Cherry Trees
A beautifully shown four bedroom home, built 27 years ago by a quality local builder, blending quality modern building methods with traditional features such as a feature fireplace and a wealth of beam-work. Centrally located to Drayton St Leonard with it’s period properties, the property none the less backs onto open farmland with a bucolic aspect over open countryside.

Cherry Trees was constructed around 1996 by Westbuild Homes, a local builder of excellent repute. Cherry Trees forms part of a highly select, prestigious development with only two other properties and is located close to the heart of the village centre with it’s historic and period homes. The property has been meticulously maintained by the sellers and over the years has benefitted from constant good maintenance and upgrading with many internal alterations. These include replacement windows, refitted kitchen, cloakroom and redesigned ensuite bathrooms. The most significant improvement to the property is the acquisition of an additional parcel of land adjoining the rear garden and this impressively increases the overall plot in the rear garden to around 0.2 acres. The position of the property is idyllic with views from the rear garden and property overlooking fields and countryside including Wittenham Clumps.

The property in brief comprises the following: The entrance hall features stylish ceramic flooring which is featured in the cloakroom, kitchen, utility room and garden room. This creates a pleasing flow through the ground floor accommodation. The entrance hallway leads to the principle reception rooms, the study, cloakroom and the kitchen/breakfast room. The lounge features a large brick beamed fireplace with multi-fuel burner, the dining room is located to the front and the study incorporates a range of bespoke handmade fitted furniture. The kitchen and breakfast room, which has been refitted, offers a range of painted oak units and built in appliances and the adjoining garden room provides attractive views across the garden with further views of farmland and countryside. A utility room adjoins the kitchen with space for appliances.

On the first floor, a good size landing area leads to four bedrooms. Bedroom One offers a range of His and Hers double wardrobes and ensuite facilities. Bedroom two incorporates a fitted wardrobe and ensuite shower room. There is a family bathroom and two further bedrooms. The bathroom and ensuite rooms have benefitted from major upgrades and are stylish and contemporary.

The rear garden sits on an overall plot of around 0.2 acres. The overall plot is around 0.33 acres.

The front garden also features an area of lawn and parking for several vehicles. There is a double garage with a pitched roof that provides additional storage.

The accommodation in greater detail comprises :

Entrance Hall.
Ceramic flooring, stairs to first floor, radiator, coving to ceiling, under-stairs cupboard and double doors to sitting room.

Cloakroom.
A Vanity Hall fitted cloakroom, with cupboards and a low flush w.c, coving and spot-lighting, radiator, tiled splash backs, double cupboard for coats also housing a water softener radiator and a frosted window.

Sitting Room.
A pleasant double aspect room with a large feature brick and beam fireplace, raised quarry tiled with hearth featuring a Jotul multi-fuel burner. Two radiators, coving to ceiling, window to front and patio doors to rear garden/patio. Beam work and timber pillar. Door to kitchen/breakfast room.

Dining Room.
Radiator, window to front, ornamental beam work to ceiling, dimmer lighting controls and wall lighting points.

Study.
A range of quality bespoke handmade Strachan English oak fitted furniture featuring a range of drawers, shelves and a desk area. Radiator, window.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room

Kitchen.
Painted solid oak quality units with soft close mechanism. Hi-Macs handmade work-surfaces (Aesthetically similar to Corian) with moulded sink unit and mixer tap. Integrated 5 ring Neff induction hob with extractor fan over and large glass splashback. Two stacked Neff single ovens with foldaway doors and a warming drawer. Integrated Miele dishwasher and Neff refrigerator. Spot-lighting, window to rear garden. A peninsular separates the kitchen from the breakfast room.

Breakfast area.
Floor level units, drawers and cupboard (matching those of the kitchen) integrated wine-cooler. Radiator, twin glazed doors to Garden room.

Utility Room.
Space for appliances and units, vent for tumble dryer, sink unit. Built in double-doored cupboard. Work surfaces, central heating timer controls, tiled splash backs. Door to garden.

Garden Room.
This lovely room offers an attractive outlook over the rear garden with views overlooking farmland. Windows overlooking the garden, patio doors to rear garden/patio area, radiator. High vaulted ceiling with beam work and Velux window.

