2 bedroom terraced house for sale

Within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this is the epitome of a classic cottage with a sunny southerly aspect. Offered with enchanting garden with outbuildings & log store. Early vacant possession.

THE PROPERTY:

Set beneath a slate roof with a pair of dormers, this charming cottage has a stone facade with arched ground floor lintels and sympathetically chosen modern windows and door.

The delightful interior has all one would hope for in a cottage - beams, log burner and authentic period features that include exposed stonework. Yet, in a wonderful paradox created by stylish and considered restoration, it also has a wonderful sense of space. The ground floor’s clever and effective 'broken plan' makes the kitchen sufficiently distant from the living area, whilst the mellow hardwood floor links all creating a sense of space. This is enhanced by a refreshingly high ceiling and abundant natural light that floods in from the southern elevation.

There are idyllic pastoral views from both bedrooms. A stylish shower room with a roof light completes the upstairs accommodation.

Across an unmade lane immediately to the front of the property is a pretty detached cottage garden complete with a safely covered well and two outbuildings and a log store. Unusually for a property of this type, there is also an area of private gravelled off-street parking.

The property is set away from any through road aiding the owner’s sense of tranquility

West Oxford District Council (Tax Band: C)

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SITUATION:

CCentrally positioned within Leafield’s Conservation Area, the cottage has views across the village green to countryside beyond.

Until the mid-nineteenth century, Leafield was surrounded by the ancient forest of Wychwood. The village has a traditional green and an outstanding church. St Michael and All Angels' was designed by the eminent Victorian architect Sir George Gilbert Scott whose other works include The Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras and The Albert Memorial as well as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The thriving community supports a Post Office/shop, and public house as well as a community gym. In addition to a pre-school group, the Church of England (controlled) primary school judged 'good' by Ofsted (September 2019) and the village is in the catchment area of Burford School and Community College. Being situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and close to Wychwood Forest, Leafield has numerous picturesque walks and rides. Golf at Witney Lakes, Wychwood Golf Club (Lyneham) and Burford town – are all within about 6 miles.

The mainline service from Charlbury (about 4.5 miles away) provides access to Oxford and London Paddington in 17 and 71 minutes respectively.

The nearby market town of Witney provides a wide range of higher ordered services including a hospital, major supermarkets and a cosmopolitan range of eateries, as well as other recreational and sporting amenities.