toddler groups, nursery schools and the local primary school (St Swithun's CE Primary School). The village falls into catchment for Matthew Arnold Secondary School; this is not in the village but a bus service is provided. Chandlings School is also nearby. Other popular schools in the area include Abingdon School for boys, Headington School for girls, John Mason School, The Oxford Academy and Oxford High School for girls.

PORCH    Terracotta tiled floor, glass panel door to the entrance hall.

ENTRANCE HALL    Oak parquet wood floor, radiator, space for hanging coats, built-in key cupboard, under stairs storage.

SHOWER ROOM    Phillipe Stark WC and wash basin with mixer tap on vanity unit, mirror above, radiator towel rail, electric radiator towel rail, tiled shower cubicle with rose head shower, downlighters, slate tiled floor.

SITTING ROOM 19'11\" x 13' (6.07m x 3.96m). Continuation of oak parquet wood floor, radiator, Stûv 30 wood burning stove with three door modes, slate hearth, telephone point, two sets of double doors to the study/TV room, double doors to the garden.

STUDY/TELEVISION ROOM 18'8\" x 10'6\" (5.7m x 3.2m). Exposed wood floor, painted white ceiling beams, spotlight track, telephone point, exposed brick wall painted white, door to garden.

DINING ROOM 12'4\" x 12' (3.76m x 3.66m). Vinyl tiled floor, radiator, built-in display cupboard with glass panel door and shelving.

KITCHEN 13'1\" x 11'2\" (3.99m x 3.4m). Vinyl tiled floor, breakfast bar with beech top, Habitat sink unit with a double porcelain sink, mixer tap and storage below, Smeg range cooker with 6 burner gas hob, hotplate and two electric ovens, Smeg extractor over, radiator, downlighters, door to the garden.

UTILITY ROOM    Continuation of vinyl tiled floor, built-in cupboard, loft hatch, door to garage.

GARAGE 12'11\" x 9'4\" (3.94m x 2.84m). Concrete floor, Vaillant gas central heating boiler, stainless steel sink with mixer tap and cupboard below, three wall units, space and plumbing for two washing machines, venting for a tumble dryer, up and over door.

MID-STAIR LANDING    Floor to ceiling storage cupboard, stairs to first floor.)

LANDING    Radiator, airing cupboard with slatted shelving housing the Valliant hot water cylinder, stairs to second floor.

BEDROOM 1 12'11\" x 11'11\" (3.94m x 3.63m). Radiator, built-in clothes cupboard.

BEDROOM 2 12'1\" x 10'5\" (3.68m x 3.18m). Radiator, built-in clothes cupboard.

BEDROOM 5 9'7\" x 7'9\" (2.92m x 2.36m). Radiator, built-in clothes cupboard.

BATHROOM    Free-standing Bette bath with Phillipe Stark mixer stand and shower hose, Phillipe Stark WC (with concealed cistern) and circular wash basin with mixer tap, radiator towel rail, downlighters, slate tiled floor.

LANDING    Spotlight track, under eaves storage, built-in display cupboard with glass panel door and shelving, loft hatch.

BEDROOM 3 12'10\" x 9'2\" (3.91m x 2.8m). Radiator, under eaves storage.

BEDROOM 4 10'1\" x 9'2\" (3.07m x 2.8m). Radiator, built-in clothes cupboards, under eaves storage.

OUTSIDE    The property is approached via a lane and gravelled driveway where there is parking for several vehicles. The borders are brick lined and planted with mature trees and shrubs, laurel hedges provide privacy from the neighbours. Next to the garage is a carport and gated access to the rear garden.
The rear garden is mainly laid to lawn and enclosed with mature cypress and laurel hedging, with additional wire fencing making it secure for dogs. There are beautiful mature trees including a walnut, cedar, Scots pine and holly. The terrace is Indian stone and from here there are steps to the lawn and an Indian stone path to the garden room. Tucked away behind is a children's play area with a wood chip base, climbing frame, slide and a tree which could be used for a tree house.
At the end of the garden is a vegetable patch, a fruit cage with soft berries and an orchard with apple, cherry, mulberry and pear trees. There is also a metal garden shed.

GARDEN ROOM 27'2\" x 14' (8.28m x 4.27m). By The Garden Escapes in a contemporary style with Canadian Red Western Cedar cladding and a curved copper trimmed roof. Double glazed windows and doors, electric under floor heating, television point, downlighters (inside and out).

DIRECTIONS    From our office proceed north on the Banbury Road. At the roundabout turn left towards the A34. Join the A34 at the Peartree roundabout and continue south. Take the exit towards Cowley/Henley and then the first exit onto the Southern By-Pass Road. Take the first exit onto Abingdon Road (signposted Kennington) and then turn left onto Kennington Road. Continue on this road and turn right at the mini roundabout onto Bagley Wood Road. Take the fourth right hand turn and the property will be found near the top on the right hand side. Postcode OX1 5LY.