4 Bed Detached House For Sale

A well presented, beautifully modernised and maintained family house with extensive gardens, outbuildings and ample parking on the edge of the village of Middle Barton, Oxfordshire. The property is on the market for the first time since 1986. From the Cotswold slate porch at the front entrance, you access the hallway, leading to a double aspect study/music room to the left and dining room to the right.

The dining room has a quarry tiled recessed fire place and an oak wood floor and is a good size with a bi-fold doors, further seating and views over the south facing garden.

The sitting room is well proportioned with a stone inglenook fireplace, wood burner and exposed beams. A corridor leads through to the spacious kitchen with wall and base units, walk in larder and breakfast area overlooking the garden. The kitchen has bi fold doors, twin velux rooflights and a full height glass backdoor allowing an abundance of natural light. A cloakroom completes the ground floor. On the first floor there are four double bedrooms, a family bathroom, the master bedroom has an ensuite shower room.

Outside

The front garden is primarily laid to lawn. The gravelled drive is approached to the right of the house leading to a spacious parking area and a two storey barn with parking below. The barn has an upper boarded floor with potential as an office, games room or further accommodation. There is a further garage, workshop, wood shed, tool store, a greenhouse and vegetable garden. The rear garden extends down to the River Dorn with open views to the fields beyond. It is primarily laid to lawn and is surrounded by mature trees. There is an orchard with several varieties of fruit trees.

Situation

Middle Barton is one of the area’s larger villages and is situated midway between Banbury and Oxford. The villages offers a range of amenities, which include a village shop/post office, primary school and churches at Steeple Barton and Westcot Barton. The village is conveniently located for Banbury, Oxford and Chipping Norton with good access to the Cotswold ANOB. M40 motorway access can be gained from junction 10 at Ardley plus there are rail links from Charlbury, Lower Heyford and Oxford Parkway (approx. one hour to London Marylebone). Soho Farmhouse is approximately 5 miles away.