5 bedroom detached house for sale

Impressive village living with generous accommodation and annexe.

Description

On the market for the first time in 25 years, Neat Cottage has been sensitively transformed by the current owners to provide a spacious and well-presented home retaining a wealth of period features.

This charming Grade II listed home includes five bedrooms, versatile reception spaces, a converted cellar and a detached garage with gym / office above. The property also features a landscaped, walled garden and off-street parking.

With communications links to both Oxford and London and being so close to Soho Farmhouse the property is a rare find.

The current owners have carried out significant works to the property over the years, including extending with the garden room and recently repointing the property and replacing the roof.

Dating back from the 17th Century, Neat Cottage is a detached Grade II listed stone house offering characterful, well-presented accommodation over three floors, plus a cellar and detached double garage with room above.

Neat Cottage is set in the heart of the village of Enstone, close to various Cotswold hotspots, Soho Farmhouse and communication links into Oxford and London.

Upon entering the house there is a welcoming dining hall / snug with stone fireplace with wood-burning stove, window seat, wooden floor and impressive exposed beams. The dual aspect sitting room has a charming feel and features an open fireplace, window seat, wooden floor, exposed beams and door into the garden.

The spacious kitchen features fitted units, a Rayburn and ample space for a large table / seating area. The kitchen opens into the impressive garden room, with vaulted ceiling and full height window and doors onto the garden.

There is also a useful storage room on the ground floor, as well as a utility room, with door into the garden, and a WC.

The cellar has been converted and is currently used as a useful study area.

The first floor provides a spacious dual aspect principal bedroom with in-built cupboard, wonderful exposed beams and stone fireplace. There are two further double bedrooms, a generous shower room and a family bathroom.

Accessed via two separate staircases is the second floor. On the one side is a generous double bedroom with exposed beams, eaves ceiling and a substantial en suite bathroom. At the other end is a versatile further bedroom / study. There is also a useful loft area.

To the rear of the property is an enclosed, walled garden, which has been carefully landscaped and provides a lovely space to relax and unwind. It features walled raised flower beds, a lawn, terrace area and a small pond. There is also a useful timber shed / store.

The property also benefits from a gravelled off- street parking area to the front and a gated off-street parking area to the rear. This leads to a detached, stone double garage, with a versatile gym / office / studio above.

Location

The popular village of Enstone is set in the rolling north west Oxfordshire countryside and provides a village shop with post office, public house and primary school, with adjacent Church Enstone providing a further public house and Church.

Nearby Chipping Norton and Woodstock provide further amenities including a range of public houses, shops, farmers markets and post offices. Banbury and Oxford offer more extensive shopping, leisure and cultural facilities.

Sought-after private members club Soho Farmhouse in Great Tew is just 5 miles away and the highly regarded Daylesford Organic Farm Shop located in Kingham is 10 miles away.

Mainline train services run from Charlbury (4 miles) to London Paddington via Oxford (from 70 mins); Banbury to London Marylebone (from 56 mins) and Oxford Parkway to London Marylebone (from 60 mins) There is a regular bus service from the village to Oxford and Chipping Norton.

There is an extensive range of local schooling including Enstone Primary School, Great Tew Primary School, Chipping Norton School, Kitebrook, Dormer House, Bloxham School, Tudor Hall and Sibford School, as well as the Oxford schools, including The Dragon, Summerfields, Headington, Oxford High, St. Edwards and Magdalen College School.

Recreational activities in the area include racing at Stratford, Warwick and Cheltenham; numerous golf clubs including Heythrop, Chipping Norton, Burford and Tadmarton Heath; Blenheim Palace at Woodstock; and theatres in Chipping Norton, Oxford and Stratford upon Avon.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,861 sq ft



Additional Info

Council Tax Band: E (with improvement indicator).

Agents Note: The property benefits from a right of way through the neighbouring garden to the side of the house.