6 bedroom house

A handsome period house designed by HW Moore and built in 1897 which has been modernised and extended to create a superb family home.

It provides excellent family living and entertaining space of 4625 sqft over three floors and enjoys excellent natural light with high ceilings, large sash windows and an east / west orientation.

The front door opens into a large reception hall with large dining room to one side, an open plan sitting room with underfloor heating, family room, utility and cloakroom. The present owners added an orangery and breakfast room in 2017, both with underfloor heating which link to the kitchen and create a wonderful spot to sit and enjoy the gardens .

The first floor has a family bathroom, two large bedrooms to the front with large walk in closet between ( which could make an ensuite bathroom ) together with two further bedrooms overlooking the garden at the rear.

The top floor has a shower room, a large bedroom which is used as the master bedroom with bathroom adjacent and a further bedroom to the front.

The present owners have maintained the house well with new sitting room floor with underfloor heating, new boilers and water tanks and draughtproofing all the windows in 2017. A new roof and chimney stacks were done in 2000.

The gardens are exceptional and have been designed by Nicholsons of North Aston. They are mainly laid to lawn and flanked with extensive herbaceous borders and interspersed with gravel paths and paving. To one side is a rose clad pergola and within the garden there has been extensive planting including fig, plum and fruit trees.

There is a superb Garden Office with underfloor heating and wifi with greenhouse and a garden store. There is topiarsied yew parterre with a mixture of vegetables and flowers. A large limestone terrace overlooks the garden with steps down to the path and lawn with a cedar hot tub to one side. The garden has an irrigation system, is floodlit and there are approximately 2000 spring bulbs.

At the side is a Garage with electric door which has been fitted out and can be used as a gym or workshop.

The house lies just to the south of Summertown in this prime location with a wide variety of shopping, excellent schools and the green spaces of University Parks and Port Meadow close by.

Summertown is a short walk and offers an excellent choice of shopping and restaurant facilities including an M & S Food Hall, artisan bakers and coffee shops as well as doctors and dentists surgeries. There are a large range of state and independent schools within walking distance including St. Edward's, The Dragon, Wychwood, Cherwell, Oxford High School and Summer Fields.
Road and rail communications are excellent with junction 8 of the M40 ( 10 miles ) and junction 9 ( 8 miles ). The A34 is 2.3 miles to the north. For the rail commuter there are two options: Oxford Parkway ( 2.3 miles ) with services to London Marylebone in 52 minutes and Oxford main station ( 1.7 miles ) with services to London Paddington in 45 minutes. There are bus services on Banbury Road to the city centre.

Directions: From the city centre proceed north on Banbury Road for approximately 1.5 miles and the house is on the right between the junction of Linton and Belbroughton Road.

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