Rare plot and potential with wonderful views.

Description

Built in 1964, Random Ridge sits in a wonderful plot approximately 0.48 acres on the edge of the desirable village of Shenington. Having been built and owned by the same family for nearly 60 years, it is now in need of modernisation and improvement, but has great potential. With a good footprint this property offers the exciting opportunity to be altered and extended to provide spacious and versatile living in an enviable setting. The property may also have scope for a replacement dwelling or multiple dwellings. (Subject to relevant planning permissions.)

Inside the property is versatile accommodation. The ground floor comprises a spacious hall, a generous sitting room with delightful views of the surrounding countryside, a kitchen and separate dining room, a garden room and a utility room. There is also a bedroom on the ground floor which has great potential to be used as a home office, a bathroom and separate WC. Upstairs there are three double bedrooms, all sizeable, and two of which with extensive storage in the eaves. There is also a good sized family bathroom. Although all rooms are in need of updating, there is a generous square footage foot print to work with.

Outside is a charming garden surrounding the house. Private and mostly laid to lawn, there is also an abundance of mature trees, hedges, shrubs, flower borders, seating areas to enjoy the sun all day long and fantastic views of the neighbouring, rolling countryside. To the front, the entrance is gated and there is a garage and gravelled driveway with plenty of parking for numerous cars. In all about 0.48 acres.

Location

Shenington is a charming, highly sought-after Oxfordshire village situated in attractive, rolling countryside between Banbury and Stratford-upon-Avon, on the edge of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village comprises ancient ironstone houses, a 12th Century Church, a ‘Good’ rated (as of March 2023) Church of England primary school, a well-regarded pub, village hall and doctors’ surgery. Shenington has a thriving community and a popular annual music and literature festival. The Monkeybean coffee shop can be reached by a walk across the historic airfield. There is a village shop at Tysoe and farm shops nearby – more extensive shopping and leisure facilities are to be found in the market towns of Banbury (5.5 miles), Stratford-upon-Avon (15.5 miles), Warwick (18.5 miles) and Leamington Spa (19 miles).

Excellent communication links with equidistant access to the M40 at Banbury (7 miles) for the South and Gaydon (9 miles) for Birmingham and the North. Mainline train services from Banbury to London Marylebone (from 60 minutes). Birmingham International Airport is 38 miles away.

There are a number of excellent senior schools in the locality, including a primary school in the village. Shenington is in the Priority Area for the Warwickshire Grammar Schools at Stratford-upon-Avon (at time of print, October 2022) - King Edward VI (KES) for boys, Stratford Grammar School (for girls). Local private schools include Kings High (girls), Warwick (boys), Tudor Hall Girls, Bloxham (co-ed) and Sibford. Preparatory schools in the area include St Johns’ Priory (Banbury), Carrdus (Overthorpe), Sibford, Kitebrook (Moreton-in-Marsh), The Croft (Stratford-upon-Avon) and Warwick Prep.

Sporting facilities in the area include golf at Tadmarton Heath, Rye Hill and Feldon Valley; Spiceball Leisure Centre, Bannatyne health club/spa and Soho Farmhouse private members club. There are theatres and cinemas at Chipping Norton, Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford. Shenington is within reach of Silverstone and horse racing at Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon and Cheltenham. There is a comprehensive footpath and bridleway network through the surrounding countryside. Upton House and Gardens National Trust property is only 3 miles away.

Please note all property times and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,863 sq ft


Acreage: 0.48 Acres

Additional Info

Council Tax Band - F