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Buckland Mead
Buckland Mead
Main House
The Bull Pen
Outbuilding
Outbuilding
Lot 2 Dairy Cottage
Walled Garden
Offers in excess of
£2,075,000

Detached house for sale

Buckland, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7
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Study
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Detached house
3.00 acre(s)
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Key information

TenureFreehold
Council taxBand G
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Features and description

  • Main house and 3 cottages
  • Courtyard of stone buildings with potential (STP)
  • Historically part of the Buckland Estate
  • Access to Buckland Mead and Dairy Cottage is subject to a claimed company Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancy
  • Arable, pasture and woodland with fishing rights, extending to 200 acres is available by separate negotiation
  • EPC Rating = D
Traditional farmstead with fine views in a prime Oxfordshire village

Description

Buckland Mead comprises a main house and 3 cottages, courtyard of traditional farm buildings, arable, pasture and woodland, with river frontage and fishing rights. Part of the property is occupied on a claimed company Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancy, as detailed below.

LOTTING SUMMARY

Lot 1: Buckland Mead House, Gardeners Cottage, The Bull Pen, traditional stone outbuildings and walled garden, and grounds. Access subject to a claimed company Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancy. Offers in excess of £1,700,000.

Lot 2: Dairy Cottage, subject to a claimed company Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancy. Guide Price £375,000.

Available by separate negotiation, is a Dutch barn and lean-to, together with approximately 180 acres of arable and pasture, 16 acres of woodland, with river frontage and fishing rights on the River Thames.

LOT 1: Offers in excess of £1,700,000

Buckland Mead
Buckland Mead is an attractive stone house under a slate roof and is in need of modernisation.
The house is entered through a porch and generous entrance hall with study and downstairs WC. Leading from the entrance hall is a light and spacious living room with open fireplace and French doors onto the rear garden. The kitchen benefits from a pantry and leads to further reception room/dining room.
On the first floor is a generous master bedroom and en-suite with dual aspect views over the farmland to the north and walled garden to the south. There are two further double bedrooms with wash basins and a family bathroom.
Mature lawned gardens to the rear with gravelled seating area, and mature shrubs and trees. A decorative gate leads through to the Grade II and Grade II* Listed stone walled garden of the Manor House, with lawn, fruit trees, raised beds and a glass greenhouse.

Gardeners Cottage
Adjoining Buckland Mead is a stone cottage, comprising a kitchen, small double bedroom and bathroom. On the first floor are two further bedrooms, one double and one single. There is a front garden with garden shed and path leading up to the front door. To the rear is an area of lawned garden with separate access
onto the track. There is a stone outbuilding in the garden currently used as a store and a small pond.

The Bullpen
The Bullpen is of stone construction under a slate roof and has been smartly converted to provide living accommodation. The entrance is through a timber stable door leading through to a light and open reception space/living room with open fireplace and vaulted ceiling. There is a small bedroom leading off from the living room with
a separate WC and bathroom with bath and overhead shower.
On the first floor is a second double bedroom with built-in cupboards and spectacular views across the farmland. The kitchen is on the lower ground floor with a back door onto a private patio area.

Outbuildings
There is a courtyard of traditional stone buildings, more recently used as storage, with potential for alternative uses or conversion, subject to the necessary planning permissions.

LOT 2: Guide Price £375,000

Dairy Cottage
A semi-detached stone cottage comprising a sitting room with open fireplace, further reception room and kitchen with pantry. There are two generous double bedrooms with fireplaces, a further double bedroom and cupboard on the landing. There is a family bathroom with a bath and overhead shower.
Outside, is a lawned garden to the front and gravel parking area to the rear. Dairy Cottage is subject to a claimed company Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancy.

Location

SITUATION
Buckland is a pretty Oxfordshire village in the Vale of the White Horse District about 4 miles northeast of Faringdon and 15 miles southwest of the City of Oxford. The village has a collection of stone houses, St Mary the Virgin Church, public house and primary school, surrounded by open countryside.

In the nearby historic market town of Faringdon, are local amenities including shopping, pubs, restaurants, cafes and leisure facilities. Wider services are available from Swindon and Oxford.

The area is within proximity to the highly regarded Oxford schools including St Edward’s, Summer Fields, Oxford High School, Headington School, the Dragon, Magdalen College School and Radley College, amongst others.

Buckland is located just off the A420 providing access to Swindon and Oxford. Junction 15 of the M4 in about 17 miles and Junction 9 of the M40 in about 22 miles. Didcot Parkway Rail Station in approximately 15 miles provide excellent communication links with direct trains to London Paddington from 37 minutes, Reading, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Cheltenham Spa. Central London is approximately 74 miles by car.




Acreage: 3 Acres

Directions

Post Code: SN7 8QR

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Additional Info

Listed Buildings
The walled garden is Grade II Listed: Historic England Listed Building Register Number 1048661. Buckland House Registered Park and Garden Grade II* Listed: Historic England Listed Building Register Number 1000554.

Access
The access to Buckland Mead is subject to a claimed company Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancy. In the event of a lotted sale, rights of access and services will be granted accordingly.

Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Savills. Prior to making an appointment to view, we strongly recommend that you discuss any particular points which are likely to affect your interest in the property with a member of staff who has seen the property, in order that you do not make a wasted journey.
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