3 bedroom detached house for sale

Charming, detached, period home in sought after village.

Description

Mulberry House is a detached, period house set in the heart of the sought after north Oxfordshire, conservation village of Horley. Originally two cottages and understood to date from the 1700's the property was then extended in the 1970's.

On the market for the first time in almost 30 years, the property offers well presented accommodation with good proportions and a wealth of character features.

A generous hallway leads to the principal reception rooms, including a charming and versatile dining room, which would also suit being a snug or study, with exposed stone wall, wooden floor and door into the garden.

The sitting room is a delightful, dual aspect room with a window seat, fireplace with wood burning stove and exposed stone wall. This leads into a light kitchen / breakfast room featuring fitted units with wooden tops, a Belfast sink, integrated appliances, ample room for dining and a doorway into the garden.

There is a also a spacious utility / boot room / WC with a Belfast sink, units with wooden surfaces and a door into the garden.

The first floor provides a generous principal bedroom with wall of in-built wardrobes and an en suite shower room. There are two further good sized bedrooms, both with in-built cupboards and one featuring a dressing / study area. There is also a family bathroom and the property features a large loft.

The property benefits from a private driveway leading to a single, integrated garage.

The property includes a charming, private garden with a gravel terrace, ideal for alfresco dining and entertaining, leading onto a secluded area of lawn with mature shrubs and hedges. To the front of the house is a further gravel courtyard garden.

Location

Horley is a Conservation area village situated a short distance north west of the market town of Banbury, in rolling north Oxfordshire countryside. The village is predominantly made up of period properties built from the attractive mellow coloured local ironstone. It also has a 12th century church and public house.

Banbury provides for a wide range of retail, leisure and other day to day requirements, with Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Leamington Spa and Oxford also being within reach.

Primary schools can be found in the neighbouring villages of Hornton and Shenington. Horley is in the catchment area for Stratford grammar schools (as at 2024). Local state secondary schools include Kineton High School and North Oxfordshire Academy. Independent Prep schools it the area include: Carrdus (Overthorpe), St John’s Priory (Banbury); Sibford School; Winchester House (Brackley) Beachborough (Westbury); Warwick Prep and Arnold Lodge (Leamington Spa). Senior schools include: Bloxham School, Tudor Hall, Warwick School, Kings High and Sibford School, as well as those in Oxford.

Communication links include Banbury for rail to London Marylebone (about 56 minutes) and Birmingham, and junction 11 of the M40. Birmingham international airport is 39 miles.

Sporting and leisure activities include a village cricket club; golf at Tadmarton Heath and Feldon Valley; sports and leisure complex in Banbury; horse racing at Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick; motor racing at Silverstone; theatres at Stratford-upon-Avon, Chipping Norton and Oxford and Soho Farmhouse private members club at Great Tew.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,691 sq ft



Directions

From Banbury take the A422 towards Stratford. Drive through the village of Drayton and into Wroxton. Shortly after the Wroxton House Hotel turn right signposted Horley. Continue along this lane into the village of Horley. In the centre of the village follow the road around to the right, just before the Red Lion pub, and Mulberry House is the second house on the left, set back from the road up a gravel drive between two hedges.

Additional Info

Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating.