5 bedroom village house

Oakview is an attractive, detached property, constructed from brick with oak framing to the front elevation. The property has exposed, decorative brick and stone work and is constructed under a tile roof. The property was built in 1999, with alterations undertaken in 2013, and a more recent extension added in 2021.

The property is entered by a circular, gravel drive with lawn box hedging and a beautiful flowering cherry tree in the centre, bordered by herbaceous shrubs and laurel hedging. Beyond the front door lies a welcoming entrance hall with oak flooring and staircase rising to the first floor. The entrance hall provides access to a spacious study through a four-panelled timber door, and access to a magnificent drawing room with exposed beams and an impressive fireplace with a stone surround. A pair of double-glazed sliding doors open to the stone-paved terrace and provide breathtaking views of the open countryside beyond, which offers fantastic walking routes along the Heart of England Way and the Monarch Way. To the right of the entrance hall lies a cloakroom and a dual-aspect kitchen and breakfast room with stunning, south-facing views over the rear garden and rolling countryside through sliding doors, and a pretty view to the front through a double-glazed window, flooding the room with light. The high-specification kitchen includes an induction hob, an oven and grill, an integrated dishwasher and fridge freezer, quartz worksurfaces and a mobile granite top island. Steps lead down to a generous-sized utility room with tiled flooring, built-in storage, plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, and a door with access to the front of the property. The utility room flows into the impressive garden room, which is a recent extension to the property, having been constructed in 2021, providing magnificent views of the landscaped garden and orchard beyond through two pairs of sliding double-glazed doors.

The utility room also includes a staircase rising to the first floor, which provides access to a large bathroom, a spacious fifth bedroom or studio, with exposed roof timbers and stunning southerly views to the rear through full height windows, a dressing room and a walk-in wardrobe, which could be incorporated into the sixth bedroom. This has the potential to be self-contained accommodation, accessed via the door leading from the drive into the utility room, subject to necessary planning consent.

The feature staircase in the entrance hall rises to a light and airy galleried landing, with three large windows, providing access to four spacious double bedrooms, all with triple casement, double-glazed windows, and two bathrooms. The impressive principal bedroom offers unrivalled views of the beautiful countryside to the rear and a door to a potential balcony. This flows into a large, tiled en suite shower room with a walk-in shower, bidet and the same stunning, southerly facing views to the rear. The three further bedrooms are all served by the tiled family bathroom, which includes a large bath with shower above, a Duravit sink and access to a spacious airing cupboard.

Garden and grounds

The garden, extending to 0.7 acres, is a particular feature of the property. It is principally lawned and beautifully landscaped, with shaped herbaceous and shrub borders and a hawthorn hedge to the perimeter. There is a pretty water feature that is bordered by aquatic plants, and beyond this, is a well-stocked, ridge and furrow grassland orchard with purple maple, hazel, pear, sloe and flowering apple trees, alongside a weeping willow tree, bordered by a mature hawthorn hedge. There is also a vegetable garden to the rear of the property. In addition, there is also a double garage which houses the annexe boiler. This would be ideal for conversion to extend the ground floor, subject to the necessary planning consents – an exciting opportunity for a buyer.

Oakview is situated within the historical and quintessential South Warwickshire village of Upper Quinton, lying on the Warwickshire/Gloucestershire border between Stratford-upon-Avon and the Cotswolds. Upper Quinton is a civil parish with the Meon Medical Centre, approximately 6 miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon, and the neighbouring village of Lower Quinton offers a shop, a pub, a post office and a primary school. The village lies at the foot of Meon Hill, at the beginning of the Cotswold Escarpment in the Cotswold area of natural outstanding beauty, and is beautifully positioned on the Heart of England Way.

Extensive leisure and cultural facilities can be found in Stratford-upon-Avon, the home of Shakespearean heritage and The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and in the Cotswold market town of Chipping Campden, which is only 6 miles away. Moreton-in-Marsh is also easily accessible, offering a regular fast train service to London Paddington for the commuter. There is an excellent range of state, private and grammar schools in the area to suit most requirements, including Warwick School, Warwick Junior School, King's High School and Warwick Prep in Warwick, Stratford Girls' Grammar School and King Edward VI Shakespeare's school for boys in Stratford and Chipping Campden School