Property description
A charming four bedroom Grade II Listed barn with beautiful gardens, studio and garden house set within stone walls in Old Headington. The property has a wealth of period features including exposed beams and stone walls and a feature fireplace and accommodation totalling approximately 3,564 sq ft.
Following its conversion in the 1970s, The Barn, with foundations that are believed to date from 1562, won an award from the Oxford Preservation Trust. The loft also offers scope for further accommodation, subject to the usual planning consents.
4 bedrooms, 2 shower rooms, bathroom, entrance hall, sitting room, drawing room, mezzanine, kitchen, larder, utility room, study, office, lobby, back hall, studio, garden house with WC, walled garden, gated parking.
SITUATION The property is situated in the Old Headington Conservation Area, close to the end of Old High Street, and The Black Boy gastro pub. At the other end of Old High Street one can find excellent amenities including a Waitrose supermarket, Headington Library, doctors' and dentist surgeries, shops, cafes and leisure facilities. Old Headington is well placed for access to the John Radcliffe hospital and the major transport links going in and out of the city. The A40 is accessed from the Green Road roundabout linking to the M40 for London and Banbury. The A34 is reached via the ring road and provides access to the North and South. Nearby rail stations include Oxford, Haddenham and Thame and Didcot Parkway which all provide national rail links and access to London.
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
ENTRANCE HALL Tiled floor, leaded windows with stained glass above, exposed beams, under stairs cupboard with hanging rail and light, radiator.
SITTING ROOM 19'3\" x 11' (5.87m x 3.35m). Wood floor, leaded windows with secondary glazing, fitted bookshelves, spotlights on track, exposed stone walls and beams, television aerial point, two radiators, steps up to
DRAWING ROOM 19'3\" x 13' (5.87m x 3.96m). Wood floor, leaded windows with secondary glazing, two oblong stained glass windows, open fireplace with stone and brick chimney breast, tiled hearth, cast iron back, stone mantle shelf, exposed beams, spotlights on track, exposed A-frame beams, three radiators.
MEZZANINE 15'8\" x 6'5\" (4.78m x 1.96m). Wood floor, two Velux windows, exposed beams.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 15'5\" x 13'11\" (4.7m x 4.24m). Tiled floor, leaded windows, a range of wall and floor mounted cupboards, wooden work surfaces with double stainless steel sink with mixer tap and drinking water tap set within, built-in Bosch dishwasher, De Dietrich five ring gas hob, electric fan oven and grill, extractor fan and light above, space for fridge/freezer, spotlights on track, wall lights, wooden splashback,
LARDER Tiled floor, laminate work surface with floor mounted cupboards below, built-in wine racks, shelves, radiator.
UTILITY ROOM Tiled floor, Belfast sink with tiled splashback, boiler and pump, space and plumbing for washing machine and dryer, fitted shelves, hanging rail, radiator.
LOBBY Tiled floor, built-in bookshelves, fitted desk with cupboards below, spotlights on track.
BACK HALL Tiled floor, matwell, radiator, double glazed door to garden.
STUDY 13' x 11'2\" (3.96m x 3.4m). Parquet floor, leaded windows, spotlights on track, exposed beams, radiator.
SHOWER ROOM Tiled floor, shower cubicle with electric shower, wash basin set within wooden counter, mirror, WC with push button flush, panelled walls, built-in cupboard, tiled splashback, extractor fan, shaving point, downlighters, wooden shelves, towel rail, radiator.
BEDROOM 4 14'10\" x 14'2\" (4.52m x 4.32m). Wood floor, leaded windows, built-in bookshelves and cupboards, downlighters, telephone point, radiator.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING Wood floor, two Velux windows, built-in bookshelves, two airing cupboards both with light and wooden slatted shelves, additional cupboard with light and wooden shelves, recessed downlighters, radiator, loft access.
BEDROOM 3 15'9\" x 8'2\" (4.8m x 2.5m). Exposed beams, fitted wardrobe, spotlights on a track, telephone point, radiator.
FAMILY SHOWER ROOM Velux window, pedestal wash basin, WC with push button flush, tiled splashback, exposed beams, shower cubicle with double doors overhead shower and Grohe shower attachment, tiled splashback, extractor fan, downlighters, radiator towel rail.
EN SUITE BATHROOM Two Velux windows, WC, bidet, pedestal wash basin, panelled bath with shower attachment, wooden splashback, exposed beams and stone walls, downlighters, towel rail, radiator.
BEDROOM 2 15'5\" x 8'2\" (4.7m x 2.5m). Leaded windows, fitted wardrobes with shelves and hanging space, exposed beams and stone walls, spotlights, radiator, glazed door to balcony.
MASTER BEDROOM 14'11\" x 14'9\" (4.55m x 4.5m). Exposed beams, fitted wardrobes, spotlights, television aerial point, two radiators, double glazed sliding doors to balcony with stone tiled floor, undercover seating area with views of garden with overhead light and exposed beam.
OFFICE 21'4\" x 13'3\" (6.5m x 4.04m). Four Velux windows, built-in bookshelves, exposed beams, recessed downlighters, spotlights on track, telephone point, glass shelf and glazed window overlooking studio, two radiators.
LOFT Aluminium ladder, boarded, insulated, light, (with potential for conversion subject to the usual planning consents).
STUDIO 26'5\" x 19'4\" (8.05m x 5.9m). Wooden floor, spotlights, stainless steel sink with mixer tap, extractor fan, four radiators.
GARDEN HOUSE 15'6\" x 12'2\" (4.72m x 3.7m). Porch with outside lights, wood laminate floor, double glazed windows, exposed beams, electric radiator, pedestal wash basin with mixer tap, spotlights fitted to the beams, composting WC by Separett Villa, mirror and light above.
OUTSIDE The property is fully enclosed within stone walls and is approached through wooden gates onto the gravel drive where there is parking for several vehicles. A brick path leads to the front door with attractive herbaceous borders flanking the house, a cherry tree adorned with a rambling Paul's Himalayan musk rose and further climbing roses trained near the front door. The garden is beautifully designed with a central grid of mature flower beds with box bushes, flower covered archways and grass paths leading to the lawn and garden house. The flower beds are well maintained and include a wide variety of roses, perennials and mature flowering shrubs.
A second brick path leads to the back door and the studio entrance and beyond this there are vegetable beds and redcurrant and raspberry canes with an irrigation system and a green house. Behind is a wooden gate set within the stone wall with a fir archway. Towards the garden house are apple trees and a mature weeping willow. Near the entrance gate are mature trees including pleached hornbeams, a mature silver birch, hollies, cherry trees and a sycamore and a wild flower lawn with a composting area to the rear.
DIRECTIONS From our office in Summertown follow the Banbury Road south then turn left onto the Marston Ferry Road. Proceed through Marston and at the double roundabout continue up the hill. Pass the John Radcliffe hospital and at the traffic lights turn left onto London Road. In Headington turn left onto Old High Street. Continue to the end and at The Black Boy public house turn right. The entrance to The Barn will shortly be on your left. Postcode OX3 9JP.