Floorplan
Map4 bedroom detached house
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Study
Detached house
4 beds
2 baths
2034
EPC rating: C
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band G
Broadband: Super-fast 80Mbps *
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Features and description
- New thatch roof March 2025.
- Substantial, separate, period barn with home office.
- Off-street parking for several cars.
- Pretty, enclosed rear garden.
- Wealth of character features
- Much-sought after village with amenities and schooling.
- EPC Rating = C
Detached period home in sought-after village with impressive traditional barn.
Description
On the market for the first time in 24 years, Seal Cottage offers the rare opportunity of a detached, period home in the popular village of Bloxham with its own separate traditional barn. This charming, thatched, Grade II listed, home provides well-proportioned accommodation with period features, an enclosed garden and off-street parking. New Thatch roof March 2025.
A welcoming hallway provides access to all of the reception rooms, which include a generous, dual aspect sitting room featuring an impressive stone fireplace, exposed beams and a wooden floor. The separate dining room features a stone inglenook fireplace and exposed beams.
The dual aspect kitchen / breakfast room includes shaker style base and wall units with integrated appliances, a wooden floor, a back door and ample space for dining. There is also a useful utility room and a separate downstairs WC.
The first floor provides a spacious principal bedroom with wooden floor and in-built storage. There are a further three bedrooms, all with in-built cupboards and one features an en suite shower room. There is also a generous family bathroom with separate bath and shower.
To the front of the property is a gravel parking area with space for several cars. The property benefits from an enclosed, walled garden, which has been landscaped with a large lawn and herbaceous borders. There is also a terrace ideal for alfresco dining and entertaining.
At the end of the garden is an impressive and substantial period stone barn with timber frame. This provides a wonderful and versatile space suitable for a variety of uses, subject to any necessary permissions. Part of the barn is currently used as an office, providing an ideal spot to work from home.
Location
Bloxham is an attractive and much sought-after village situated in North Oxfordshire countryside about 3.5 miles to the south-west of the market town of Banbury. Local facilities in the village include a variety of shops, medical and dental surgeries, public houses and a local bus service.
The village also offers three well-regarded schools: Bloxham Primary School; Warriner secondary school and independent Bloxham School. Othe education facilities in the area include St Johns Priory (Banbury), Sibford School, Tudor Hall and a wide range of Oxford schools.
Banbury and Chipping Norton offer a wider range of shopping facilities and amenities, with Banbury also providing access onto the M40 motorway (approximately 5.7 miles) at junction 11 and mainline rail services to London/Marylebone (from 59 minutes peak time). Oxford, with its excellent range of shopping, entertainment and cultural facilities, lies 22 miles to the south.
Leisure and sporting activities in the area include sports clubs and swimming pools in the village; Soho Farmhouse at Great Tew (7 miles); golf at Tadmarton Heath, Rye Hill and Feldon Valley; theatre at Chipping Norton, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon; horse racing at Cheltenham and Warwick; The Light cinema and entertainment hub in Banbury and sports leisure facilities in Banbury and Bodicote.
All distances and times are approximate.
Square Footage: 2,034 sq ft
Additional Info
The property is Grade II listed and sits in a Conservation area.
Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.
New thatch roof March 2025
Description
On the market for the first time in 24 years, Seal Cottage offers the rare opportunity of a detached, period home in the popular village of Bloxham with its own separate traditional barn. This charming, thatched, Grade II listed, home provides well-proportioned accommodation with period features, an enclosed garden and off-street parking. New Thatch roof March 2025.
A welcoming hallway provides access to all of the reception rooms, which include a generous, dual aspect sitting room featuring an impressive stone fireplace, exposed beams and a wooden floor. The separate dining room features a stone inglenook fireplace and exposed beams.
The dual aspect kitchen / breakfast room includes shaker style base and wall units with integrated appliances, a wooden floor, a back door and ample space for dining. There is also a useful utility room and a separate downstairs WC.
The first floor provides a spacious principal bedroom with wooden floor and in-built storage. There are a further three bedrooms, all with in-built cupboards and one features an en suite shower room. There is also a generous family bathroom with separate bath and shower.
To the front of the property is a gravel parking area with space for several cars. The property benefits from an enclosed, walled garden, which has been landscaped with a large lawn and herbaceous borders. There is also a terrace ideal for alfresco dining and entertaining.
At the end of the garden is an impressive and substantial period stone barn with timber frame. This provides a wonderful and versatile space suitable for a variety of uses, subject to any necessary permissions. Part of the barn is currently used as an office, providing an ideal spot to work from home.
Location
Bloxham is an attractive and much sought-after village situated in North Oxfordshire countryside about 3.5 miles to the south-west of the market town of Banbury. Local facilities in the village include a variety of shops, medical and dental surgeries, public houses and a local bus service.
The village also offers three well-regarded schools: Bloxham Primary School; Warriner secondary school and independent Bloxham School. Othe education facilities in the area include St Johns Priory (Banbury), Sibford School, Tudor Hall and a wide range of Oxford schools.
Banbury and Chipping Norton offer a wider range of shopping facilities and amenities, with Banbury also providing access onto the M40 motorway (approximately 5.7 miles) at junction 11 and mainline rail services to London/Marylebone (from 59 minutes peak time). Oxford, with its excellent range of shopping, entertainment and cultural facilities, lies 22 miles to the south.
Leisure and sporting activities in the area include sports clubs and swimming pools in the village; Soho Farmhouse at Great Tew (7 miles); golf at Tadmarton Heath, Rye Hill and Feldon Valley; theatre at Chipping Norton, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon; horse racing at Cheltenham and Warwick; The Light cinema and entertainment hub in Banbury and sports leisure facilities in Banbury and Bodicote.
All distances and times are approximate.
Square Footage: 2,034 sq ft
Additional Info
The property is Grade II listed and sits in a Conservation area.
Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.
New thatch roof March 2025
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