Property description
A striking contemporary house with a south facing garden and spectacular views over an Orchard to the Chiltern Hills in the distance.
The property offers luxurious, modern open plan living on two floors. Of particular note are the quadruple bi-fold doors from the sitting room to a south facing patio, the Apropos Atrium, the Svarre triple glazing set in oak frames, the Barbs tunnel fireplace providing a fire for both the sitting room and dining room. The entire ground floor benefits from under floor heating and the heating system itself is partly generated by solar panels. The property has an integrated air vent system installed providing fresh air to all the rooms without the need for opening windows.
5 bedrooms (1 en suite), 2 family bathrooms, atrium, sitting room, kitchen, dining room, family room, utility room, garage, gardens and outbuilding.
SITUATION The property is in the much sought after South Oxfordshire village of Toot Baldon. There is a cricket pitch on the village green at the adjoining village of Marsh Valdon which is reputedly one of the oldest and largest village greens in the county, extending to about twenty four acres. Toot Baldon and Marsh Baldon offer a range of amenities including the Mole Inn and the community owned Seven Stars. In addition the village is well positioned for the major arterial routes to London and the Midlands including the M40, A34 and the Oxford ring road. Nearby Thame, Oxford and Didcot provide a regular mail line train service to London Paddington.
ENTRANCE HALL/ATRIUM 12'6\" x 11'2\" (3.8m x 3.4m). Glass front door, slate flooring, under floor heating with individual thermostat, glass atrium, double oak doors to storage cupboard, double oak doors to sitting room, oak stairs with oak treads/boards and brushed steel banister to first floor.
SITTING ROOM 21' x 13'5\" (6.4m x 4.1m). Double oak doors, oak flooring, under floor heating with individual thermostat, quadruple oak bi-fold doors opening to the rear patio, downlighters, Luxaflex Silhouette blinds, contemporary integrated Barbs tunnel wood burner, television aerial point.
FAMILY ROOM 21'4\" x 15'9\" (6.5m x 4.8m). Oak internal door, oak flooring, under floor heating with individual thermostat, floor to ceiling large glass corner window and sliding patio door, 5 amp sockets, television aerial point, fitted corner unit.
REAR HALLWAY Slate flooring, under floor heating with individual thermostat, glass ceiling light well, space for coats and boots.
UTILITY ROOM Oak internal door, worktop, space and plumbing for washing machine, space for tumble dryer, two wall units, large wall and base unit.
GARAGE 19'8\" x 13'9\" (6m x 4.2m). Electric up and over door, light and power, concrete floor.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 22'4\" x 17'1\" (6.8m x 5.2m). Three Svarre windows to the front, oak sliding patio doors to the rear, slate flooring, under floor heating with individual thermostat, Crown Imperial kitchen, quartz composite worktop, wide range of wall and base units with soft close doors and drawers, downlighters, integrated LED floor lights, lights under the wall units, integrated Fisher Paykel dishwasher drawer, secondary Fisher and Paykel dishwasher drawer, Kuppersbush five ring gas hob, Baumatic extractor hood, part glass part stainless steel with four integrated downlighters, Kuppersbush Okotherm double electric oven, Liebher Comfort integrated fridge, Liebher Premium no frost integrated freezer, two stainless steel sinks, pull out spray faucet kitchen tap.
SECOND HALLWAY Oak flooring, under floor heating.
BEDROOM 4 16'1\" x 12'6\" (4.9m x 3.8m). Oak internal door, double glazed oak sliding doors to rear patio, oak flooring with under floor heating with individual thermostat, range of fitted cupboards and wardrobes, downlighters, 5 amp sockets, Luxaflex Silhouette blinds.
BEDROOM 5 14'1\" x 11'2\" (4.3m x 3.4m). Oak internal door, under floor heating with individual thermostat, downlighters, double fitted white gloss wardrobes with panelled doors, 5 amp sockets, oak door.
FAMILY BATHROOM Oak internal door, Durafit wash basin with designer mixer tap, integrated low level flush WC by Vitra, walk-in double shower with Hans Grohe mixer tap, rainfall shower and separate shower head, contemporary glass side screen, slate flooring, under floor heating with individual thermostat, white metro style wall tiles, downlighters.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING 14'1\" x 10'10\" (4.3m x 3.3m). Apropos glass atrium with integrated sun blinds, radiator, doors to balcony.
BALCONY Decked flooring, oak banister with glass panels fitted in chrome posts. The balcony is at the rear of the property and provides long reaching south facing views over the surrounding countryside.
MASTER BEDROOM 16'1\" x 15'1\" (4.9m x 4.6m). Oak internal door, double aspect, range of fitted wardrobes, cupboards and storage unit, downlighters, radiator.
DRESSING AREA Fitted cupboards leading to
EN SUITE BATHROOM Bath with mixer tap, shower cubicle with white metro style wall tiles, Hans Grohe thermostatic tap, low level integrated flush WC from Vitra, quartz composite work top with two Vitra bowl wash basins with mixer taps, shaver point, downlighters, air vent, glass ceiling light well.
SECONDARY LANDING Radiator, television aerial point.
BEDROOM 2 12'10\" x 12'6\" (3.91m x 3.8m). Oak internal door, fitted wardrobe, 5 amp sockets, downlighters, radiator, air vent, oak door to boiler cupboard with Megaflow High Efficiency Solar Heatrae Sadia water cylinder.
BEDROOM 3 16'1\" x 9'10\" (4.9m x 3m). Oak internal door, niche with a range of fitted shelves and cupboards, 5 amp socket, downlighters, radiator, air vent.
FAMILY BATHROOM Bette designer bath with mixer tap, white gloss side panel with integrated LED floor lights, low level Durafit WC with concealed cistern, Durafit wash basin with designer mixer tap, quartz composite top, downlighters, air vent, glass steam room shower electrically operated with Hans Grohe rainfall shower head, secondary shower head. with glass side panels, mosaic tiling. The steam shower can be used as a steam room/shower or both.
OUTSIDE Entrance through wooden gates leading to a gravelled drive with parking for several cars. The garage with electric roll over door is straight in front. To the right of the drive is a raised area with lawn. There is a footpath laid with slabs leading around the property. A wooden outbuilding can be found to the left of the property and provides excellent storage and is in use as a workshop. The rear garden benefits from a vegetable garden and several patio areas leading onto the lawn. There are outside electric points and lights.
DIRECTIONS From our office in Summertown proceed north on the Banbury Road. At the roundabout take the third exit onto Elsfield Way/A40. At the next roundabout take the fourth exit onto the Eastern By-Pass Road/A4142. Take the B480 exit towards Watlington and at the next roundabout take the first exit onto Garsington Road/B480. Continue along this road and turn right signposted Toot Baldon. Continue into the village past The Mole Inn. Where the road split, turn left down a small lane. The property will be found on your right hand side. Postcode OX44 9NE.