6 bedroom detached house for sale

Well-presented family home in a delightful village.

Description

Stone House is a handsome Grade II listed family house of Georgian origins with later additions. Lying in a Conservation Area, the house is of local Hornton stone construction under a tile roof and has been sympathetically extended and improved by the current owners.

This beautiful home is central in a delightful tucked away setting, boasting a wealth of period features including open fireplaces, exposed timbers, flagstone flooring, shuttered windows, window seats, six panel internal doors and deep skirting boards. Recent improvements include the addition of the kitchen/breakfast room, heating system upgraded, modern radiators, white bathroom fittings, partial secondary glazing, electric under floor heating to the shower rooms and redecoration throughout. These improvements have enabled the current owners to create a lovely modern house amongst its age and charm, ideal for the modern family.

The ground floor features a welcoming partly glazed entrance porch opening to the entrance hall with flagstone flooring, leading through to the kitchen/breakfast room. This recent addition, predominately with fully glazed elevations and two generous lanterns, is the essential hub of the house. There is a central island, extensive fitted units with integrated Neff cooking fittings - two steam ovens, conventional oven and separate microwave, five ring induction hob, warmer and extractor. Marble work surfaces, stone flooring, Quooker tap, integrated dishwasher, fridge and freezer. Breakfast table area and lovely aspect out onto the garden and entertaining courtyard to the side. Pair of double glazed sliding doors open to the garden. This is a incredible addition to the house where the day can start with natural light pervading throughout. And at the end of the day it is the perfect place to unwind. Two spacious reception rooms both with wood burning stoves, perfect for entertaining or cosy evenings. Generous utility room with range of built in storage for shoes, coats etc.

The first floor offers a range of bedrooms – principal suite with dual aspect and en suite shower; two further bedrooms and shower room. Continuing to the second floor there are three further bedrooms and family bath/shower room, perfect for children, teenagers and guests.

All of the bedrooms have a lovely aspect out across the garden. There are modern bath and shower fittings including Booth & Co taps.

Outside is there are lovely partly walled level gardens predominately laid to lawn with various flowering borders and beds and interspersed with various fruit trees. Former well. Vegetable garden. Greenhouse with a heated bed. Courtyard for outdoor entertaining and summer evenings. There is a shingle covered driveway to the side of the house providing space for a number of cars.

Beyond the parking area is a traditional detached stone barn with galvanized corrugated steel roof. The barn provides garaging, workshop and storage and with generous eaves height has a mezzanine area. Light and power are connected. Canopy to one side provides additional covered storage. Beyond there is a further stone outbuilding used as a workshop/garden store. Light, power and water are connected. Both barns offer potential for conversion to create additional accommodation, annexe or home office, subject to the relevant consents.

Location

Stone House is located in the centre of the village of Tysoe, close to the Oxfordshire / Warwickshire border. The village benefits from a post office, shop, public house, café, primary school, doctors surgery with dispensary and an 11th Century Church.

Local amenities can be found in Kineton (4 miles) and Shipston-on-Stour (7 miles), which provides a range of facilities, including Co-ops, local delis, florists and a variety of pubs, restaurants and shops, doctors and community hospital. More extensive leisure and shopping facilities can be found at Banbury (10 miles) and Stratford-upon-Avon (13 miles), which both have a Waitrose and M&S.

There is an extensive range of well-respected state, grammar and private schools locally, including Kineton High School, King Edward VI Grammar (Stratford) and Stratford Girls Grammar School, Warwick (Boys) and Kings High (Girls) in Warwick, Kingsley School (Leamington Spa), Rugby, Princethorpe College and Bloxham. Prep schools include The Croft Preparatory School (Stratford), Stratford Preparatory School, Warwick Prep and Arnold Lodge (Leamington Spa).

Access onto the national motorway system is at Junctions 11 and 12 of the M40. Train services to London Marylebone from Banbury from 61 minutes and to Birmingham from Warwick Parkway from 20 minutes. Birmingham International Airport lies 31 miles to the north.

Sporting and leisure activities include racing at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Cheltenham; golf courses at Stratford-upon-Avon, Brailes and Tadmarton; polo at Southam; motor racing at Silverstone; theatres at Stratford-upon-Avon, Coventry and Oxford and The British Motor Museum at Gaydon. There are extensive local countryside walks in the area, including along the historic Edgehill.

Please note all distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,918 sq ft