4 Bed Detached House For Sale

Family home with a generous garden in a sought-after village.


Description

Originally built in 1982, Mulberries has been transformed by the current owners to provide well-proportioned, modern living in the much sought-after village of Sulgrave. The generous plot extends to over 0.5 acres with a wonderful rear garden, ideal for families.

A wonderful triple aspect kitchen / dining room / family room creates a main hub to the house, with ample room for a dining table and a separate seating area with views down the garden and double doors into it. The fitted kitchen includes fitted units, island unit with breakfast bar and substantial walk-in pantry. A delightful sitting room features sliding doors into the garden, wooden floor and a stone fireplace with wood burning stove, creating a focal point to the room. There is also a separate study with wood burning stove, a versatile utility / boot room and ground floor WC.

The first floor includes a light and spacious landing, with space for a desk, leading to a generous principal bedroom with far-reaching views and an en suite shower room. There are three further, spacious double bedrooms, two of which feature views across the garden to the countryside beyond, and a large family bathroom with a bath and separate shower.

The property is accessed via a private gravel driveway leading to a gravel parking area, with an electric charging point. There is also a detached double garage with a useful additional store / workshop area.

To the front of the house there is a lawned garden area and mature trees. To the rear is a substantial garden with two terraces, ideal for alfresco dining and entertaining. The garden also includes large lawn areas, flower beds, mature trees and shrubs, vegetable patch and an area of orchard.

Location

Sulgrave is a popular, rural village situated in the south Northamptonshire countryside, close to the North Oxfordshire border, about 8 miles north east of Banbury. A conservation village, its Manor House was once the ancestral home of George Washington and today the thriving community boasts a village hall, shop, post office, public house and parish church. There is also a mobile butcher and fishmonger that visit the village once a week.

The nearby market towns of Banbury (8 miles) and Brackley (8 miles) provide local amenities including supermarkets, schools and banks. Oxford (34 miles), Northampton (20 miles) and Milton Keynes (26 miles) provide for more extensive leisure, retail and cultural facilities.

Intercity rail service from Banbury to London Marylebone from 56 minutes. Motorway connections M40, (J11) Banbury 8 miles, Birmingham Airport 45 miles.

The area is well served for schools including a primary school in the neighbouring village of Culworth and Chenderit secondary school in Middleton Cheney. Independent schools include preparatory at Winchester House (Brackley), Cardus (Overthorpe), Beachborough (Westbury), and St Lukes (Banbury), with senior independent schools including Tudor Hall and Bloxham School (both Bloxham), Stowe, Rugby and Northampton High School.

Leisure activities in the area include numerous public footpaths and bridleways leading from the village; golf at Cherwell & Farthingstone Golf Clubs and Whittlebury Park; tennis clubs at Adderbury, Banbury and Brackley; motor racing at Silverstone; Bicester Village Retail Park; theatre at Stratford-on-Avon, Oxford and Milton Keynes.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,069 sq ft






Additional Info

Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating.

The property benefits from an electric vehicle charging point.

There are restrictive covenants. Please contact Savills for more information.