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3 Bedroom Cottage for sale

Oxford Oxford Oxfordshire, OX3 9TX

OX3 9TX, Noke, Oxford, OX3, Oxford

Sale Price: £625,000

Listed 15 days ago and may not be available Listed on 9/7/2015

 The Old Post Office, , Haseley Road, , Little Milton
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Oxford Oxford Oxfordshire, OX3 9TX

Property Summary:

Cottage
3 Bed(s)
-- Bath(s)
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Property description

A rare gem!! This 17th century Grade II listed stone and thatched cottage is bursting with charm and fabulous character features. Sympathetically refurbished throughout by the current owners to preserve its authenticity, College Cottage is a historic property with generous garden and planning permission to build a 25 sqm single storey outbuilding, tucked away in a delightful position in the picturesque village of Noke.



Accommodation summary: Reception room, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, wet room, utility area, family bathroom, courtyard and garden with planning permission to build a 25sqm single story outbuilding. 

SITUATION



Noke is a picturesque quiet no-through village, nestled between the villages of Islip and Beckley. It is situated 5 miles north-east of Oxford and has many attractive period houses together with a 13th Century church. The Otmoor Nature reserve is at the far end of the village and boasts a number of attractive walks and rides. The pretty villages of Stanton St John and Beckley are both a few miles away and have well reputed pubs; Beckley also has a popular primary school and the nearby village of Islip has a railway station with connections to Oxford, Bicester and soon, London Marylebone. The property is well located for access to the A34 (3 miles), A40/M40 and rail travel is equally accessible, with mainline stations at Oxford, Haddenham and Bicester North. Journey times into London Paddington and London Marylebone are less than an hour. The village is also well located for easy access to Oxford, which provides an extensive range of shopping and cultural facilities, as well as many excellent schools including The Dragon, St Edwards, Oxford High School, Magdalen College and Headington School to name but a few. The area is also convenient for the Abingdon schools. Day to day shopping facilities can be found in Summertown, Headington and Kidlington. Sporting facilities include Polo at Kirtlington, golf at the North Oxford Golf Club, Kirtlington Golf Club, and The Oxfordshire Golf Club at Thame. 

DESCRIPTION



College Cottage is an unspoilt character cottage, originally two and a half cottages forming part of a larger row of cottages, which has been meticulously restored with reclaimed materials to complement the original property, whilst providing all the comforts of a modern home, and a high standard of energy efficiency.



The ground floor accommodation boasts an entrance porch, leading onto the dining room with exposed beams, boarded timber ceiling and stunning feature Yorkshire range and stable door onto the private courtyard garden. There is a separate kitchen with double stable doors onto the enclosed courtyard, kitchen units made from reclaimed wood with elm worktops and shelving. There is also a charming reception room, with exposed beams, working inglenook fireplace and bread oven with stable door onto the front garden. There is also a wet room, utility area, and service cupboard to the rear. Fabulous flagstone flooring is laid throughout the ground floor along with underfloor heating. A cupboard staircase leads from the reception room to the master bedroom with original antique elm floorboards. A second staircase leads from the dining room to a further double bedroom with dual aspect, and a single bedroom and family bathroom.



Externally the property benefits from a private enclosed courtyard garden located to the rear of the house and a generously sized separate garden with established hedges and mature fruit trees, working well and planning permission to build a 25sqm single storey outbuilding.

 

SERVICES



Ground source heat pump (attracting RHI payments of around £360 per quarter) for heating and hot water, underfloor heating, electricity connected, mains drainage and high speed fibre optic broadband. Water, electricity and drainage connections have been laid to serve the proposed outbuilding. 

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