Property description

A charming detached five bedroom house with pretty mature gardens, double garage and separate annexe/home office situated within the conservation area.

The house is set in the heart of this charming and thriving north Oxfordshire village with gorgeous countryside on the doorstep and excellent commuter access to Oxford, Bicester, Woodstock and Banbury. The house is set well back from the village road with a pedestrian side gate into the garden and a double garage and home office/annexe to the side. The property offers accommodation totalling 2290 ft.

5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, hall and WC, landing, kitchen/dining area, sitting room, family room, study, lobby, separate annexe/office with kitchenette and WC, double garage and garden.

SITUATION    Steeple Aston is a thriving village with an active community, a popular nursery and excellent primary school, a public house, a village shop and post office. There is an accessible forty five minute commute to London Marylebone from Bicester North and Bicester Village train stations . There are buses to all the main Oxford schools to and from the village to The Dragon, St Edwards, Oxford High School, Headington School and Magdalen College School. Birmingham is forty five minutes by train from Banbury and the M40 is fifteen minutes away.

AMENITIES    Shops, supermarkets and retailers are at Oxford Summertown ( twelve miles), Bicester (eight miles) including the internationally renowned Bicester Village with one hundred and thirty plus leading brand outlets, Banbury (ten miles), Witney (fifteen miles) and Burford ( twenty miles).

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

HALL    Wooden front door, ceramic tiled floor, cupboard with shelf, exposed stone walls, steps rising to first floor.

KITCHEN/DINING AREA 26'6\" x 9'6\" (8.08m x 2.9m). Ceramic tiled floor, bay window, a range of wall and floor mounted units, tiled splashbacks, wooden work surfaces, one and a half bowl sink with mixer tap, Hotpoint EW62 double oven, wall lights, cupboard with light, built-in fridge/freezer, built-in cupboard with plumbing for washing machine, broom cupboard, built-in bookshelf, two radiators.

UTILITY AREA    Belfast sink with mixer tap, wooden work surfaces, dishwasher and drier, built-in cupboards, exposed stone, back door to bin store area.

SITTING ROOM 22'2\" x 9'11\" (6.76m x 3.02m). Wall lights, television aerial point, sealed up fireplace with mantel and surrounding converted to form a two door fitted cupboard, built-in bookshelves, raised fireplace with stone hearth, wood store drawers below, built-in shelves, two radiators.

STUDY 10'11\" x 10' (3.33m x 3.05m). Wooden floor, Worcester Bosch boiler, built-in cupboards and desk with bookshelves, telephone point.

LOBBY    Radiator, fixed wooden ladder to attic.

BEDROOM 4 9'2\" x 8'5\" (2.8m x 2.57m). Built-in desk with chest of drawers, built-in cupboards, shelves, radiator.

BATHROOM 2    Tiled floor, WC, pedestal wash basin, panelled bath with folding shower screen, tiled splashbacks, Mira Event shower, shelves, towel rail, shelf, radiator.

FAMILY ROOM 12'5\" x 10'6\" (3.78m x 3.2m). Built-in lockers, bookshelves and cupboard, wall lights, skylight, television aerial point, radiator, secondary glazing.

BEDROOM 5 12'6\" x 7'9\" (3.8m x 2.36m). Built-in dressing table, bookshelves and wardrobe with storage lockers above, wall lights, radiator.

FIRST FLOOR

MASTER BEDROOM 15'6\" x 10' (4.72m x 3.05m). Built-in wardrobe with lockers above, spotlights, exposed stone wall, wall lights, radiator.

BEDROOM 3 12'2\" x 6'11\" (3.7m x 2.1m). Built-in desk, cupboard and bookcases with lockers above, wall lights, radiator, loft access.

BATHROOM 1    Wood laminate floor, pedestal wash basin, WC with concealed cistern, panelled bath, tiled splashbacks, Aqualisa shower attachment, mixer tap with shower attachment, two skylights, built-in cupboards, towel rails, Dimplex fan heater.

BEDROOM 2 13'11\" x 10'1\" (4.24m x 3.07m). Cast iron fireplace, built-in cupboards, skylight, radiator, loft access.

LANDING    Airing cupboard, skylight.

ANNEXE 20' x 9'11\" (6.1m x 3.02m). Wood laminate floor, exposed brick walls, a range of floor mounted cupboards, space for fridge/freezer, stainless steel sink with Newteam water heater, cupboards, two telephone points, sliding doors to rear garden.

ANNEXE WC    WC, extractor fan, shelves, exposed beam.

DOUBLE GARAGE 20'3\" x 15'1\" (6.17m x 4.6m). With up and over doors, concrete floor and a range of wall mounted cupboards.

OUTSIDE    The house is set behind a stone wall and grass banking with steps rising to the garden through a white picket fence. The garden path, which continues to the main entrance and raised terrace, has a wooden handrail and a box hedge to the left and to the right is a herb garden. The path continues to the back door with outside light, store area and tap. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with three terraces and deep mature flowering borders including Japanese anemones, roses, bamboo and lavender and a range of mature shrubs and trees including apple, cherry, ornamental elder and rosemary and quince bushes. An archway leads to the shed and wood store.
The Annexe is made of red brick with double glazed windows and high ceilings and has formerly been a shop and an office. It offers excellent ancillary space as a home office, studio or extra accommodation. Sliding doors can open into the garden of The Rise and there is an outside light to the front of the property.
A wooden gate at the back of the garden provides access onto the Electricity Board's land and their substation which is concealed by a wood panel fence, surrounded by a gravel area and railway sleeper steps lead to the back gate. The current owners have been permitted use of the land over the past thirty five years and it is accessed by the Board twice a year.

DIRECTIONS    From Oxford proceed north on the A4260 through Kidlington. After the Holt Hotel traffic lights take the next turning on the right marked Steeple Aston and follow the road into the village. The property is on the right hand side before turning to Jubilee Close on the right. Postcode OX25 4RU.