Property description
A very attractive Grade II listed 4 bedroom detached thatched cottage, believed to date back to the mid-17th Century, providing well-proportioned accommodation, fabulous west facing garden, workshop, garage and ample off road parking, in the sought after village of Horton-cum-Studley. Excellent local access to Oxford and to London and the Midlands. Perfect for the Oxford Schools.
Accommodation summary: Reception room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, guest cloakroom, master bedroom, shower room, three further bedrooms, family bathroom, private garden, workshop, garage and off street parking.
SITUATION Horton-Cum-Studley is a sought after and sociable village with many clubs, societies and local sporting facilities to include Studley Wood and Magnolia Park golf clubs, football and tennis, a thriving village hall and an excellent children's play area. For those wishing to enjoy the immediate surroundings, there are lovely countryside walks along the footpaths and bridleways. Horton-Cum-Studley is ideally located for easy access to London and is approximately 5 miles from central Headington and 7 miles from Oxford city centre. There are main line railway stations at Bicester North (London, Marylebone in 45 minutes) and Oxford (London, Paddington in 60 minutes). Junctions 8 and 9 of the M40 are within easy reach. There is good access to a wide range of schools in Oxford and Bicester and the village falls within the catchment area for the well regarded Beckley Primary School.
DESCRIPTION Cobweb cottage is a beautifully presented home with charming character accommodation arranged over two floors.
The ground floor accommodation features beautiful beamed ceilings throughout to include three separate reception rooms each with a fabulous feature fireplace. There is an inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove in the dining room, open fireplace place in the reception room and inglenook fireplace with gas burning stove in the family room. The well-appointed kitchen boasts an Aga and range of pretty cornflower blue base and wall units, granite worktops and integrated appliances to include a dishwasher, fridge freezer, washing machine and tumble drier. There is also a guest cloakroom and rear hallway providing access to the garden as laid out on the floorplan.
On the first floor there is a generously sized dual aspect master bedroom with fitted wardrobes and adjoining shower room, three further bedrooms, as well as a good sized family bathroom with bath and separate shower and spacious hallway/study area.
Externally the property benefits from a most fabulous mature garden, which is predominantly laid to lawn, with beautiful borders and two paved terraces perfect for al fresco dining; there is also a sizeable workshop and single garage both with an electricity supply as well as driveway parking to the right of the house providing off street parking for several vehicles.
Listed planning consent has previously been granted for the erection of an oak framed conservatory linked to the existing house with a two storey structure. The consent has now lapsed.