Character cottage renovation opportunity.

Description

Letter Box Cottage is a stone, end of terrace property with slate roof situated on the edge of the village overlooking farmland. It is in need of renovation and modernisation which would make an exciting project to suit a variety of buyers looking to move to the area. It could provide the perfect bolt hole for a country rural retreat, family home or be the perfect investment property.

The cottage comprises a hall leading through to the kitchen and dining room. The kitchen has built in storage units and space for oven and further appliances. There is a pantry cupboard, under stairs storage area and door leading through to the bathroom and dining room. The dining room has a fireplace, which is used to heat water to circulate to the radiators. There is also a separate immersion heater. The dining room is dual aspect, allowing plenty of light into the property. Adjacent to this is the sitting room with wooden floor boards, stone mullion windows with views overlooking the fields. There is also a cellar.

The first floor currently provides three spacious bedrooms with good ceiling height which could be re modelled to suit individual needs, subject to planning consent. Views from two of the bedrooms look over open countryside.

There could be the potential to add a second storey over the kitchen extension, subject to planning, providing the scope to increase the square footage on the second floor.

There is a pretty south facing cottage garden with patio seating area, mainly laid to lawn with shrub boarders enclosed by a stone wall and mature hedging. There are a number of useful storage sheds and a greenhouse.

Location

Barford St. John is an attractive hamlet in undulating North Oxfordshire countryside close to the Cotswolds in the Swere Valley.

There is a parish church, and The George Inn pub within walking distance of the next village Barford St Michael, with the larger neighbouring villages of Bloxham and Deddington providing schooling, doctors surgeries, butcher, delicatessen, general stores, post offices, garage and hairdressers. The market town of Banbury offers extensive retail, leisure and recreational facilities. Oxford, Milton Keynes and Stratford-upon-Avon provide excellent opportunities for theatre, cinema and concerts. Soho Farmhouse (Country Club) only approximately 5.4 miles.

Local schools include primary at Deddington and Bloxham, senior at The Warriner School (Bloxham). Independent preparatory schools include St Johns, (Banbury), Winchester House (Brackley), Cardus (Overthorpe); senior independent including Bloxham School, Tudor Hall (girls), both Bloxham, Stowe and numerous North Oxford Schools.

Sporting activities in the area include golf at Rye Hill, Cherwell Edge (Middleton Cheney) and Tadmarton; motor Racing at Silverstone.

Communication is good with rail links from Banbury or Bicester to London Marylebone (from about 55 or 50 minutes respectively). M40 access at J10 (Ardley) or J11 (Banbury). All distances and times are approximate.