4 bedroom detached house for sale

Quintessential village living in need of modernisation.

Description

Set in the heart of the village, The Old Vicarage is a stunning and historical house in need of modernisation having been within the same family since the mid-1970s. This is a detached Grade II listed Georgian property believed to date back to early 18th century, with 19th and 20th century additions. There is a wealth of period features including high ceilings, open fireplaces, wood burning stove, exposed timbers, dado picture rails, coving, sash shuttered windows and exposed floorboards.

The house offers a kitchen/breakfast room and pantry with electric Aga, double sink and fitted cupboards and drawers. There are three generous reception rooms including a spacious dining room with bay window, open fire place and wooden floors, a drawing room with glass shuttered doors leading out onto the rear terrace and a study, with sash windows over looking the front of the property. The entrance hall to the front gives access to the reception rooms, cloakroom, utility/workshop and boiler room with WC and sink, and two sweeping staircases.

The main staircase leads up to the first floor bedrooms and reception family room. The principal bedroom has a separate dressing room and bathroom with shower and bath. Views from the bedroom are dual aspect over the gardens and front entrance. There are three further bedrooms, bathroom and shower room on the first floor. The family room on the first floor, with vaulted ceiling, is the most recent addition with double glass doors opening onto the west facing Juliet balcony overlooking the rear gardens, a lovely light space with fabulous views of the gardens.

Outside there is an annexe with studio/bedroom and shower room, ideal for guests or extended family. There is also a double garage with electric up and over doors and an internal workshop fitted with electric sockets. There is a beautiful, slightly elevated summer house, situated in the corner of the secret garden. There are three greenhouses, wood store and various sheds, providing storage for garden equipment. The gardens have been sectioned into areas including a vegetable garden, with bespoke garden bed and raised vegetable beds, rose garden with trellising, paved patio area for entertaining, generous flat lawn for croquet and numerous fruit trees including apple and pear. An all-encompassing gardeners' paradise! The property has its own private drive with electric gates and parking to the rear.

This house is a real gem and offers so much potential, making a very exciting project to suit either those looking to downsize or a family home.

Location

The Old Vicarage is set adjacent to the fine Norman church of St Martin in the heart of the picturesque conservation village of Sandford St Martin. Set amidst beautiful north Oxfordshire countryside, it is well placed between Oxford (17 miles) and the towns of Chipping Norton (8 miles) and Woodstock (7 miles). Within Sandford St Martin is a cricket ground and pavilion in an attractive setting. The village hall is the centre for many activities.

There is a village shop at Middle Barton (1 mile) whilst nearby Woodstock, Chipping Norton, Banbury and Bicester provide a comprehensive range of everyday shopping, educational and recreational facilities. Approximately 3 miles to the north is the exceptionally attractive village of Great Tew, with the Soho Farmhouse private members club between Great Tew and Sandford St Martin.

Primary schools can be found at Enstone and Great Tew, and there are also some well-regarded private schools in the area.

Communications links include the M40 (J10) some 10 miles away which gives access to London and Heathrow. There are main line railway stations at Oxford (London Paddington from 48 minutes), Bicester (London Marylebone from 45 minutes), Charlbury (London Paddington in approximately 70 minutes) and Banbury (Birmingham New Street in 50 minutes and London Marylebone in 55 minutes).

There are many sporting activities in the area including golf at Burford, Lyneham, Kirtlington, Chipping Norton and Tadmarton; horse racing at Newbury, Cheltenham, Towcester, Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon; polo at Kirtlington. There is also a private airfield at Enstone.

Culturally there is a fine choice with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon and the many theatres and museums in the University City of Oxford.

All distances and times are approximate.





Additional Info

Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil central heating.

There are restrictive covenants on the property. Please contact Savills for more information.

The property can only be used as a single private dwelling for one family.