Property description
A handsome Victorian period terraced home situated in the sought after Aston Street in East Oxford. The property has had a loft conversion providing an extra bedroom with en-suite shower room, and there is also a cellar accessed from the kitchen. The attractive and mature garden measures approx. 100ft in length.
The front door opens to an Entrance Hallway with stairs to the first floor. There are doors to the Living Room, Dining Room and Kitchen. The Living Room benefits from a Bay Window to the front of the property, with original sash windows. There is a feature fireplace with alcoves either side of a chimney breast boasting a wood burning stove. The Dining Room also features an original chimney breast with alcoves to each side, one of which has a cupboard built into it. There is a door into a lean-to at the rear with space and plumbing for washing machine, which in turn has doors into the garden; there is also an open doorway from the Dining Room into the Kitchen. The Kitchen has units and worktops with space for utilities including a freestanding cooker that has extractor hood over, tall fridge freezer and space, if currently not plumbing, for dishwasher if desired. There are double French style doors into the rear garden. There is also a door from the Kitchen into the Cellar, which has light and power.
On the first floor there is the Family Bathroom, including bath with shower over, wc and basin, and three of the four Bedrooms. This includes the largest bedroom in the property, which features built-in wardrobes and has two windows to the front of the property. The Bedroom windows are all original sash windows, with a smaller obscured-glass window to the bathroom. All sash windows, throughout the property, are fitted with draft-excluding stripping.The loft has been converted to provide a further bedroom and an en-suite shower room, with shower cubicle, wc and basin. Both rooms feature skylight-style windows which open.
Outside the property, there is a block-paved area of front garden, and a large and mature rear garden that is a pleasure to find situated in this city location. The garden is well stocked with various beds and borders including vegetable patches and fruit trees, and there is also a timber shed, green house, and patio. There is no allocated parking, but residents benefit from parking permits for the property, as well as an allocation of visitor permits to use throughout the year. As well as this, there is some two-hour parking on the street for quick visits!
Aston Street is a sought after road in East Oxford, located just off the Iffley Road. Locally there are a number of cafes, pubs, restaurants and small shops, situated around nearby Magdalen Road. The property is also within a short walk of the thriving and vibrant Cowley Road and only a little further to St Clements. These between them offer a wide choice of cafes, bars, independent shops and restaurants, as well as larger supermarkets and the medical centre at Manzil Way. The historic city centre is just across the Magdalen Bridge from The Plain at St. Clements, and there are regular buses to and from the city along both Cowley Road and Iffley Road.
Property Features :
- Four Bedroom Victorian Home
- Lounge, Dining Room, Kitchen and Cellar
- Lean-To to side of Kitchen (see floor plan)
- Family Bathroom, plus en-suite to one of the Bedrooms
- Long Rear Garden, approx. 100´ in length (STS)