Delightful village family home with charming gardens.

Description

Situated in the heart of Hempton village, Radwell House is a delightful family home built of local Hornton stone. Built in the 1970’s this home is perfect for those looking for family living, space to entertain and lovely, characterful gardens. Sympathetically extended, Radwell House is now a deceptively spacious, versatile house with generous room proportions.

The spacious hallway provides access to the reception rooms. There is a wealth of period features to be seen in the sitting room with exposed timbers and an inglenook and open fireplace drawing main focal attention. Off the sitting room is a relaxing garden room with bi folding doors, which is light and airy with lovely views of the surrounding garden. The kitchen is of generous size with a Rangemaster, built in appliances, granite work surfaces, flagstone flooring and plenty of room for a breakfast table, the perfect hub of the home. Leading off is a separate utility room and porch, ideal for boots, coats, and muddy paws. There are two further reception rooms on the ground floor with great potential, currently being used as a study and a music room/ snug. There is also a downstairs WC.

Upstairs there is the principal bedroom which is spacious with built in wardrobes providing great flexibility. There is also a modern en suite shower room. There are a further three double bedrooms, all with built in wardrobes and wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. The family bathroom is a great space with separate bath and shower facilities.

Outside is a picturesque, private, and substantial wrap around garden enclosed with charming pockets to be enjoyed throughout. An abundance of colourful mature trees, shrubs, hedges, and flower beds are a joy for the senses. There is even an electric water feature. Predominantly laid to lawn, there are gravelled pathways and a patio area, perfect for alfresco dining to be enjoyed in the summer sun. There is also a shared, private driveway with a double garage with power and lighting, and plenty of private space to park numerous cars. In all, the plots extends to about 0.3 acres.

Location

Hempton is a charming village situated in rolling countryside just a mile from the much sought after village of Deddington.
With historical origins and wonderful countryside on the doorstep, Hempton also includes a parish church. Nearby Deddington benefits from several shops including a popular delicatessen, Co-op, florist, tea room, hairdressers, public houses, library, doctor’s surgery, dentist, pharmacy, primary school and grand church. More extensive shopping, leisure and cultural facilities are available in the nearby towns of Banbury (7 miles), Chipping Norton (9 miles), Bicester (13 miles) and Oxford (18 miles).

Renowned private members club Soho Farmhouse in Great Tew is approximately 5.4 miles away and the highly regarded Nicholsons Garden Centre is located 3.9 miles away at North Aston.

An extensive selection of well-regarded educational establishments in the area include Deddington C of E Primary School, Great Tew, Warriner Senior school (Bloxham) and Chipping Norton. Independent schools include St Johns Prep (Banbury), Carrdus School (Banbury), Beachborough, Winchester House, Bloxham School and Tudor Hall (girls) in Bloxham. There are local bus services to many of the Oxford schools, which include The Dragon, Summerfield’s, Headington, St. Edwards and Magdalen College School.

Well located for both London and Birmingham and the North with junctions 10 and 11 of the M40 being about 8 and 9 miles away respectively; direct trains from Bicester North to London Marylebone (from 43 minutes); Banbury to Birmingham (from 59 minutes); Birmingham International Airport is about 48 miles away and Heathrow approximately 63 miles. There is bus that runs to Banbury and Oxford from Deddington.

Recreational activities in the area include tennis, cricket and football clubs in the Deddington; polo at Kirtlington and Cirencester; racing at Stratford, Warwick and Cheltenham; numerous golf clubs including Tadmarton Heath and Rye Hill; Bannatyne’s Health Club in Bodicote; world renowned shopping at Bicester Village; Blenheim Palace at Woodstock and theatres in Chipping Norton, Oxford and Stratford upon Avon. There is an extensive network of public rights of way locally offering wonderful countryside walks.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,302 sq ft



Additional Info

Council Tax Band: F