First Floor
Landing with window. Loft with lighting accessed with a retractable ladder. Double width airing cupboard. Radiator.

Bedroom One.
Window overlooking the rear garden with extensive views over farmland and countryside. His and Hers double door wardrobes with shelving and internal lighting. Wall lighting, dimmer lighting. Radiator.

En-suite Shower Room.
The en-suite shower room has been re-fitted and re-designed and now features a stylish Catalano suite that comprises a double width shower area with shower guard, rainfall shower and rinser, niche. Wash hand basin with drawers under and double HiB Exos cabinet above. Bidet, low level w.c, heated towel rail, window to rear, spotlighting, beam work, under floor heating. Tall wall cabinet. Ceramic flooring.

Bedroom Two.
Window overlooking the rear garden, beam work, built in double wardrobe, radiator.

Ensuite Shower Room.
Redesigned modern shower room, enclosed shower area with over head shower, low level w.c, GSI wash hand basin with drawers under, heated towel rail, under floor heating. Ceramic flooring. Spotlighting. Frosted window.

Bedroom Three.
Window to front. Range of built in wardrobes with internal lighting, radiator

Bedroom Four.
Window to front, radiator, beam work.

Bathroom.
Panel bath with mixer tap and shower attachment. Low level w.c, wash hand basin with drawers and cupboard under, tiling to walls, velux window, spotlighting, beam work. Radiator and underfloor heating.

Outside.
The Gardens. Overall Cherry Trees sits on a plot of around 0.33 acres. Manicured garden areas to the front and rear. Parking for numerous vehicles and an extra wide double garage. Cherry Trees occupies a pleasant central location overlooking older and historic buildings to the front. Fields and farmland with open views to the rear. Significantly, additional land was acquired adjoining the original rear garden and the rear garden now lies on a plot of just under 0.2 acres (Approximately 250 feet in length). The rear garden and in particular the outlook provides a beautiful setting for this most striking home.
Rear Garden.

Adjoining the rear of the property is a paved patio/seating area. This area provides a pleasant outlook overlooking the rear garden with views over open fields. The majority of the garden is laid to lawn around the perimeter are a varied number of bushes and shrub borders. The planting of these areas has been carried out with the greatest of care and this ensures colour throughout the year. To the boundaries is fencing and bushes and this ensures a pleasing degree of privacy.

Well stocked borders and timber sleepers and a pergola acts as a natural divider between two garden areas. The second area is laid to lawn interspersed with some deciduous trees with hedging and fencing to the boundaries. A Malvern built Summer House provides a perfect retreat with it’s lovely aspect over the remainder of the gardens and like so many vantage points at Cherry Trees offers beautiful views of countryside, farmland and fields. There is laminate flooring, light and power, windows and blinds. A perfect location to see the beautiful sunsets from the south-west facing aspect. There is a seating area to the front.

Side Garden areas.
Area 1. Paved path. Garden shed, brick built store cupboard, housing oil boiler for central heating. Gated access to front.
Area 2. Paved path. Oil tank. Garden Shed. Area laid to shingle with seating area. Outside lighting and outside tap.

Front Garden.
Paved pathway to front door. An area of well kept lawn enclosed with mature bushes and shrubs. Beyond the lawned area is a brick block paved area of parking catering for numerous vehicles.

Double Garage. Pitch roof offers additional storage, light and power, electronically assisted up and over door. Outside lighting and windows. Outside tap.

Location
Drayton St Leonard is a small village in South Oxfordshire adjacent to the River Thame. Currently it consists of nearly one hundred houses and has a population of about 290. It is located some eight miles to the south of Oxford, three miles from the larger village of Dorchester on Thames and seven miles from the historic market town of Wallingford. It is just six and a half miles from junction 7 of the M40, eight miles from Didcot Parkway Station with trains to London Paddington in forty five minutes and twelve miles to Haddenham and Thame Parkway with trains to London Marylebone in under an hour. The village retains a genuine sense of community with the local village hall being the hub of local activities along with the equally vibrant Church of England parish church of Saint Leonard and Saint Catherine. The Aston Martin Museum, an automobile museum presenting the history of Aston Martin cars, is also located in the village as is the Catherine Wheel public house.