4 bedroom detached house for sale

A detached post-war village house offering a lounge, kitchen/dining room, large conservatory, four bedrooms, shower room and freestanding bath in attic bedroom, oil heating, fully double glazed and a 27.5m x 6.5m rear garden with fabulous countryside rear views. Popular quiet village, off road parking and no onward chain.

GROUND FLOOR
‘Saddle Cottage’ is entered via a solid Upvc casement door to an inner hall. Painted oak floor boards, radiator, windows on both sides, walkway through to the open plan ground floor. To one side is the bright and spacious main living room with provides a fine ‘vista’ through the rear conservatory over the rear garden. There is recessed shelving, oak painted floor boards, TV and telephone points. Two radiators, coved ceiling, large front picture window, sliding patio doors in to the conservatory.

The spacious open plan dining area provides ample room for a table and six chairs and is an ideal entertaining space being connected to the kitchen. Radiator, painted oak flooring, smoke alarm, stairs to the first floor, front window. The kitchen area is also bright and a very well-designed area with a good range of blue fronted base and eye-level cupboards, carousel unit and three drawer sets. The integrated appliances include a Neff fan-assisted single oven, 4-ring electric hob, extractor hood, combination microwave oven, dishwasher, washing machine and a tall fridge/freezer. There is a built in wine rack, oak work surface areas, enamel Belfast sink with long reach mixer tap and instant boiling water tap. Down lighters, oak flooring, picture window overlooking the garden.

The ground floor is completed by a large Upvc conservatory with a pitched glass roof, with covered panels allowing all year round usage. It has a tiled floor, utility area, windows on two sides, double doors, and a feature full height triangular rear window giving great views of the open countryside beyond the garden.

FIRST FLOOR
The first floor landing has a smoke alarm, stairs lead up to the second floor, rear window. The airing cupboard houses the Albion fully lagged hot water cylinder with an electric immersion heater. The main bedroom is a bright and pleasant room with a deep and well-fitted double wardrobe, radiator, coved ceiling, front window. The second double bedroom has a double fitted wardrobe, radiator, front window. The fourth single bedroom has exposed floor boards, radiator, (an ideal dressing room or small office), rear window. The very smart re-fitted shower room has a walk-in double width fully tiled shower enclosure with a Grohe power shower and fixed glass screen. Heated ladder radiator/towel rail, wooden washstand with a rectangular wash hand basin and hand-made bathroom cabinet. Low-level WC, under floor heating, quality floor and wall tiles, opaque rear window.

SECOND FLOOR
The attic room is a fabulous guest bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and a white freestanding bath with column tap with a showerhead attachment. Contemporary cast-iron radiator, under-eaves storage on both sides, exposed ceiling beam. The two Velux windows permit the most outstanding views from the rear of the house.

OUTSIDE
Frontage & Parking Facilities
To the front of the house is a shallow patio garden with two attractive magnolia trees. There is a 4ft dry stone retaining wall across the frontage and a pedestrian gate. On the left hand side of the property is the plastic bunded oil tank and the central heating boiler with a lockable gate. There is room to park two standard vehicles tight to the gable, (allowing the neighbouring house behind to have adequate vehicular access at all times). There is also on road parking for visitors nearby on a ‘first come - first served’ basis.

Rear Garden
The rear garden is predominantly north-east facing and measures around 26.75m deep by 6.5m wide. There is a large paved section around the rear of the house and conservatory (which could park one small car behind the double gates). There is a PIR security light and a cold-water tap. The central lawn area has a stone retaining wall down the left hand side with a well-stocked border with daisies, red robin, lavender, annuals and roses. The opposite flower bed has further annuals, magnolia and Japanese Acer trees. Brick built barbeque, raised decking area with steps down to a further section of level lawn. The private rear garden is enclosed down both flanks by two heights of close boarded wooden fencing. The rear boundary has a low-level dry stone wall to allow the very attractive views of undulating fields behind. This little ‘oasis’ is the ideal spot for entertaining.

LOCATION
The village of Upper Tadmarton is situated 5 miles to the west of Banbury, between the market towns of Banbury and Chipping Norton and is surrounded by undulating open countryside. Bloxham is around 3 miles away providing a range of local facilities including a grocer, butcher, newsagents, post office, public houses, doctor and dental surgeries. The property is also a short drive away from Soho Farmhouse and The Cotswolds. Motorway M40 (J11) and mainline train services from Banbury to London, Marylebone in an hour. Tadmarton has a village hall, a parish church and The Lampet Arms public house. Tadmarton Heath has a highly regarded 18-hole golf course, with Rye Hill golf course only a mile away.

Please click on the property brochure for full details of this property, or for more information or to arrange a viewing please contact Chris Mobbs at the Fine & Country Banbury office.

Construction type: Standard
Electricity supply: Mains
Water supply: Mains
Sewerage: Mains
Heating: Oil-fired central heating to radiators
Broadband: There is Ultrafast broadband available in the area, delivering 950 Mbps upload and download speeds. The current BT package delivers 35 Mbps upload and 6.8 Mbps download speeds to the property.
Mobile signal/coverage: You can get 4G mobile coverage both in the house and the garden from Vodaphone, Asda, Voxi, Lebara and 02, (do check with your specific mobile provider).
Parking: Off road parking for two cars
Rights & easements: Shared driveway