Rooms

Design and Specification
The oldest part of the house dates from the 1950s but has been extended and refurbished by the current vendors over the last few years. The extensions included adding a porch at the front, adding a gable end, and opening up the original kitchen and dining room and extending at the front to create a family area. The refurbishment programme included replacing most of the windows with double glazed units, installing a new Worcester oil fired boiler just before lockdown, remodelling the staircase, fitting new granite work surfaces in the kitchen and the installation of three additional bathrooms so that all six of the bedrooms are en suite.

Ground Floor
The newly added porch has dual aspect windows and a range of bespoke built-in storage cupboards spanning one wall. A glazed door with wing windows opens to the hall which has limestone flooring, stairs to the first floor, and a cloakroom which is panelled to dado height and has a concealed cistern WC and a washbasin.

Reception Rooms
The TV room has a window overlooking the drive and front garden, and a feature fireplace which is currently blocked but could be reinstated if desired. The drawing room has a feature brick fireplace with a timber bressummer beam and a log burning stove. French doors with wing windows open to a raised terrace with views over the rear garden and stud farm beyond. The study is accessed from the drawing room and has built-in shelving and plentiful power sockets including USB connections.

Kitchen/Dining/Family Room
The kitchen has a range of wall and base units, including display cabinets and display shelving, and a bespoke built-in larder cupboard. As part of the remodelling the vendors replaced a Rayburn with a dual fuel Rangemaster cooker with electric ovens, an LPG gas hob and a matching extractor fan over. The new granite work surfaces incorporate a breakfast bar, and an inset sink under a window overlooking the rear garden. The dining/family area has a wide window overlooking the front garden and Chinnor Hill beyond. There is ample space for a dining table and chairs and a seating area.

Utility Room
The utility room has limestone flooring and a door to the rear garden. There is a range of full height and wall cupboards, and space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer.

Ground Floor Bedrooms/Potential Annexe
A door from the kitchen leads to a small hallway linking two ground floor bedrooms. One bedroom is dual aspect and has French doors to the rear terrace, and an en suite with a bath with a shower over. The other bedroom overlooks the front of the property and has an en suite shower room. These rooms could be used as a guest suite, or for an au pair or could be converted into a self-contained annexe if required.

First Floor
The galleried landing has a window to the front and space for a seating or study area, The shelved airing cupboard houses the pressurised water system. A pull down wooden ladder gives access to a fully boarded loft area.

First Floor Bedrooms and Bathrooms
Two of the first floor bedrooms were enlarged with the addition of the gable end. The principal bedroom has a window with views over the garden and adjoining stud farm to the rear. There is a built-in triple wardrobe and an en suite shower room with a power shower, a WC and a vanity washbasin. The other bedroom has a window to the front, a reading nook, a built-in wardrobe, and an en suite which has a heritage suite with a slipper bath, a concealed cistern WC, a washbasin, and panelling to dado height. There are two further double bedrooms on the first floor. One overlooks the front and has a built-in double wardrobe and an en suite shower room, and the other bedroom overlooks the rear garden and has a built-in double wardrobe, a built-in cupboard, and an en suite bathroom with a shower over the bath.

Gardens and Grounds
The house is set well back from the road with a gated entrance to a driveway leading to a parking area for up to four cars in addition to the double garage which has a roller door to the front, and a window and door to the rear. Cabling is in place to instal an electrically operated gate at the entrance if desired. The front garden is enclosed by close boarded fencing and hedges at the sides and has post and rail fencing with low hedges at the front so the views towards Chinnor Hill are not obscured. The front garden is mainly laid to lawn with spring bulbs and several mature trees, including a flowering Cherry tree, interspersed.

Gardens cont'd
A lockable side gate leads to the rear garden which is enclosed on both sides by close boarded fencing with mature trees and hedges for screening to create a private space which is not overlooked. A post and rail fence at the bottom of the garden allows uninterrupted views over the adjoining paddocks. Spanning the rear of the property is an extensive Indian sandstone terrace for outside dining and entertaining. The terrace is raised to allow level access from the house and has a low retaining wall and steps down to the rest of the garden which is mainly lawned with established beds and borders. There is a feature red phone box which will remain. A raised bed with stone wall surround screens the submerged septic tank. The area behind the garage houses the Worcester boiler which was installed just before lockdown and has been regularly serviced since. There is also an oil tank.

Situation and Schooling
Aston Rowant is a South Oxfordshire village situated at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, 7.3 miles south of Thame and 7.9 miles west of Princes Risborough. It has a Church of England primary school, a cricket club and a village green. There is also a farm shop and a cafe within walking distance in the neighbouring village of Kingston Blount. M40 junction 6 and the Oxford tube stop at Lewknor (London to Oxford and Oxford to London Coach) are approximately 1.5 miles away.

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