3 bedroom house

A well presented cottage with lovely gardens

Description
Barford St Michael is situated in picturesque North Oxfordshire countryside in the Swere Valley close to the Cotswolds. The village has a village hall, church, popular village pub 'The George Inn' and a thriving community with numerous clubs and activities. The nearby highly regarded villages of Deddington and Bloxham offer many amenities including several shops providing for everyday needs, post office, health & community centres, library, hotels and restaurants and a monthly farmers' market in Deddington. The popular 'Soho Farmhouse' is 6 miles away. For primary schooling, the village falls within the catchment area of both Deddington & Bloxham whilst secondary schooling is at The Warriner in Bloxham. The nearby market town of Banbury offers extensive retail, leisure and recreational facilities. Oxford, Milton Keynes and Stratford-upon-Avon provide excellent opportunities for theatre, cinema and concerts. Access to the M40 motorway can be gained at junction 10 or 11 and mainline rail services to London Marylebone are available from nearby Kings Sutton, Banbury & Bicester, from under an hour.

Accommodation
The Potteries is an ironstone detached village cottage with a combination of period and more contemporary features. The accommodation is light throughout with a choice of access doors to both the front and the rear garden. The front door opens into a porch which opens to the sitting room with a large log burner set in a stone surround and a glazed door to the garden. Stairs rising to the first floor. Adjacent is a small study with a fitted desk and a range of low-level built-in cupboards and book shelves. The dining room has a window seat to the front and another door to the garden with steps leading up to a light double aspect kitchen/breakfast room. This offers great space with stone floor, a good range of floor and wall cupboards including a double stone sink and granite work surfaces. There is a raised stone open fireplace, a fitted electric integrated cooking range and doors to both the front and rear garden. Further steps lead up to a good-sized utility room with walk in larder cupboard and ‘works’ room. An open doorway opens to a useful boot room with access to the parking area.

On the first floor there are three double bedrooms including the master suite with fitted cupboards, an en suite shower room and an impressive vaulted ceiling with part glazed roof. Both other bedrooms also have purpose-built fitted wardrobes . The family bathroom is well designed fitted with a shower above the bath. From the landing, a door opens to a fitted timber ladder which rises to a useful large attic space with existing window which could be used as an occasional bedroom.

Outside
Attached to the house is an open bay covered parking area with further parking to the front. The attractive rear garden is private and principally laid to lawn interspersed by shrub and flower borders. There is a timber shed and a small vegetable garden with a terrace to one end. There is a small orchard area and a good variety of specimen trees.


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