Piddington Gate Farm

Piddington Gate Farm - Dilapidated bungalow, range of modern and traditional buildings and attractive pastureland. In all about 36 acres. - LOT 2

Situation
The property is situated in glorious open countryside between the villages of Piddington and Brill, an attractive hilltop village with a village green, cricket pitch, well known windmill, and panoramic views over rolling countryside, two shops, a doctor's surgery, local butcher's shop, Post Office, two public houses, church, CofE Primary school, village hall and a sports and social club. More extensive facilities are available in Thame, Oxford, Aylesbury, and Bicester.

The M40 is about fifteen minutes by car, providing excellent access to the M25, Heathrow airport, London and the M4. Train services to London run from Haddenham, Bicester North Station and Bicester Village station. (London Marylebone just 37 minutes from Haddenham & Thame parkway and approximately 45 minutes from Bicester). For day-to-day shopping the nearby market town of Thame offers a good selection of shops ranging from supermarkets to specialist shops and boutiques.

Bicester is a historic market town with a wide range of shops, together with cafes, pubs, numerous restaurants, weekly markets, a Sainsbury’s supermarket, and a cinema complex. There is a leisure centre, with a gym and swimming pool nearby. Bicester Avenue, just a short drive from the town centre, is very popular. It consists of a Garden Centre and a retail park comprising shops. A Marks and Spencer Food Hall, and further shops can be found in the newly completed Bicester Retail Park. The property is a short drive to Bicester Village, which is a dream destination for designer shopping with 170 luxury boutiques and a number of eateries.

Buckinghamshire is renowned for its education, with the state school system having retained the selective (Grammar) secondary schools. A number of good private schools are also situated close by (Ashfold School is in the village of Dorton and The Dragon School, Headington Girls & St Edwards are to be found in the nearby city of Oxford).

Lot 2: Piddington Gate Farm
Accommodation

The bungalow is set well back from the road to the rear of the farm buildings and is believed to date from the 1920’s and is now in a poor state of repair but provides the ideal opportunity for redevelopment and replacement subject to obtaining the necessary planning permissions. The existing accommodation comprises 2 reception rooms, kitchen, shower room and two bedrooms.

Outbuildings
The good range of modern and traditional farm buildings are easily accessed and again provide the opportunity for improvement and redevelopment subject to obtaining the necessary permissions. At the heart of the yard is an impressive traditional wooden framed barn with lean to’s. There are also a couple of useful modern portal framed buildings including a three bay implement storage building together with the former milking parlour and some further single storey traditional buildings that have been used for stock and storage.

Land
Gently sloping to the north is a good block of ring fenced traditional pastureland ideal for small scale stock use or equestrian purposes. The land is bounded by mature hedgerows and is stock proof. The land also benefits from good road frontage on to the B4011.

In all about 36.4 acres (14.7 hectares).


Marketed by: Fisher German, Thame