3 bedroom terraced house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Pretty location in countryside between the city of Oxford and the Cotswolds
- Manor house proportions on a manageable scale
- Drawing room with wood burning stove and door to garden
- Three double bedrooms overlooking the garden to countryside beyond
- Further attic room with limited access is great study/bed 4 as needed
- Delightful gardens, with terraces and fruit and vegetable area
- Off street parking and double garage
- EPC Rating = E
Description
Situated at the end of a no through lane, Holyrood House is an impressive Victorian property built in 1875, originally St. James College, established for choir boys, eventually converted into four residential properties in the 1990s. No. 3, in the centre, retains high ceilings and fabulous proportions, the drawing and dining rooms in what would have been the school dining hall. Original features include wooden floors, exposed timbers and elegant, tall windows. The kitchen, with stable door, has gas range oven and central work island. There is a utility/boot room and cloakroom also on the ground floor. On the first floor, three double bedrooms enjoy far-reaching views over the garden to the countryside beyond. The principal bedroom has ensuite bathroom and there is a family bathroom. On the second floor are two attic rooms, one currently used for storage and another, with limited access, as home office/bedroom four.
Outside, delightful, south facing gardens are a testament to the current owner. From vine and wisteria clad pergola providing shaded terrace area, to productive fruit and vegetable gardens. To the front of the property there is an attached double garage with loft storage and off street parking.
Location
Situated in open countryside about 9 miles west of the University city of Oxford, South Leigh is a pretty rural village in West Oxfordshire. With a thriving community, amenities include St James the Great, 12th century parish church, a public house, village hall, croquet and cricket clubs, bell ringing and pub quizzes. Nearby, Witney and Eynsham provide wider amenities, including Waitrose and M&S supermarkets. The village is well located for an excellent selection of both state and independent schools including Bartholomew’s in Eynsham, St. Hughes and Cokethorpe and the numerous schools of Oxford. At the edge of the Cotswolds, Estelle Manor, Daylesford and Soho Farmhouse are also within convenient reach.
Square Footage: 2,155 sq ft
Directions
From Oxford, follow the A40 towards Cheltenham. After passing Barnard Gate, turn left, signposted to South Leigh. On entering the village, pass the village green and turn left into Church End, proceed to the church and Holyrood is found on the right.
Distances and times approximate: - Witney 3 miles, Oxford 11.5 miles, London 65 miles, Hanbrough Station 7 miles (London/Paddington from 65 minutes)
Additional Info
Agents notes - The property enjoys right of way over the first part of the drive to Holyrood House. No formal maintenance arrangements.
Services - Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity. Gigaclear ultra-fast broadband.
Local Authority - West Oxfordshire District Council
Council tax band - F
Brochure prepared and photographs taken in May 2024
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