Headley House & Piddington Gate Farm - Lot 1

Headley House - Three bedroom dwelling (AOC), with farm buildings and pasture land. In all about 47.5 acres - LOT 1

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 1: Headley House
Accommodation

The property offers well-proportioned and spacious living accommodation throughout. To the front of the house the entrance hall leads to a wonderful open plan sitting room and dining with a feature brick fireplace with wood burner. The room is flooded with light from the dual aspect windows which take advantage of the spectacular views. The kitchen, utility room and WC are situated off the dining room. The ground floor continues with two large reception rooms and a family shower room. The first-floor features three large double bedrooms, with family bathroom and a good landing area. The first floor benefits from lovely sweeping views over its own land and surrounding countryside.

The property is surrounded by attractive enclosed gardens and a good sized parking area.

Outbuildings
The buildings are set back from the road and primarily comprise a large steel portal frame and concrete block building with hardcore and part concrete floor. The main covered yard extends to circa 60’ x 65’ with additional lean to’s to the north and west. The building has been successfully utilised for storage and livestock housing. Situated in parcel SP6316 comprises an additional five bay s8teel portal framed covered yard with concrete block walls and partly concreted floor. The building extends to circa 80’ x 40’.

Land
The land for Headley House is a compact ring fenced block of permanent pasture with a small stream running through the northern part of the land. The land is bounded by mature hedges and is stock proof with a significant amenity appeal and ideal for a small scale stock enterprise.

In all about 47.5 acres (19.22 hectares).


Marketed by: Fisher German, Thame