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Guide price£1,000,000
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5 bedroom detached house for sale

Filkins, Lechlade, Oxfordshire, GL7
Chain-free
Study
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Detached house
5 bed
2 bath
EPC rating: E*
2,142 sq ft / 199 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band F
Broadband: Super-fast 80Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
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Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • 5 - 6 bedrooms
  • 3 reception rooms
  • 2 - 3 bathrooms
  • 0.25 acres
  • No onward chain
  • Great local schools
  • Kindergarden, playground and sports pitch
  • Detached
  • Double Garage
  • Garden
Stonehouse was built in the 1950's of Cotswold stone under a stone tiled roof. The interior is light and airy, with lovely views of the garden. A solid front door leads into the dining hall, which has a solid oak floor and a workable open stone fireplace, a built-in bookcase and two under-stairs cupboards. The dining hall leads through to the drawing room, with a stone fireplace housing a gas-fired 'wood burner', a bookcase and a TV cabinet. Double-glazed doors lead to the side garden.

The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of wall and floor units including two larder cupboards. A range cooker is situated in a stone recess with a gas hob and a double electric oven. There is also a gas-fired Aga, integrated fridge and space for a dishwasher. The floor is slate. To the rear is the utility room housing the gas boiler, plumbing for a washing machine and space for a drier, A water softener is fitted. The study/bedroom has a cloakroom next to it with room to install a shower cubicle so has the potential to be a ground floor bedroom with adjoining bathroom.

On the first floor is a spacious landing leading to four bedrooms and a family shower room. The master bedroom has an adjoining bathroom and built in wardrobes and cupboards. There is a large walk-in under eaves storage cupboard on the landing.

Outside, the house is approached through a five-bar gate to a gravelled parking area in front of the double garage, parking for a further 2-3 cars is available on the drive. External stone steps lead to the bedroom/studio over the garage which has some kitchen cabinets with a sink and a shower room. The roof of the garage has poly voltaic panels fitted which generate solar power.

The gardens surround the house and are well maintained with an abundance of mature flowers and shrubs in colourful borders and beds. Low walls and a pergola are clad in a variety of climbing plants as are the walls of the house. The boundaries are of Cotswold stone walls or timber fencing. There are several fruit trees, a summer house and two terraces suitable for alfresco dining.

Services
Mains Gas, water and electricity. Private drainage, Gas Central heating.


Filkins (which is in a conservation area) is amongst some of the Cotswolds' most desirable countryside on the Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire border, being some 3 & 5 miles from the historic market towns of Lechlade and Buford. The village dates back to the Saxon period, although there is evidence of earlier settlement.

The adjacent market towns of Lechlade and Burford provide a good selection of local amenities, whilst the larger centres of Oxford, Cheltenham and Swindon are all within easy travelling distance. Good schools nearby including St. Hugh's, Cokethorpe, Pinewood and Radley. Additionally Oxford offers an excellent choice including St. Edward's, The Dragon, Summer Fields and Magdalen College School. There is good access to road and rail links, including the M4 (J15) and M40(J8a) and Charlbury train station which has a direct service to London Paddington (approximately 75 minutes), Shipton Station (10 miles), Oxford Parkway (22 miles), Didcot Station (26 miles), Theatres at Oxford, Chipping Norton, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. Golf at Burford, Witney, Carswell and Naunton Downs. Cotswold Wildlife Park. Racing at Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Newbury.

Some more amenities in Filkins village include a local village-run shop, an open-air swimming pool, a kindergarten and children's playground with football pitch. There is also an exceptionally good public house, The Five Alls and the renowned Cotswold Woollen Weavers Centre. The village community is thriving with numerous events involving all age groups.

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